We are very pleased to know and to have had the chance to work with these three top elite racers who will be going to Worlds: Kristin Armstrong, Lauren Franges, both from TEAm Lipton, and Tina Pic from Colavita-Sutter Home-Cooking. These are some of the top USA racers.
Representing the women's team in the road race will be Kristin Armstrong (Team Lipton), Amber Neben (Flexpoint), Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders), Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders), Tina Pic (Colavita-Sutter Home-Cooking Light), Lauren Franges (Team Lipton), and Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders).
All seven women will contest the 172 kilometer road race as the U.S. secured the maximum number of start positions plus an entry for Pic, the current Pan American road race champion.
The U.S. will also have four time trial entries for the elite women's category which are filled by: 1. the defending world champion Armstrong, the current Pan American champion Alison Powers (Colavita-Sutter Home-Cooking Light), Neben, and Thorburn.
What more can we ask for, given the many differing ideas on bike fitting, to get to work with the elite of the elite.
Good luck gals! We wish you the best!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Georgia Gould takes 6th! Super Results!
Georgia has been working very hard towards her goals of the 2008 Games. The World Cup is not easy and her results are right there, if not getting better with each race! Georgia has found about 3 minutes in her game through the season. Just a little more to go!
Results:
1. Ying Liu (Chn) China 1.37.06
2. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 0.43
3. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak 0.52
4. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing 1.37
5. Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China 2.11
6. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 3.28
Results:
1. Ying Liu (Chn) China 1.37.06
2. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 0.43
3. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak 0.52
4. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing 1.37
5. Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China 2.11
6. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 3.28
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kristin Armstrong wins Holland!
Armstrong wins Holland Ladies Tour.
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) racing for the US National Team, used her expertise in the tt to win the Holland Ladies Tour, while T-Mobile Team took the second and third places overall.
Armstrong was able to move up from 17th place, going into the final stage to take the stage and overall win. She finished the 19.9-kilometer tt 18 seconds ahead of Raleigh's Christiane Söder and 32 seconds ahead of T-Mobile's Linda Villumsen. The final podium was Armstrong in first, with Judith Arndt in second, and Villumsen in third.
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) racing for the US National Team, used her expertise in the tt to win the Holland Ladies Tour, while T-Mobile Team took the second and third places overall.
Armstrong was able to move up from 17th place, going into the final stage to take the stage and overall win. She finished the 19.9-kilometer tt 18 seconds ahead of Raleigh's Christiane Söder and 32 seconds ahead of T-Mobile's Linda Villumsen. The final podium was Armstrong in first, with Judith Arndt in second, and Villumsen in third.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Two in top 10 at Worlds, Georgia Gould takes 9th & Emily Batty U23 10th!
Mountain Bike World Championships - CM
Fort William, Scotland
September 4-9, 2007
Race 10 - September 8: Elite women cross country
Results:
1. Irina Kalentieva (Russia) 1.44.08
2. Sabine Spitz (Germany) 0.39
3. Jingjing Wang (China) 1.42
4. Marie-Helene Premont (Canada) 3.16
5. Rosara Joseph (New Zealand) 3.34
6. Catherine Pendrel (Canada) 4.11
7. Anna Szafraniec (Poland) 4.37
8. Lene Byberg (Norway) 4.50
9. Georgia Gould (United States of America) 5.03
10. Blaza Klemencic (Slovenia) 5.59
A note from Steve Neal!
"Just wanted to let you know Emily Batty was 10th U23 at Worlds…great result! Top North American.
Steve"
Fort William, Scotland
September 4-9, 2007
Race 10 - September 8: Elite women cross country
Results:
1. Irina Kalentieva (Russia) 1.44.08
2. Sabine Spitz (Germany) 0.39
3. Jingjing Wang (China) 1.42
4. Marie-Helene Premont (Canada) 3.16
5. Rosara Joseph (New Zealand) 3.34
6. Catherine Pendrel (Canada) 4.11
7. Anna Szafraniec (Poland) 4.37
8. Lene Byberg (Norway) 4.50
9. Georgia Gould (United States of America) 5.03
10. Blaza Klemencic (Slovenia) 5.59
A note from Steve Neal!
"Just wanted to let you know Emily Batty was 10th U23 at Worlds…great result! Top North American.
Steve"
Friday, September 07, 2007
Carey Lowery takes the Ultra Endurance Series!
Carey Lowery wins the NUE Series.
The National Ultra Endurance Series consists of seven 100 mile races held throughout the US. Racers must complete at least 4 of the 7 national series events in order to qualify for series awards and recognition. Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store - Chattanooga, TN) came away with podium places in each of the five events she competed in, including an impressive win at the Mohican 100. Carey was fit at 55nine Performance in Atlanta, GA. In addition to her NUE title, Carey took second to fellow Wobble-Naughter, Rebecca Rusch, in the equally tough, but separate USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance series. This kind of consistency is not an accident.
Carey, mother to a beautiful red head daughter and a full time veterinarian, was looking for an edge. She found that edge in the Wobble-Naught system. A proper fit and pedaling technique coupled with focused training schedules has allowed huge rewards for Carey. Congratulations on an amazing season.
If you live on the east coast, you best see Eddie, because he is the real deal!
The National Ultra Endurance Series consists of seven 100 mile races held throughout the US. Racers must complete at least 4 of the 7 national series events in order to qualify for series awards and recognition. Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store - Chattanooga, TN) came away with podium places in each of the five events she competed in, including an impressive win at the Mohican 100. Carey was fit at 55nine Performance in Atlanta, GA. In addition to her NUE title, Carey took second to fellow Wobble-Naughter, Rebecca Rusch, in the equally tough, but separate USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance series. This kind of consistency is not an accident.
Carey, mother to a beautiful red head daughter and a full time veterinarian, was looking for an edge. She found that edge in the Wobble-Naught system. A proper fit and pedaling technique coupled with focused training schedules has allowed huge rewards for Carey. Congratulations on an amazing season.
If you live on the east coast, you best see Eddie, because he is the real deal!
Gould helps team get their first medal at UCI World mtb Team Relay - Fort William Scotland.
Good results for Georgia Gould (Luna/Wobble-Naught and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish), as she helps get the USA a medal.
2007 UCI world mountain-bike championships
Fort William, Scotland
September 4, 2007
Team relay:
1. Switzerland, 1:33:36 (Florian Vogel, Thomas Litscher, Petra Henzi, Nino Schurter)
2. Poland, at 0:49 (Marcin Karczynski, Piotr Brzozka, Maja Wloszczowska and Dariusz Batek)
3. United States, at 1:09 (Georgia Gould, Ethan Gilmour, Sam Schultz, Adam Craig)
2007 UCI world mountain-bike championships
Fort William, Scotland
September 4, 2007
Team relay:
1. Switzerland, 1:33:36 (Florian Vogel, Thomas Litscher, Petra Henzi, Nino Schurter)
2. Poland, at 0:49 (Marcin Karczynski, Piotr Brzozka, Maja Wloszczowska and Dariusz Batek)
3. United States, at 1:09 (Georgia Gould, Ethan Gilmour, Sam Schultz, Adam Craig)
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Tanya Nestvogel (Prestige Subaru/Titus) gets on the podium!
Shenandoah Mountain 100
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, September 2, 2007
Tanya holds a real job, but can hang with some of the best in the game!
Results:
Women:
1. Sue Haywood (Trek Volkeswagen) 8.11.48
2. Carolyn Popovic (Trek / Volkeswagen East Factory) 49.06
3. Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store) 1.02.32
4. Tanya Nestvogel (Prestige Subaru/Titus) 1.28.14
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, September 2, 2007
Tanya holds a real job, but can hang with some of the best in the game!
Results:
Women:
1. Sue Haywood (Trek Volkeswagen) 8.11.48
2. Carolyn Popovic (Trek / Volkeswagen East Factory) 49.06
3. Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store) 1.02.32
4. Tanya Nestvogel (Prestige Subaru/Titus) 1.28.14
Tina Pic (Colvaita/Sutter Home) takes the money!
Pic wins the dash for cash.
Sprinter Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) took the prize in the 'Dash for Cash' over Rebecca Larson (Aaron) and Kacey Manderfield (Verducci).
"It is always a tricky race because it is so short," said Pic. "It was really aggressive because there was so much money on the line. I waited until 150 meters to go around Rebecca."
The women started at the Cumberland Mall into a 10-kilometer straight shot over the rollers of Cobb's Parkway. Robin Farina (Target Training) was the first to start a flurry of attacks before the first of three difficult hills.
"A lot of teams were boxed in, but Robin Farina and Debbie Milne (ProBike) were both really active and strong today," Pic said.
Sprinter Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home) took the prize in the 'Dash for Cash' over Rebecca Larson (Aaron) and Kacey Manderfield (Verducci).
"It is always a tricky race because it is so short," said Pic. "It was really aggressive because there was so much money on the line. I waited until 150 meters to go around Rebecca."
The women started at the Cumberland Mall into a 10-kilometer straight shot over the rollers of Cobb's Parkway. Robin Farina (Target Training) was the first to start a flurry of attacks before the first of three difficult hills.
"A lot of teams were boxed in, but Robin Farina and Debbie Milne (ProBike) were both really active and strong today," Pic said.
Rebecca Rusch takes World's 24 hour mtb in CA.
Laguna Seca - Monterey California
Description: Rebecca Rusch World Champion
2007 World 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ Championships
The 9th annual The World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ placed just outside Monterey, California at the Laguna Seca Raceway on September 1 & 2, 2007.
Just before the US Nationals, a little over a month ago, Rebecca Rusch attempted to get to Boise, ID to get her bike dialed, "WN fitted and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish benefitted", however due to a few problems, she didn't make it out. Most of the problems where on my nickel, "bad phone service and my dad's death", which took me out of town.
When she went to US Nationals, she did not have the race she wanted, and she took 2nd. With so much invested in our fits, I talked to her to see how her bikes were setup. One of her bikes she setup herself, and the other was setup by eye's at the factory who provided her bikes and support. The two bikes where not the same. Think about jumping from one fit to another. Even her private mechanic got into the game, as he set the saddle to what he thought it should be. It seems that everyone knows what Reba needs. Finding out how her bikes had been setup pressed a "huge nerve!"
Reba made it home to Ketchum, ID after the US Nationals, and she then made time to go to our dealer Billy Olson in Hailey, ID to get her bikes where they needed to be! I informed Billy of the past problems with eveyone attempting to set her bikes up. I pointed out, that she must have the numbers we got for her using our CAD.
Now the results are in, and she is the World Champion 24 hour racer. Sure she trained hard, but which muscles?
As you might figure, we can't say it was the fit alone, however Nat Ross, who took 3rd at the same race, put it this way: "Reba Killed It." Nat said he could not even pass her and she was on the same laps, and that she killed them on the climbs. Nat Ross is not only a racer but also a fitter, and he did the fits for Georgia Gould. Nat said of the fit: "I know it's the bomb!!!"
Think about it: Georgia Gould and Rebecca Rusch have both been fitted in Boise, ID, and when they took their measurements to other dealers, they got the same precision, "attention to the details".
We also had two racers in the top 4 in the mens pro. Nat Ross took 3rd and just behind him Erie (Solo Goat) took 4th. What a showing! When you race for 24 hours, you need to be spot-on with your fit.
There is a lesson here: If you have a Wobble-Naught CAD fit, stick to it! It can make a difference for you, as it has for so many!
Congrats REBA!
Description: Rebecca Rusch World Champion
2007 World 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ Championships
The 9th annual The World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ placed just outside Monterey, California at the Laguna Seca Raceway on September 1 & 2, 2007.
Just before the US Nationals, a little over a month ago, Rebecca Rusch attempted to get to Boise, ID to get her bike dialed, "WN fitted and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish benefitted", however due to a few problems, she didn't make it out. Most of the problems where on my nickel, "bad phone service and my dad's death", which took me out of town.
When she went to US Nationals, she did not have the race she wanted, and she took 2nd. With so much invested in our fits, I talked to her to see how her bikes were setup. One of her bikes she setup herself, and the other was setup by eye's at the factory who provided her bikes and support. The two bikes where not the same. Think about jumping from one fit to another. Even her private mechanic got into the game, as he set the saddle to what he thought it should be. It seems that everyone knows what Reba needs. Finding out how her bikes had been setup pressed a "huge nerve!"
Reba made it home to Ketchum, ID after the US Nationals, and she then made time to go to our dealer Billy Olson in Hailey, ID to get her bikes where they needed to be! I informed Billy of the past problems with eveyone attempting to set her bikes up. I pointed out, that she must have the numbers we got for her using our CAD.
Now the results are in, and she is the World Champion 24 hour racer. Sure she trained hard, but which muscles?
As you might figure, we can't say it was the fit alone, however Nat Ross, who took 3rd at the same race, put it this way: "Reba Killed It." Nat said he could not even pass her and she was on the same laps, and that she killed them on the climbs. Nat Ross is not only a racer but also a fitter, and he did the fits for Georgia Gould. Nat said of the fit: "I know it's the bomb!!!"
Think about it: Georgia Gould and Rebecca Rusch have both been fitted in Boise, ID, and when they took their measurements to other dealers, they got the same precision, "attention to the details".
We also had two racers in the top 4 in the mens pro. Nat Ross took 3rd and just behind him Erie (Solo Goat) took 4th. What a showing! When you race for 24 hours, you need to be spot-on with your fit.
There is a lesson here: If you have a Wobble-Naught CAD fit, stick to it! It can make a difference for you, as it has for so many!
Congrats REBA!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Talk about a Pro! Tina Pic takes her 5th USA Cycling Criterium Championship!
This gal can sprint!
