Bobby Sweeting

It’s been a whirlwind of life since I last posted. Since the end of last season I have: signed with a new team (www.teamctm.com), gotten married, taken a cruise through the Caribbean, gotten a job with the Cycling Sports Group (Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, Mongoose), and moved to Bethel, CT.

Nothing has gone as smoothly as I had planned but it’s all worked itself out in some way or another. At the moment I am 1 day into my stay at the Bethel Microtel and Lindsay and I are looking for places to live. We are renting for the first year or two in order to figure out the area before buying, and we actually put in an offer for a place today! It’s a really nice condo in Danbury and if they accept the offer we should be moving in by Wednesday!

As far as the riding goes, it’s been a while since I’ve found myself physically smiling while I train. I went out for a few hours yesterday and it’s definitely some of the nicest roads I’ve ever been on (even rivaling Bend, OR, which I never thought could happen). The roads don’t make a grid like they do in Florida, choosing instead to twist and turn in every direction. Needless to say I found myself very turned around yesterday as it began to get dark. And cold. Fortunately a nice police officer pointed me in the direction of my hotel. Other than that and the occasional sketchy ice patch it’s been pretty great!

Surprisingly the racing begins pretty soon with an industrial park crit right here in Bethel on March 7th. I can’t wait to meet some of the local racers and see what this northeastern racing scene is all about. I’ll try to keep the blog updated!