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Tri-State Velo Cycling Team, Philadelphia, PA
Cindy Lakatosh: 2005 Junior Track nationals Cindy competes in 2005 Junior
Track Nationals.
Kathy Lakatosh, July 2005
Published: Jul 25, 2005
JR. TRACK NATIONALS / JULY 6-9, 2005 /
TREXLERTOWN, PA
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Cindy Lakatosh, 16, recently competed in
the Jr. National Track Championships which
were held in T-town on July 6-9. She
competed in five different events and won
or medaled in every one! She earned two
more national championship titles to add to
her collection and the stars and stripes jerseys and gold medals that went with it
for finishing first in two events, the Women 17-18 500 Meter Time Trial and the
Women 17-18 Sprints. She also earned two silver medals for her second place
finishes in the Keirin (which was a photo finish) and the Scratch Race (where she
won the field sprint). She even made a last minute decision to compete in the
Points Race and walked away with a bronze medal for finishing third! She started
off the week on a good note when she won the 500m time trial with a time that
beat the qualifying time standard for Jr. Worlds and earned her a spot on the
national team plus a guaranteed ticket to Vienna, Austria. She closed out the week
by qualifying for the sprints with the fastest time and then winning every sprint
ride enroute to the national title and gold medal. Cindy was the only eligible rider
to ride one of the published qualifying time standards during Jr. Nationals and
automatically qualify for the Jr. World Team. She is now a 9-time Jr. National
Champion and is extremely excited and anxious to have earned her first
opportunity to compete internationally against the best in the world at the Jr.
World Track Championships which will be held in Austria on August 7-10. Cindy
will attend a preparation training camp for the U.S. junior world team beginning
on July 23rd and will depart for Vienna on August 1st.
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1st Place - W17-18 500m Time Trial
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1st Place - W17-18 Sprint
2nd Place - W17-18 Keirin
2nd Place - W17-18 Scratch Race
3rd Place - W17-18 Points Race
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2005 Tri-State Velo Elite/Espoir Team Roster The Tri-State Velo Elite/Espoir
team is back for 2005.
Ron Ruggiero
Published: Mar 30, 2005
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The Tri-State Velo Elite/Espoir team is back for 2005. This year we are keeping
our core roster and bringing on a few more riders. The goal for 2005 remains the
same: to further develop young riders into competitive elite racers. The team will
focus on U-23 Nationals in Park City, Utah. In addition we plan to compete in
regional NRC and Pro, 1,2 events such as the Murrysville Road Race, the New York
City Invitational and the Univest Grand Prix.
Keep an eye out for the "abridged" squad at local races in the coming months.
Many of the riders will compete for their collegiate teams until late May and then
returning to the PA area. Chris Wilson took a semester off from school to race at
the Cycling Center in Belgium and will return after U-23 Nationals in July. (Keep an
eye out for his diaries on this site.)
We are proud to announce new sponsors for 2005. Bicycle Therapy (Philadelphia,
PA) has supplied the team with Bianchi frames, Giro helmets, Carnac shoes, and
Hutchinson tires. Returning sponsors are: Amoroso's Baking Company, Victory
Brewing, Valley Sports & Arthritis Surgeons, grants from the Pennsylvania Cycling
Association and Carpe Diem Promotions, Voler Team Apparel, and Tifosi Optics
sunglasses.
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Adrian Gerrits - 21 (new rider)
Glenn Murray - 21
Mark Nielson - 20
Jonathan Royal - 21
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Mike Koons (new rider)
Neal Stansbury
Ron Ruggiero
Attention all junior racers, learn how to qualify for the 2005 Junior PCT Grand
Prix and get to race on the same course as the pros do at this year's Wachovia US
Pro Race in Philadelphia, PA. The top 5 junior riders, age 18 and under, will
be selected from each qualifying event
Ron Ruggiero, March 2005
The Jr. PCT Grand Prix to take place during the
Wachovia USPRO Championship on June 6th 2005.
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The Jr. PCT Grand Prix is an invitational points race
of 20 junior male Cyclists boys, age 18 and under,
scheduled to take place during the Wachovia USPRO
Championship on June 5th 2005.
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The top 5 junior riders, age 18 and under, will be
selected from each qualifying event:
1. Fantastic Farmersville Junior 2 Day Omnium April 16-17, 2005 For more
information, contact director@redroseraces.com
2. Can-Am Junior Challenge May 21-22, 2005 For more information, contact
bobcary@skylandscycling.com
3. Daniel Harwi Memorial Sunday April 24, 2005 For more information, contact
johnlenart2003@yahoo.com
4. Wachovia Cycling Series Time Trial Saturday June 4, 2005 For more
information, contact tri-statevelo@verizon.com
Course: Benjamin Franklin Parkway - 3 _ Laps between Eakins Oval and Logan
Circle, using the Wachovia USPRO Championships Start/Finish area. Total race
distance: 5 miles
Time: The event will take place after the finish of the women¹s Wachovia Liberty
Classic and approximately on lap-6 of the men¹s Wachovia USPRO Championship
while the pros are out on the course.
Format: Points Race, sprint every lap scored 5 deep (3 sprints total) and 10 places
for a $1,000 value overall prize list. Sprint every lap scored 5 deep (3 sprints total,
for 7,5,3,2,1 points) 10 places overall.
Registration: Will be Sunday, June 5, 2005 from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at
22nd & The Benjamin Franklin Parkway...
For more information on the 2005 Junior PCT Grand Prix please contact: Ron
Ruggiero at 215-546-3273 or email at ronald.ruggiero4@verizon.net
Introducing the Bethel Spring Series For those of you in the New Jersey, New
York and Connecticut area or visiting the area don't miss out on some
exciting racing at the 2005 Bethel Spring Series.