Tina Pic (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) collected her fifth national title in six years, while Daniel Holloway (VMG Racing) picked up his first on Saturday at the Elite USA Cycling Criterium Championship in the Chicago, suburb of Downers Grove.
What a run!
Tina Pic (Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home) collected her fifth national title in six years, while Daniel Holloway (VMG Racing) picked up his first on Saturday at the Elite USA Cycling Criterium Championship in the Chicago, suburb of Downers Grove.
What a run!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Jeremiah Bishop takes 2nd at Finals, Ends Season 3rd!
Again, what can we say about the results our pro men and women are showing? We can say that your fit can make or break your season. Only over the course of some time can one show what is possibly the very best fit. We call this a "TREND!" We can't claim anything, neither can the other fitting systems. However, we can go to the end of an all-out mountain bike war and show who is at the top!
Having results and success shows that Wobble-naught CAD and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish really makes a difference. There are a lot of ideas on how a bike should be set up. We take our ideas to the race and show the difference it makes over and over! We speak the truth, which is all we can do!
We have racers who experience our fit, and later they change it due to outside pressure and ideas. We have seen past US Champions pressured to do something different, they are looking for something more. This makes us sad after all the work we have done, only for them to fall short of their dreams.
Congratulations to all the racers who stayed with our CAD fit. You just had your best season to date! You know that the fit makes a difference! Results speak loud and clear!
Kabush thus claimed his third victory in the series, beating Horgan-Kobelski 900-832. Bishop wound up third with Wells and Barry Wicks (Kona-Les Gets) rounding out the podium.
2007 National Mountain Bike Series Finals
Cross country
Men
1. Geoff Kabush (Can), Maxxis, 1:38:20
2. Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen, 1:38:21
3. Adam Craig, Giant, 1:40:50
Want to make a difference in your performance.
Use our CAD and your game will never be the same!!!
Having results and success shows that Wobble-naught CAD and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish really makes a difference. There are a lot of ideas on how a bike should be set up. We take our ideas to the race and show the difference it makes over and over! We speak the truth, which is all we can do!
We have racers who experience our fit, and later they change it due to outside pressure and ideas. We have seen past US Champions pressured to do something different, they are looking for something more. This makes us sad after all the work we have done, only for them to fall short of their dreams.
Congratulations to all the racers who stayed with our CAD fit. You just had your best season to date! You know that the fit makes a difference! Results speak loud and clear!
Kabush thus claimed his third victory in the series, beating Horgan-Kobelski 900-832. Bishop wound up third with Wells and Barry Wicks (Kona-Les Gets) rounding out the podium.
2007 National Mountain Bike Series Finals
Cross country
Men
1. Geoff Kabush (Can), Maxxis, 1:38:20
2. Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen, 1:38:21
3. Adam Craig, Giant, 1:40:50
Want to make a difference in your performance.
Use our CAD and your game will never be the same!!!
Gould Makes History - Sweeps The 2007 Series!!!
Gould clinch ed the NMBS XC title!
August 11, 2007
Gould sweeps the series.
Georgia Gould sticking to our fit program, had a season that saw her spring to the top of American women's cross-country racing. Georgia Gould won the sixth and final round of the 2007 National Mountain Bike Series on Sunday in Snowmass, Colorado. In doing so, she became only the second woman in series history to sweep the series. Mountain biking great, Juli Furtado, owner of 26 NORBA cross-country wins, swept the old NORBA series in 1993.
Gould already had the overall locked up heading into the Snowmass finals. Still, the 27-year-old admitted the buzz surrounding her potentially flawless season brought some extra pressure to bear.
Gould took the series with a perfect 910 points, while Luna teammates Nash and Shonny Vanlandingham grabbed the second and third spots.
How can we ask for more? We had a history-making year for Georgia, and Shonny came in 3rd!
Check out Sundays Short Track Results. Georgia must have blinked her eye? Sue Butler has her best results yet!s
Lunas are bad to the bone!
Race 15 - August 12: Pro Women Short Track,
Results:
1. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens MTB Team 0.24.02
2. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 0.01 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
3. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 0.19
4. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 0.34 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
5. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.11
6. Zephanie Blasi (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 1.57
7. Lea Davison (USA) Trek/Vw 2.05 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
8. Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant MTB Team 2.24
9. Chloe Forsman (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 2.42
10. Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/Vw 2.51
11. Sue Butler (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale MTB Tm 2.52 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
What's in your game?
August 11, 2007
Gould sweeps the series.
Georgia Gould sticking to our fit program, had a season that saw her spring to the top of American women's cross-country racing. Georgia Gould won the sixth and final round of the 2007 National Mountain Bike Series on Sunday in Snowmass, Colorado. In doing so, she became only the second woman in series history to sweep the series. Mountain biking great, Juli Furtado, owner of 26 NORBA cross-country wins, swept the old NORBA series in 1993.
Gould already had the overall locked up heading into the Snowmass finals. Still, the 27-year-old admitted the buzz surrounding her potentially flawless season brought some extra pressure to bear.
Gould took the series with a perfect 910 points, while Luna teammates Nash and Shonny Vanlandingham grabbed the second and third spots.
How can we ask for more? We had a history-making year for Georgia, and Shonny came in 3rd!
Check out Sundays Short Track Results. Georgia must have blinked her eye? Sue Butler has her best results yet!s
Lunas are bad to the bone!
Race 15 - August 12: Pro Women Short Track,
Results:
1. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens MTB Team 0.24.02
2. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 0.01 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
3. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 0.19
4. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 0.34 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
5. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.11
6. Zephanie Blasi (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 1.57
7. Lea Davison (USA) Trek/Vw 2.05 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
8. Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant MTB Team 2.24
9. Chloe Forsman (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 2.42
10. Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/Vw 2.51
11. Sue Butler (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale MTB Tm 2.52 (Wobble-naught CAD & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish)
What's in your game?
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Nat Ross & Rebecca Rusch are 2007 National Ultra-Endurance Champs!
The final standings for the 2007 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance Calendar are as follows:
Men’s Individual Standings:
1. Nat Ross (Boulder, Colorado/Subaru-Gary Fisher) 130
2. Tinker Juarez (Downey, California/Cannondale) 90
3. Rob Lichtenwalner (Nazareth, Pennsylvania./Bare Naked-Cannondale) 90
4. Travis Brown (Durango, Colorado/Trek-FRS) 90
5. Chris Janiszewski (Gainesville, Flordia.) 65
Women’s Individual Standings:
1. Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho/Red Bull-Specialized) 160
2. Carey Lowery (Athens, Tennessee/Team Outdoor Store) 130
3. Monique Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii/Ergon Elsworth) 60
4. Lynn Stott (Boise, Idaho) 60
5. Christina Smith (Denton, Texas/Team Ortho-Sage Cycles) 40
Men’s Individual Standings:
1. Nat Ross (Boulder, Colorado/Subaru-Gary Fisher) 130
2. Tinker Juarez (Downey, California/Cannondale) 90
3. Rob Lichtenwalner (Nazareth, Pennsylvania./Bare Naked-Cannondale) 90
4. Travis Brown (Durango, Colorado/Trek-FRS) 90
5. Chris Janiszewski (Gainesville, Flordia.) 65
Women’s Individual Standings:
1. Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho/Red Bull-Specialized) 160
2. Carey Lowery (Athens, Tennessee/Team Outdoor Store) 130
3. Monique Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii/Ergon Elsworth) 60
4. Lynn Stott (Boise, Idaho) 60
5. Christina Smith (Denton, Texas/Team Ortho-Sage Cycles) 40
2007 UCI MTB Championship Team (4 Wobble-naught Nominations)
Nominations to 2007 MTB World Championship Team announced
Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 6, 2007)—USA Cycling announced today the 61 athletes that have been nominated to represent the United States at the upcoming 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, Sept. 3-9.
With only one year remaining until the Olympic Games in Beijing, American cross country athletes will square off against fellow 2008 hopefuls from across the globe in the only Olympic discipline of off-road cycling. Seven men and eight women have been nominated to the elite cross country squad.
Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant) received the only automatic nomination to the men’s team after winning the 2007 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships last month. He was joined by Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher), Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./GT-Hyundai) and Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va./Trek-VW) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish, who were nominated via coaches’ selection, as well as Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven), Barry Wicks (Corvallis, Ore./Kona) and Carl Decker (Bend, Ore./Giant), who received discretionary nominations.
On the women’s side, Willow Koerber (Ashville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven) were automatically nominated – Koerber by virtue of her two podium performances at UCI World Cup events this year in Switzerland and Canada, and McConneloug as the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Champion. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, CO./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho/Luna Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) were coaches’ selections. Sue Haywood (Davis, W. Va./Trek-VW), Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt./Trek-VW Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) and Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, CO./Luna Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) received discretionary nominations. Vanlandingham and Haywood both declined their nominations and will be replaced by Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, CO./Giant).
Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 6, 2007)—USA Cycling announced today the 61 athletes that have been nominated to represent the United States at the upcoming 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, Sept. 3-9.
With only one year remaining until the Olympic Games in Beijing, American cross country athletes will square off against fellow 2008 hopefuls from across the globe in the only Olympic discipline of off-road cycling. Seven men and eight women have been nominated to the elite cross country squad.
Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant) received the only automatic nomination to the men’s team after winning the 2007 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships last month. He was joined by Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher), Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./GT-Hyundai) and Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va./Trek-VW) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish, who were nominated via coaches’ selection, as well as Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven), Barry Wicks (Corvallis, Ore./Kona) and Carl Decker (Bend, Ore./Giant), who received discretionary nominations.
On the women’s side, Willow Koerber (Ashville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven) were automatically nominated – Koerber by virtue of her two podium performances at UCI World Cup events this year in Switzerland and Canada, and McConneloug as the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Champion. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, CO./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho/Luna Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) were coaches’ selections. Sue Haywood (Davis, W. Va./Trek-VW), Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt./Trek-VW Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) and Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, CO./Luna Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) received discretionary nominations. Vanlandingham and Haywood both declined their nominations and will be replaced by Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, CO./Giant).
Hanes Park Classic - Tina Pic is the "Sprint Queen".
Hanes Park Classic, Winston-Salem, NC August 5
Men's Top 10:
1. Ivan Dominguez, Toyota-United
2. Jeff Hopkins, Jittery Joe's
3. Klaber Ramos, Garneau-Crocs
4. Dominique Rollin, Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
5. Jeremiah Wiscovitch, Rock Racing
6. Ricardo Escuela, Successfulliving.com
7. Sebastian Haedo, Rock Racing 8. Anibal Borrajo, Rite Aid Pro Cycling
9. Uriel Rayo
10. Karl Menzies, Health Net-Maxxis
Women's Top 10:
1. Tina Pic, Colavita-Sutter Home Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Laura Van Gilder, Team Cheerwine
3. Katharine Carroll, Aaron's Corporate Furnishings
4. Gina Grain, Expresscopy.com
5. Kori Seehafer, TEAm Lipton Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
6. Erica Allar, Salamander Racing/Team Fuji
7. Lauren Franges, TEAm Lipton Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
Men's Top 10:
1. Ivan Dominguez, Toyota-United
2. Jeff Hopkins, Jittery Joe's
3. Klaber Ramos, Garneau-Crocs
4. Dominique Rollin, Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada
5. Jeremiah Wiscovitch, Rock Racing
6. Ricardo Escuela, Successfulliving.com
7. Sebastian Haedo, Rock Racing 8. Anibal Borrajo, Rite Aid Pro Cycling
9. Uriel Rayo
10. Karl Menzies, Health Net-Maxxis
Women's Top 10:
1. Tina Pic, Colavita-Sutter Home Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Laura Van Gilder, Team Cheerwine
3. Katharine Carroll, Aaron's Corporate Furnishings
4. Gina Grain, Expresscopy.com
5. Kori Seehafer, TEAm Lipton Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
6. Erica Allar, Salamander Racing/Team Fuji
7. Lauren Franges, TEAm Lipton Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
Monday, August 06, 2007
Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW) takes Wilderness 101!
Wilderness 101
State College, Pennsylvania, USA, August 4, 2007
Results
Jeremiah Bishop (Trek / VW) had a blazing fast victory at the Wilderness 101. If you have not been back east, you might be amazed how steep and twisty some of the roads are.
Bishop, fresh off last weekend's NMBS cross country win in Sugar Mt. NC, held off last year's NUE series winner, Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication), by just under six minutes in the 100 mile race.
Jeremiah looks to be back in form and finished in 6:52:07. Long-time endurance racer Tinker Juarez (Cannondale), Brandon Draugelis (Bear Naked Cannondale), and Sam Koerber (Pro Bikes), the brother of pro racer, Willow Koerber from Brevard, NC(Subaru / Gary Fisher), rounded out the top five.
I was just in Brevard, NC to attend the passing of my father, Thomas L. Coleman Sr. Brevard, North Carolina is where I grew up and I had not been there in 32 years. The town is not the same, but the steep mountains and rain remain! Ha! When it rains there, the streets look like streams and rivers! To keep from killing my shoes,I removed my leather Keen's and walked bare-footed in 3 inche deep water on the sidewalk to our car. "Tarheels". Brevard is known as "The land of waterfalls", from all the streams and the sky!
State College, Pennsylvania, USA, August 4, 2007
Results
Jeremiah Bishop (Trek / VW) had a blazing fast victory at the Wilderness 101. If you have not been back east, you might be amazed how steep and twisty some of the roads are.
Bishop, fresh off last weekend's NMBS cross country win in Sugar Mt. NC, held off last year's NUE series winner, Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication), by just under six minutes in the 100 mile race.
Jeremiah looks to be back in form and finished in 6:52:07. Long-time endurance racer Tinker Juarez (Cannondale), Brandon Draugelis (Bear Naked Cannondale), and Sam Koerber (Pro Bikes), the brother of pro racer, Willow Koerber from Brevard, NC(Subaru / Gary Fisher), rounded out the top five.
