I am back on the bike after totally destroying my right femur last summer. Riding more than 10 miles at a time is still a pain so I am sticking to Down Hill for this season. I may try a local XC race later in the fall, we shall see. This year I moved my self up a category to Cat 1 and it started out well at Plattekill for the second race and continued for race #2 at Diablo Bike Park.

I want to thank my sponsors Azonic and Sayville Bike Works for sticking with me through my injury and all those people who wished me a speedy recovery and came to visit me in the hospital. Thanks!

2008 Race Season

On June 21 I was involved in a very unfortunate accident. While riding my motorcycle shortly before dark, a 5 ton dumptruck pulling a double axle trailer failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled in front of me. To avoid a head on colision I made the quick decision to lay the bike down and slide into the trailer. This decision most likely saved my life however it resulted in a compound fracture of my right femur and a ton of road rash on my left leg. In addition the trailer ran over my let foot resulting in a whole lot of swelling but no broken bones. The Surgeon who installed the Ti plate in my right leg tells me it will be 2 months before I can walk again and several more month before I am fully recovered. This no doubt puts an end to my season however I hope to perhapse race an XC race before the end of the season. Untill then, once the stiches are removed I will continue to swim which will keep up my fitness level and provide an additional level of rehabilitation.

For now a special thanks to all the people who visited me in the hospital and have sent me wishes of a speedy recovery. And thanks again to all my sponsors who gave me the opportunity to race for them this season. Stickers from all my sponsors adorn my krutches and my big new knee brace and I joke that they are racing krutches.

3 disciplines for me this summer. XC, DH and Triathlons

I will be managing and racing for Delta House Racing and my sponsors, SAYVILLE BIKE WORKS , MOTORTABS, AZONIC, Marzocchi and E-13 at the following events:

March 22, 2008
Pine Hill Arms Triathlon
ski-bike-run! 2.5 mile ski, 10 mile bike and a 3 mile run,
Results: 1:17:26, 4th men 30-39

May 4, 2008
Plattekill DH #1
NORBA Sport 30-39
Results:  1st Place 4:43.534

May 18, 2008
XTERRA Patanella's King of the Hill Off Road Triathlon
1/2 mile lake swim, 12 mile mountain bike, 5k trail run  2:06:07 58th overall ( damn that water was cold!)

June 7, 2008
NYS Endurance Race series #2
6 hour at Plattekill Bike Park
4 Laps, 5th Place (Plattekill results are very inaccurate)