August 2010 Entries
"With all the emphasis on Lance's mortality in this Tour, I am past finding out that my 57-year-old legs/body does not recover quite like it used to. So... can you help me out?"
Read Bill's full question and Peg's response...
AUGUST 29, 2010
Vacaville, CA - The Northern CA/Nevada Sr. District Criterium Championship was this Sunday in Vacaville. This race is also part of the California Cup series. Katheryn wanted to try to check "District Crit Champ" off her list before retiring, and I wanted a taste of race intensity before the Cyclocross season starts in a few weeks, so off we went. We were successful on both counts!
Read Katheryn's Race Report...
AUGUST 29, 2010
Binghampton, NY – Hilton Clarke of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis took 3rd in the bunch sprint at the end of the Chris Thater Memorial despite hitting the deck hard with seven laps to go.
“It was a little bit my own doing,” Clarke said. “I looked back to see where they guys were and someone in front of me swerved a bit and I went down.”
Read more and find out about Clarke's quick recovery and 3rd place podium win...
AUGUST 28, 2010
Binghampton, NY – Team TIBCO/To the Top finished out the 2010 season with a show of force, as Samantha Schneider won a two-up sprint over Cath Cheatley (Colavita-Baci) to earn the win at the Chris Thater Memorial, her first career NRC victory. Joanne Kiesanowski won the bunch sprint for 3rd after Team TIBCO took over the front of the race on the final lap. Brooke Miller finished 5th.
“The team raced really well today,” said directeur sportif...
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I have been road riding for about 4 years now and am wanting to start doing time trials. ... What type of training recommendations or changes to my current training would you recommend? And do you recommend the user of training aids like DVD's or music?
Read Marilyn's response ...
AUGUST 22, 2010
Santa Cruz, CA – Devon Haskell and Megan Guarnier of Team TIBCO/To the Top took 2nd and 3rd respectively today in the University Road Race in Santa Cruz. The 13-lap race on a challenging three-mile course that sent the field uphill for 1.5 miles and back down for the other 1.5 miles, served to help create the winning move.
On lap three, Shelly Evans (Peanut Butter & Co.) put in an attack on the climb that Guarnier covered. When that move came...
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AUGUST 22, 2010
Roman KilunSan Jose, CA – Roman Kilun of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis has returned strong from a hip fracture sustained at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic in June, winning a pair of California state track titles this weekend.
“I’ve been back racing on and off the past month,” he said, “but only started to feel good the past week.”
He displayed those good sensations at the Hellyer Velodrome in San Jose, winning...
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AUGUST 22, 2010
Santa Cruz, CA - The annual road series here in NorCal, the CalCup is taking place for 3 weeks in late August/early Sept. This 7 race series is usually the final races of the season for a lot of riders, and while you won't get rich winning it, the bragging rights and coveted Velo Promo t-shirts always draw out good fields! Katheryn has been doing a lot of the races with the men's P/1/2 fields, but Lindsay represented Webcor...
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AUGUST 21, 2010
While it is mostly just criteriums left in the US in August, the road season is still in full swing across the pond. Erinne and Joelle are based in Belgium for a month of racing with the Canadian National Team. Dave, our Webcor mechanic, is there with the Canadian team as well. Erinne continues the good form she showed in Cascade with her first top 10 placing in a European World Cup race.
Read More...Erinne's Race Report to follow...
AUGUST 20, 2010
Oakland, CA – Eric Barlevav, Jonny Clarke and Matt Crane of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis will join participants in the Ride 2 Recovery Great Lakes Challenge, which is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, this Monday, August 23.
The seven-day Ride2Recovery, which covers 430 miles, works to improve the health and wellness of injured veterans through cycling. The Challenge supports...
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AUGUST 18, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT – The first road stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was one that UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Directeur Sportif Gord Fraser called “underrated.”
“It has two good climbs, and with the heat today, it proved to be a hard one,” he said.
In the end, a comfortable looking Rory Sutherland of UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis took 6th on the stage to maintain his 4th overall...
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Soigneur Bill Haelson has not only added his abilities to UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis, but a long list of certifications to go with them. With this issue, we kick off a new feature on exercises for cyclists that help build a stronger core and protect your back during long days in the saddle.
Read Bill's Tips ...
AUGUST 17, 2010
Rory SutherlandSalt Lake City, UT – The opening prologue of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah finished rather similarly to the opening prologue of the Cascade Classic four weeks ago, with a pair of Trek-Livestrong riders occupying the top two positions. Instead of slotting in at 3rd as he did last month, Rory Sutherland of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis took a close 4th behind a trio of time trial specialists.
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AUGUST 16, 2010
Oakland, CA – The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis has registered to move up to Professional Continental status for the 2011 season.
“We’ve begun the application process, and we don’t anticipate any problems in getting approved,” said Thierry Attias, President of Momentum Sports Group, which operates UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis. “Our intent is to be...
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AUGUST 15, 2010
Glencoe, IL – The new course for the U.S. Pro Criterium Championship – run for the first time in Glencoe, Illinois after 24 years at Downers Grove – proved to be unpredictable and decisive for the race.
Matt Crane
The climbing and technical nature of the course created a constant reshuffling of attacking groups until a group of 12 riders, including Matt Crane of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis, got off the front...
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AUGUST 8, 2010
Charlotte, NC – Jake Keough of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis came through a chaotic sprint finish to take 2nd behind Jonthan Cantwell (V Australia) at the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. last night.
Jake KeoughKeough was part of a move that formed after one last reshuffling of a break that had been up the road for much of the night, but was in near constant flux.
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We dream of the day when we can simply throw on jersey and shorts to feel the warmth of summer. Well then, why in the world do we balk at doing any kind of workout during these dog days of summer? For sure, this question is too deep to be contemplated by myself. I’m satisfied with the answer that we’re strange…so now what do we do?
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On Wednesday, a day before his 33rd birthday, Johnson won the Fidelity Investments Gran Prix of Beverly presented by Beverly Hospital, not only his home-town race, but the race he helped get started last year.
“It’s my first road win in quite some time,” Johnson said. “It was awesome to finally get a win, but to do it in my hometown in front of a lot of family and friends makes it so much better.
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... I bench 300 pounds and regularly leg press 1,000. Besides working these exercises on developing my calves, quads, and gluteus, I don't know what other exercises I can do at home to develop leg endurance.
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What if Phil and Paul commentated on our daily lives?
“She’s wearing the mask of pain!” “Shut your eyes, shut your mind to the pain!”
I am back in my embrace-adversity, pick-myself-up, and get-after-it mode. During 9th of the 10 stages of the Giro d’Italia Feminine, where I was supporting the USA National team in its epic attempt to win with Mara (Abbott), I found myself in the wrong place at the wrong time … again. OH. Could it really be? No. Yes. Really?
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Karl Menzies of UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling finished 3rd overall at the Tour of Elk Grove this weekend. Menzies opened the 3-day event with a 4th place in the opening, 7.2 km time trial, finishing less than three seconds behind stage winner Peter Latham. With time bonuses available on the line for the top three finishers of the second stage, Menzies was in a good position to take the race lead.
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