Blake Anton

So today was the first mountain top finish of the race. Funny enough, however, the course today reminded me incredibly of a lot of the races I did when I lived in Belgium last summer. It was a winding country road that went through some…

The race festivities started off with a bang. We had a lazy day before stage 1, soaking up the good vibes, eating some delectable Chinese food (I told the guys, don’t get used to it, it can be quite hit or miss and this place…

Tour of Poyang Lake 2017 September 12-23 The unpredictable chaos that is international racing began weeks before the race even commenced. In 2016, we had gotten our invite for the Tour of Poyang Lake just a week before it started, which left us with impossibly…

Today was the 3rd and final stage of the Coqui Dorado stage race in Puerto Rico.  Team Herbalife went into the stage with Gavin tied with two other riders for 2nd overall, Colin in 9th, and Dave in 10th on the general classification. Our morning…

A stage race isn’t a real stage race in Latin America without a hotdogger crit. With that requirement in the mix, the Clasico de Ciclismo Internacional El Coqui Dorado gave us a 1.5 mile loop with 80 ft of climbing per lap. Add in some…

The six of us got to Puerto Rico with no issues and all our bikes and equipment showed up. Unusual, but we will take it. We went on two spin rides and played a whole bunch of dominos the past two days, trying to pass…

As much fun as a loquacious post about H24’s epic team bonding experience across the midwest states would be, here’s the quick and dirty breakdown, by the numbers, of the team’s successes, struggles, and a whole bunch more from Tulsa Tough, North Star Gran Prix,…

Willie and I suited up to race today at the sequoia classic: Sometimes that just how the cookie crumbles.  But today wasn’t one of the those days.  The cookie sprouted some arms and legs and ripped our beautifully crafted plans to pieces after a relatively flawless…