Since it has been a little over 14 months since my last crash, I thought I would go out and wreck my bike today. Well, OK, that’s not exactly why I fell off my bike going 25mph, but the end result is the same! Here’s how it all played out: I left my house for…
Since it has been a little over 14 months since my last crash, I thought I would go out and wreck my bike today. Well, OK, that’s not exactly why I fell off my bike going 25mph, but the end result is the same! Here’s how it all played out: I left my house for…
Crazy hot and humid 95 degrees air temp, 90%humidity, light breeze. I’ve never done a hotter race, although, ironically, the 2nd hottest was this race last year. Even with the brutal conditions this is one of my favorite races. Kristine and the kids love St Louis and when we arrived on Saturday, we met my…
Crazy hot and humid 95 degrees air temp, 90%humidity, light breeze. I’ve never done a hotter race, although, ironically, the 2nd hottest was this race last year. Even with the brutal conditions this is one of my favorite races. Kristine and the kids love St Louis and when we arrived on Saturday, we met my…
Another great weekend by the folks at Swagger and the Georgia Cycling Gran Prix … this time in beautiful Beaufort, SC and Port Royal, SC. This was a long 7 hour drive (8 hours with stops for the kids), but it was fun to have a mini-beach vacation and visit my grandmother in Florence not…
Another great weekend by the folks at Swagger and the Georgia Cycling Gran Prix … this time in beautiful Beaufort, SC and Port Royal, SC. This was a long 7 hour drive (8 hours with stops for the kids), but it was fun to have a mini-beach vacation and visit my grandmother in Florence not…
The weekend in Beaufort ended well for me with a 2nd place finish in the rainy road race. Kristine snagged this picture with her iPhone after the race. We’re on our way home right now, but I’ll check in later with a full weekend report.
May 31, 2009 – Brian Toone winning the 2009 Dahlonega Omnium Road RacePhoto credit: Chase Lanier. A big thanks goes out to Chase Lanier for snagging this picture of me winning the Dahlonega Omnium road race! Eric Murphy and Adam Ray who finished 2nd and 3rd were still below the crest of the hill from…
I am very happy to report that I won my first road race of the season yesterday! Here’s how the whole weekend of racing played out: Time Trial (15.4 miles) – Saturday AM I rode the course late Friday afternoon and thought the course was going to be a good one for me with so…
Tour of Atlanta Stage 2 – MAR #1 (Photo credit: Georgia Cup) I participated in an exciting four days of racing this past weekend at the Tour of Atlanta. A professional cycling team from Australia (Fly V Australia) as well as top amateur teams from the Southeast made for some fast, hard racing. Seven stages…