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For those of you in the New Jersey, New
York and Connecticut area or visiting the
area don't miss out on some exciting
racing at the 2005 Bethel Spring Series.
This year a minimum of over $8,000 in
cash prize money will be up for grabs
along with significant cash primes and over $4,000 in merchandise primes. All for
pre-registration entry fees of $14 per day for the first race and $11 per day for
the second race (series discounts offered). Held in Bethel, Connecticut (located
minutes from Danbury) this will be the twelfth consecutive year of the Series.
Featuring six Sundays of competitive racing on a wonderful course the races held
will be:
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Ronde de Bethel - March 6, 2005
Ris van Bethel- March 13, 2005
Tour de Kirche - March 20, 2005
Bethel CDP Gold Race - April 3, 2005
Criterium de Bethel- April 10, 2005
Circuit de Francis J. Clarke - April 17, 2005
For those of you unfamiliar with the Series, here is a quick summary. Each day of
racing is a USCF Category D race with its own price money (minimum prize list
escalates throughout the Series). Separate races are held for Category 5, Category
4, Masters 40+, Women, Juniors, Categories 3 / 4 and Pro/1/2/3. Points towards
an overall Series Championship are earned by placing each week. Leaders jerseys
are handed out to the Overall Leader of each category weekly and the Series
Champion will keep the jersey at the end of the series. Additional prize money for
the Series Championship and trophies are awarded to the top three in each
category. For more information see www.carpediemracing.org
The Series is sponsored by an excellent group of sponsors that consist of Bethel
Cycle, Omnesys, Verge Sport, Carmichael Training Systems and PowerBar.
Tri-State Velo is one of the sponsoring clubs and the races are staged by Carpe
Diem Promotions, a supporting sponsor of the Tri-State Velo Junior/Espoir
programs.
So, for a change of pace in 2005 come on out and turn the pedals this year at the
Bethel Spring Series.
President's Letter to the Team, 2004 Fall/Winter I hope you enjoyed your
Thanksgiving and the approaching a holiday season finds you in good
spirits.
Ron Ruggiero, December 2004
Published: Dec 09, 2004
Dear TSV Member,
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I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and the approaching a holiday season finds
you in good spirits.
I have enclosed the 2005 TSV membership application and summer clothing order
form, which must be returned to me by January 9, 2005. This is when I need to
place the order for it to arrive in time for the spring racing season. (I wish there
was a way to stagger the winter and spring orders a bit more, but to meet our
optimal delivery dates of late December and early March, we have to have our
orders in by November and January, respectively.)
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2005
Clothing Update - The 2005 jersey features a completely new design and it looks
great! Working with Voler's designers, we have changed the long-standing Òrace
set-inÓ design to the more popular and better fitting ÒraglanÓ sleeve design. In
addition, Voler has agreed to shorten the jersey by several inches. These changes,
combined with those we made last year to the side panels and fade pattern, have
resulted in an attractive and eye-catching jersey that will fit you better, too.
The peloton shorts will feature the same variety of pad options that were offered
in the winter order, as well as having a wider sublimated area on the leg, which
means that all of the logosÑincluding some new onesÑwill be sublimated onto the
short itself. This solves the annoying problem of logos peeling off. Voler Team
Apparel is currently updating their website to reflect the new changes and styles
and should have it posted soon. Visit www.voler.com for more about clothing
specs and sizing information.
Sponsorship Update - I am pleased to announce that we will continue to have
great sponsorship for our junior, espoir men and senior women's programs and
membership at large. Our 2005 sponsors include:
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Amoroso's Baking Company (title sponsor)
Victory Brewing Co. (co-title sponsor)
Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons (associate sponsor)
Voler Team Apparel (associate sponsor)
Bicycle Therapy (our newest associate sponsor)
Carpe Diem Race Promotions (supporting sponsor)
Tifosi Optics (supporting sponsor)
Our club is very fortunate to have such terrific and consistent support from such
great sponsors. Amoroso's Baking Company's 11-year commitment to the sport of
bicycle racing is fabulous, and we are proud and honored to have their ongoing
support. Victory Brewing has realized solid value in remaining associated with our
amateur organization while keeping the Victory Women's Pro team going strong.
Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons and Carpe Diem Promotions continue to
provide direct support for our junior and espoir riders. And once again Voler Team
Apparel is sustaining our junior and espoir men's program, which would not be
possible without their support. Tifosi Optics will supply the espoir team with greatlooking glasses and offer terrific discounts to the general membership as well.
In addition, I am thrilled to welcome the newest member of our sponsor family,
Bicycle Therapy of Philadelphia. This high profile, professional bicycle shop has
offered top-quality equipment and excellent services for more than a decade.
They are very excited to partner with TSV in providing product support of our
espoir men's and women's elite teams. They will also offer our general
membership great deals on team helmets, shoes, bicycles and accessories, as well
as provide professional service and repairs throughout the training and racing
season.
We are currently working with Bicycle Therapy to finalize promotional, preseason team offers, which we make available in the coming weeks. In the
meantime, I encourage you to stop by or call the shop, introduce yourself and
learn more about their offerings. Club contact information is listed below:
Phone: 215-735-7849
Lee Rogers, owner, lee@bicycletherapy.com
Bryan VanArsdale, shop manager: bryan@bicycletherapy.com
Jose` Maldonado, sales manager: jose@bicycletherapy.com
Website: http://www.bicycletherapy.com
It has been my pleasure to lead this wonderful organization over the last ten years
and your enthusiasm and support keeps me motivated and going strong. Have a
wonderful holiday and a safe, healthy and happy New Year.
Again, please return your membership renewal and clothing order form by January
9, 2005.
Peace on earth,
Tri-State Velo Elite/Espoir 2005 Racing Schedule Racing schedule for next
season.
Mike Attie, December 2004
TSV Elite/Espoir Team - Tentative 2005 Schedule
4/9-4/10 Philadelphia 2-day Philadelphia, PA
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5/30 Tour of Sommerville (NRC) Somerville, NJ
6/3 Manayunk Wall Climb (Club Event) Philadelphia, PA
6/4 Lance Armstrong TT (Club Event) Philadelphia, PA
6/4 Blue Bell Circuit Race Blue Bell, PA
Mid-June Hills of Housatonic RR Southbury, CT
Early June (?) Tour of Ohio Ohio
6/21 Espoir Nationals TT Utah
6/22 Espoir Nationals RR
6/25 Espoir Nationals Crit Park City Utah
6/30-7/3 Fitchburg Stage Race (NRC) Fitchburg, MA
7/8-7/24 Superweek (NRC) Wisconsin
7/16 Faulkner Honda Crit (State Crit?) Harrisburg, PA
7/17 Allentown Sportsfest Criterium (Club Event) Allentown, PA
7/21-7/31 International Tour de Toona (NRC) Altoona, PA
7/30 GP Mt. Holly Mt. Holly, NJ
7/31 NYC Invitational (NRC) New York, NY
8/6-8/7 Tour of Christianna Christianna, PA
9/2-9/5 Green Mt. Stage Race Burlington, VT
9/17-9/18 Univest Grand Prix (NRC) Souderton, PA
Tri-State Velo Elite/Espoir Team Season Wrap-Up The TSV Elite/Espoir team is
well into the planning process for 2005.
The TSV Elite/Espoir team is well into the planning process for 2005. But before
we start posting new rosters and schedules I want to re-cap our 2004 season.
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2004 was the program's inaugural year. We started the season with a group of 19
and 20 year-old Category III and IV riders, some returning club members and a
few new recruits from other regions. By the end of the season nearly everyone had
upgraded to a II and competed in some regional and national Pro,1,2 events.
Team members racked up some great results, including ten victories and over
thirty top-ten finishes. One of the many season highlights included Jon Swain's
3rd place overall in the Cat. 3 race at the Fitchburg-Longsjo Stage Race. To
protect Jon's GC spot the team rode selflessly and in the process learned a lot
about team tactics. In his first Pro,1,2 road race, the Hills of Housatonic, Glenn
Murray finished 12th, in the money against a competitive field. Finally, after a
great 2004 season Chris Wilson has earned an invite to the Cycling Center in
Belgium for the spring of 2005 and a coaching scholarship from Carmichael
Training Systems. Keep an eye out this spring for Chris's diaries on the TSV web
site.
Everyone on the team has started their training programs for 2005 set up by Andy
Applegate of Ultrafit. I look forward to announcing the 2005 roster and schedule.
Enjoy your holidays and thanks for your support.
Tri State Velo Elite/Espoir Team Results
Mike Attie
20th - Hills of Housatonic Pro,1,2
10th - Philadelphia 2 day
14th - Memorial Hall Criterium
Tucker Brown
1st - Hellertown Criterium
1st - Faulkner Harrisburg Criterium
4th - BCRC Criterium
6th - Allentown Sportsfest Criterium
6th - Fitchburg-Longsjo TT
Doug Fagan
5th - SOYOCO Circuit Race
8th - Lemon Hill Criterium
4th - Main Event Criterium
7th - Unionvale Road Race
Mark Nielsen
12th - Bicycling Hall of Fame Criterium
Glenn Murray
18th - Collegiate Nationals Road Race
12th - Hills of Housatonic Pro,1,2
19th - Final GC - Tour of Tucson Stage Race - Cat. 2
Jon Royal
5th Place - Manayunk Wall Climb
10th Place - SOYOCO Circuit Race
Jon Swain
3rd Place Overall - Fitchburg-Longsjo Stage Race --2nd in Opening TT
10th - Hills of Housatonic - Cat. 3
4th - Snow Valley GP Bethesda
1st - Baltimore Bike Jam
11th Poolesville RR
6th - Hellertown Criterium
Chris Wilson
5th - Blue Bell Circuit Race
12th - Tour of Tucson
20th - Collegiate Nationals Criterium
16th - Collegiate Nationals Road Race
2004 Tri-State Velo Awards Fall Banquet Highlights On Sunday, November 7,
2004, Tri-State Velo held its annual awards banquet at Victory Brewing
Restaurant in Downingtown, PA.
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2004 Tri-State Velo Awards Fall Banquet
Highlights
On Sunday, November 7, 2004, Tri-State Velo held
its annual awards banquet at Victory Brewing
Restaurant in Downingtown, PA. In attendance
were over 75 TSV members, family and friends as
well as Victory Brewing co-owner Bill Covaleski.
Special guests included Victory Brewing's
professional women's team manager Mike Tamayo
and team members Lauren Franges and Kirsten
Robbins.
On a beautiful fall weekend, the celebratory atmosphere was charged with
anticipation to learn who would be this year's awardees. Opening remarks from
team president Ron Ruggiero were followed by the traditional invocation from
Spectrum's Cycles CEO and formidable 50+ teammate Tom Kellogg.
This year, the usual buffet style meal was replaced by an amazing sit-down style
meal that really proved a success by all reports. All through the evening, the
festivities were kept in a very light mood by the continues picking of door prizes
for everything from custom TSV team water bottles, Northwave swag to Victory Pro
team helmets. Ê
TSV president spoke about the 2004 season and thanked many of the TSV
members who made the year another smashing success. Most notable were TSV's
amazing sponsor family. Amoroso's Baking Co., Victory Brewing, Voler Team
Apparel, Valley Sports & Arthritis Surgeons, Tri-Altir USA and Carpe Diem Race
Promotions. The success of TSV in 2004 could not have been made possible
without the outstanding service of web mistress, Cassandra Ramirez, men's team
manager Mike Attie and women's team manager Maria Collazo.
It was during these remarks that a few of the more notable TSV members and
friends stunned the president into silence when they presented him with an
amazing Tag-Heuer F-1 engraved watch for his 10 years of service to TSV. The
usual non-stop talking TSV president really found it difficult to find the right
words to express his thanks but fumbled through his thanks to not only all the
presenters of Mike Tamayo, Maria Collazo, Tucker Brown and Steve Lehman but to
all the TSV members who really make his work rewarding and keep his
commitment to excellence year to year.
Then came the best part of the evening when the awards started. And they were as
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Outstanding Senior 4/5 Rider: Sarah Charlesworth
Outstanding Junior Male Rider: Taylor Brown
Outstanding Junior Female Rider: Cindy Lakatosh
Outstanding 40+ Rider: Kevin Kolodziejski
Outstanding 50+ Rider: Jim Weidner
Outstanding Senior Male Rider: Rich Klosinski
Outstanding Senior Male Rider: Tucker Brown
Outstanding Senior Female Rider: Cassandra Ramirez
Outstanding Track Rider: Julie Klinger
Outstanding Track Rider: Matt Diefenbach
"La Forza" Award: Cassandra Ramirez
2004 Rider of the Year: Kevin Kolodziejski
Ê Once again, the list of awardees showed how deep the team is that races week in
and week out and secures not only great results for these outstanding TSV
members but for the team as a whole that once again won 2004 PA BAR best team
for the 6th straight year.
It is with great pleasure that I report this event and thank everyone that makes our
amazing organization work year in and year out. I wish all of the TSV members,
family and friends a peaceful and safe off season and holiday time and of course
look forward to 2005.
Ron Ruggiero, President, December 2004
Mid-Atlantic Cyclocross Round 6 and 7 Saturday was Murphy's Law day. I'm
driving down to the race in South Jersey, get off the highway and the road
I need to go up is closed.
Lynda Maldonado, November 2004
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Mid-Atlantic
Cyclocross Round
6 and 7
11/20/04 and
11/21/2004
11/20/2004
Beacon Cyclocross
- Verge MidAtlantic CycloCross
Championship
Series#6, Crank
Brothers US Gran Prix CX #5
11/21/2004 Highland Park CycloCross - Final Round of the Crank Brothers
USGP and VERGE Mid-Atlantic Championship Round 7
The Importance of PSI
Saturday was Murphy's Law day. I'm driving down to the race in South Jersey, get
off the highway and the road I need to go up is closed. I dunno if you've ever been
to S. Jersey away from the coast but there is NOTHING there. I find a gas station
and ask directions, get back on the road and the directions are totally wrong, I hit
a dead end. Now I'm really lost and wasting time. I finally find some sort of
civilization where theres a supermarket and ask a woman for directions. This time
they're right and I get to the race. Its almost 9:30, my race is at 10. Of course I
can't get a parking space close to registration. So I quickly get changed get the
bike ready, get my number, pin it a registration, and get on the course for a pre-
ride. Go back to the car get a drink and then line up. My heart was pounding and
I'm shaky from all the stress. Race starts, its a full out sprint to the woods, I make
it in 3rd and the girl in the lead goes right instead of left, so me and the 2nd place
girl go into the tape with her. No harm done except 10 people have passed us. I
haul it back up to the leader and stay there until the barriers which are at a 90
degree turn. Did I mention this was hands down THE toughest course all season?
Not only did you have to run on a beach of deep sand and deal with a separate
long deep sand pit, they have amphitheatre type steps built into the side on a hill
that I swear were as high as my whole leg. After the barriers was a loose steep
descent back on to asphalt and I nail my rear tire on the lip which is partially
covered with dirt. I'm thinkin that was bad. So now I'm in 3rd but am right on the
2nd place girls wheel but I feel like I'm riding in molasses. I continue to loose
power and get passed until finally on the last lap I realize my rear tire is
completely flat. Fortunately I wasn't that far from the finish and ended up 5th. Talk
about a stressful day! But the good thing was that even for 5th place I got 3 boxes
of bars and a mini road pump! So talking to people after the race I realized I was
running my tire pressure way too low for that course. The majority of the course
was in the woods on hard packed dirt that was fast. I thought you pretty much
always ran at about 40 pounds, but some of the guys were running up to 60. Live
and learn. I made up for it on Sunday and won! That course was mostly flat and
pretty straight ahead but was getting muddier and torn up each lap. This time I
had my tire pressure at 50 psi and was much happier.
So after this weekend I think I've won the MAC Verge series for B woman even
without doing the last race. One of the A guys I know suggested that I do the elite
womens race in Virginia just to see what I'm in for next year. I think this is a good
idea but IÕm really nervous about it - it's a UCI race and they have all those crazy
pit rules that I really donÕt know anything about. Hopefully I wonÕt need to go to
the pit!
Hmmmm ... sand ... (Westra/Lower Allen Classic 2004 Verge Mid-Atlantic
Cyclocross Championship) Note to self: Don't follow the directions on any
flyer left on your car!
