#sprintersforsocks

Hi, My name is Lizanne I am a sprinter And I wear long socks.   Here are my top 10 reasons why! They Look cool.  All those brands.  Ten Speed Hero, 4Shaw and all the cool hashtags.  #sockdoping #sockgame Keep my ankles warm and cozy on my commute They match my vintage bicycle They have…

Ode to the big dog!

Spinning is winning– I donno.  Been there done that, it sucks. pain face while doing 10sec no resistance sprints Earlier, I mentioned Sprinting is a cult.  Within this cult there is a small group of extremists.  When other’s join us, people refer to it is sipping the kool aid.  It’s a small group, a few voices,…

The retirement of Pikelet- a trubute

Now before you all panic, I’m not getting rid of my pink bike.  I’m just getting a new frame in the same pink. So Pikelet came into the world in September 2012 when i decided I was ready to get ‘serious’ about this whole riding thing.  Before Pikelet I was riding an old Kerry Hopkins Steel frame.…

Sprinting is a cult

We are a mis-understood bunch. We have a reputation for eating and being lazy. If you blink, the effort is over and we are back, half cooked, changing gears for the third time, when the enduros have hardly warmed up. Sprinters, especially track sprinters are seen as the boofheads of the sport. Fast on the…

Racing-Living-Racing

As for the lack of posts.  Life has been crazy.  I went into a Racing bubble at the end of May.  I raced the Melbourne Cup on wheels, i then traveled to Adelaide for the International Track Series.  Came out of that with some UCI points, i was 38 in the world for the sprint…