When you go to the US Champs with a man like Freddie Rodriguez on the roster, you ride for that man.
On the first long lap, a break of 28 riders went up the road, Team Exergy had 3 men in it. Of those 3, Quinn Keogh and Conor Mullervy haven't raced anything but flat, 90 minute crits for 2 months. They suffered well in spite of this less-than-ideal preparation, leaving their guts on the road.
On the 3rd ascent of Paris Mtn, Quinn and Logan Loader fell out of the break and were absorbed by the charging peloton. They were caught over the top of the KoM and immediately went to work trying to close the gap to the break.
The duo reduced the gap to 30 seconds, but without help from other teams it soon started to expand again. At 2 minutes Garmin assumed the heavy lifting, but it was too late.
The break blew apart on the final trip up the climb, and the peloton did the same under Matt Cooke's pressure.
Over the top the gap was down to a minute as Cookie and Freddie led the chase, again without help, but they could get no closer and it slowly crept out the rest of the race.
In the end, Freddie never had a chance to ride for the win, as only the guys in the break had a chance to take the stars and bars jersey. Our boys rode valiantly in support of their captain, but the crazy dynamics of a national championship caught us out.
Losing sucks! And it hurts especially bad today after waiting for this race for a year. But we race again in a few days and must begin thinking about Philly.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Team Exergy US Pro Road Report!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
US Pros in SC Nats!
With 35,000 thousands fits, it great to know that names like Brent Brookwalter are in our Data and they can take 3rd at Nats.
USA Cycling 2012 Professional National Championships results
- By VeloNews.com
- Published 2 hours ago
Time Trial Championship Results
- 1. David Zabriskie, Garmin-Barracuda, in 40:41.4
- 2. Tejay Van Garderen, BMC Racing Team, at 40:47.9
- 3. Brent Bookwalter, BMC Racing Team, at 41:08.1
- 4. Thomas Zirbel, Team Optum P/b Kelly Benefit Strategies, at 41:23.6
- 5. Nathaniel English, Kenda 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team, at 41:38.7
- 6. Timothy (Timmy) Duggan, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 41:57.4
- 7. James Stemper, Kenda 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team, at 42:06.7
- 8. Andrew Talansky, Garmin-Barracuda, at 42:11.5
- 9. Benjamin King, Radioshack-Nissan, at 42:33.0
- 10. Andy Jacques-Maynes, Kenda 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team, at 42:35.9
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Pua Mata puts 23 min over 2nd at # US Pro UET #2: Sage Brush Safari!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Exergy Tour Tracker - Follow the 2012 Exergy Tour!
Monday, May 21, 2012
ATOC Done! US Pro Next! Can WN Fast Freddie get his 4th?
Today’s 42-mile race through downtown Los Angeles presented the Amgen Tour of California teams with one final sprinter’s stage. The 90-minute race featured a 12-and-one-half mile trek from Beverly Hills to downtown LA, followed by six laps around a four-and-one-half mile course around the Staples Center.
Team Exergy’s Morgan Schmitt made it into the early break with six others riders. The group forged a lead of 30 seconds and stayed off the front for much of the race, but the main field pulled them back on the final lap as they prepared for the sprint finish.
As the group neared the finish line everyone wondered if Liquigas’ Peter Sagan could be stopped on an ATOC sprint stage. Sagan provided the answer as he surged past Omega Pharma-Quickstep’s Tom Boonen at the line for the win. He ended the tour having won an amazing five of the eight stages. Rabobank’s Robert Gesink ended the day as the overall ATOC champion.
Fred Rodriguez of Team Exergy crossed the line in 14th place, keeping him in 26th overall for the week. Exergy DS Tad Hamilton was pleased with the team’s performance this week. “This was a great event for us. We were excited to be here racing against the best in the world."
Team Exergy, and particularly Freddie, now cast their sights upon the upcoming US Professional Road Championship this coming weekend in Greenville, SC. With his good form during the ATOC, Freddie shines as one of the race favorites. He has won the event three times in the past. The winner earns bragging rights as the American champion and the right to wear the American stars and stripes on his team kit. Because of the importance of this race, the strongest American riders from teams around the world will be participating.
Amanda Carey seals Syllamo's Revenge - National Ultra Endurance Series #2
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Team Exergy "Hold your head high" ATOC
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:22:52 | |
| 2 | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | ||
| 3 | Orica GreenEDGE | ||
| 4 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 5 | Garmin-Barracuda | 0:00:04 | |
| 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 7 | Argos-Shimano | ||
| 8 | Bissell Pro Cycling | ||
| 9 | Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 10 | Spidertech Powered by C10 | ||
| 11 | Bontrager Livestrong Team | ||
| 12 | Team Exergy | ||
| 13 | BMC Racing Team | 0:00:08 | |
| 14 | RadioShack-Nissan | ||
| 15 | Colombia - Coldeportes | ||
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling |
