Friday, December 21, 2012

July Race Reports: More Podiums and another NC State Championship!


July is over and it brought some more great results from the team! Three weeks brought 3 podiums and a big win!
Caleb finished off a gutsy performance at the 100+ mile Pro/1/2 State Road Race Championships on July 15th with a terrific sprint for 3rd on the day! Caleb said DURING the race "I don't know how I'll do since I've never ridden or raced this far before." I think he did just fine.
Tim Jenkinson, our newly-upgraded Cat. 2, came close to dethroning a couple of pros in Asheville at the French Broad Cycling Challenge, eventually finishing a strong 4th overall! He inititated the winning break during the road race, finished second, and even after being victim to poor timing during the TT, hung strong in a hotly contested criterium on Sunday.
The following weekend, Evan Fader, recovered from his participation as one of only 6 amateur racers in the country to participate in the Nature Valley Pro Chase (http://www.naturevalleyprochase.com/The-Riders/2012Team/Evan_Fader) WON the NC Criterium Championships, keeping the team's state championship results going for 2 years in a row!
This month sees the team participate in North Carolina's Crossroads races series, as well at Chattnooga's Volkswagon Omnium before finishing off the season next month.
See race reports, pictures and more on our website: http://ashevillegrassrootscycling.wordpress.com/. And, stay tuned for more great results, thanks to our generous sponsors: Earth Fare, Industry Nine, Specialized provided by Cycle Sport Concepts, Highland Brewing, Blue Sky M.D., DNA, DeFeet, HD Coaching, PEAK 10, Omnium Bodyworks, and CarboRocket

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