In the off season, many of the elite team riders grab for their Diverge for a little change in scenery. After doing hundreds of laps on our favorite local roads, it is refreshing to branch outwards.
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Specialized Tarmac, a Year in Review
Ride with TMB Development in 2019!
Just Ride
The heat of racing and a year of gunning it take their toll on us all. It was freezing rain at team camp, at Lakeport it was 90 and thick with smoke after the sun set. As the racing dies down and we get to enjoy those miles with no agenda or specific plan, it’s good to reset and focus on the positive aspects of cycling.
Ride with friends, ride by yourself, ride new roads or old haunts, ride up down, flat or around, but most of all, just ride.
Thanks for following along this year, enjoy your offseason.
TMBFY
Henleyville Road Race (E3)
In the photo: Mathias Jacquelin
Last race of the season, and I had never raced so far away, so how could I say no to waking up at 4:20am, drive for 2.5h and race my bike one last time for the 12th Henleyville Road Race? I couldn’t, so here I was on I5, eating a plain bagel and drinking coffee, determined to make it to the hall of fame of Velopromo races. ….
Cal Cup 2018 (P1/2)
In the photo: Chris Craig
With the 2018 season coming to a close I am happy to say I was able to take home the Cal Cup! The Cal Cup is an omnium of last ten major races in the Velo Promo season. The competition was tight and we needed to perform well, at least 7th place, at the final race (Oakland Grand Prix) to lock it down. …..
NCNCA District TT Championship (Masters 35-39)
NCNCA District TT Championship (Elite 1/2/3)
Written by: Emile Goguely (In the photo: Mathias Jacquelin, tied on time with Emile :)
With a shortened road season and loads of time on the TT bike I decided to target the district time trial championship. The event was meant to happen in Esparto but the location became Athlone just south of Merced. Not a fan of last minute changes and vague course description but this played into my favor as I still had college friends from UCM and that was an opportunity for me to be in town. ….
Giro di San Francisco (Masters 35+ 4)
In the photo: Marco Lei
The Giro di San Francisco is one of my favorite crits of the season. It’s local, technical, with railroad tracks, lots of potholes and cracks, a small up hill and typically a large field – everything a crit racer could wish for. With the podium finish two days prior, I’m coming into this race with high hope of getting good results. This race has always felt special to me. I ride these roads every morning as my office is right outside the race course. ……
Red Kite Omnium Finale (P1/2)
Red Kite Omnium Finale (E4/5)
In the photo: Marco Lei
For some, the Labor Day weekend marks the end of the racing season. I’ve planned my training to peak in August and I’m in pretty good shape going into these races. I scheduled 4 races for this weekend (2 races at RKO and 2 races at the SF Giro – see the next race report for SF Giro). …..
Red Kite Omnium Finale (E2/3)
In the photo: Mathias Jacquelin
This was my second race of the day, and should have been my “celebratory” roll-out as I had secured the 2/3 Red Kite Omnium overall. I was joined by Mikal Davis and Michael Kurnik, determined to fool around. But deep inside me, I wasn’t completely happy about one thing though: I hadn’t won any mass start race of the Red Kite 2/3 this season. ……
Red Kite Omnium Finale (E3/4)
In the photo: Mathias Jacquelin
I came into this race with the sole ambition to help my teammates Ingmar Jungnickel and Mikal Davis to improve/defend their positions in the Red Kite Omnium general classification. Dante Lobue and Michael Kurnik were also there to support our two leaders. Ingmar was sitting in third in the Omnium and was closely watched by riders occupying the 2nd and 1st places. He had to get a couple of primes to be able to win the overall so we knew from the start that it would be a hard task. ….
Old Growth Classic
Winters Road Race - 2018 (P1/2)
Red Kite Summer TT (P1/2)
In the photo: Emile Goguely
Having invested a considerable amount of time on time trialing capabilities I decided to race the Tempus Fungit to see where I stacked against other time trialist. The course is a 11miler out & back with the out leg rolling slightly up. I was ready to try a different strategy and different gear this time around. ….
Red Kite Summer TT (E2/3)
In the photo: Mathias Jacquelin
This was my second time riding the mighty Red Kite Omnium Tempus Fugit Time Trial up and down Cull Canyon in the Elite 2/3 category. That is a long name to explain what needed to be done: go as fast as you can up the hill, turn back, and instead of recovering, go as fast as you can down the hill.
I had won the E2/3 on this course for the spring edition on my faithful Merckx with clip-on bars. …..
San Ardo Road Race (P1/2)
Suisun Harbor Criterium (P1/2)
In the picture: Chris Craig
Feeling:
After being tangled in a crash, no real injuries, and trying to chase back on the day prior at Dunningan I pulled the plug after lap one and decided to save it for the crit the next day.
Plan:
This course is notorious for a split/big break. The goal was to stay near the front and try and keep either Travis M or myself fresh for a reduced field sprint. …..
