Bucket List

Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race
100 miles over 14,000 feet of climbing all done above 9,000 feet of elevation on a Mountain Bike. I am shooting for 2013

Chicago Triathlon
Swim 1.5 km in Lake Michigan, 40km bike down Lake Shore Drive and downtown Chicago and then a 10km run down the Gold Coast with the finish at Soldiers Field. Then it is off to Wrigley for Old Styles and Brats. 2012

Indianapolis Mini Marathon
13.1 Miles from the Circle to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and back to the Circle. 2012

Get My USA Cycling Race License (Bring on the Masters Races)
I would love to get my racing licence and compete in a few Crits a year. Definitely the Downtown Indy Crit and Mass Ave State Championship Crit. January of 2012

Climb Mont Ventoux and L'Alpe d'Huez
Climbing the legendary roads that names like Lemond, Merckx, Armstrong, Indurain, Hampsten and many others that I have watched on TV or on cycling DVD's. Maybe 2014

Get Back on the Velodrome Track
I just need to find a Track bike. TBA

Try Cyclocross Racing/Riding
I have always wanted to try Cyclocross, once again I just need to get a cyclocross bike or convert my road bike to a cyclocross ride. TBA

See the Tour of Colorado
I would love to go out and visit my brother (The race went right by his house and literally right in front of his work) in Dillon, CO. The Quiznos Pro Challenge or Tour of Colorado features some of the top racers in the Pro Peloton and Colorado provides a beautiful backdrop. 2012

See the USPro Championship in Greenville
I would really enjoy going to see the new hot bed of cycling in America and the USPro Championship will always bring out the big names. 2012 or 2013

See "The Wall" in Philly
The Manayunk Wall is probably the most famous climb in all of American cycling. The Wall is part of the circuit that the riders of the TD Philly Challenge will ride. The Wall is a crazy and rowdy group of cycling fans known for dressing up in outlandish costumes and spraying the riders with beer. 2013

Do a Gran Fondo
"Gran Fondo" means "Big Ride" in Italian and that is precisely what it is a ride not a race although the riders wear a time chip to see who can climb the toughest ascents the fastest. The Gran Fondo will have a mass start of around 10,000 riders in front of the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art. The 108 mile ride will take us down the Ben Franklin Parkway past all the boathouses and up the Manayunk Wall and then on to the finish at City Hall and a post race party. 2013

Ride Across Indiana
Take highway US40 from Terre Haute to Richmond 169 miles. 2012

Do the Hotter Than Hell 100 in Wichita Falls, Texas
The Hotter than Hell 100 or HHH is actually a 4 day cycling festival with a Criterium race, the 100 mile ride, a trail run, and a mountain bike ride plus the participants stay in a Finish Line Village where there is food, celebrating, fellowship and comradely. 2011 is the 30th year of HHH and I hope to be doing the 32nd edition in 2013.

Set up and organize a fundraising ride from Chicago to New Orleans

Race a Kermies in Belgium
A "kermies" is local race in Belgium that are held almost everyday. These are the races where the riders in the pro peloton paid their dues. It's kind of like the minor leagues of European cycling. The races also traverse across some of the cobbled roads made famous by races like Paris-Roubaix, Het Volk, or Tour of Flanders. The races are open to anyone who can afford the 2 euro($3.50) entry fee.

See a Six Day Race in Europe
Six day races are track racing events that are popular in Europe but saw its height during the 20's and 30's in America. The events go from 6 pm to 2 am and most often there is a European disco tech atmosphere with laser lights, dance music and of course lots of beer and wine.