Tag: topocreator

  • Samford University ACM Ride

    Fun ride today with students Greg, John, Adam, and Jason from Samford and my friend Jamie Butler from church. Thanks to the Samford University ACM chapter for organizing the ride and inviting me to lead it! Here is the route we took – lots of climbing, but worth it for the views… The Samford University…

  • Texas Tough USA Crits Finale Race Report

    Zoomed in view of the start/finish stretch before the start of the Cat 2/3 race. Race report Raced and fought hard to a 30th place finish out of a strong field of about 100 starters. I got caught up in a crash near the middle of the group about 10 laps into the race ultimately…

  • Dothan Cityfest Criterium Race Report

    Oh so close to a late season podium… 4th place after 20+ laps in a 4-man break. Still, the Dothan Cityfest criterium was an awesome new race on the calendar this year in Dothan, AL. The Pro/1/2 race featured a $10,000 prize purse paid 25 places deep. My awesome teammates Stuart Lamp, Terry Duran, and…

  • 2010 Tour de La France and US 100K Race Reports

    Quick summary I had a great three day weekend of racing and training this week in South Carolina and Georgia. Here’s the quick summary: Saturday – Tour de La France criterium – top notch field, fun course, 29th Sunday – Awesome training ride in Clemson on my old routes from college Monday – US 100K…

  • Downtown Chattanooga Crit (River Gorge)

    I got the opportunity unexpectedly this past Sunday to race the Chattanooga criterium, part of the River Gorge omnium, when my plans for NY fell through. I had debated about what to do for training since I had been preparing all week for a very hard Sunday, so when we woke up in Birmingham to…

  • 2010 Masters Road Nationals 30-34 Road Race – Report

    (Left to right) John Delong (Gary Fischer – Subaru) 4th, Jonathan Jacob (Nuvo) 2nd, Andy Crater (Aerocat) 1st, Adam Bergman (Texas Roadhouse) 3rd, Brian Toone (Tria Cycling p/b Donohooauto.com) 5th. I photoshopped John into the picture because an abrupt scheduling change of when the ceremony was going to be led to him missing the podium.…

  • Tour of Elk Grove wrap-up

    Another year, another great trip to Chicago. We had a great time hanging out with friends both at and away from the race. Josiah played football for the first time and got his first real taste of baseball with the family that we stayed with. He loved it! We took our scenic drive route past…

  • Nashville Criterium Race Series #7 and #8

    What a great weekend of racing put on by Tim Hall (nashvillecyclist.com) at the Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville, TN. The races were #7 and #8 of a summer long series that continues through August. The setup is not like any other parking lot crit you may have raced in – we’re talking about the…

  • Training in Florida

    My day job called me to a conference in Orlando. The conference was productive, but there was still time to get in some good training, too. I thought the riding would be a traffic nightmare with all the Disney World traffic, but so many of the roads are three and four lanes wide that there…

  • Upcoming USA Crits

    Capital Criterium, July 11, 2010 Yes, that is a crit course located just two blocks from the White House, and yes if everything falls into place I will be racing it on Sunday! Excited is an understatement!!! But first, I’ll be racing the Ironhill Twilight criterium on Saturday in West Chester, PA before heading down…