Category: Racing
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2013 Alabama State Time Trial
2013 Alabama State Time Trial Pro/1/2 podium – Payne Griffin (Marx and Bensdorf), Mike Olheiser (Cashcall), and Brian Toone (Friends of the Great Smokies) Quick summary 3rd place behind Mike Olheiser (Cashcall Mortgage) and Payne Griffin (Marx and Bensdorf). I read recently that you weren’t supposed to start your posts with podium pictures, but I’m…
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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)