I was just in Brevard, NC to attend the passing of my father, Thomas L. Coleman Sr. Brevard, North Carolina is where I grew up and I had not been there in 32 years. The town is not the same, but the steep mountains and rain remain! Ha! When it rains there, the streets look like streams and rivers! To keep from killing my shoes,I removed my leather Keen's and walked bare-footed in 3 inche deep water on the sidewalk to our car. "Tarheels". Brevard is known as "The land of waterfalls", from all the streams and the sky!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Ross, Rusch, O'Dea do well at the 24 Hr of 9 Mile!
These are the fastest guys in the game! To place in the top five is huge, and we have two there!
24 Hour Men's Solo Championship
Field Size: 36
1. Chris Eatough
2. Nat Ross Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
3. Mark Hendershot 55nine / Kona Bicycles 4 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
24 Hour Women's Solo Championship:
1. Pua Sawicki
2. Rebecca Rusch Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
Nat and Eddie both use Wobble-naught for fitting their customers. Go see them if you want to be able to go the distance!
What's in your game?
24 Hour Men's Solo Championship
Field Size: 36
1. Chris Eatough
2. Nat Ross Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
3. Mark Hendershot 55nine / Kona Bicycles 4 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
24 Hour Women's Solo Championship:
1. Pua Sawicki
2. Rebecca Rusch Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
Nat and Eddie both use Wobble-naught for fitting their customers. Go see them if you want to be able to go the distance!
What's in your game?
Krisitn Armstrong "Victory", Yellow and Polka Dots In Altoona.
VanGilder takes finale; Armstrong takes the overall.
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) nailed down her victory of the yellow and polka dot jerseys for the second consecutive season, ahead of a very tough adversary, US national champion Mara Abbott (Webcor-Builder's). TEAm Lipton continued their podium super success with Kori Seehafer's third place.
Armstrong said: "Last night when we had our team meeting we had to decide whether we wanted to just protect the yellow jersey or if we wanted to go out there and race our bikes," Armstrong said while reflecting on the sunset year for her Olympic focused team. "We wanted to end this year and this season tough, to just have a really strong ending to a really great team."
"We raced aggressive all week to get the yellow jersey and so we didn't want to just sit in today. I think the terrain here can be really intimidating but everyone continued to race not only with strength but by being smart. So women's cycling seems to be moving in a good direction."
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) nailed down her victory of the yellow and polka dot jerseys for the second consecutive season, ahead of a very tough adversary, US national champion Mara Abbott (Webcor-Builder's). TEAm Lipton continued their podium super success with Kori Seehafer's third place.
Armstrong said: "Last night when we had our team meeting we had to decide whether we wanted to just protect the yellow jersey or if we wanted to go out there and race our bikes," Armstrong said while reflecting on the sunset year for her Olympic focused team. "We wanted to end this year and this season tough, to just have a really strong ending to a really great team."
"We raced aggressive all week to get the yellow jersey and so we didn't want to just sit in today. I think the terrain here can be really intimidating but everyone continued to race not only with strength but by being smart. So women's cycling seems to be moving in a good direction."
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sweet Sugar! Jeremiah Bishop and Georgia Gould both #1 in XC Sugar Mt. NC!
National Mountain Bike Series 6 (NMBS-AMBC) - 1
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, USA, July 27-29, 2007
Stage 7 - July 28: Pro Men Cross Country,
Results:
1. Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW 2.15.58 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 0.59
3. Adam Craig (USA) Giant 3.13
4. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.46
5. Barry Wicks (USA) Kona 5.45
6. Todd Wells (USA) Gt Bikes 7.03
National Mountain Bike Series 6 (NMBS-AMBC) - 1
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, USA, July 27-29, 2007
Stage 6 - July 28: Pro Women Cross Country,
"It feels good to still be riding fast," Gould said. "It's been a long season and some people thought that maybe I started the season out a little too hard - so it's good to see that my fitness is still there and I haven't burned myself out."
Results:
1. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 1.57.42 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.21
3. Catherine Pendrel (Can) Norco 2.56
4. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens MTB Team 4.19
5. Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Kenda/Seven Cycles 5.50
6. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 6.20
7. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 6.33 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
8. Lea Davison US Trek/VW 6.40 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
9. Susan Haywood (USA) Trek/VW 9.16
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, USA, July 27-29, 2007
Stage 7 - July 28: Pro Men Cross Country,
Results:
1. Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW 2.15.58 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 0.59
3. Adam Craig (USA) Giant 3.13
4. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.46
5. Barry Wicks (USA) Kona 5.45
6. Todd Wells (USA) Gt Bikes 7.03
National Mountain Bike Series 6 (NMBS-AMBC) - 1
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, USA, July 27-29, 2007
Stage 6 - July 28: Pro Women Cross Country,
"It feels good to still be riding fast," Gould said. "It's been a long season and some people thought that maybe I started the season out a little too hard - so it's good to see that my fitness is still there and I haven't burned myself out."
Results:
1. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 1.57.42 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.21
3. Catherine Pendrel (Can) Norco 2.56
4. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens MTB Team 4.19
5. Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Kenda/Seven Cycles 5.50
6. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 6.20
7. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 6.33 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
8. Lea Davison US Trek/VW 6.40 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
9. Susan Haywood (USA) Trek/VW 9.16
Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) takes over "Yellow Jersey".
Kristin Armstrong takes over the yellow. Kori Seehafer holds on to third!
"I really wanted to keep Kori in the yellow jersey today because I want other girls to have the opportunity to race their bikes," Armstrong said. "Today we knew it would come down to the typical climbers and so I needed to be on Mara. It was hard to figure out what the Webcor strategy would be, because they have such a strong team all together.
"I really wanted to keep Kori in the yellow jersey today because I want other girls to have the opportunity to race their bikes," Armstrong said. "Today we knew it would come down to the typical climbers and so I needed to be on Mara. It was hard to figure out what the Webcor strategy would be, because they have such a strong team all together.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Super Results at MTB CA. Nationals.
Racers to the north have good results. How cool is this! Steve Neal of Performance Devlopment, using our fitting services, has done his homework. Todd Herriott has also done a super job with Seamus McGrath. You can go to one of our fitters and get the best fit of your life!
Results
Elite Men:
1. Geoff Kabush (BC) Maxxis 1.58.52
2. Max Plaxton (BC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 0.22 Wobble-naught/Steve Neal Performance Development
3. Derek Zandstra (ON) 3 Rox Racing / Scott 1.33
4. Seamus McGrath (BC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 3.32 Wobble-naught/Herriott Sports Performance/Todd Herriott
5. Kris Sneddon (BC) Kona Les Gets 7.41
Elite Women:
1. Marie-Helene Premont (QC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 1.50.44
2. Catharine Pendrel (BC) Norco Factory Team 4.47
3. Kiara Bisaro (BC) Opus Bikes 6.41
4. Amanda Sin (ON) 3 Rox Racing 8.01
5. Wendy Simms (BC) Kona Les Gets 9.14
U23 Men:
1. Neal Kindree (BC) Kona/Les Gets Factory Team 2.07.54
2. Raphaël Gagné (QC) Équipe Quebec/Rocky Mtn Haywood 2.48
3. Daniel Sessford (YT) Team Yukon - Everti/Schwalbe 6.44
U23 Women:
1. Emily Batty (ON) Team R.A.C.E 2.12.59 Wobble-naught/Steve Neal Performance Development
2. Meghan Kindree (BC) Team Squamish 4.04
3. Catherine Vipond (ON) Team Trek Store 6.5 Wobble-naught /Steve Neal Performance Development
Hello Tom...
I see Canadian Results on your website... and that we took the win in U23...
This is true...Emily Batty is coached and fitted by me (Steve Neal)...so we did.
We also had 3rd in U23 women...3rd in Cadet Expert Women...4th in Junior Men
2 Elite Men top 7 and 3 in the top 15...
Steve Neal
Steve Neal Performance Development
Results
Elite Men:
1. Geoff Kabush (BC) Maxxis 1.58.52
2. Max Plaxton (BC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 0.22 Wobble-naught/Steve Neal Performance Development
3. Derek Zandstra (ON) 3 Rox Racing / Scott 1.33
4. Seamus McGrath (BC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 3.32 Wobble-naught/Herriott Sports Performance/Todd Herriott
5. Kris Sneddon (BC) Kona Les Gets 7.41
Elite Women:
1. Marie-Helene Premont (QC) Rocky Mountain / Haywood 1.50.44
2. Catharine Pendrel (BC) Norco Factory Team 4.47
3. Kiara Bisaro (BC) Opus Bikes 6.41
4. Amanda Sin (ON) 3 Rox Racing 8.01
5. Wendy Simms (BC) Kona Les Gets 9.14
U23 Men:
1. Neal Kindree (BC) Kona/Les Gets Factory Team 2.07.54
2. Raphaël Gagné (QC) Équipe Quebec/Rocky Mtn Haywood 2.48
3. Daniel Sessford (YT) Team Yukon - Everti/Schwalbe 6.44
U23 Women:
1. Emily Batty (ON) Team R.A.C.E 2.12.59 Wobble-naught/Steve Neal Performance Development
2. Meghan Kindree (BC) Team Squamish 4.04
3. Catherine Vipond (ON) Team Trek Store 6.5 Wobble-naught /Steve Neal Performance Development
Hello Tom...
I see Canadian Results on your website... and that we took the win in U23...
This is true...Emily Batty is coached and fitted by me (Steve Neal)...so we did.
We also had 3rd in U23 women...3rd in Cadet Expert Women...4th in Junior Men
2 Elite Men top 7 and 3 in the top 15...
Steve Neal
Steve Neal Performance Development
Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) takes first!
TEAm Lipton playing it smart!
Results
Pro Women:
1. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 3.16.02
2. Catherine Cheatley (Cherrwine)
3. Melissa Holt (Team expresscopy.com)
4. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home)
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
General Classification after Stage 5
Pro Women:
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 12.41.43
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's) 1.15
3. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 1.45
4. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 1.48
5. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine) 1.53
6. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home) 2.20
7. Kristin Sanders (Aaron's) 3.01
8. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 3.12
9. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders)
10. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
Team Classifications
Pro Women:
1. TEAm Lipton 37.19.57
2. UCI WPT Cheerwine 1.52
3. Colavita/ Sutter Home pre 2.45
4. Webcor Builders 2.57
5. Aaron's Corporate Furnish 3.53
Results
Pro Women:
1. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 3.16.02
2. Catherine Cheatley (Cherrwine)
3. Melissa Holt (Team expresscopy.com)
4. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home)
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
General Classification after Stage 5
Pro Women:
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 12.41.43
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's) 1.15
3. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 1.45
4. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 1.48
5. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine) 1.53
6. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home) 2.20
7. Kristin Sanders (Aaron's) 3.01
8. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 3.12
9. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders)
10. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
Team Classifications
Pro Women:
1. TEAm Lipton 37.19.57
2. UCI WPT Cheerwine 1.52
3. Colavita/ Sutter Home pre 2.45
4. Webcor Builders 2.57
5. Aaron's Corporate Furnish 3.53
Friday, July 27, 2007
Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) still in yellow after stage 4.
General Classification after stage 4
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 9.24.14
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's) 1.15
3. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 3.12
4. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
5. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders)
6. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
7. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 3.20
8. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton)
9. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine)
10. Alison Powers (Colavita/Sutter Home) 3.46
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 9.24.14
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's) 1.15
3. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 3.12
4. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
5. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders)
6. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
7. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 3.20
8. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton)
9. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine)
10. Alison Powers (Colavita/Sutter Home) 3.46
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Can you say "Navigators Train"
Navigators had them stacked up! Taking top 6 places!
Pro Men:
1. Ben Brooks (Navigators Insurance) 3.43.59 (41.34 km/h)
2. Glen Chadwick (Navigators Insurance)
3. Ben Day (Navigators Insurance)
4. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators Insurance)
5. Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance)
6. Matt Cooke (Navigators Insurance)
7. Michael Creed (Team Slipstream)
8. Craig Lewis (Team Slipstream)
9. Ian MacGregor (Team Slipstream)
10 .Peter Stetina (Team Slipstream)
Pro Men:
1. Ben Brooks (Navigators Insurance) 3.43.59 (41.34 km/h)
2. Glen Chadwick (Navigators Insurance)
3. Ben Day (Navigators Insurance)
4. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators Insurance)
5. Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance)
6. Matt Cooke (Navigators Insurance)
7. Michael Creed (Team Slipstream)
8. Craig Lewis (Team Slipstream)
9. Ian MacGregor (Team Slipstream)
10 .Peter Stetina (Team Slipstream)
Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) Takes Yellow!
International Tour de Toona
USA, July 23-29, 2007
Stage 3 - July 25: Galleria Mall - Logan Valley Mall, 154.3 km
Seehafer takes over yellow.
Kori had a wreck early in the season and had to get off the bike. She's back!
TEAm Lipton director Mike Tamayo noted his teams performance a perfectly executed plan. "We had a goal for today and we executed it," Tamayo said. "The girls took that plan and made it work the way they wanted it to. But, my hat also goes off to Colavita because they rode a great race, they took responsibility for having the leaders jersey, and did everything they could do. The best thing Powers could do was limit her losses, and that is what she did."
When you have a plan, you hold a better chance of reaching your goals. Kori had her fit "blue-print" done by Craig Upton and was on fire until she had a wreck! She broke a collar bone and it looks like it has healed. It's good for her, to come back as she has done!
TEAm Lipton also takes team GC.
Congrats Kori!
