Since the first of the year theirs been a few snags in our cycing lifestyle,with Scott having knee surgury that led to blood clots in both lungs to find out by chance on the ct scan that he has an enlarged or anurated assening aorta.And after being checked out my self in case it would run in the family, I was told I had the same condition also.So I put my cycling on hold for a month after the spring classic.The doctors we seen said that what we were doing (Cycling, Racing) was great and to just keep it up.So to have started biking when we did may have prolonged or even saved our lives.

Any way I just wanted to say that Scott and I did our first ride together Mon/7-21 for 2008.We did 20 miles.His leg is weak and knee is stll stiff but he said it felt good.He said his fitness has suffered the most.I thought he rode well. And one time he wanted to see what he had and he was still doing 21-22 mph into a slight head wind he has to stand on hills and he was sucking for air then ,but he is looking forward to riding with the group again.