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The Chris Davidson diary
Chris Davidson is a former mechanic for Bontrager Racing Service, now in the service of Shimano Multi-Service.
Chris' diary entries will show you what life is like inside the pits
and an insight into the mind of a mechanic.
2004 diary entries
10th 24 Hours of Moab - Moab, Utah, October 16-17, 2004
Interbike 2004 - Las Vegas, USA, October 4-8, 2004
•The dust, wind and lights of Las Vegas
US National NORBA Championships - California, USA , September 23-26, 2004
•Last NORBA, so they put us beside SRAM
NORBA National Series finals- Durango, Colorado, August 26-29, 2004
•Day
4 - August 29: The future is bright
•Day
3 - August 28: Cool tech rolls out
•Day
2 - August 27: A little 'Gold Bond'
•Day
1 - August 26: Cruising Thursday
Junior Road Nationals - Park City, Utah August 21-22, 2004
•Stone cold at the junior nats
NORBA National Series #7 - Snowmass, Colorado, August 5-8, 2004
•Day
4 - August 8: Real drama, real food
•Day
3 - August 7: XC greats of all ages & tech protos
•Day
2 - August 6: Short-staffed at Snowmass
•Day 1
- August 5: Sloping off to Snowmass
NORBA National Series #6 - Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho, July 29-August 2, 2004
•Day
4 - August 1: On a high
•Day
3 - July 31: A plethora of MTB tech-porn
•Day
2 - July 30: Shimano's FBI
•Day
1 - July 29: Easy on the eyes, hard on the ears
Boise Twilight Crit, Boise Idaho, July 24, 2004
Women's Talent Identification Camp, US Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, USA, July 2004
NORBA National Series #4 - Mount Snow Resort, Vermont, June 17-20, 2004
•Day
4 - June 20: Rowney's last stand
•Day
3 - June 19: No business like Snow business
•Day
2 - June 18: Rain wreaks havoc
•Day
1 - June 17: "East Coast" welcome; Shimano send the home team
Wachovia Liberty Classic, Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 6, 2004
•June
10 - Rest and random thoughts
•June
6 - D-Day: 10 hours till Philly
CDM Cycliste Féminine de Montréal & Le Tour du Grand Montréal, Canada, May 29-June 3, 2004
•Day
6 - Tuesday, June 1: People are starting to crack
•Day
5 - Monday, May 31: The inside scoop
•Day
2.75 - Wednesday, May 27: Back Door Internet Café, Port Huron
•Day
1 - Monday, May 24: First stop: T-Mobile Service Course
NORBA NCS Series #2, Sonoma, CA, USA, May 14-16, 2004
•Day
4 - Sunday, May 16: Wind and pain
•Day
3 - Saturday, May 15: A freak occurence
•Day
2 - Friday, May 14: Strong winds play havoc
•Day
0 - Thursday, May 13: A slow day in the California sunshine
NORBA NCS Series #1, Waco, TX, USA
•Day
1 - Thursday, March 11: New course, old faces
•Day
2 - Friday, March 12: Puttin' the 'pro' back in professional racing
•Day
3 - Saturday, March 13: Kudos to Kabush
•Day
4 - Sunday, March 14: Nice guys finish first
2003 diary entries
NORBA Series #4, Mt. Schweizer, ID, USA
•Day
1 - Thursday, July 26: R&D day
•Day
2 - Friday, July 27: The power of a second, third or fourth opinion
•Day
3 - Saturday, July 28: Dust-fest royale
•Day
4 - Sunday, July 28: Hmmm... interesting, very interesting...
NORBA #1 - Big Bear, California
•Day
one and two at Big Bear, NORBA #1
•Days
three and four at Big Bear
2002 diary entries
Tour of the Gila
•Getting
prepped for Day One - loading the truck for the prologue
•An easy
day at the TT - working stage 1
•Flat
fixing frenzy - A tough day at the stage 2 road race
•Thorny
issues at the Inner loop RR
•Gila
Monster road race - Wherry's amazing exploding derailleur
HP Women's Challenge
•The
battle of the parking lot - jockeying for dominance at the team hotel
•Brooke
& the giant killers - sleeplessness rewarded by riders massive efforts
in Stage 1
•Saturn
turns it up - and it's quiet. Too quiet
•Crash
city - after the calm, the storm
•Saturn
train a-coming - the powerhouse asserts itself
•Diesel
power - bad stuff down the drain
Interbike 2002
•Demo Day at Interbike - Can I ride a bike mister?
24 Hours of Moab
(Almost) no sleep 'til Sunday - 24 hour racing is nearly as much work for the wrenches as the riders