Results
Pro Women:
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 4.17.03 (36.02 km/h)
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's)
3. Rachel Heal (Webcor Builders) 1.42
4. Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/Sutter Home)
5. Lyne Bessette (Equpe du Qubec)
6. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine)
7. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 3.08
8. Stacy Marple (Team TIBCO)
9. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home)
USA, July 23-29, 2007
Stage 3 - July 25: Galleria Mall - Logan Valley Mall, 154.3 km
Seehafer takes over yellow.
Kori had a wreck early in the season and had to get off the bike. She's back!
TEAm Lipton director Mike Tamayo noted his teams performance a perfectly executed plan. "We had a goal for today and we executed it," Tamayo said. "The girls took that plan and made it work the way they wanted it to. But, my hat also goes off to Colavita because they rode a great race, they took responsibility for having the leaders jersey, and did everything they could do. The best thing Powers could do was limit her losses, and that is what she did."
When you have a plan, you hold a better chance of reaching your goals. Kori had her fit "blue-print" done by Craig Upton and was on fire until she had a wreck! She broke a collar bone and it looks like it has healed. It's good for her, to come back as she has done!
TEAm Lipton also takes team GC.
Congrats Kori!
Results
Pro Women:
1. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 4.17.03 (36.02 km/h)
2. Felicia Gomez (Aaron's)
3. Rachel Heal (Webcor Builders) 1.42
4. Dotsie Bausch (Colavita/Sutter Home)
5. Lyne Bessette (Equpe du Qubec)
6. Chrissy Ruiter (Cherrwine)
7. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 3.08
8. Stacy Marple (Team TIBCO)
9. Annette Bentler (Colavita/Sutter Home)
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wobble-naught's Essence!
To do well in anything, the key is discipline, to have a Fail-Safe sequence that allows you to repeat it again and again!
We are approached by professionals who say we need to add this or that to our fit. Why? We have not changed our sequence since the beginning back in 1999. We stick to our blue-print each and every time!
The essence of any discipline is a sequence that you have to do the same over and over. You can't change it!
If you keep trying to improve it by changing things all the time (e.g. using the fitter's mind), it would be art, each one being slightly different!
Our CAD allows you to commit to the conclusion! This allows you a better chance to make the very best pedal stroke, even if you pedal 5,000 times per hour!
There is no better fitting discipline!
We are approached by professionals who say we need to add this or that to our fit. Why? We have not changed our sequence since the beginning back in 1999. We stick to our blue-print each and every time!
The essence of any discipline is a sequence that you have to do the same over and over. You can't change it!
If you keep trying to improve it by changing things all the time (e.g. using the fitter's mind), it would be art, each one being slightly different!
Our CAD allows you to commit to the conclusion! This allows you a better chance to make the very best pedal stroke, even if you pedal 5,000 times per hour!
There is no better fitting discipline!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Jenn Halladay, Mom of 5 Takes Wells Fargo Crit!
The Wells Fargo Twilight Crit just had its 21st running in downtown Boise, ID. The event always sees thousands of spectators in a party atmosphere. It is one of Boise's signature sporting and social events.Idahoans show their best at the biggest race of the year. It's always nice to ride in front of a home crowd!
There was more than $20,000 in prize money, with money for every lap. Chris Berry who just started racing this year, at age 40, came in and got a Wobble-naught fit for both his road and new P3 TT. He won every crit in his Cat 3/Masters that he has raced. Tonight was no different!
In the women's pro race, strong teams were represented. We had Boise's Olympian, Kristin Armstrong TEAm Lipton, World Camp TT racing with no teammates and #1 Laura Van Gilder, top NCR crit points leader, with two teammates, one of them being from Boise. Kristin won the event last year, as she rode away from the field. This year Jenn took the show!
Jenn Halladay, Team Tamarack, is 35 years old and the mother of five children, came to talk to me Friday before the race. Jenn has used our Wobble-naught fit and the Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish and has been a good student! 2007 has had her best season to date! I took time to inform her of a few things, as well as some moves that might help to make a difference. It worked, as she out-sprinted and even lapped the field solo! A field of the very best racers in the world!
I also just talked to Kristin Saturday morning about how I thought Jenn's riding was very strong and how she might consider talking to her, seeing Kristin had no TEAmmates. I suspected the two would be a good match for the three Cheerwine racers.
Jenn went off the front and never looked back until the winner's circle. She out-sprinted everyone for the cash, including Armstrong and LauraVan Gilder. She used the plan we had talked about to ride away and lap the field to win!
Defending champion Kristin Armstrong used an impressive sprint on the final lap to push ahead of five other racers, taking a 2nd. The 2004 Olympian, who is fresh off another national championship in the time trial, will head to Pennsylvania for a stage race today. (Monday July 23rd)
In the end we had the top three placements: Jenn Halladay first place winner; Kristin Armstrong 2nd; and Sandborne from Portland, over the likes of Laura Van Gilder and teammates!
In the men's field, we had 103 pro men! The top guns from around the land came. Teams like A&F, and Toyota-United with Ivan Domiguez, who took first-place for $4,000 cash. Speeds hit 45 mph. Cuban Domiguez now lives in Los Angeles, and said he was impressed with the race. It was his first time racing in Idaho, and his first time to see 20,000+ fans come out for the event.
Our local guy, Remi McManus, and a long time user of Wobble-naught and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish, took 5th. Remi was 2001's U.S.A. Road Champion. Remi out-sprinted many to hang with the six-strung Toyota-United train. A very good showing in his home town.
Mark Hekman, Rich Haper, and Marco (Team A&F0, did well until Harper flatted at towards the end of the race, leaving Hekman to take 7th, maintaining his overall NCR #1 rank. The Toyota-United guys are super fast and they had there whole team here.
This was a world-class race, with action, drama, and fast paced thrills, from the first to the last race!
Wobble-naught had many in the winner's circle! Racers won in all events, except the pro mens, where Remi had a good showing placing 5th.
I also just talked to Kristin Saturday morning about how I thought Jenn's riding was very strong and how she might consider talking to her, seeing Kristin had no TEAmmates. I suspected the two would be a good match for the three Cheerwine racers.
Jenn went off the front and never looked back until the winner's circle. She out-sprinted everyone for the cash, including Armstrong and LauraVan Gilder. She used the plan we had talked about to ride away and lap the field to win!
Defending champion Kristin Armstrong used an impressive sprint on the final lap to push ahead of five other racers, taking a 2nd. The 2004 Olympian, who is fresh off another national championship in the time trial, will head to Pennsylvania for a stage race today. (Monday July 23rd)
In the end we had the top three placements: Jenn Halladay first place winner; Kristin Armstrong 2nd; and Sandborne from Portland, over the likes of Laura Van Gilder and teammates!
In the men's field, we had 103 pro men! The top guns from around the land came. Teams like A&F, and Toyota-United with Ivan Domiguez, who took first-place for $4,000 cash. Speeds hit 45 mph. Cuban Domiguez now lives in Los Angeles, and said he was impressed with the race. It was his first time racing in Idaho, and his first time to see 20,000+ fans come out for the event.
Our local guy, Remi McManus, and a long time user of Wobble-naught and Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish, took 5th. Remi was 2001's U.S.A. Road Champion. Remi out-sprinted many to hang with the six-strung Toyota-United train. A very good showing in his home town.
Mark Hekman, Rich Haper, and Marco (Team A&F0, did well until Harper flatted at towards the end of the race, leaving Hekman to take 7th, maintaining his overall NCR #1 rank. The Toyota-United guys are super fast and they had there whole team here.
This was a world-class race, with action, drama, and fast paced thrills, from the first to the last race!
Wobble-naught had many in the winner's circle! Racers won in all events, except the pro mens, where Remi had a good showing placing 5th.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen 2nd - Men's XC Nationals
2007 USA Cycling National Mountain-Bike Championships
July 22, 2007
Men's cross-country:
1. Adam Craig, Giant, 2:16:31
2. Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen, at 4:26
July 22, 2007
Men's cross-country:
1. Adam Craig, Giant, 2:16:31
2. Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen, at 4:26
Friday, July 20, 2007
Gould takes 2nd at USA XC Nations "Mud Fest" Dover, Vermont
Friday, July 20: Elite Women Cross Country
Georgia has already had a dream season! It would have been nice to see her defend the XC Nationals for the second year in a row, but this is racing, and taking a 2nd is still super!
McConneloug crowned cross country queen in a real mud race. Yesterday's rain, combined with today's occasional patches of sunshine, left the already challenging course spotted with vicious little sections of mud and rock, including a virtually un-rideable climb that had the entire field running up it!
An upbeat 2nd place, Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB), explained at the finish: "This course was really hard to get in any kind of rhythm - there's no real sustained climbs, so that was more the problem for me." Georgia has had an unreal season, as she is still ranked 4th in the World.
Instead of letting Gould and Koerber back into the race, McConneloug shut the door, thriving in the muddy single track that she would bubble about after the race - terrain which her fellow riders had very few positive things to say about.
Gould, having time in cyclocross, dropped Koerber when she ran a section that Koerber chose to ride, but McConneloug was too strong, leaving the lanky Luna sensation to settle for second.
Willow Koerber came in four minutes down, with her teammate, Heather Irmiger fourth, and Luna's Shonny Vanlandingham, rounding out the top five.
Results:
1. Mary McConneloug (Kenda / Seven)
2. Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfiah
3. Willow Koerber (Subaru / Gary Fisher)
4. Heather Irminger (Subaru / Gary Fisher)
5. Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
Georgia has already had a dream season! It would have been nice to see her defend the XC Nationals for the second year in a row, but this is racing, and taking a 2nd is still super!
McConneloug crowned cross country queen in a real mud race. Yesterday's rain, combined with today's occasional patches of sunshine, left the already challenging course spotted with vicious little sections of mud and rock, including a virtually un-rideable climb that had the entire field running up it!
An upbeat 2nd place, Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB), explained at the finish: "This course was really hard to get in any kind of rhythm - there's no real sustained climbs, so that was more the problem for me." Georgia has had an unreal season, as she is still ranked 4th in the World.
Instead of letting Gould and Koerber back into the race, McConneloug shut the door, thriving in the muddy single track that she would bubble about after the race - terrain which her fellow riders had very few positive things to say about.
Gould, having time in cyclocross, dropped Koerber when she ran a section that Koerber chose to ride, but McConneloug was too strong, leaving the lanky Luna sensation to settle for second.
Willow Koerber came in four minutes down, with her teammate, Heather Irmiger fourth, and Luna's Shonny Vanlandingham, rounding out the top five.
Results:
1. Mary McConneloug (Kenda / Seven)
2. Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfiah
3. Willow Koerber (Subaru / Gary Fisher)
4. Heather Irminger (Subaru / Gary Fisher)
5. Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
TEAm Lipton get 2nd & 6th at USA Road Championships!
Kristin just edged out by Webcor. Super results!
Elite Women:
1. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
2. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton)
3. Amber Neben (Buitenpoort/Flexpoint)
4. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders)
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
6. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton)
Elite Women:
1. Mara Abbott (Webcor Builders)
2. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton)
3. Amber Neben (Buitenpoort/Flexpoint)
4. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders)
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders)
6. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Phil Zajicek (Navigators) take GC & Team!
Teams 1:
Navigators Insurance 9.17.512
Toyota-United 0.183
Health Net presented by Maxxis 0.294
Successful Living.com P/B Parkpre 5
BMC Pro Cycling Team 0.326
Team Einstein's Cycling 3.387
Priority Health Bissell 3.58
Final General Classification:
Phil Zajicek (Navigators Insurance) 15.33.082
Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) 0.283
Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health Bissell) 0.514
Jeff Louder (Health Net presented by Maxxis) 1.265
Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) 1.426 Scott Moninger (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 2.107
Jonathan Garcia (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 2.508
Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net presented by Maxxis) 2.559
David Vitoria (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 10
Burke Swindlehurst (Toyota-United) 3.0711
Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living.com P/B Park) 3.37
Navigators Insurance 9.17.512
Toyota-United 0.183
Health Net presented by Maxxis 0.294
Successful Living.com P/B Parkpre 5
BMC Pro Cycling Team 0.326
Team Einstein's Cycling 3.387
Priority Health Bissell 3.58
Final General Classification:
Phil Zajicek (Navigators Insurance) 15.33.082
Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) 0.283
Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health Bissell) 0.514
Jeff Louder (Health Net presented by Maxxis) 1.265
Chris Wherry (Toyota-United) 1.426 Scott Moninger (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 2.107
Jonathan Garcia (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 2.508
Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net presented by Maxxis) 2.559
David Vitoria (BMC Pro Cycling Team) 10
Burke Swindlehurst (Toyota-United) 3.0711
Ricardo Escuela (Successful Living.com P/B Park) 3.37
Saturday, July 14, 2007
World Champ Armstrong defends Nat. TT Crown!
World Champion Armstrong defends national TT crown.
Reigning world champion, Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton), successfully defended her national title in the elite women's time trial on Friday, in the 2007 USA Cycling National Festival at Seven Springs, presented by California Giant, Berry Farms.
Armstrong, one of the United States top Olympic hopefuls for the 2008 Games in Beijing, recorded a time of 30 minutes, 47.08 seconds over the 24-kilometer course, to better second-place finisher Amber Neben (Flexpoint) by 50 seconds. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) placed third, 1:18 off the pace of the world champion.
Note how the rest of TEAm Lipton did! Wobble-naught fast! How do you measure success?
Results:
Elite women:
1. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 30.47
2. Amber Neben (Buitenpoort/Flexpoin) 0.50
3. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 1.18
4. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 1.51
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 1.55
6. Dotsie Bausch (Colavita-Sutter Home) 2.03
7. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders) 2.17
8. Laura Van Gilder (UCI WPTCheerwine) 2.17
9. Laura Igoe (Tom's Pro Bike) 2.21
10. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 2.24
11. Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 2.32
Reigning world champion, Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton), successfully defended her national title in the elite women's time trial on Friday, in the 2007 USA Cycling National Festival at Seven Springs, presented by California Giant, Berry Farms.
