Category: Racing
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Day 3 – Crossroads Classic – Statesville Criterium
Videos Here is the finishing sprint … Thomas Brown (Mountain Khakis) took it. I came in 9th. Here is Oneal Samuels (BMW/Litespeed) winning the $150 gambler’s prime with 1 lap to go. I came across the line leading the field just behind. Race Summary Nothing was getting away in this race … even a late…
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Day 2 – Crossroads Classic – Salisbury Criterium
Kristine and the kids are here cheering me on for this race series, and Kristine got some good pics and videos from the race last night and the one on Wednesday night, too. The video below would have been taken last night around Lap 11 or 12 as our third chase group was getting established.…
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Day 1 – Crossroads Classic – Concord Criterium
Race Summary This race was a new first for me … at just over 0.3 miles long, this is the shortest criterium course I have ever done. Despite the short distance, the course was safe with wide corners that you could carry your speed through. Turn 4 was the sharpest and most awkward corner that…
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Georgia Cycling Gran Prix Map
One of the things I like about bike racing is getting to explore new areas. Up in the Tour of America’s Dairyland, I think I saw more of southeast Wisconsin in two weeks than Kristine did in her entire time growing up in northwest Wisconsin! I was staying at a friend’s house in Athens for…
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Bates Road Circuit Race (Day 5 – Georgia Cycling Gran Prix)
HOT! Those three letters describe my day yesterday with the air conditioning in my car broken. Here are three temperature graphs from the day. Drive from Winterville, GA to Newton County outside of Covington, GA! The Newton County circuit race – the race had some good shade on half the course. The three and a…
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Social Circle Time Trial and Covington Criterium (Day 4 – Georgia Cycling Gran Prix)
Power graph for the AM time trial. I think I need to steady up my effort a bit. Having ridden a few races now with my powertap wheels, a rough estimate of my LT (threshold) power is right around 300 watts, I thought I would aim for an average power for this short 10k effort…
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Oxford Hills Road Race (Day 3 – Georgia Cycling Gran Prix)
Clearly, the hot conditions took its toll on everyone. I had to spend quite a bit of time in the EMT tent recovering with cold towels and drinks before I could make it back to my car! Here is the temperature graph from our race: Temperature graph for the oxford hills pro/1/2 road race The…
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Gwinnett Center Criterium (Day 2 – Georgia Cycling Gran Prix)
Quick summary – my teammate Justin Bynum won the Cat 3 race from a four-man break. He looked strong all race! My race was cancelled due to a thunderstorm with nearly constant lightning. Also, I’ve posted pictures below from Justin’s race and from yesterday’s Road Atlanta race.
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Road Atlanta (Day 1 – Georgia Cycling Gran Prix)
Quick summary – 4th from a seven man break with 3 Team Type 1 riders, 2 Aerocat riders, Oneal Samuels (Litespeed), and me. The details – There were lots of attacks in the first few laps, but with everybody still fresh, the large field was able to bring back each move. I made it into…
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Huntsville Omnium Day 2
Masters 35+ criterium Very small field led to a slow start as nobody wanted to be the first to attack. Then the organizers rang the bell for a $50 prime, and that got the ball rolling. Travis Werts (Sonic) took the prime with me just behind. We coalesced into a break of four, but the…