Jill Kintner http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/ Life of professional Cyclist- Jill kintner en Copyright 2010 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:35:01 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=5.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Test http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/test.html http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/test.html Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:35:01 -0800 Freshly kitted out.. http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/freshly_kitted_out.html http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/freshly_kitted_out.html Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:42:21 -0800 NW Cup #1- Port Angeles My site is still messed up, sorry, still figuring it out

PORT ANGELES, WA
Pretty good turnout for all categories in PA. Think there were about 32 pro men, including some of Washington's finest; Bryn (part time), Strobel, Bart Mc Daniel, KT, Looch,, Grip of Canadians, Californians such as The American Dream Curtis Keene, Baloochi is out of retirement this year holding it down for Oregon now, so yeah, Everybody knows a NW regional is gonna be sweet, and it was:)

Some mud, roots, lots of turns, pretty long course 3+ min, high speeds, medium speeds, good breaking bumps and mud ruts to hit, finish line jump, what more could you ask for? rain? of course, lots of that. I quite enjoyed the trails; top section was really different from the middle and end, almost like three completely different tracks. King diamond trail is all loamy and rooty but narrow and fast, falcon punch was flatter and tighter but good turns, and the bottom was pretty hard packed with rocks mixed in.

There will be a National event on the same hill in a few weeks time, different trails though, so at least it was rad to get familiar with the scene and the dirt. Bryn has raced here a few times, but I had never ridden a DH bike on these trails, so I was all excited to get amongst it.

We built our new Tr450's in the week before, so those puppies are riding really well and took the big W for men's and Women's Pro DH classes! Transition had a strong local presence, and the fans were loving the new pit set up. Our team manager/team mate Lars hurt his hand and is outta commission for a couple weeks, but none the less we all rallied as a team and had a system going for everything. No water or electricity up there on the hill, so bike washing in the stream, and drying out by the fire pit, not bad at all.

www.nwcup.com

Thanks to Transition Racing and our co-sponsors, Red Bull, Oakley...

]]> http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/nw_cup_1-_port_angeles_2.html http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/04/nw_cup_1-_port_angeles_2.html Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:30:17 -0800 Technical difficulties... Wow!!!. About a month ago I was updating this site when my computer's hard drive crashed, trackpad broke, website quit working, camera wouldn't take photos, and my heart rate monitor said my heart was exploding at 200+. Mom said I had bad electromagnetic energy, so couldn't really argue that!!! Anyway, we are sorta back working, so look for current updates.. http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/03/technical_difficulties_2.html http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/03/technical_difficulties_2.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:57 -0800 Pro Grt schedule Pro gravity series schedule has been officially released. THere are quite a few top riders confirmed for a events, so for anyone who wants to bring American Racing back to the spotlight, do your part and attend!.

2010 USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT)
April 24-25: Northwest Cup – Port Angeles, Wash.
May 22-23: Plattekill Gravity Open – Roxbury Bike Park, NY
June 26-27: Northstar-at-Tahoe – Truckee, Calif.
July 31-August 1: Trestle Bike Park (Crankworx Colorado) – Winterpark, Colo.
September 11-12: Whiteface 5th Annual 5K Downhill – Lake Placid, NY

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I will be coaching at two of the Dirt Series camps for women this in May near where I used to live in Northern California!! (MAY 1-2 in San Jose, CA and May 8-9 San Rafael, CA). If you would like some private instruction from myself or any of the other coaches, sign up quickly. It is a really fun experience and a chance to meet other female riders to progress your skills. Everyone can learn something; fundamentals, better turning, jumping, riding smoother, bike set up, etc. I had so much fun coaching last year coaching in Santa Cruz, that I came back for more. Candace and the ladies do a great job. It's important to me to be able to give back to the community:)

Check It-www.dirtseries.com

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Thredbo is part of the snowy mountains, which has the highest peak in Australia, Mt kosciusko-7,300ft. It's one of the few summer mountain bike venues that has a chairlift at a ski resort, so as you can imagine, it's a pretty popular place. (About 7 hrs drive from our place in the Blue Mountains, couple Hrs from Canberra I think), and open most of the summer. Really nice place, stream flowing though the village, ski lodges, nice trees and greenery, etc, most everyone enjoys this venue.

We are in the midst of Round 3 of the Aussie national series, had some really wet weather the last few days, all through practice, but a small break in the rain just for qualifying today. Visibility was a major issue all through practice, so it was about a thousand times better to actually be able to see. Dirt was decent, except in a couple spots, where the muck was deep and pretty hard to navigate through. The Maxxis cut spikes were the ticket, but I'm not sure that many Aussies would even own a set of wetscreams. Some were loving the conditions, and some were getting all slideways. Track is pretty well destroyed. Lots of holes, ruts, plenty of mud, super long effort 7min+....

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Melissa Buhl
Mic Hannah
Long way to go in the off-season, but these kinds of events are pretty fun. They should advertise better.

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If you haven't seen Dungey's crash from last weekend's Supercross final in San Francisco, check this out...youtube. Pretty insane he walked away unscathed. Ninja.

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BLUE MOUNTAINS, OZ
Sorry for the lack of updates, just been busy training. Not much else to report. Downhilling is going awesome, loving every minute. Been super muddy though for a couple weeks. We are going to an Aussie National In Thredbo next weekend, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Track is 6-7 minutes long, and been the same for like 10 years. My first time riding it though. Has chairlift access and the most amazing Ghost Gum trees on the ride up, should be sweet.

]]> http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/02/offseason.html http://www.jillkintner.com/home_blog/2010/02/offseason.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:35:47 -0800 Australian open- Tennis Roger Federer made a fan out of me last night with his win at the Australian Open !!. Kinda hard to cheer for his opponent who looked like this- , too ugly :). Guess I haven't really watched closely enough in the past, but jeese Federer is talented and mentally fierce. Best interviews as well, people take notes!!:) Cool as a cucumber. I used to play tennis in School, such an awesome game:)

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NY TIMES- RINGS BLOG LV Training

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