Armstrong, one of the United States top Olympic hopefuls for the 2008 Games in Beijing, recorded a time of 30 minutes, 47.08 seconds over the 24-kilometer course, to better second-place finisher Amber Neben (Flexpoint) by 50 seconds. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) placed third, 1:18 off the pace of the world champion.
Note how the rest of TEAm Lipton did! Wobble-naught fast! How do you measure success?
Results:
Elite women:
1. Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) 30.47
2. Amber Neben (Buitenpoort/Flexpoin) 0.50
3. Christine Thorburn (Webcor Builders) 1.18
4. Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) 1.51
5. Katheryn Curi (Webcor Builders) 1.55
6. Dotsie Bausch (Colavita-Sutter Home) 2.03
7. Amber Rais (Webcor Builders) 2.17
8. Laura Van Gilder (UCI WPTCheerwine) 2.17
9. Laura Igoe (Tom's Pro Bike) 2.21
10. Lauren Franges (TEAm Lipton) 2.24
11. Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton) 2.32
Georgia Gould ranked 4th in the world!
Gould, who is undefeated on the NMBS circuit, and who scored a career-best fifth-place finish at the World Cup No. 5 in St. Felicien, Quebecc on June 23, is ranked fourth in the world with 985 points.
The best racers in the world in road, tt, track, tri, and mtb work with us! When you want to be one of the best in the world, the small details make such a difference. Basic fitting will not get you to the top of your game!
To do what others are doing is only to match them, and then it's the "luck of the draw" who might place well or win!
Why would you want to trust someone's eye-balling, to place limits on what you might be able to do, and to risk not reaching your dreams?
See a dealer, if you want to take your game to another level.
The best racers in the world in road, tt, track, tri, and mtb work with us! When you want to be one of the best in the world, the small details make such a difference. Basic fitting will not get you to the top of your game!
To do what others are doing is only to match them, and then it's the "luck of the draw" who might place well or win!
Why would you want to trust someone's eye-balling, to place limits on what you might be able to do, and to risk not reaching your dreams?
See a dealer, if you want to take your game to another level.
Phil Zajicek (Navigators Ins.) takes TT Cascade.
Lets see, we are working with and supporting the fastest people in the game in the USA! Both the Navigators and TEAm Lipton are doing very well to nail home what we know as the best trend for bike setups.
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) takes USA National TT Championships and Phil Zajicek (Navigators) wins TT on the same day!
2007 Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic
Stage 3: Bend Research, Inc. - Skyliners Time Trial
1. Phil Zajicek, Navigators Insurance, 15 miles at 13:33
2. Ben Day, Navigators Insurance, at 0:01
3. Chris Baldwin, Toyota-United, at 0:30
4. Ian McKissick, BMC, at 0:52
5. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Priority Health-Bissell, same time
6. Glen Chadwick, Navigators Insurance, at 0:53
7. Jonathan Garcia, BMC, at 0:56
8. Ryder Hesjedal, Health Net, at 0:57
9. Chris Wherry, Toyota-United, at 0:58
10. Jeff Louder, Health Net, at 1:02
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) takes USA National TT Championships and Phil Zajicek (Navigators) wins TT on the same day!
2007 Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic
Stage 3: Bend Research, Inc. - Skyliners Time Trial
1. Phil Zajicek, Navigators Insurance, 15 miles at 13:33
2. Ben Day, Navigators Insurance, at 0:01
3. Chris Baldwin, Toyota-United, at 0:30
4. Ian McKissick, BMC, at 0:52
5. Ben Jacques-Maynes, Priority Health-Bissell, same time
6. Glen Chadwick, Navigators Insurance, at 0:53
7. Jonathan Garcia, BMC, at 0:56
8. Ryder Hesjedal, Health Net, at 0:57
9. Chris Wherry, Toyota-United, at 0:58
10. Jeff Louder, Health Net, at 1:02
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Applegate/McCauley take USA Elite Mixed Tandem!
Andy Applegate has yet more stars and strips to add to his many.
Elite Mixed Tandem 30km
1. Applegate/McCauley (Abercrombie & Fitch/BMW-Bianchi) 31.15
Elite Mixed Tandem 30km
1. Applegate/McCauley (Abercrombie & Fitch/BMW-Bianchi) 31.15
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Ryder Hesjedal wins his first Nationals TT in Beauce, Quebec!
Beauce, Canada, July 5-11, 2007
Stage 5 - July 9: Elite/U23 Individual Time Trial
Hesjedal wins the time trial. Ryder was fitted by our man Todd, and he even used him on the website.
Herriott Sports Performance
Todd Herriott
911 Western ave. ste 506
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 646 206-3349
todd@herriottsportsperformance.com
Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria won the time trial race on Monday at Tim Horton's Road Nationals cycling competition held in St-Georges de Beauce, Quebec. In the men's event, Hesjedal completed the 40 kilometer route in 52 minutes and 44.16 seconds.
"After finishing third two years ago and second last year, all I wanted was to win," said Hesjedal, savoring his first career national time trial title.
Results:
Elite men - 40 km
1. Ryder Hesjedal (BC) Health Net/Maxxis 52.44 Wobble-naught fitted
2. Svein Tuft (BC) Symmetrics 0.38
3. Zach Bell (BC) Symmetrics 2.00
4. Eric Wohlberg (ON) Symmetrics 2.07
5. Greg Reain (ON) Calyon / Litespeed 2.43
6. Dominique Rollin (QC) KodakGallery p/b Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling 2.44
7. Andrew Randell (ON) Symmetrics 2.47
8. François Parisien (QC) Slipstream 2.53
9. Mathieu Toulouse (QC) Eva-Devinci 2.58
10. Ryan Roth (ON) Kelly Benefit 3.19
Stage 5 - July 9: Elite/U23 Individual Time Trial
Hesjedal wins the time trial. Ryder was fitted by our man Todd, and he even used him on the website.
Herriott Sports Performance
Todd Herriott
911 Western ave. ste 506
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 646 206-3349
todd@herriottsportsperformance.com
Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria won the time trial race on Monday at Tim Horton's Road Nationals cycling competition held in St-Georges de Beauce, Quebec. In the men's event, Hesjedal completed the 40 kilometer route in 52 minutes and 44.16 seconds.
"After finishing third two years ago and second last year, all I wanted was to win," said Hesjedal, savoring his first career national time trial title.
Results:
Elite men - 40 km
1. Ryder Hesjedal (BC) Health Net/Maxxis 52.44 Wobble-naught fitted
2. Svein Tuft (BC) Symmetrics 0.38
3. Zach Bell (BC) Symmetrics 2.00
4. Eric Wohlberg (ON) Symmetrics 2.07
5. Greg Reain (ON) Calyon / Litespeed 2.43
6. Dominique Rollin (QC) KodakGallery p/b Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling 2.44
7. Andrew Randell (ON) Symmetrics 2.47
8. François Parisien (QC) Slipstream 2.53
9. Mathieu Toulouse (QC) Eva-Devinci 2.58
10. Ryan Roth (ON) Kelly Benefit 3.19
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Shonny Vanlandingham claims marathon titles in Breckenridge
After being off the bike due to sickness, Vanlandingham claims marathon titles in Breckenridge, CO.
Shonny is a high altitude racer. She really can go the distance in this kind of terrain. It's good to see her take a liking to the 12 hour races.
Great Job Shonny!
Shonny is a high altitude racer. She really can go the distance in this kind of terrain. It's good to see her take a liking to the 12 hour races.
Great Job Shonny!
Monday, July 02, 2007
Seamus McGrath (Can) is Canada's Top Racer at World Cup!
It wasn't too long ago when Seamus got his new fit. Results speak louder than hype!
For those who don't understand, to place in the top 20 at a World Cup race is very good. The world is a very big place! That means you don't start at the front unless you have the points.
Results:
1. Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea 2.07.05
2. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team 1.18
3. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Cannondale-Vredestein 1.55
4. Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team 2.50
5. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Cannondale-Vredestein 3.00
6. Nino Schurter (Swi) Swisspower MTB Team 4.37
7. Balz Weber (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Tui 4.41
8. Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) MBC Bochum 4.53
9. Lado Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International 5.15
10. Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team 5.39
11. Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale-Vredestein 5.55
12. Florian Vogel (Swi) Swisspower MTB Team 6.03
13. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Versluys-Landbouwkrediet 6.06
14. Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International 6.16
15. Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized 6.32
16. Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea 6.41
17. Christoph Soukup (Aut) Fuji 6.52
18. Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 7.04
For those who don't understand, to place in the top 20 at a World Cup race is very good. The world is a very big place! That means you don't start at the front unless you have the points.
Results:
1. Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea 2.07.05
2. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Spa) Multivan Merida Biking Team 1.18
3. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Cannondale-Vredestein 1.55
4. Ralph Naef (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team 2.50
5. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Cannondale-Vredestein 3.00
6. Nino Schurter (Swi) Swisspower MTB Team 4.37
7. Balz Weber (Swi) Bikepark.Ch Tui 4.41
8. Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) MBC Bochum 4.53
9. Lado Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International 5.15
10. Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team 5.39
11. Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale-Vredestein 5.55
12. Florian Vogel (Swi) Swisspower MTB Team 6.03
13. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Versluys-Landbouwkrediet 6.06
14. Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International 6.16
15. Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized 6.32
16. Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Spa) Orbea 6.41
17. Christoph Soukup (Aut) Fuji 6.52
18. Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 7.04
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Georgia Gould takes 5th in WC and ranked World Cup Top Five!
MTB World Cup XC #5 - CDM
St Félicien, Quebec, Canada, July 1, 2007
Race 1 - July 1: Women Cross Country, 33.6km
Russian Irina Kalentyeva (Topeak Ergon) won her second consecutive World Cup on Sunday in St. Félicien, Canada. She finished one minute ahead of local favorite, Canadian Marie-Helene Premont, of Rocky Mountain Haywood. Kalentyeva won the last round the previous weekend in Mont Sainte Anne.
Sabine Spitz (Ghost International) took third place ahead of two Americans: Willow Koerber (Subaru / Gary Fisher) made her second World cup podium appearance this year while Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB team) made her first appearance in the top five.
Georgia is getting faster each World Cup race. Super job by her, and by Willow Koerber, my hometown (Brevard, NC) native.
Results:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon 2.02.02
2. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 1.00
3. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing 3.15
4. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 3.24
5. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 3.33
Individual Women’s Rankings:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (RUS) 1,044
2. Ren Chengyuan (CHN) 967
3. Sabine Spitz (GER) 944
5. Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho) 845
St Félicien, Quebec, Canada, July 1, 2007
Race 1 - July 1: Women Cross Country, 33.6km
Russian Irina Kalentyeva (Topeak Ergon) won her second consecutive World Cup on Sunday in St. Félicien, Canada. She finished one minute ahead of local favorite, Canadian Marie-Helene Premont, of Rocky Mountain Haywood. Kalentyeva won the last round the previous weekend in Mont Sainte Anne.
Sabine Spitz (Ghost International) took third place ahead of two Americans: Willow Koerber (Subaru / Gary Fisher) made her second World cup podium appearance this year while Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB team) made her first appearance in the top five.
Georgia is getting faster each World Cup race. Super job by her, and by Willow Koerber, my hometown (Brevard, NC) native.
Results:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon 2.02.02
2. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 1.00
3. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing 3.15
4. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 3.24
5. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 3.33
Individual Women’s Rankings:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (RUS) 1,044
2. Ren Chengyuan (CHN) 967
3. Sabine Spitz (GER) 944
5. Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho) 845
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Rebecca Rusch Wins in North Carolina...Now off to France
Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfiosh user Rebecca Rusch Wins in North Carolina... Now she's off to France!
(The following note is from Rebecca and includes her post-race report from the June 23rd Cowbell Challenge in Charlotte, NC, and a pre-race teaser about the upcoming Mountain X Race, the old "Raid", in Savoie, France July 2nd-7th, where she'll be competing with an all women team.)
"The riding was a blast, and I focused on trying to be smooth and efficient. I steadily gained a few more minutes on her every lap. The last lap was a full dark-night lap and a total blast. I love racing at night, and it was especially fun and tricky on this tight course. I ended up finishing 11 laps in about 11 hrs 15 min. for a total of 110 miles. I was about 40 min ahead of the next female, and placed 5th in the men's division. This race was part of the USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Series, so the win allowed me to extend my current series leader points. There was also great prize money, a great vibe, and fantastic people at the race."
Rest... Repack... Repeat...
With so much to get done, its nice to not have to worry if you are getting the most of your bike setup!
(The following note is from Rebecca and includes her post-race report from the June 23rd Cowbell Challenge in Charlotte, NC, and a pre-race teaser about the upcoming Mountain X Race, the old "Raid", in Savoie, France July 2nd-7th, where she'll be competing with an all women team.)
"The riding was a blast, and I focused on trying to be smooth and efficient. I steadily gained a few more minutes on her every lap. The last lap was a full dark-night lap and a total blast. I love racing at night, and it was especially fun and tricky on this tight course. I ended up finishing 11 laps in about 11 hrs 15 min. for a total of 110 miles. I was about 40 min ahead of the next female, and placed 5th in the men's division. This race was part of the USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Series, so the win allowed me to extend my current series leader points. There was also great prize money, a great vibe, and fantastic people at the race."
Rest... Repack... Repeat...
With so much to get done, its nice to not have to worry if you are getting the most of your bike setup!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Stay in the Game!
Compared with most other sports, cycling has a very low injury rate per hour spent doing the activity. Perhaps it is due to it being a less weight-bearing sport compared to say running or other sports which carry your total weight.
For the record, you turn about 5,000 revs per hour. When just hanging a plum-line or eyeballing your alignment, any slight biomechanical flaw during any part of the revolution might be looked at as insignificant? Don't make this mistake!
