Author: kartoone
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Nashville to Natchez for Team Red, White, and Blue
Natchez Trace map from north to south (click to enlarge) #epic444 444 miles. #epic444 – the entire Natchez Trace – a challenge with a cause. I’m riding the trace to support Team Red, White, and Blue – a cool organization which supports veterans as they return home from war and integrate back into society. One…
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2013 Elite National Road Race and Criterium
National Road Race – Blue Mound Whew. Tough race at the road race. Hot. A cat 3 climb at the end of each lap plus six times up a steep hill in the middle of the course plus a final finishing climb only a couple hundred feet short of a cat 2 climb. This should…
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2013 Tour of America’s Dairyland
Results Wednesday – Fond du Lac road race – 70th out of 150 starters, 124 finishers Thursday – Road America road race – 94th out of 150 starters, 102 finishers Friday – Fond du Lac criterium – 59th out of 105 starters, 61 finishers Saturday – Downer Classic criterium – 62nd out of 150 starters,…
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Cycling and Don Quixote
Windmills and the setting sun Two years ago, I raced all of the Tour of America’s Dairyland including the Fond du Lac criterium. I raced well and crossed the line in first at the start of the last lap trying to maintain good position. Unfortunately, I managed to get passed by 20 people during the…
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Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
Summary Epic. Awesome. Classic. Wow. Whatever your favorite exclamation word is — this weekend was it! The criterium Saturday night had the feel of Athens Twilight with a fast course, lots of people lining the course, and a huge field. I ended up in OK position (top 20) for the start of the last lap,…
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Johnson City Race Report
Quick summary 12th in the road race, soft pedaled the time trial for 50th, and 26th in a crit in the middle of heavy downpour – 17th overall omnium. Road race Wow, what a great race … epic location in the smoky mountains ending with an HC climb. A break of 7 riders formed on…
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Rockabilly Omnium 2013
Pro/1/2 omnium – me, Nathan Brown, and Johnny Brown Quick summary The road race was cancelled for tornado warnings halfway through the race. My teammate John Hart and I had both made it into the break of the day – the only team with two riders in the break. For the time trial, I was…
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SRS Kickoff Weekend – Albany
Memorial Day today Kinda puts bike racing in perspective – so many people have given their lives so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have here in America. Thank you all present, past, and future soldiers! Quick summary Yesterday, I ended up 9th in the road race after having finished 15th in the criterium…
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Skyway Epic 2013
2013 Skyway Epic – Men’s open podium – Me, Kyle Taylor, Jamie Alexander (L-R) Epic. This year’s race was highlighted by the most epic course of the season and an epic battle for the win between me and Kyle Taylor. I ended up on the losing end of that battle, but I’m still really happy…
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Skyway Epic countdown
Only one week to go to the Skyway Epic … I’ve been working on the course map, and this year’s race is going to be “epic”!!!! 2013 Skyway epic course (click to pull up interactive map)