There’s nothing like going “pro” for a week and a half. Long ago in the cyclocross season, I committed to racing both the cyclocross National Championships in Madison, Wisc. and Masters World Championships (for the first time they were being held outside of Europe, in Louisville, Kentucky). And I think I did a good job [...]
Who says people from Connecticut can’t ride bikes up hills? Tom Danielson can; he holds the record for the Bob Cook Memorial/Mount Evans Hillclimb. Chris Case can; four years ago, as a Cat. 3, he won the hillclimb, and this year, as a Cat. 2, he almost did it again… Shockingly low attendance (roughly 30 [...]
This year, the classic Mike Horgan Hillclimb left Boulder and headed up the excruciating slopes of Magnolia Road. With Matt Gibble and Martins Putelis controlling the pace at the front of the race, we cruised smoothly up Boulder Canyon. And then, “Kaboom!” The left turn up Magnolia left everyone in pain. I had gotten a good [...]
5. There is no better way to bond with teammates than before, during, and after each of the five stages of this race; it will inevitably remind you of why you wanted to be a part of a team. 4. You will at least beat Kit (Sonic Boom Racing cat 2 team member Kit Recca) [...]
Q. You just raced the Morgul Bismark course recently. When was the last time you raced on that course? A. 28 years ago in 1983. It was stage 10 of the Red Zinger Mini Classic. The race was 11 stages, 10 days and covered about 400+ miles of racing. I don’t think there are NRC [...]