You have to make good strokes, and you can't pedal in a passive way to save energy! Muscles contract, so a smooth early stroke is key, not a focus of up and down on the pedals!
You also must to have the correct line of pull, allowing the muscles to fire! Don't be a masher, your performance will suffer!
This mashing exhausts the muscles, and you use more glycogen! Your legs are like your heart, they need to beat and recover!
A bad alignment, once multiplied by 5,000, any misalignment, (e.g. wrong position of cleats), can lead to dysfunction, impaired performance, and pain! The ankles, knees, and hips have limited range of movements, so why guess?
Finally, think of a prolonged static fixed posture with the spine in flexion, this too can also increase the risk of injuries!
In a sport which requires such strenuous use of the legs, overuse or chronic overload can cause micro-traumatic problems to occur. Yes, they occur over a period of time, as when the forces are applied to a structure, (e.g., a knee tendon).
Overuse injuries can affect tendons, muscles, fascia, bursas, and even nerves!
There are some causes of overuse injuries in cyclists. We call it "going lame" like a horse! A horse doesn't put its horse shoes on! The blacksmith does, and they had better get it right or the horse will go lame! Training errors are very common causes, maybe the most common would be too many miles too soon, adding excessive hill or speed work, or too-big of gears!
Knee pain is the most common problem in cycling; a saddle too high or low, too far forward or backward, cranks too long, cranks too close together or too far apart, cleat position, bent pedal axle, or bad cleat float. These would all cause knee pain.
We know that leg-length discrepancies are very common. We also know that it only takes as little as 3 millimeters from a wider pelvis placing the knees further apart, which stresses the outside of the knee. Add to that excessive foot pronation, which is associated with medial (inside) knee pain causing a internal twist of the shinbone (tibia). This causes the foot to twist inward which in turn causes unbalanced muscles, leading to mis-tracking of the many different kneecaps.
What's in your game?
For the record, you turn about 5,000 revs per hour. When just hanging a plum-line or eyeballing your alignment, any slight biomechanical flaw during any part of the revolution might be looked at as insignificant? Don't make this mistake!
You have to make good strokes, and you can't pedal in a passive way to save energy! Muscles contract, so a smooth early stroke is key, not a focus of up and down on the pedals!
You also must to have the correct line of pull, allowing the muscles to fire! Don't be a masher, your performance will suffer!
This mashing exhausts the muscles, and you use more glycogen! Your legs are like your heart, they need to beat and recover!
A bad alignment, once multiplied by 5,000, any misalignment, (e.g. wrong position of cleats), can lead to dysfunction, impaired performance, and pain! The ankles, knees, and hips have limited range of movements, so why guess?
Finally, think of a prolonged static fixed posture with the spine in flexion, this too can also increase the risk of injuries!
In a sport which requires such strenuous use of the legs, overuse or chronic overload can cause micro-traumatic problems to occur. Yes, they occur over a period of time, as when the forces are applied to a structure, (e.g., a knee tendon).
Overuse injuries can affect tendons, muscles, fascia, bursas, and even nerves!
There are some causes of overuse injuries in cyclists. We call it "going lame" like a horse! A horse doesn't put its horse shoes on! The blacksmith does, and they had better get it right or the horse will go lame! Training errors are very common causes, maybe the most common would be too many miles too soon, adding excessive hill or speed work, or too-big of gears!
Knee pain is the most common problem in cycling; a saddle too high or low, too far forward or backward, cranks too long, cranks too close together or too far apart, cleat position, bent pedal axle, or bad cleat float. These would all cause knee pain.
We know that leg-length discrepancies are very common. We also know that it only takes as little as 3 millimeters from a wider pelvis placing the knees further apart, which stresses the outside of the knee. Add to that excessive foot pronation, which is associated with medial (inside) knee pain causing a internal twist of the shinbone (tibia). This causes the foot to twist inward which in turn causes unbalanced muscles, leading to mis-tracking of the many different kneecaps.
What's in your game?
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Tour of Ohio- Hekman A&F finishes in yellow!
Tour of Ohio - NE
Ohio, USA, June 19-, 2007
Main Page Results Overall standings Previous Stage
Stage 6 - June 24:
Hekman finishes in yellow.
The Tour of Ohio ended on Stage 6 as the event began - with a sprint victory by Marco Aledia. The Abercrombie and Fitch rider won the race with the green sprinters jersey on his shoulders, just 30 laps after ensuring that he would keep the tunic for good.
Aledia's Abercrombie and Fitch team was determined from the outset to keep the race together in order to protect the overall lead of Mark Hekman, and also to cement Aledia's lead in the sprint competition.
In the first half of the race, A&F was gobbling up breakaways with autonomic precision, but as the attacks continued relentlessly, the squad switched gears and began placing its teammates in moves as dead weight.
After much yelling and gesticulation by Hekman, who was isolated at the front of the peleton with two laps to go, A&F mustered the energy to snuff another challenge to its grip on the race one last time and brought Minturn back into the fold.
The bell lap provided the sight of the yellow jersey giving a leadout to the green jersey for the win. Aledia was motivated by the effort of his team leader, who leads the 2007 USA Crits Championship Series standings, saying: "When you have the best criterium rider in America leading you out, you have to rise to the call." Aledia beat a hard charging Steve Scholzen (IS Corp) by half a wheel to take the victory.
Results:
1. Marco Aledia (A&F)
2. Steve Scholzen (IS Corp)
3. Jaime Gandara (Colovita/New Mexico)
Final General Classification:
1. Mark Hekman (A&F)
2. Dewey Dickey (Mercy/Specialized)
3. Josh England (A&F)
Ohio, USA, June 19-, 2007
Main Page Results Overall standings Previous Stage
Stage 6 - June 24:
Hekman finishes in yellow.
The Tour of Ohio ended on Stage 6 as the event began - with a sprint victory by Marco Aledia. The Abercrombie and Fitch rider won the race with the green sprinters jersey on his shoulders, just 30 laps after ensuring that he would keep the tunic for good.
Aledia's Abercrombie and Fitch team was determined from the outset to keep the race together in order to protect the overall lead of Mark Hekman, and also to cement Aledia's lead in the sprint competition.
In the first half of the race, A&F was gobbling up breakaways with autonomic precision, but as the attacks continued relentlessly, the squad switched gears and began placing its teammates in moves as dead weight.
After much yelling and gesticulation by Hekman, who was isolated at the front of the peleton with two laps to go, A&F mustered the energy to snuff another challenge to its grip on the race one last time and brought Minturn back into the fold.
The bell lap provided the sight of the yellow jersey giving a leadout to the green jersey for the win. Aledia was motivated by the effort of his team leader, who leads the 2007 USA Crits Championship Series standings, saying: "When you have the best criterium rider in America leading you out, you have to rise to the call." Aledia beat a hard charging Steve Scholzen (IS Corp) by half a wheel to take the victory.
Results:
1. Marco Aledia (A&F)
2. Steve Scholzen (IS Corp)
3. Jaime Gandara (Colovita/New Mexico)
Final General Classification:
1. Mark Hekman (A&F)
2. Dewey Dickey (Mercy/Specialized)
3. Josh England (A&F)
TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstong takes Nature Valley GP!
TEAm Lipton does their duties and takes TEAm overall. Kristin takes stage 5 and the GC.
When the women hit the first circuit, Kristin Armstrong relieved her team of its duties and took over the race, churning up Mainstreet Hill. A cruel climb with three steep ramps, the last being 300 meters long, at a 14 percent grade.
At the top, Armstrong already gapped the field by 20 seconds. Three laps later she'd put nearly a minute on second-place Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine) and third-place Shelley Olds (PROMAN). It was a clear statement: The race leader after Friday's time trial is the most powerful cyclist in the domestic women's field by an order of magnitude.
"It was pretty subdued," said Olds about the 77-mile approach. "But when we got to this hill, it was all Kristin. You could only sit there and watch."
Armstrong sealed her win on this stage of last year as well.
"It always hurts, you just dig as deep as you can," she said.
Nature Valley Grand Prix - NE
Minnesota, USA, June 20-24, 2007
Pro women:
1. Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 3.52.13 (28.275 km/h)
2. Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders 0.39
3. Felicia Gomez (Can) Aaron's Pro Cycling Team
4. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light
5. Kristin Sanders (USA) Aaron's Pro Cycling Team
6. Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders
7. Kori Seehafer (USA) TEAm Lipton 1.01
8. Lauren Franges (USA) TEAm Lipton
When the women hit the first circuit, Kristin Armstrong relieved her team of its duties and took over the race, churning up Mainstreet Hill. A cruel climb with three steep ramps, the last being 300 meters long, at a 14 percent grade.
At the top, Armstrong already gapped the field by 20 seconds. Three laps later she'd put nearly a minute on second-place Catherine Cheatley (Cheerwine) and third-place Shelley Olds (PROMAN). It was a clear statement: The race leader after Friday's time trial is the most powerful cyclist in the domestic women's field by an order of magnitude.
"It was pretty subdued," said Olds about the 77-mile approach. "But when we got to this hill, it was all Kristin. You could only sit there and watch."
Armstrong sealed her win on this stage of last year as well.
"It always hurts, you just dig as deep as you can," she said.
Nature Valley Grand Prix - NE
Minnesota, USA, June 20-24, 2007
Pro women:
1. Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 3.52.13 (28.275 km/h)
2. Rachel Heal (GBr) Webcor Builders 0.39
3. Felicia Gomez (Can) Aaron's Pro Cycling Team
4. Alex Wrubleski (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light
5. Kristin Sanders (USA) Aaron's Pro Cycling Team
6. Mara Abbott (USA) Webcor Builders
7. Kori Seehafer (USA) TEAm Lipton 1.01
8. Lauren Franges (USA) TEAm Lipton
Georgia Gould (Luna) takes 6th in World Cup!
MTB World Cup XC #4 & DH #3
Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada, June 22-24, 2007
Results:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak 1.39.00
2. Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China 0.10
3. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racin 0.24
4. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 0.46
5. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica 1.00
6. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 1.39
Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada, June 22-24, 2007
Results:
1. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak 1.39.00
2. Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China 0.10
3. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racin 0.24
4. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rocky Mountain Haywood 0.46
5. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica 1.00
6. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 1.39
Friday, June 22, 2007
A&F Mark Hekman Sprints into Yellow!
Tour of Ohio - NE
Ohio, USA, June 19-, 2007
Stage 4 - June 22: 45 miles
Mark Hekman (Abercrombie and Fitch) won his first stage in the Tour of Ohio. Mark traded green for yellow. Hekman showed a clean set of wheels while winning the fourth stage of the tour in Worthington taking the yellow jersey of the overall leader in the process.
The fourth stage took place as a 1.2-mile circuit on the tree-lined streets of Worthington. The riders were greeted throughout the race by large crowds and several lawn parties around the circuit.
A&F were determined to make sure that the race ended in a field sprint. . Hekman is one of the best criterium racers in the country, as well as New Zealand's Josh England, and especially Marco Aledia, who raced on the streets he grew up on.
The men in white had big ideas, knowing a win for Hekman would give him a 20 second time bonus and would take the yellow jersey off the back of Dewey Dickey (Mercy/Specialized Racing). A&F did its level best to keep the race together, thus there no riders were able to seize more than a 15-second gap.
Hekman, using our bike setup, predictably rose to the call and rewarded his team's hard work for his first stage win in the Tour of Ohio. Dickey, despite closely marking Hekman throughout the race, was unable to match Hekman's final flight to the finish up the final hill.
Results:
1. Mark Hekman (A & F) 1.25.00
2. Erik Tomlison (Team Turin/ Barker + Nester)
3. David Richter (Italia Pasta/ Transport Belmire)
4. Matt Winstead (Juris MorePartnerIncome.com)
5. Tom Soladay (Kelly Benefits)
6. Jason Maom (Mercy Cycling)
7. Josh England (A & F)
8. Jamie Gandara Jr. (Colavita/ New Mexico)
9. Steven Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team)
10. Ryan Knapp (Team Alderfer Bergen)
Ohio, USA, June 19-, 2007
Stage 4 - June 22: 45 miles
Mark Hekman (Abercrombie and Fitch) won his first stage in the Tour of Ohio. Mark traded green for yellow. Hekman showed a clean set of wheels while winning the fourth stage of the tour in Worthington taking the yellow jersey of the overall leader in the process.
The fourth stage took place as a 1.2-mile circuit on the tree-lined streets of Worthington. The riders were greeted throughout the race by large crowds and several lawn parties around the circuit.
A&F were determined to make sure that the race ended in a field sprint. . Hekman is one of the best criterium racers in the country, as well as New Zealand's Josh England, and especially Marco Aledia, who raced on the streets he grew up on.
The men in white had big ideas, knowing a win for Hekman would give him a 20 second time bonus and would take the yellow jersey off the back of Dewey Dickey (Mercy/Specialized Racing). A&F did its level best to keep the race together, thus there no riders were able to seize more than a 15-second gap.
Hekman, using our bike setup, predictably rose to the call and rewarded his team's hard work for his first stage win in the Tour of Ohio. Dickey, despite closely marking Hekman throughout the race, was unable to match Hekman's final flight to the finish up the final hill.
Results:
1. Mark Hekman (A & F) 1.25.00
2. Erik Tomlison (Team Turin/ Barker + Nester)
3. David Richter (Italia Pasta/ Transport Belmire)
4. Matt Winstead (Juris MorePartnerIncome.com)
5. Tom Soladay (Kelly Benefits)
6. Jason Maom (Mercy Cycling)
7. Josh England (A & F)
8. Jamie Gandara Jr. (Colavita/ New Mexico)
9. Steven Scholzen (IS Corp Cycling Team)
10. Ryan Knapp (Team Alderfer Bergen)
TEAm Lipton's Armstrong only 0.21 back for GC.
