Signed up for Giro Dolomiti 2014

I signed up for the Giro Dolomiti run by Alpine Cadence about a month ago. I read about them in an a Guardian article article. Seven days, 750 kilometers, 18,000 meters of climbing, replete with super steep hills in the Italian Alps. My flights are booked and deposit has been made with the organizer.

My training goals are as follows:

• Get weight down to around 175 pounds. This is my optimal cycling weight. It is going to take some time, as I had horrible 2013/14 winter training due to work travel and bad weather at home. My 2013 season was also largely spent getting situated with my new hip hardware due to my broken acetabulum late 2012. 
• Specific cycling goals before the ride
• Three days in a row up Bear Mtn
• Seven days in a row of cycling 
• Do a 200K and 300K brevet
• Race as much as possible, with goal for a 50+ mile road race late in season

The past two months of March and April have been pretty good months, I've done a handful of Bear Mountain summits, and I am starting to feel better on the bicycle. The first few races this year I was woefully out of shape and got dropped more than once. I hope to try for some top ten finishes at more races. 

I will post when appropriate, probably after a good race or longish ride.