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Hmmmm ... sand ...
Westra/Lower Allen Classic 2004 Verge MidAtlantic Cyclocross Championship series UCI C2
event
11/6/04
Note to self: Don't follow the directions on any
flyer left on your car! Exit 240 does not exist on
the PA turnpike. I'm willing to overlook the
navigational stress since the course, although
challenging, was a lot of fun. It was much tighter
and twisty than the other courses I've done this
year and had 2 sand pits and a mulch pit with high
retainer bars on the way in and out. Hmm, sand.
This was new. Until now sand always equaled fun.
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The sand turned out to be not so bad. The first pit
was too deep to ride so you had to carry the bike, which I'd rather not do because
that means you have to get back on your bike while trying to look like you know
what you're doing. Then came the mulch pit, which wasn't so bad either because
some industrious person built the mulch up to the retainer so it was much easier
to get out. The second sand pit got packed down thanks to the C guys who went
off a minute before us. On the far side of the course was a very steep but rideable
hill. Boy did that hurt by the last lap! There were at least 15 women in my race
which is the biggest field so far. Seems the womens fields have been growing with
each race! So its 10:00 and off we go. I think I was 5th onto the grass and worked
my way up to the girl who was leading. After the run through the first sandpit it
took the lead and held it for the rest of the race and won! After the race I was
asked if I was sure this was my first season of cross. I assured them it was. I had
never even touched a cross bike til the end of this September. I didn't even know
you weren't supposed to have water bottle cages on the bike! I feel very fortunate
to experience this kind of success at my first try at something. It is certainly not
the norm for me!
Back for More 'Cross! With the success of last weekend I figured I'd better
do the next two races in the MAC series
Lynda Maldonado, October 2004
Published: Oct 29, 2004
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With the success of last weekend I figured I'd
better do the next two races in the MAC series to
make sure my 1st and 2nd place weren't just a
fluke. Maybe I've been training all road season to
peak for the weekend of October 16. Saturday's
race was in some very rich persons very large back
yard. The course was challenging with all kinds of
terrain Ð mud bogs, a nasty muddy run up, a
gravel pit, roots, hairpin turns and an off-camber
switchback descent. This was a UCI event so I
expected it to be tough. It was a fast start on
pavement and I think I was 3rd as we hit the grass.
I moved into second after the roots and was right on the leaders wheel as
approached the nasty muddy run up. I made it up first and took the lead, and that
was pretty much it. I kept the lead for the rest of the race, mixing in with some of
the C guys and won! It was really a challenging course and by the 4th lap I really
had to work hard to focus so that I didn't screw up some of the more difficult
rideable sections.
Sunday was deceptively hard especially after doing
Granogue. There weren't any bogs or really steep
run ups but the course was relentless with little
recovery. I was hoping that I recovered enough to
do well. I pulled away on the first lap and held the
lead for the entire race. I must admit my remounts
after the run up were pretty pitiful. I needed a
good lead if I was gonna screw them up so badly!
Anyway, with this win I got bombarded with the
Òso are you going to move up now?Ó question. If I
felt more comfortable with my skills I wouldn't
hesitate to say yes. I've got 2 weeks til the next
MAC weekend to decide, so hopefully I can figure
out how to get back on my bike while I'm
anaerobic and suffering like a dog during a race. Its so hard to simulate that kind
of suffering when you practice, so maybe I'll just have to embarrass myself in front
of lots of people during the elite race. At least doing the B race at 10am there
aren't as many people around!
Lynda's Cyclocross 101 I had always wanted to try cyclocross but something
always got in the way
Cyclocross 101
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I had always wanted to try cyclocross but
something always got in the way Ð I was either
burnt from the road season or just didn't have the
means to get a cross bike. Finally everything came
together and this was the year. I got my bike in
August but didn't even touch it until Univest was
over on September 18. The first race in the Mid
Atlantic Cross (MAC) series was October 16 so I
had less than a month to prepare. Fortunately
Philadelphia is a great place to learn cyclocross.
There are free cross clinics on Saturday mornings
and practice on Wednesday nights, both at the
Mann Music Center. The weekend after Univest I got on my brand new cross bike
for the first time and rode over to the Mann to try to figure out how its done.
Everyone there was really friendly, especially Karen Tourian, who didn't hesitate to
show me the basics while we waited for everyone to show up. The clinic went well
but I realized I had a lot of work to do. I was starting to panic, what had I gotten
myself into!
I can't get home from work in time to make it to Wednesday night practice so I
went to Gorgas Park near my house to work on my mounts and dismounts. Over
the next 2 weeks I went to the clinic and practiced on my own til I was literally
black and blue. That bike was really beating me up! Everything was sore. Again I
wondered, what have I done, I'm supposed to be relaxing after a long road season,
I've been racing since April!
The 16th was fast approaching. There was no
looking back now, I just had to go for it. The first
MAC race was in Delaware at a motor cross park.
The womens ÒBÓ race was at 10:00 and I was one
of the first ones there. I didn't know anyone and
didn't know what to do. Should I go warm up, am I
allowed on the course? Finally I saw Karen and she
was kind enough to let me warm up with her and
her coach, who coincidentally was the brother of a
friend of mine. Small world! Just pre-riding the
course spiked my heart rate so I figured that would
do for a warm up. The course was muddy with a lot
of off camber maneuvering. It was approaching
10:00 so we lined up on the small paved section of
the course. We would be sent off a minute after the ÒCÓ men. My race consisted
of five women and one junior. It was a furious dash on the paved section to the
first muddy turn. Everyone stayed together til the first run up, then it started to
break up. After the second run up I took the lead. I kept waiting for someone to
come up on me but they never did. Could I be winning this thing?! Didn't seem
possible. And boy, was this hard! My heart rate was pegged the whole time. Finally
the bell lap. No one seemed to be even close and I even picked off some of the
ÒCÓ men. The last lap really hurt, I was glad I only had to do 30 minutes. It really
gives you an appreciation of how strong and skilled the elite women are. I crossed
the line by myself in happy disbelief. Did I really just win? I know I heard the
bell . . . Its funny how in spite of all my practicing and fretting over my skills or
lack there of, that in a race situation, it turns into any which way you can. Fitness
really made up for my lack of skill.