Pro women:
1. Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine 3.47.07
2. Shelley Olds (USA) PROMAN/Paradigm 0.11
3. Teresa Moriarty (USA) Flanders/MBRC 0.15
4. Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 0.21
1. Catherine Cheatley (NZl) Cheerwine 3.47.07
2. Shelley Olds (USA) PROMAN/Paradigm 0.11
3. Teresa Moriarty (USA) Flanders/MBRC 0.15
4. Kristin Armstrong (USA) TEAm Lipton 0.21
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Tour of Ohio = A&F takes control w/ a One-Two!
Ohio, USA, June 19-, 2007
Main Page Results Overall standings Next Stage
Stage 1 - June 19: Criterium, 40 miles
A&F takes control on opening stage
Abercrombie and Fitch asserted control over the first stage of the Tour of Ohio with Marco Aledia and Mark Hekman delivering a one-two sweep. The opening stage began with 127 starters lining up on a narrow eight-corner whirling dervish criterium course.
Main Page Results Overall standings Next Stage
Stage 1 - June 19: Criterium, 40 miles
A&F takes control on opening stage
Abercrombie and Fitch asserted control over the first stage of the Tour of Ohio with Marco Aledia and Mark Hekman delivering a one-two sweep. The opening stage began with 127 starters lining up on a narrow eight-corner whirling dervish criterium course.
Kristin Armstrong flexes her muscles! Crits are not her thing, racers best look out!
Kristin Armstrong, under a sultry and threatening summer sky, held the turf for the first half hour in the women's field. She dominated in what is widely considered the most competitive women's stage race on the domestic calendar.
At 2007 Nature Valley Grand Prix, TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong is letting them know she is there to race!
Women:
1. Catherine Cheatley, Cheerwine, 1:00:13
2. Shelley Olds, PROMAN/Paradigm, at 0:05
3. Teresa Moriarty, Flanders/MBRC, at 0:09
4. Stacy Marple, Team Tibco, at 0:15
5. Leigh Hobson, Cheerwine
6. Kristin Armstrong, TEAm Lipton
At 2007 Nature Valley Grand Prix, TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong is letting them know she is there to race!
Women:
1. Catherine Cheatley, Cheerwine, 1:00:13
2. Shelley Olds, PROMAN/Paradigm, at 0:05
3. Teresa Moriarty, Flanders/MBRC, at 0:09
4. Stacy Marple, Team Tibco, at 0:15
5. Leigh Hobson, Cheerwine
6. Kristin Armstrong, TEAm Lipton
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
It's Called a War, Not a 3,043 Mile Race "RAAM". Bever Cr.-Catlin Team 2nd Win in a Row!
You have to be tough as nails to do one of these races. The body has to be right or you drop out! A total of 3,043 miles on a bike. That means this team has 6,086 miles for two wins! That also means crossing 12 states and cranking up more than 110,000 feet of climbing. I suspect this is a good place to know what bike fit works best?
You know that NORBA has a short track race! Crits are not much longer! What would you call this? Now you understand why many of the racers call this a "WAR".
Nat Ross and friends do it again for the second year in a row! They had an average of 21.99 mph! Go out and keep that pace for a few hours and you will get the idea!
Nat has the laser advantage and knows how to keep the bikes where they need to be!
Go see him at Golden, CO if you want to get your bike dialed!
Four Person Teams (all):
Beaver Creek - Catlin Team
1. Beaver Creek - Catlin Team 3042.8 5.18.22 (21.99 mph) Finish 06/18 11:50 21.9
You know that NORBA has a short track race! Crits are not much longer! What would you call this? Now you understand why many of the racers call this a "WAR".
Nat Ross and friends do it again for the second year in a row! They had an average of 21.99 mph! Go out and keep that pace for a few hours and you will get the idea!
Nat has the laser advantage and knows how to keep the bikes where they need to be!
Go see him at Golden, CO if you want to get your bike dialed!
Four Person Teams (all):
Beaver Creek - Catlin Team
1. Beaver Creek - Catlin Team 3042.8 5.18.22 (21.99 mph) Finish 06/18 11:50 21.9
Monday, June 18, 2007
NORBA Short Track - Deer Valley, UT
Race 5 - June 17: Short Track
Luna posted the strongest team results at Deer Valley. They are all sharing the spoils! There seems to be enough pie to go around for Nash, Gould, Vanlandingham.
In the women's race Katerina Nash, Georgia Gould and Shonny Vanlandingham again put the Luna team at the top, with Nash taking line honors in 23.45, less than one second ahead of Georgia Gould's 23.46. Vanlandingham finished comfortably in third place with a time of 24.13. Heather Irmiger and Willow Koerber took fourth and fifth, for the Subary-Gary Fisher team.
Georgia & Shonny still have their eye on the Games!
Pro women
1 Katerina Nash (Luna)
2 Georgia Gould (Luna) Wobble-naught & sEMG/Dartfish
3 Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna) Wobble-naught & sEMG/Dartfish
4 Heather Irmiger (Subary-Gary Fisher)
Luna posted the strongest team results at Deer Valley. They are all sharing the spoils! There seems to be enough pie to go around for Nash, Gould, Vanlandingham.
In the women's race Katerina Nash, Georgia Gould and Shonny Vanlandingham again put the Luna team at the top, with Nash taking line honors in 23.45, less than one second ahead of Georgia Gould's 23.46. Vanlandingham finished comfortably in third place with a time of 24.13. Heather Irmiger and Willow Koerber took fourth and fifth, for the Subary-Gary Fisher team.
Georgia & Shonny still have their eye on the Games!
Pro women
1 Katerina Nash (Luna)
2 Georgia Gould (Luna) Wobble-naught & sEMG/Dartfish
3 Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna) Wobble-naught & sEMG/Dartfish
4 Heather Irmiger (Subary-Gary Fisher)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
NORBA Results = Gould #1, Vanlandingham #2, Bishop #3
Georgia Gould scored a convincing cross-country victory on the fifth round of the 2007 National Mountain Bike Series. She won every major mtb race in North and South America. She has her eyes focused on going to China. I would hate to have to race this young lady. Even her teammates have to deal with her super strong performances.
The Luna force took top placements, going 1,2,3.
Bishop also had a good race. This is just what he needed to get on track. It looks like he is back after that bad wreck which almost tore off his face last fall. This guy is tough! Some wrecks don't go away for a long time, and many pros never come back after the bad ones!
Deer Valley/Park City, Utah, USA, June 15-17, 2007
June 16: Cross Country
Pro women
1 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb 1.51.49 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 2.38 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
3 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens Mtb Team 3.30
4 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.27
5 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Titus 7.32
Results
Pro men
1 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 8.19.03
2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 39.04
3 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/Vw 2.20.06 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
4 Carl Decker (USA) Giant 7.32.58
5 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona 8.00.06
The Luna force took top placements, going 1,2,3.
Bishop also had a good race. This is just what he needed to get on track. It looks like he is back after that bad wreck which almost tore off his face last fall. This guy is tough! Some wrecks don't go away for a long time, and many pros never come back after the bad ones!
Deer Valley/Park City, Utah, USA, June 15-17, 2007
June 16: Cross Country
Pro women
1 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb 1.51.49 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
2 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 2.38 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
3 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens Mtb Team 3.30
4 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.27
5 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Titus 7.32
Results
Pro men
1 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 8.19.03
2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 39.04
3 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/Vw 2.20.06 Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish
4 Carl Decker (USA) Giant 7.32.58
5 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona 8.00.06
Saturday, June 16, 2007
#5 NORBA today at Deer Valley, UT.
Georgia Gould (Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish) holds perfect points over 2nd points leader Shonny Vanlandingham (Wobble-naught & Myo-facts sEMG/Dartfish).
Georgia won all the NORBA events, but Shonny is well known for racing in high country. Shonny won Deer Valley last year! So this is going to be good! Don't you just love this game!
We are very pleased to work with these two top Luna racers. It's too bad that they both can't be on top, but that is what makes it racing! It's great fun to watch how it all unfolds!
Park City, Utah, USA, June 15-17, 2007
Georgia won all the NORBA events, but Shonny is well known for racing in high country. Shonny won Deer Valley last year! So this is going to be good! Don't you just love this game!
We are very pleased to work with these two top Luna racers. It's too bad that they both can't be on top, but that is what makes it racing! It's great fun to watch how it all unfolds!
Park City, Utah, USA, June 15-17, 2007
Navigators makes it 4 in a row! "Results, Results, Results, Results"
Results:
1. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance 1.24.10 (42.772 km/h)
2. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team
3. Keven Lacombe (Can) Volkswagen Trek
4. David O'loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
5. Martin Gilbert (Can) Québec
6. Cody O'rielly (USA) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team
7. Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance
8. David Pell (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team
9. Juan Pablo Magallanes Arawda (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 0.04
10. Charles Dionne (Can) Québec
1. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance 1.24.10 (42.772 km/h)
2. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team
3. Keven Lacombe (Can) Volkswagen Trek
4. David O'loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
5. Martin Gilbert (Can) Québec
6. Cody O'rielly (USA) Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team
7. Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance
8. David Pell (Aus) Savings And Loans Cycling Team
9. Juan Pablo Magallanes Arawda (Mex) Tecos Trek Vh 0.04
10. Charles Dionne (Can) Québec
Friday, June 15, 2007
Beaver Creek - Catlin take RAAM lead!
Four Person Male Beaver Creek starting to flex their muscles into the 3043 miles of racing.
Position - Rider/Team # - Name TS
1. 425 - Beaver Creek - Catlin Team 27 1496.8 1546.0 06/15 13:35 2 days 20:07 68:07:00 21.97 20.63
2. 406 - Team Psycho 27 1496.8 1546.0 06/15 14:00 2 days 20:33 68:33:00 21.84 21.04
3. 411 - Team Strong Heart 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:10 2 days 20:41 68:41:00 18.86 22.45
4. 407 - Team VMG Cycling 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:17 2 days 20:51 68:51:00 18.81 20.55
5. 410 - Team Gs - Logistik Austria 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:20 2 days 20:51 68:51:00 18.81 21.04
6. 415 - Team N.U.B.S. 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 12:51 2 days 19:26 67:26:00 18.13 20.67
7. 418 - Team Endeavor 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:06 2 days 19:42 67:42:00 18.06 18.04
8. 417 - Team Sixty Going Hard 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:17 2 days 20:05 68:05:00 17.96 19.71
9. 405 - Hoosiers 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:51 2 days 20:39 68:39:00 17.81 19.71
10. 400 - Team Donate Life - Race 4 Life 21 1173.1 1869.7 06/15 14:36 2 days 21:19 69:19:00 16.92 17.58
11. 402 - Team Burns & Trauma 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 11:06 2 days 17:51 65:51:00 16.73
12. 408 - Shannon's Soldiers for CTF Research Team 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 11:45 2 days 18:29 66:29:00 16.57 16.90
13. 401 - Team Blazing Saddles 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 14:05 2 days 20:44 68:44:00 16.03 18.08
14. 413 - Vencendo Desafios Team Brazil 19 1037.1 2005.7 06/15 12:01 2 days 18:39 66:39:00 15.56 12.56
15. 409 - Team 2 Cure Huntingtons Disease 19 1037.1 2005.7 06/15 13:11 2 days 19:47 67:47:00 15.30
16. 404 - Ari's Angels Team 17 931.7 2111.1 06/15 12:06 2 days 18:48 66:48:00 13.95 10.70
Position - Rider/Team # - Name TS
1. 425 - Beaver Creek - Catlin Team 27 1496.8 1546.0 06/15 13:35 2 days 20:07 68:07:00 21.97 20.63
2. 406 - Team Psycho 27 1496.8 1546.0 06/15 14:00 2 days 20:33 68:33:00 21.84 21.04
3. 411 - Team Strong Heart 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:10 2 days 20:41 68:41:00 18.86 22.45
4. 407 - Team VMG Cycling 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:17 2 days 20:51 68:51:00 18.81 20.55
5. 410 - Team Gs - Logistik Austria 23 1295.3 1747.5 06/15 14:20 2 days 20:51 68:51:00 18.81 21.04
6. 415 - Team N.U.B.S. 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 12:51 2 days 19:26 67:26:00 18.13 20.67
7. 418 - Team Endeavor 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:06 2 days 19:42 67:42:00 18.06 18.04
8. 417 - Team Sixty Going Hard 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:17 2 days 20:05 68:05:00 17.96 19.71
9. 405 - Hoosiers 22 1222.7 1820.1 06/15 13:51 2 days 20:39 68:39:00 17.81 19.71
10. 400 - Team Donate Life - Race 4 Life 21 1173.1 1869.7 06/15 14:36 2 days 21:19 69:19:00 16.92 17.58
11. 402 - Team Burns & Trauma 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 11:06 2 days 17:51 65:51:00 16.73
12. 408 - Shannon's Soldiers for CTF Research Team 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 11:45 2 days 18:29 66:29:00 16.57 16.90
13. 401 - Team Blazing Saddles 20 1101.9 1940.9 06/15 14:05 2 days 20:44 68:44:00 16.03 18.08
14. 413 - Vencendo Desafios Team Brazil 19 1037.1 2005.7 06/15 12:01 2 days 18:39 66:39:00 15.56 12.56
15. 409 - Team 2 Cure Huntingtons Disease 19 1037.1 2005.7 06/15 13:11 2 days 19:47 67:47:00 15.30
16. 404 - Ari's Angels Team 17 931.7 2111.1 06/15 12:06 2 days 18:48 66:48:00 13.95 10.70
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Navigators holds team lead, while Glen Chadwick does it again at Tour de Beauce, Can
The Navigators Insurance team are showing up to races almost every weekend and they are always placing someone in the top ten! Some will say that it is luck...
