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Breaking out the Bling

It’s that time of year. All the South Bys are in town. Teachers are out of town. Time trial bikes are everywhere. I am predicting a huge weekend for the crew in red. 14min times at Fayetteville should be the norm with the amount of time all of us have spent on our TT equipment, [...]

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Super Squadra sits Second

After the first two weekends of racing the Bicycle SportsShop presented by Girling elite cycling team is in second place in the Texas Cup team competition.  Only five points separate the team from the early leaders, the Mercy Cycling team based out of Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  Spearheaded by Phil Wikoff’s 3rd place finish at Pace Bend and by [...]

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Lago Vista: Day 1

While Super Squadra’s small, tightly woven group of riders is a blessing in terms of team cohesion, logistics, and, to be honest, prize splits, when one rider goes down, it shows. This was the case on Saturday when, after placing four riders in an early split, Dave and I found ourselves in a large group, [...]

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Lago Vista: Day/ Take Two

I love this race. It is my favorite of the year. Good competition, tough course, and a relaxing drive out FM1431 make this, in my opinion, the best road racing weekend Texas has to offer. Day two of competition is normally a mixture of guys with fresh legs from not going the full distance on [...]

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Pace Bend Wrap

Sunday the 24th wasn’t just the date of the 2008 Academy Awards. No, on a sunny afternoon over 150 riders rolled out for 80 miles around Pace Bend Park. 150 you say, where on earth did they all come from? The prior day Walburg was run off in dry, warm and yes WINDY conditions. We [...]