Category : Director’s Take

With a team of good time trialists, we’ve been keying in on the Fayetteville Stage Race ever since Pincus won it in 2012, as an 18 year old bike racer. Lining up with Shane, Steven, Alec, Michael, and me, our plan was similar to past years for the first day’s 68 mile road race: load [...]

November is a time for Texas cyclists to gradually migrate from a brief respite of intense, focused tapering (i.e. not training) to regular, mundane fitness building (read: riding your bike some). It’s also a time for reflection on the past racing season, and to plan for success in the coming 2013 season—a time to assess [...]

I’m not sure who is responsible for the creation of Tulsa Tough, but they should run for Mayor of Tulsa or some other significant Okie public office.  The 7th edition of the race drew strong competition, despite a split NCC schedule. This year, community awareness for the race was notably higher. While deplaning in Tulsa [...]

Yes, it is as fast as you’ve been led to believe. It starts fast. The hardest, and fastest 5, 10, and 20min marks were all in the first 5, 10, and 20mins. Also, the race is long. 80k (or, 50 miles), so that fast start primes the field for explosions later on in the event. Mix [...]

The Texas racing calendar starts out strong. Our third weekend of racing for 2012, the Alsatian Country Omnium, looks to be the toughest format yet of our three week swing of early season events. After the team’s opening race at the Megan Baab Memorial, we scored a top 5 result at the Tour of New [...]