I am still dealing with some problems from my crash in the Vuelta. I have some severe back pain which got really bad when I started racing in California. The MRI found a herniated disk in the L5 S1 vertibrae. This explains the horrible pain that I was dealing with in Cali.

So now I am recovering and doing therapy to heal and build strong muscle to support the problem. I am doing PT with Charlie Merril (Needling and exercises), working with personal trainer Allison Westfahl, Chiropractor Dr. Kevin Reichlin, Dr. Frank Jarrell, Dr. Shannon Sovndal , and Dr. Allen Lim on my recovery. Quite a team and quite a full time job of rehab!

The doctors are positive that if I avoid racing in March and continue building I will be okay for Tour of Georgia. So this only affects me by missing Paris-Nice, but should set me up well for the rest of the season!

Miles and miles of bike trails circumnavigate throughout Boulder.

Life is good in Colorado.