Welcome,

In the summer of 2008, I started my blogging experience. I wrote about the Epic Summer, my trip to the Tour de France. It was, for sure, a bucket list item for me. I liked blogging well enough that I thought I'd continue to blog about my cycling experiences. It will be an infrequently updated blog, but I hope the updates will be interesting. If nothing else, the exercise should prove useful to improving my rather weak writing and communication skills. Thanks for checking in and I hope you enjoy.

Take care,
Jim Dennedy

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Gratuitous Plug

While this trip is not sponsored by Cole Products, Wheelie Fun or Abundance Investor Coaching Systems, I wanted to share the love.

My friend Bill Danishek helped me land Cole Products as a sponsor for our local race in Springboro, Oh. Cole came through big for the race. Not only did they sponsor the largest purse in the region for a single day, Spring road race, but they also provided five wheel sets for us to give away as prems or other incentives. While we had 200 riders across 5 racing categories, the value of the support Cole provided likely exceeded any marketing value they derived from the event. As a result, I took it as a personal mission to help get the word out about the company and their dedication to promoting cycling, amateur racing and quality products. Please visit their site and check out their products http://www.cole-products.com.

My local bike shop, Wheelie Fun (the best bike shop in the world), has been fantastic. They are the best shop I've visited for not selling you a bike, but helping you buy the right bike for your body type and riding style. Bob Duncan, an awesome coach and bike builder, and Dave Bordewisch, the master mechanic and great friend, keep me on the road riding the very tasty Veritas, a bike designed and built by Bob Duncan.

My team's sponsor Mark Matson and his company Abundance Investor Coaching Systems have been incredible supporters. Mark's ambition in business and in cycling is highly motivating. Not only has he built an incredibly successful business, but he races and hammers on the training rides with the strongest on the team. Few know, however, that he is doing it with two hip replacements and 2.5 pounds of titanium in each hip. His support for the team has been generous and I'd like him to know how much we appreciate it.

And for the fellas on Team Abundance, thank you all for your contributions to the team and the sponsors. We have a great team of riders and quality people. While I'll miss a few races over the next few weeks, I look forward to returning and contributing to the team's efforts in Aug and Sep.

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