Month: April 2009
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Athens Twilight and Historic Roswell Criterium Reports
Athens Twilight I by cjbroom on deviantART Updated – Historic Roswell Criterium Report added at the end Wow – what a rush! It is so hard to describe racing 80 laps of a 1k course lined with 30,000+ fans screaming from the rooftops of buildings, inches from your face on the corners, and on every…
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Athens Twilight and Historic Roswell Criterium Reports
Athens Twilight I by cjbroom on deviantART Updated – Historic Roswell Criterium Report added at the end Wow – what a rush! It is so hard to describe racing 80 laps of a 1k course lined with 30,000+ fans screaming from the rooftops of buildings, inches from your face on the corners, and on every…
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USA Crits Speedweek
I am very excited to be heading over to Athens, GA to kick off the USA Crits Speedweek tomorrow. Tomorrow night at 9PM, I will be racing for nearly 50 miles in front of 30,000+ screaming fans with an average speed of close to 30mph. It is without a doubt the most exciting race of…
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Mississippi Gran Prix Race Report
The Mississippi Gran Prix is awesome. Next year, I am for sure bringing the family down to watch the race, participate in the Friday activities, and watch the racing which is fast, aggressive, and exciting! Here is an edited version of the race report I sent out to my team. Friday night crit – fast,…
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Mississippi Gran Prix Race Report
The Mississippi Gran Prix is awesome. Next year, I am for sure bringing the family down to watch the race, participate in the Friday activities, and watch the racing which is fast, aggressive, and exciting! Here is an edited version of the race report I sent out to my team. Friday night crit – fast,…
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Tuesday World Championships
Affectionately called “Tuesday Worlds”, these rides exist all over the country. I remember from my days at Clemson University the Donaldson Center Tuesday World’s. When we were particularly crazy, my teammates and I would ride from Clemson to the start of the ride (about 50 miles), and then ride the intense training race (about 50…
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Barbers Ride to Live Circuit Race
Wow – it is not every day that you get a chance to race your bike on a spectacular speedway normally reserved for cars and motorcycles going well over 150mph! My top speed for the day was just over 40mph, but that was fast enough to make the podium of the Pro/1/2/3 race. It is…
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Spain Park Hoover Cycling Festival Criterium
Can’t beat racing less than 5 miles from home! Well maybe a winning a race 5 miles from home would be better – but alas it was not to be this week. Still, it was a good race with a small but strong field. There were lots of attacks early that ended up eventually splitting…