Back in June of this year, 2018, I went to my first UCI World Cup mountain bike race in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Prior to leaving admits the mad rush to pack all my things I went out and bought a good old fashioned journal. What better way to write down all my thoughts, experiences and general word vomit on all the long flights and pre-race resting, right!? This was going to be the perfect platform to get all my ideas out in the moment, a great way to remember all the little details and then pull the good parts out later to share. Well it worked out great until race #2 in Val di Sole, Italy. An unfortunate crash shattered my collarbone and I was unable to write. Now how are you supposed to journal and get all my ideas out there if I’m limited to writing with my left hand at the pace of a snail and in what only slightly resembles the English alphabet. Therefor I started this blog. So let’s see how it goes and I look forward to sharing my word vomit with you all! Be prepared, 90% of what I write will likely be about bikes…I am slightly obsessed!
Alaina Casioppo 