Fall River, MA
Industrial park criteriums rank at the bottom of the scenic-bike-racing-venue totem pole. Compare racing in an industrial park with, say, racing up 21 Alpine switchbacks, and you’re left with a feeling of emptiness. When you’re suffering on a scenic course, at least you can take a second to look around and dull the […]
Entries from August 2008
Blount Seafoods Fall River Criterium
August 17th, 2008
NY Capital Region Road Race
August 16th, 2008
Albany, NY
The eastern Massachusetts twosome of Colin and Jason Beerman and the Vermont twosome of Eric and Jason Baer each endured a three hour drive at the crack of dawn to arrive in Albany, NY in time for the 10am race. The 27-man field that materialized for the category 1/2 race probably reflects the late […]
Tokeneke Classic Road Race
August 10th, 2008
Barkhamsted, CT
The Tokeneke Classic Road Race is perfect preparation for the upcoming Green Mountain Road Race, as it features similar terrain. With 2,000 feet of climbing per 22-mile lap and three total laps, the race is taxing but not stupid hard. Colin, Adam, Jason Beerman, Eric, and Toby were the Kenda/Raleigh culprits today.
The race started […]
Gate City Cyclone Criterium
August 9th, 2008
Nashua, NH
The Gate City Cyclone Criterium returned to the racing calendar last year after a long hiatus, and it was a welcome re-addition to the summer. The 0.75-mile course winds around Nashua’s Holman Stadium and features a corner and a chicane and some gentler turns. There’s also a slight climb each lap which begins to […]
Concord Criterium & Central NH Road Race
August 3rd, 2008
Concord, NH & Bow, NH
The New Hampshire double weekend is an exercise in yin and yang. Saturday’s criterium through the residential streets of the Live Free or Die capital is a nonstop barrage of vitesse, where the speed achieved by the peloton on the downhill section of the course is carried through the slight uphill […]