On to Sunday and Nonesuch Farm in beautiful Bucks County. They have a lot of
cows at Nonesuch and we invaded their pasture. Consequently they left us many
ÒpresentsÓ. This course was also very muddy and had a really steep, muddy run
up followed by a really steep off camber twisty descent. I learned after yesterdays
romp in the mud that people use toe spikes and I really could've used them.
Sundays race had six women and the same junior, Nina Santiago, who is awesome!
She's only 15 and her skills kick butt! There was a little more back and forth this
time during the first lap. I was leading for a while and then was passed by Pam
Wahl after the run up in the 2nd lap. I had trouble remounting and shaking the
mud out of my cleats and she got a gap on me. I wasn't able to close it and took
second. But I can't complain. I really had no expectations going into this. I just
wanted to put off the monotony of winter training for as long as possible. So far
its been a great experience. The people involved are very supportive. The racing is
really hard but its also a lot of fun and gives you a great sense of accomplishment.
It would be nice to see some other TSVers out there. The mud washes off! J
Julie Klinger: 2004 U.S. Masters Track Champion! It's 6am and I'm standing in
line at Phila. Intl. Airport checking in for my flight to Colorado Springs and
my first Masters National Track Championship!
Julie Klinger, October 2004
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It's 6am and I'm standing in line at Phila. Intl.
Airport checking in for my flight to Colorado
Springs and my first Masters National Track
Championship! Hey the early morning flight is no
problem since I 've been reprogrammed to get up
at 4am for track sessions with Coach Lucy Tyler.
yeah, me up at 4am.hard to believe! Warming up
on rollers in the velodrome lot when it was too
dark to read the computer on my bike. So with two double bike boxes, a wheel
case, three suitcases, three backpacks and my two sons, Josh and Jordan in tow,
we arrived at Philly Intl. ready to rock! I had my USCF United Airlines vouchers
filled out and ready to go when I was informed by the airline representative that
my flight was not a United Airlines flight but it was a United Airline flight operated
by US Airways and I would have to pay $160 to fly my bikes to Colorado! After a
brief argument I realized I was wasting my breath and I was going to have to shell
out the $160 to get my bikes to Nationals. We arrived in Colorado Springs in time
to register, assemble my track bike and get on the track for a little track
familiarization ride. The track was very similar to T-town concrete surface, a little
steeper banking with tighter turns and longer straights. No locker rooms, shower
facilities, or concession stands (no beer!) like our beloved T-Town, and bleachers
on one side only, but a nice well-maintained track with a beautiful view of Pikes
Peak. Unfortunately, most of our racing days were interrupted by huge storms that
we watched creep over those mountains and engulf the track each afternoon.
Fortunately, the track dried quickly and the race officials did an excellent job
keeping the entire event on schedule
August 4, 2004
Day One
200m qualifiers and the 500m TT. I was up early,
got a good warm-up and headed to the track to
meet Matt Diefenbach and Anton Quist. We had a
brief opportunity to get in a few warm-up jumps
on a crowded track before the 200m qualifying
rounds began. The 200m age group was 40-49
with Annette Hanson and Christie Chalsworth, both
accomplished match sprinters in the mix. I rode a
tentative 13.something and qualified 8th to make
the match sprint rounds which would be held on
day three of the events. The afternoon session was
a goal event for me.the 500m time trial. The weather was threatening, with dark
clouds approaching and 20mph wind gusts. Not ideal race conditions unless you
were filming the sequel to "Twister". I half expected to see Dorothy and Toto fly by
as Matt informed me of the tailwind in the start. My sons, Josh and Jordan were
loading equipment in the car (you guys were AWESOME!) as the storm approached
and I took the start line. I was hoping to break 40 seconds for this race but with
the conditions we all were facing I just got a good start and gave it all I had. I
posted a 40.34, which put me in first place and I cooled down and awaited the
final riders' times. As the final standings were announced, I saw Matt across the
track with his arms in the air, already on the phone with Coach LucyI had won my
first Masters National Championship!
August 5, 2004
Day 2
The women's 40-49 points race was held on day 2.
Thirty laps-6 sprints. The sprints were fast but the
field regrouped after the first two until Annette
Hanson attacked, blew the field apart and then
proceeded to lap the entire field. I managed a few
points early in the race despite being boxed in on
one sprint. The final two sprints were tough but I
was able to get enough points to finish with a 5th
place medal.
August 6, 2004
Day 3
match sprints...YIKES!! I had qualified 8th on Wed. for this event having only ever
match sprinted once in my entire cycling career. My legs were feeling the effects
of the points race the day before and my goal event, the pursuit, was scheduled
for day 4. After consulting with Coach Lucy, I decided to scratch for the match
sprints and save my legs for the pursuit on Saturday. Back to the hotel to eat and
rest for the event I was hoping to winthe women's 45-49 2k pursuit. Josh and
Jordan headed to the track on their bikes to help Matt and Anton and watch the
men's match sprints.
