So we raced a time trial today. My teammate Nathan O'Neill went really, really fast and won. Scott also went very quickly and finished in third. Personally, I didn't ride as slowly as I feared I might, which was encouraging. I finished in 21st place. That's pretty good for me in a time trial. Not that I'm saying it's good enough, but taken in the context of my historical TT performances, it's a step in the right direction. It's especially encouraging considering how I felt in the local "Banana Belt" race last weekend. Adrienne was very disappointed when I didn't bring a banana belt home for her. She put a lot of pressure on me.

Now we have a couple hard days of jersey defending in front of us. That means lots of time spent on the front drooling all over myself. I ate some extra cookies tonight to fortify myself for the effort ahead. I'm ready.

Results are here if anyone's interested: http://www.redlandsclassic.com/