Showing posts with label Sacramento Valley Velodrome Association. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sacramento Valley Velodrome Association. Show all posts

2011 Top Ten

And....I bring you your top ten favorite posts of 2011 from this here little bloggy.....with my comments of course....

10.  Cyclists! Home Made Gel Recipe 

Not surprised this is in the top ten!  Fuel is expensive, this was a sweet find.

9.  Savage Sprints at Hot Italian 10/23/11 

Yay!  Continued support for Sac Valley Velodrome Association.

8.  Crit Chat 

Kind of surprised to see this one in here!  Glad my little crit lesson was so well loved!

7.  Recipe Find - The Pioneer Woman's Chicken Tortilla Soup 

This just proves a picture is worth a thousand words (or hits).  I used The Pioneer Woman's picture (because I ate my final result before I photographed it, yeah) and I think it drew a lot of interest.

6.  Strawberry Crown Criterium, Watsonville 

This was a fun race and fun day, even for the lack of strawberries.  I'm glad it made the top ten.

5.  Penne, Portabella and Prosciutto 

One of my very first posts!  And my recipe!  Yipee!

4.  Safeway Fast & Furious 8/7/11 

Another fun race day & an overall great event.  I hope they do it again next year.  Though, I'm not sure if it was the event or those yellow shoes that got all the hits!  :)

3.  Tour De Nez 

If I recall, this was my first real race post.  Even though I got severely dehydrated from walking around all day taking photos and forgetting to drink anything, it was worth it.  Can I say it again?  Another fun race day!

2.  A Lovely Day in the City & Giro di SF 

OK....another awesome race day!  This one makes me smile because I remember we weren't planning to go, then we woke up in the morning and went for it.

Ladies & Gentlemen,
THE #1 POST OF 2011!


I'm so proud of my Mom.  It makes me happy that this post is the #1 of the year!

Many thank you's for continuing to read this blog.  It means a lot to me that so many people are enjoying it.  And a big shout out to the cycling community for the amazing support!  Clearly those cycling posts are popular!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Savage Sprints @ Hot Italian 10/23/11


We came.  We saw.  He sprinted.  I watched.
Not bad for a Sunday night.






We also ate pizza and drank beer.






Pitchers of Racer 5, thankyouverymuch.






The racing started right away and the new pre-reg system kept it moving right along all night....






...in case you get lost...






Savage Sprints is held at Hot Italian, a coolio pizza place in Sac-Town at 16th & Q...

Let me give you a mini-tour....



















In case you didn't know, Savage Sprints is a fundraiser for the Sacramento Valley Velodrome Association
The hope is to build a track in Sac...












A familiar face at the races....












...and a bit more Hot Italian for you...














...I like the King Kong disc...






...in case you were wondering...






...back to the races for a moment...






...and a little more Hot Italian with the new Fiat on display...
























...you can pick up Savage Sprints gear at all of the races...






...if you missed out yesterday, you should come back...






"Go-Go-Go-Go-Go.....!!!!"












...nifty light fixture that caught my eye...






...until I was distracted by Bill N.'s voracious speed.
Check it out, he's vaporizing...


















Let me introduce you to the Izzo.  
Spinach, Gorgonzola, seasonal stone fruit & Marcona almonds.
You can order all salads on a pizza crust and eat them like a taco.
YUM.





 
 
We ordered another yummy pizza too, but I forgot to take a pic.


The Cyclist in deep concentration...






Ready?!  Go!






And about 8 seconds later...done!






The ladies raced too...






...including Ms. EK who had her first race back after a broken shoulder 
(? I think)...






Not bad for one armed racing!
Good job!!













Men's semi-finals....



















Men's Finals...






Hats off to DeanO & Katie for putting together another great night of Savage Sprinting!

If you have not come before (or didn't make it Sunday), I would encourage you to come to the next event!
It is a lot of fun and for a great cause.
Plus there is pizza and beer.
I dare you to argue with that.
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