August 7, 2004
Day 4
the 2k pursuitmy goal event! Decent racing conditions, no 20 mph winds or
threatening skies! My PR for this event at T-town was 2:52 and I was looking to hit
the low to mid 2:40's with the altitude and adrenaline. I got a good start and
settled into my second of six laps. I gave the race all I had and was entering the
final lap when I glanced up to see the rider who had started across the track from
me now directly in front of me. I passed her in turn three of my final lap staying as
close to the sprint lane as possible and headed to the finish. I knew I gave the race
all I had, the lactate in my legs was like nothing I had ever experienced, but I knew
I let up a little as I passed the opposing rider. My time was 2:46.9, putting me in
first place as I awaited the final riders. Patti Walsh and Lisa Tonello were the final
riders and both posted great times placing them first and second overall. I was
disappointed but yet still thrilled to accept my 3rd place medal, my third medal in
my third race in my first Masters National Track Championships!
The last two days before heading home, Josh, Jordan and I headed out on the
road. We rode to the Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls and did the 3 mile climb up
Cheyenne Canyon (which Josh hammered!). Then we headed to Pikes Peak. Josh
had been talking about riding it all week. All 19 miles and 14,110 feet of it! I really
think that kid could do it but we talked him into taking the car!! As it turns out,
only 10 miles of the route is paved, so a mountain or cross bike would be best for
the last 9 miles. We were able to fit in a tour of the Olympic Training Center before
packing up the bikes for the trip home. We were ready to head home and I was
anxious to share my experience with our training group at T- Town. No, Bill
Pfeiffer, (Thanks for the Zipp Disc!) I didn't sleep in that National Jersey, but I did
wear it and my medals on the flight home! So, how far did you say that drive was
to Indiana?
Julie Klinger, October 2004
TSV Elite/Espoir Team Compete in the Univest Grand Prix This year the TSV
Elite/Espoir team was lucky enough to get an invite to the Univest Grand
Prix, the only UCI amateur race in the U.S.
Mike Attie, October 2004
Univest Grand Prix (UCI 1.6)
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This year the TSV Elite/Espoir team was lucky enough to get an invite to the
Univest Grand Prix, the only UCI amateur race in the U.S. The promoter, John
Eustice, goes to great lengths to give the race a European feel. He imports the
Belgian, French, Dutch, and Italian national teams, not to mention some of the
best amateur and D.III pro teams in the U.S. The course is unbelievably
challenging and, like the big European events, finishes on a small circuit. Just
getting an invite was a thrill.
Tucker Brown, Mark Nielson and myself pre-rode the course twice. It starts with a
60 mile loop through Souderton, Milford, Telford. The loop is very technical and
includes some steep climbs, including the infamous Eichele. We measured the
steepest section of Eichele at 24‰ and it isn't exactly short. (You can download a
cue sheet for the course on spartacycling.com. It's a fun ride too.) The road race
finishes on a small circuit in Souderton. The second day, a new edition to the
event, is a traditional 4-corner crit in Doylestown. Our roster consisted of Tucker,
Mark, myself, Neal Stansbury, and guest riders Andy Applegate and Chris Harnish.
Day 1:
Everything was changed by IVAN. When I woke up in the morning things looked
promising but the rain got worse as we headed north from Philadelphia. While en
route Tucker called to say Rt. 309 was closed due to flooding. Upon arrival we
learned the entire race would be held on the finishing circuit as many sections of
the road course were totally flooded. It was a smart choice on the promoter's
part, but disappointed all of us who put so much into getting to know the course...
but that's bike racing.
It was a true race of attrition. I could hardly see and at times it seemed like I was
riding through a river. Of the 150 starters only 31 finished. I had a bad start and
was off the after 2 laps. Tucker and Mark lasted a bit longer. Neal got caught in a
crash and pulled out after a bit. Andy and Chris made it to about the halfway
point. This picture will give you an idea of how strung out the race was:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.php?id=photos/2004/sep04/univestgp/04ugp1
Day 2:
Weather-wise it was the exact opposite, clear and sunny. The course was typical
NE fare, 4 corners. The biggest challenge were the succession of speed-bumps
on the back side. You did not have to slow down, but it was jarring. The start was
confusing and crowded. All 150 riders sprinted to the first corner and then came
to a dead stop. The speed was too much for me. After closing a few gaps early in
the race I blew and got pulled. Tucker's folded a wheel on a speedbump and
couldn't catch on after getting a spare wheel. Neal, Chris and Andy all managed
to hang in (about half the field was dropped.) Towards the end of the race Neal
took a minor spill and Chris ruined his front wheel on a speed bump, but all of
them managed to finish.
For the younger riders Univest was a bit of an eye-opener, but also gives us
something to build to in years to come. Instead of being demoralized we wanted
to come back with a vengeance...or at least be competitive.
Mike Attie, October 2004
Joy > hopeful race day, Confusion meeting pavement The nervous energy in
the pack was almost too much.
Liberty Classic haiku
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Joy > hopeful race day
Confusion meeting pavement
Foiled - broken wrist
Liberty was one of the races I was targeting this season. I worked with a coach
from CTS, Carmichael Training Systems, this year and felt that I was well prepared.
My only goal was to finish the race. Everything started out fine, my warm up went
well, I wasn't too nervous. It was a little chilly but I figured it was better than being
really hot and humid.
