I’m doing a cyclocross clinic next Friday night before the UCI races in Louisville. I haven’t raced a cross race this season and am not sure I’m going to be racing one for sure next weekend as of now, but I am going to be doing a skills clinic on Friday before the race at 4 pm on the course. This is the venue where the World Championships were held last February. So if you’re planning to go to the races next weekend, come on by and ride a little and hopefully we’ll all learn something for an hour and 1/2 on Friday. It won’t be too strenuous in case you’re racing Saturday or/and Sunday. It’s free of course. I guess you’re supposed to register though, so you can click here to get to the free registration page at BikeReg.

I flew out to Southern California for the annual Mike Nosco Memorial ride. I’ve done the ride since the inception, so for the past 4 years. This year, once again, the proceeds of the ride are going to benefit Andreas Knickman, my ex-team mate from the Levi’s days, Roy Knickman’s child. If you’re anywhere near the Southern California area, you should come by tomorrow morning and do the ride. If you can’t attend, you can click the link below to donate to Andreas.

Lots of area pros attend. I hope to ride some with Wayne Stetina, from Shimano. He’s bringing me some new road and MTB shoes, which is a plus. It is a great ride, 80 miles with a gazillion (8000 feet) of climbing. I am heading up tonight to stay with my friend, Jimmy Mac, czar of Mountain Bike Action magazine. He lives in Somas, which is near the start in Newbury Park. I don’t get to see Mac anywhere nearly enough, so I’m looking forward to hanging with him and maybe going for a ride. Okay, click here for more information and directions.