Chadwick does it again, and uphill! Two wins in two days! Many of his teammates placed in the top 10 as well. In racing, you hope for everthing to stay together on the bike. However, when you have the bike setup in the best way, it really shows. You don't have to worry if the bike is setup in order to get your best perfromance. You actually get to focus on the race!
We call it paying attention to the details of bike fitting. When we began Wobble-naught, we utilized lasers to make fits precise. The other fitting systems just began to copy us! In our minds, it meant they weren't the leaders in the business, but rather mass marketing outfits wanting a slice of the pie!
Then you have your 'majors' with their fitting ideas. Do they have the basic info? Yes. What about the details? "NAUGHT". They don't want to have to pay us for the years of R&D, or for CAD software, which are what makes the differences. Using the basic tools won't uncover your game. It's sad that so many retailers don't really care about how you ride, they only do the basics because they want your money!
It's all about "getting the money or selling their brand", and not about you, the motor, or "blue-printing" it. They will say anything and everything to support their ideas, which is why they will say that they can do what we do. Naught!
We came up with a new way of coaching your movements, and then some other outfitters attempted to copy us! We've had dealers use our systems for a few years, and then pull the plug, because they start thinking they can do it by eye! The bottom line is, they don't like to pay us for the software! So the real loss is to the customer! The dealer would make money, but they would also have to pay us for our CAD software.
Life is about choices! You can pay for someones eye-ball work or you can get the real deal! Just make sure you do your homework before accepting the 'pro' who just 'eye -balls' your fit! It is your body and even the smallest error can hurt you!
It's bitter sweet to be the benchmark of fitting! There are always going to be the nay-Sayers! We had five National Championships in 2001, and 25 in the last year! So if the 'copy-cats' are doing it right, then why are our riders all showing super trends?
How can anyone claim anything in this sport? One day, not so long ago, coaches said power meters didn't work? Now they are considered the norm. There are many who claim themselves as professionals, claiming they are 'in-the-know!' We've even watched some racers move away from our fit and their results fell quickly. Why?
The fact is, you can't claim anything, you can only show trends! Don't use a copy-cat, get the real deal, and take it to your race. Your PR's will come!
We take our fit to the races and let the "baby walk on its own two feet (pedals)." Ha!
Yet another trend! Glen Chadwick, (Navigators Insurance), wins Stage 2 after a great individual effort at the end of the race.
Chadwick does it again, and uphill! Two wins in two days! Many of his teammates placed in the top 10 as well. In racing, you hope for everthing to stay together on the bike. However, when you have the bike setup in the best way, it really shows. You don't have to worry if the bike is setup in order to get your best perfromance. You actually get to focus on the race!
We call it paying attention to the details of bike fitting. When we began Wobble-naught, we utilized lasers to make fits precise. The other fitting systems just began to copy us! In our minds, it meant they weren't the leaders in the business, but rather mass marketing outfits wanting a slice of the pie!
Then you have your 'majors' with their fitting ideas. Do they have the basic info? Yes. What about the details? "NAUGHT". They don't want to have to pay us for the years of R&D, or for CAD software, which are what makes the differences. Using the basic tools won't uncover your game. It's sad that so many retailers don't really care about how you ride, they only do the basics because they want your money!
It's all about "getting the money or selling their brand", and not about you, the motor, or "blue-printing" it. They will say anything and everything to support their ideas, which is why they will say that they can do what we do. Naught!
We came up with a new way of coaching your movements, and then some other outfitters attempted to copy us! We've had dealers use our systems for a few years, and then pull the plug, because they start thinking they can do it by eye! The bottom line is, they don't like to pay us for the software! So the real loss is to the customer! The dealer would make money, but they would also have to pay us for our CAD software.
Life is about choices! You can pay for someones eye-ball work or you can get the real deal! Just make sure you do your homework before accepting the 'pro' who just 'eye -balls' your fit! It is your body and even the smallest error can hurt you!
It's bitter sweet to be the benchmark of fitting! There are always going to be the nay-Sayers! We had five National Championships in 2001, and 25 in the last year! So if the 'copy-cats' are doing it right, then why are our riders all showing super trends?
How can anyone claim anything in this sport? One day, not so long ago, coaches said power meters didn't work? Now they are considered the norm. There are many who claim themselves as professionals, claiming they are 'in-the-know!' We've even watched some racers move away from our fit and their results fell quickly. Why?
The fact is, you can't claim anything, you can only show trends! Don't use a copy-cat, get the real deal, and take it to your race. Your PR's will come!
We take our fit to the races and let the "baby walk on its own two feet (pedals)." Ha!
Yet another trend! Glen Chadwick, (Navigators Insurance), wins Stage 2 after a great individual effort at the end of the race.
Monday, June 11, 2007
TEAM Lipton's Armstrong nearly sweeps mt. sprints!
Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton) won the best climber's prize.
She took the title: "Queen of the Mountain". Lemon Hill seemed to be her focus, so getting onto the right wheels for it was key.
With overcast skies and calm winds, the peloton, made much smaller than in recent years by a limit of 6 riders per team, stayed mostly together. So finding the right wheel was again key.
TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong nearly swept the mountain sprints, winning all four trips up the famed Manayunk wall, and all but one on the smaller Lemon Hill.
Armstrong used TEAm to perfection on each trip through the community of Manayunk, hitting the base of the climb on the front and powering all the way to the top, without giving up the lead.
Each time Armstrong led the field to the top of Manayunk wall, she pulled away a small group, who gained once, up to more than ten seconds on the bunch. However, the sprinters teams were interested in keeping things together.
In the end it was Ina taking her third win.
She took the title: "Queen of the Mountain". Lemon Hill seemed to be her focus, so getting onto the right wheels for it was key.
With overcast skies and calm winds, the peloton, made much smaller than in recent years by a limit of 6 riders per team, stayed mostly together. So finding the right wheel was again key.
TEAm Lipton's Kristin Armstrong nearly swept the mountain sprints, winning all four trips up the famed Manayunk wall, and all but one on the smaller Lemon Hill.
Armstrong used TEAm to perfection on each trip through the community of Manayunk, hitting the base of the climb on the front and powering all the way to the top, without giving up the lead.
Each time Armstrong led the field to the top of Manayunk wall, she pulled away a small group, who gained once, up to more than ten seconds on the bunch. However, the sprinters teams were interested in keeping things together.
In the end it was Ina taking her third win.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
MTB World Cup XC #3 & DH #2 - CDM
MTB World Cup XC #3 & DH #2 - CDM
Champéry, Switzerland, June 9-10, 2007
Main Page Results Next Race
Race 1 - June 9: Elite Women Cross Country
Georgia still running well. Takes 10th.
Margarita Fullana (Spiuk-Tau Ceramica) took over the lead in the 3rd World Cup cross country of the 2007 season in Champéry, Switzerland. On a course with both altitude and technical challenges, Fullana took over the front position on lap one and did not relenquish it.
Brief results:
1. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica 1.55.49
2. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon 0.19
3. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rock Mountain Haywood 1.10
4. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing Team 2.19
5. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.25
6. Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Tonis Pro Team Kirchberg 4.41
7. Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda Seven 5.32
8. Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb 5.44
9. Ivonne Kraft (Ger) La Carrera-BTS 6.08
10. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 6.17
Champéry, Switzerland, June 9-10, 2007
Main Page Results Next Race
Race 1 - June 9: Elite Women Cross Country
Georgia still running well. Takes 10th.
Margarita Fullana (Spiuk-Tau Ceramica) took over the lead in the 3rd World Cup cross country of the 2007 season in Champéry, Switzerland. On a course with both altitude and technical challenges, Fullana took over the front position on lap one and did not relenquish it.
Brief results:
1. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica 1.55.49
2. Irina Kalentyeva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon 0.19
3. Marie-Helene Premont (Can) Rock Mountain Haywood 1.10
4. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing Team 2.19
5. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 4.25
6. Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Tonis Pro Team Kirchberg 4.41
7. Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda Seven 5.32
8. Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb 5.44
9. Ivonne Kraft (Ger) La Carrera-BTS 6.08
10. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 6.17
Navigators go 3,4! Commerce Bank Triple Crown.
Results
Men:
1. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 2.48.54 (41.77 km/h)
2. Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Rite Aid
3. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance
4. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance
5. Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home
Men:
1. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 2.48.54 (41.77 km/h)
2. Alejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Rite Aid
3. Oleg Grishkin (Rus) Navigators Insurance
4. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance
5. Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita-Sutter Home
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
We hear that some think our fit is for racing only. Naught!
Too often people think they wouldn't want their bikes setup like the racers.
While haviing breakfast in Sun Valley, ID, it was said that the tt fit was a bit much! True, it is hard work to sit like that for a given time frame! However, it's what you must do if you want to go fast! You don't ski very fast simply standing up!
The fact is that the racer's want as much comfort as they can get and still be able to go hard! That is how they make a living, and they are on the bikes more hours than most!
We don't have a racer fit, but rather the focus is "stacking the bones", something that allows you to go hard when needed. This is a hard sport and yes mass marketing is attempting to get the average joe to simply ride a bike! They don't care how you ride, they just want to sell bikes! That is how they make money! Most bike retail stores don't have the time to fit you to the bike they sell. Sure, everyone wants a free setup when they buy a new bike! Let's eye-ball it and call it good!
There are fit systems and ideas that make you feel good about riding the bike! Do they stack your bones the correct way? Do they allow you to have improve performance?
Look at it this way! Not many can ski, carving their turns from the top of Baldy to its bottom at Warm Springs, in Ketchum, ID. The truth is that not many can ski most of the runs at Jackson Hole, WY.
So on one hand, rear entry ski boots made life easy for some! Did the boots stay on the market? Did those boots provide the needs of the non-novice to carve the runs from top to bottom at Baldy, ID or Jackson Hole, Wy? "Naught".
It took years before the rear-entry boot started to go away! Now most boots match a persons foot more closely, providing a better interface! You still have to learn how to use them! However, you have a better chance of skiing most runs! A ton of money was made by the industry! People will buy into anything! After all, the best ski boot retail store in town sales them!
We don't know too many people who can have their head stuck out from their body for 5 hours at a time without the muscles going away. It's just part of the sport! We also don't know too many people who can go hard with a passive bike setup! Most people can ride up to a certain speed, but can they hold it, or keep the pace?
What's the ever-ending story? What is it you want to do? The road is not the same as a mtb, nor is the mtb the same as a tt, or the tri the same as the tt.
Again, we can't claim anything!!! However we have a good trend on what works best for a given event! The only way we can test what we are doing, is by watch the results, is by racing!
We don't think anyone wants to do sports to do them poorly! What's the point in that? We also know that racers will not use anything that slows them down! They simply will not do it! Yes, some of them peak at different times of the year, and yes not one racer can win every race!
That is why it takes the course of an entire year or even the accumulation of years to watch the results! It might take years to learn how to pedal.
One thing is for sure: the "window of racing can be short", and if you want to guess on what works best, your window might be shut! Not too many can ride like a Ned Overland at the age of 51! Most don't have the time!
The rest of us have to work!
We are just pleased to get to work in the game!
While haviing breakfast in Sun Valley, ID, it was said that the tt fit was a bit much! True, it is hard work to sit like that for a given time frame! However, it's what you must do if you want to go fast! You don't ski very fast simply standing up!
The fact is that the racer's want as much comfort as they can get and still be able to go hard! That is how they make a living, and they are on the bikes more hours than most!
We don't have a racer fit, but rather the focus is "stacking the bones", something that allows you to go hard when needed. This is a hard sport and yes mass marketing is attempting to get the average joe to simply ride a bike! They don't care how you ride, they just want to sell bikes! That is how they make money! Most bike retail stores don't have the time to fit you to the bike they sell. Sure, everyone wants a free setup when they buy a new bike! Let's eye-ball it and call it good!
There are fit systems and ideas that make you feel good about riding the bike! Do they stack your bones the correct way? Do they allow you to have improve performance?
Look at it this way! Not many can ski, carving their turns from the top of Baldy to its bottom at Warm Springs, in Ketchum, ID. The truth is that not many can ski most of the runs at Jackson Hole, WY.
So on one hand, rear entry ski boots made life easy for some! Did the boots stay on the market? Did those boots provide the needs of the non-novice to carve the runs from top to bottom at Baldy, ID or Jackson Hole, Wy? "Naught".
It took years before the rear-entry boot started to go away! Now most boots match a persons foot more closely, providing a better interface! You still have to learn how to use them! However, you have a better chance of skiing most runs! A ton of money was made by the industry! People will buy into anything! After all, the best ski boot retail store in town sales them!
We don't know too many people who can have their head stuck out from their body for 5 hours at a time without the muscles going away. It's just part of the sport! We also don't know too many people who can go hard with a passive bike setup! Most people can ride up to a certain speed, but can they hold it, or keep the pace?
What's the ever-ending story? What is it you want to do? The road is not the same as a mtb, nor is the mtb the same as a tt, or the tri the same as the tt.
Again, we can't claim anything!!! However we have a good trend on what works best for a given event! The only way we can test what we are doing, is by watch the results, is by racing!
We don't think anyone wants to do sports to do them poorly! What's the point in that? We also know that racers will not use anything that slows them down! They simply will not do it! Yes, some of them peak at different times of the year, and yes not one racer can win every race!
That is why it takes the course of an entire year or even the accumulation of years to watch the results! It might take years to learn how to pedal.
One thing is for sure: the "window of racing can be short", and if you want to guess on what works best, your window might be shut! Not too many can ride like a Ned Overland at the age of 51! Most don't have the time!
The rest of us have to work!
We are just pleased to get to work in the game!
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