Winter Challenge

At this very moment, somewhere in the world a person is wiggling their toes into warm beach sand and another person is wiggling their frozen toes in a ski lodge trying to get feeling back to them. My Trek teammate Ross Schnell is that first person. For the past week, he's been banking some rest and recovery in Cabo, Mexico and getting the motivation engine fired up. I'm the ladder person. Au contrar to most professional cyclists, I've elected to stay home in Vermont for the winter and see actually how much frost bite my toes can take. Next weekend, on February 9th, I'm participating in one of my favorite winter events, The Winter Challenge, in Newport, Vermont. This race is not for the faint of heart as we will race on the snowmobile trails whether it's 30 below zero or 50 degrees and raining. And, you're required to ride with a fire starter and kindling, just in case. Those on the East Coast up for the challenge, registration closes on Friday. Put on all the riding layers you own and RIDE. -Lea Davison