Tag: nrc
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2011 Sunny King NRC Criterium and Foothills Road Race reports
Sunny King NRC criterium summary – I survived to finish 36th place with well over 100 starters and only 73 finishers. I moved up quite a bit on the last few laps, but it wasn’t enough to get into the top 30. Considering how hard the race was and how bad I felt early on,…
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Chris Thater Memorial Race
UPDATE – Nevermind, I made the mistake of taking the last flight out of Birmingham. The flight has a flat tire, which they are replacing in about an hour, which means I miss my connection to NY. There is no way I can make it to the race in time! I’m privileged to be racing…
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Sunny King Criterium and Foothills Road Race – Race Reports
Sunny King Criterium – NRC Pro Race With Sunny King bumped up a couple weeks from its normal spot on the calendar, this turned out to be my first NRC race of the year. There were lots of strong pro teams represented in the field, and there were lots of people lining the streets, making…
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The 2009 US 100K
Attempting to bridge with Andy Crater and a Hincapie rider Exciting racing today in Marietta, Georgia. The US 100K is a race like no other with a start just before sunrise, a fast descent immediately accelerating to 45+mph before hitting the first of three large rollers including one with a 50+mph descent, 11 laps of…
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The 2009 Tour de Winghaven
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…
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The 2009 Tour de Winghaven
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…