2009 Racing Schedule

I've now got a pretty good idea about how the season is looking for me for '09, after receiving schedules from both team Trek-Livestrong and the USA National U23 team. Here is a quick breakdown of the races I will be doing this year:

February:

• Training camp in NorCal in early Feb. in conjunction with the Team Astana pre-T.O.C. camp. Should be a fun one.
• Possibly Snelling Road Race and/or Merced Crit with one other teammate

March:

• First team race with Trek-Livestrong - Redlands Classic, 26th-29th in SoCal
• Also Land Park Crit on the 21st (individually). Come out and see this one! It's a great spectator course in Sacramento.

April:

• Possibly entering Copperopolis RR, Sea Otter, or Martinez Crit on individual basis
• Racing Tour of the Gila in New Mexico as team race with Trek-Livestrong (29th -may 3rd)

May:

• Leaving for Europe on the 10th with Team Trek-Livestrong. Racing in the Fleche du Sud stage race in Luxembourg with team Trek (20th-24th)
• Possibly racing Paris-Roubaix with team Trek (can't wait)

June:

• Racing a campaign with the USA National team including Vuelta Tarragona in Portugal, several UCI one-day races, and finishing with the Het Volk race in Belgium (27th)

July:

• Likely racing Davis Crit. Also racing U23 nationals (8th - 12th).
  
• Racing Cascade Classic stage race in Oregon with team Trek (22nd - 26th).

August:

• Likely racing elite district championships at Fort Ord.
• Tour of Utah stage race with team Trek.

September:

• Tour of Missouri with team Trek. Still not sure about this one, but I hope to make it out there.

So that's pretty much it. I will probably throw in a local race here and there, and things may change as far as team Trek's schedule is concerned, but all in all it looks like a pretty good year - not too full, but definitely enough to keep me sharp and get me exposed to more of that higher level of racing both in the US and Europe. I'm looking forward to diving in...