Suisun Harbor Criterium Back (8/11/19) The Suisun crit is one of the closer crits on our calendar! it is a very tight and short 4 corner crit. This particular Sunday saw light wind and clear sky's. Last years race saw a 35+ 4/5 group was fairly small, not this year!...
San Rafael Sunset Criterium Back (7/27/19) The San Rafael Sunset Crit is a huge race that draws thousands of spectators and hundreds of racers! As it is apart of the USA Crit series, this race is actually televised! I raced in the 35+ 3/4 group, since there is no Cat 4/5 categories. Knowing that...
Davis Bike Club 4th of July Criterium Back (7/4/19) Brian Castelli and I make the journey out East to one of the best cycling cities in all the States! Our race was earlier in the morning so we avoided the heat, which usually is a big factor in this race. The race had...
Cycle to the Sun, The Race Up Mt. Haleakala Back (6/29/19) I've put off writing this report in part because I needed to decompress from this event and the lead-up to it. In 2016, I did Cycle to the Sun and placed 14th overall. My preparation was solid, but afterward I was wishing I'd done at least some altitude...
Antelope Lake 600K Back (6/11/19) Hello all,As some of you may know, I am trying to repeat PBP( if you don’t know what that is click elsewhere). As my last qualifying ride I signed up to do Antelope Lake 600 on June 8th. A ride I have done twice before and once...
ICCC Dash For Cash Criterium Back (6/8/19) Today was another great day to wear proudly the Red Peloton kit, and jump on my bike too race. This time it was the Dash For Cash Criterium. The Elite 5 group would race for 40 minutes in a very easy course: four turns, with...
Copperopolis Road Race Back (4/20/19) On Saturday 4/20, I completed my first road race: Copperopolis “The Paris-Rubaix of California.” The day was perfect in terms of weather (72 degrees and clear skies) and astonishing views. Since the organizer’s flyers specified that we should carry a pump and a tube,...
Fish Rock Back (3/11/19) Departure from SR and arrival conditions at Boonville were similarly dismal, but once we’d got organized and headed toward the rider briefing there were blue skies. However, the temperature was still low about 45deg (highest I saw all day btw) and higher up it...
Land Park Criterium Back (3/10/19) Moving to cat 4 has been challenging.Long gone are races where there may be folks dropping in and trying it out, perhaps not realizing that24mph is a lot different surrounded by 40 guys. In cat 4, everyone knows that they want to be...
Red Kite Criterium RKO#2 Back (3/3/19) Sunday morning marked the second race day in our early Season. Brian Castelli, Nick Grudzien, Austin Hermosillo and I were in attendance. It was Cold, breezy and still a bit damp in a few of the corners (most notably the last corner). Brain and...