The Sonic Boom Racing team was founded on a simple philosophy, team over the individual. Its no surprise that the team trial event works to our team’s strengths, and the 2012 Haystack Team Time Trial was no exception. This year’s weather did something very unexpected. There was no rain, little wind, and sunny skies to [...]
I’m the type of guy that likes crossing things off a to-do list. So achieving one of my main goals for the season and doing it at the first race of the season makes the pen going across the paper that much more enjoyable. The first race of the season for me was the Valley [...]
Sonic Boom Racing p/b Lucky Pie racer Colby Ricker prepares food for the 90 mile Road Race at Valley of the Sun. The snacks must have worked, as Colby and the rest of the SBR boys protected Jim Peterman’s overall lead. Stay tuned for more updates from Valley of the Sun.
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 [...]
Racing a criterium is one of the most exciting, complex, and challenging thing you can do as a bike racer. The nuances of pack position, energy conservation, and all of the other factors of a bike race play out in a field of sometimes over a hundred riders on a course about a mile long–usually [...]
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 [...]