Work And Play

We’re reaching the time of year when every weekend is a cycling weekend.  There’s always something on Saturday or Sunday … usually Saturday and Sunday.  This cycling weekend began early this morning with a drive to Greenbush for four hours of work on the mountain bike trails, part of my volunteer commitment to Team Pedal Moraine.  TPM serves as the host for the annual WEMS race at Greenbush, to be held this year on May 28.

When I got back to West Bend I treated myself to lunch and a nap.  Late in the afternoon I headed out for a two-hour solo training ride.  I rode through Quaas Creek Park to check on the progress of the new bridge and the trail extension:

With the Milwaukee River swollen by snow melt and spring rains, it will be a little longer until the trail is complete.  But it’s great to see progress.

To cap off my cycling Saturday I watched a live Internet stream of the Sunny King Criterium from Anniston AL.  I was entertained—the event looked a lot like the Downer Avenue stage of the Tour of America’s Dairyland—but it was just an hors d'oeuvre.  The main course comes tomorrow: Paris-Roubaix, my favorite one-day race.  Versus will have same-day coverage, 6-9 p.m. CDT.  Whether I watch the race from my favorite chair or from the saddle of my trainer bike will come down to whether I get a chance to ride outside tomorrow.  We may see temperatures in the 80s, but only because high winds and strong thunderstorms are bringing them up from the southwest.  I haven’t been on the trainer since last Sunday, and obviously I’ll try to ride outside tomorrow if there’s a window of opportunity.