San Rafael Crit
By: Bill Disco RiderSo we had a small but lively crew for the old-man race on sat; Mark, Tom and myself. I did an early sat ride to get dialed as the race was at 4pm, and during my morning ride I felt...
View ArticleLodi Crit Masters 123
By Dr. TomBeing my hometown race I was looking forward to this one and kinda wanted to do something here. Of course once I got up to the line I wasn't so sure again. The course was kinda cool, 3/4th a...
View ArticleTestarosa Velodrome Challenge
The Testarosa Velodrome Challenge (formerly the American Velodrome Challenges) is one of the highlights of my season. It is one of the biggest track races in the country and draws on talent from across...
View ArticleJuly race updates: San Rafael Grand Prix
San Rafael Grand Prix - July 10th: We had a small but lively crew for the Masters event; Mark, Tom and myself lined up to represent our sponsors in this high-profile (for the local Marin crowd) event....
View ArticleJuly Race updates: Colavita Novato GP
Colavita Novato GP - July 18 Brief summary; so it was a hot one today, too hot for me really. I don't know what it is with age and heat but the older I get the worse I tolerate high temps - has to be...
View Articlefar west championship
so i heard a rumor from alfred nash that the current world champion of the international omnium and points race, tara whitten, was going to be coming to the far west championship.i was a bit...
View ArticleAlpenrose Velodrome Challenge
A few weeks ago were some of my favorite bike races of the year: the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge and the FSA Grand Prix. Because women's track cycling does not have a huge pool of athletes, women...
View ArticleNovato Grand Prix
I really like this race. I did it last year as well. Some would say I like it because it's easy, I say I like it because the racers make the race rather than the course making the race. It's mostly...
View ArticleAlbany Crit
I - like many people it seems - hate this race. But for different reasons. People are always telling me how dangerous this race is. I - as many of you know - am waaaaay too cautious to be a good bike...
View ArticleTimpani Crit
For some reason, I don't hate crits this year. Which is a relief, because when I hated crits there were not that many races that I wanted to even enter.The beauty of Timpani is that it's so close to...
View ArticleJuly Friday Night Track
BY DOCTOR TOMScratch Race ( basically a criterium) 10km 30 laps. As Eric Balfus said we had 27 guys in the field, prior there was rumor that there would be 32 but in the end it was 27. With Daniel...
View ArticleSan Ardo Masters 35+
San Ardo Road RaceCourse: 66 Miles, mostly flat, few rolling hillsTeam mates: Matt BB (Field), Ted (DNF) Originally I had planned on doing more racing this summer but travel, mostly my significant...
View ArticleNever had this happen to me before - CCCX #1 Fort Ord (35Bs)
I feel like I need some kind of a warning system to display how things are going on the home front to provide some context to my race reports. With kindergarten, new day care, citizenship tests, wife...
View ArticleCCCX #2 Manzanita Park 35Bs
Race: CCCX #2 Category: 35 BsPlace: 1/23Teammates: Just me (TED BURNS)So the threat level for the week was moved down to GUARDED. I had gone to Interbike earlier in the week and Caitlin said that both...
View ArticleCCCX #3 Ft Ord 35 B
Race: CCCX #3Category: 35 BsPlace: 1/23Teammates: Just me (TED BURNS)Threat level was Guarded today. I remembered my bikes, i left with enough time, it still only seemed to get me to the course with...
View ArticlePodiums at Nationals!!
Nationals went awesome for me ~~ with the great support of Team Bell Lap and sponsors!I especially want to thank MRBerkeley.com for paying for my reg fees. Nationals was super expensive this year......
View ArticleBASP #1 Merrit College 35As
Race: Bay Area Super Prestige #1 Merrit CollegeCategory: 35 AsPlace: 17/50ish startersTeammates: Just me (TED BURNS) but BB drove with me and did the 35 BsThreat level was LOW today. I had planned...
View ArticleBASP #2 Coyote Point 35As
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View ArticleBASP #3 Sierra Point & BASP #4 Golden Gate Park
Totally Look ProRace: Bay Area Super Prestige #3 Coyote PointCategory: 35 AsPlace: 23/50ish startersTeammates: SoloBB abandoned me since he had some fancy dinner to go to. He has no sense of...
View ArticleBay Area Super Prestige #5 Coyote Point
Photo by Terri WattersRace: Bay Area Super Prestige #5 Coyote PointCategory: 35 AsPlace: 28/35ish startersTeammate: Steve PelaezSeries Standings 17/78By the time the last race of the season rolls...
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