Too much gatorade
I drank so much gatorade the first day of competition that my fillings hurt. Ya that is right my fillings hurt from so much sugar water, gu, clif blocks, and 1 banana. Racing in the Omnium on is not able to really sit down and have a quality meal, so simple sugars pretty much most of the way in each session of competition…morning session then evening session. I think that I single handedly used up all the reserve clif shots the USA team brought down to Venezuela.
Racing down in South American in the stars and bars I am now able to fully understand just how much of a bulls eye is on our back….not just in the races, but also in the streets. We have not been able to do any type of a road ride due to the fact that it is just to dangerous and we have no guide just yet. One cool thing is that we have police Motorcycle escorts to and from the velodrome. These guys fear nothing, they will just take every hot route know to man then stop on a dime in front of a 1960´s bus packed to the brim with people and make it stop. It is pretty amazing.
As for racing….the Omnium well it all came down to the Kilo. Up til this point the Venezuelan, Columbian (who was not even breathing as he double lapped us in the points race???), Dominican Republic, and an old friend from Chile were all up for the podium spots along with me. But in the end I was some how able to overcome the little Columbian who was riding insanely fast for a guy that is about 135lbs. So guess what….I the Pan American/Continental Champion in the Omnium!!!!!! Pretty crazy huh.
It was not cake walk I will ensure you, I had to work as hard or harder than I did at worlds.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:53 am
Congrats, Brad!! Sounds very tough being out of the country but you pulled through.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:55 am
CONGRATS BRAD, I KNEW YOU HAD THE STRENGTH TO PULL THROUGH IF IT WAS CLOSE!!!!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:13 am
Awesome job! Thanks for the advice.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:40 am
can you say GOLD?? How ’bout 2008 World Champs guarantee? Fantastic job Huffster.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:26 am
Brad, You are awesome!! Congratulations!!!! You deserved it worked hard for that victory!!!!!!!! I’m am so PROUD of you, I could pop my suspenders!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:42 am
I never had a doubt. Nice work!
Brian
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Brad,
After watching you fight like a mad spider monkey in Mallorca, I knew you would be bringing your game to the Pan Am Championships. You are are truly a talented bike racer! Congratulations!
Scott
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Way to go Miss Thang!
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Hi there, first i have to say this is the first time i’m here, hehehe. I was searching for your name and your experience as rider, ‘cos i work for a cyling website in venezuela and need some information, and second well… congratulations for your medal, since 2004 i didn’t watch a panam (that one was here too) and in that time you’re country got many medals, and hopefully this time you guys wil do it again. I was at the track yesterday, supporting my sister (she’s a rider too) and represents venezuela, her name is karelia MAchado.
Well Hope to see you again in the track, and be sucessful! as we say in this country, you have to wish sucessful instead of luck, luck are for those who doesn’t have a chance, sucessful for the winners
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:38 am
Way to go, Brad - I knew you could do it!
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 am
Big conragts Huff! I am stuck in a cubicle these days but always great to see a young American killing it out there on the world scene. Keep up the hard work!