The first lap was really nerve wracking, especially approaching the left turn on to
Main Street. I felt like I was in a video game and things were coming at me from all
sides. People were literally slamming on their brakes then accelerating trying to
move up, water bottles were sliding across the road, people yelling -- it was
mayhem. The nervous energy in the pack was almost too much. First time up the
wall wasn't too bad. I fell of the main pack but was able to get back on by the next
turn onto Main St. Going I up the slight rise on Main there was a crash in front of
me. I was far enough to the right that I was able to get around it with no problem
- or so I thought. Next thing I know I'm hitting the pavement. I don't know how it
happened, but a girl slid into me from behind and took out my rear wheel. I
immediately got up, thought everything seemed OK with the bike except my chain
was off. The Mavic guys were right there and got it back on and gave me a push to
send me on my way. I started back up Main heading for the wall but something
wasn't right. I couldn't grip my handlebar with my left hand. I didn't really hurt but
I had no strength. I knew I wouldn't be able to climb the wall like this.
So I rode down to Leverington and instead of making the left up the wall I headed
straight, back to Lemon Hill where my family and friends were waiting to cheer for
me. I knew they'd be worried when they didn't see me come by so I wanted to get
down there as soon as I could. Along the way I got some ice from the medics since
my wrist was starting to swell. After I got changed and something to eat I went to
have it x-rayed.
Turns out I broke my distal radius AKA wrist. Fortunately it wasn't a bad break and
I was able to ride outside after two weeks. Things didn't go exactly as planned but
I'm still glad I had the opportunity to start such a prestigious race. As they say,
that's bike racing. On to the next adventure.
Lynda Maldonado
A Winner Doesn't Always Cross the Line First This is a story i've been wanting
to tell since july. it's a story that, for me, confirms that being a winner
doesn't always mean you cross the line first; that a random act of
kindness speaks volumes about someone's character.
Cassandra Ramirez, October 2004
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This is a story i've been wanting to tell since july.
it's a story that, for me, confirms that being a
winner doesn't always mean you cross the line
first; that a random act of kindness speaks
volumes about someone's character.
This is the story of someone who, in choosing to
be selfless on behalf of a friend, ultimately
sacrificed her own chances at an overall placing.
This person is my teammate and friend, Marcie
Massaro.
the story unfolds on the last day of the 2004
Marcie Massaro
Fitchburg-Longjso stage race. A cold, rainy day, marcie was coming into this last
event, the criterium, in good standing sitting in 23rd overall in the Women's
category 3 group. considering this was her very first stage race; this was a good
placing indeed.
As often happens at these big events, competitors from far away converge for a
few days in this small Massachusetts burough; long-lost friends sometimes get a
chance to reunite. as luck would have it, a friend she had made early in the 2003
racing season, sarah bickerstaff, was also competing in the Womens' Cat 3 Field.
When marcie first met sarah that year, sarah had been involved in a mishap. Now,
however, sarah was sitting pretty-in-the-yellow-Leader's-Jersey!
the criterium started in pouring rain. it was fast start, but both Marcie and
teammate Julie Klinger seemed comfortable in the pack. on the last corner of the
frist lap, a huge crash on the backside of the course took a good number of riders
out of commission including the green points jersey leader and the yellow jersey,
sarah! Luckily, Julie was safely tucked near the middle of the field and stayed out
of trouble.
marcie, was also able to get around the pileup, but saw sarah go down hard, and
waited momentarily to make sure she was okay. perhaps realzing that her own
chances of making contact with the back of the speeding field diminished every
second, and also seeing that her friend, sarah, the leader of the race, was in peril
of losing her leader's jersey, marcie proceeded to offer her wheel and tow sarah
for the next few laps. This was an all-out effort that delivered sarah back at the
tailend of the field, but cost marcie the race. the effort had been too big and
marcie never was able to recover enough to make direct contact with the field
herself.
sarah went on to seal the first place overall, something that wouldn't have
happened had it not been for marcie's sacrifice play. marcie finished way behind
the lead group and in tears. she was so distraught and felt that she had had a
disappointing finish after four hard days of gutsy racing. what she failed to realize
was the virtue of her gesture. how many of us could, if put in her position, make
the same sacrifice for a friend? a friend in a rival jersey?
it is these small, easily-forgotten moments in racing that stand out and live-on,
more than any victory or first place finsih. it is small gestures, like marcie's, that
become larger-than-life in re-telling the story. it is selfless acts made by ordinary
people that, in our eyes, make the people involved extraordinary.
i feel lucky to have been able to witness such a touching display of selflessness.
and, i feel lucky to have marcie massaro as my friend and teammate.
Cassandra Ramirez, October 2004
Quiting Isn't An Option Six months later I returned to Pennsylvania, trying to
cope with the loss of my "strongest team mate," my Mom.
Diane Castor, September 2004
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My 2004 Season didnt start the way i'd hoped, maybe this will help you to
understand where my race reports came from, they lack that "Killer Detail"... that
"move" that made the attack - mostly they lack that 'cause i wasn't in those
"breaks" !
In the midst of the 2003 season I moved to Connecticut, to care for my Mom,
who was diagnosed with brain cancer; my priorities changed. Maybe the years of
racing helped me prepare for the hardest race of my life, not a crit or a road race,
but the race for survival, for life itself. My teammates weren't giving me leadouts,
or blocking for me up the road, they were giving me encouragement and thier
prayers. They were sharing thier strenght with me, emotionally.
Six months later I returned to Pennsylvania, trying to cope with the loss of my
"strongest team mate," my Mom. With my life turned upside down and inside-out,
I wondered how I would get my life started again; only to find out it wasn't gonna
be that easy. 3 weeks later I had surgery to repair the forearm ligament in my
right arm that i tore clean-off the bone at the elbow. Casted and braced, i began
to train, determined to regain my fitness.
You never realize what an injury can do, mentally and physically, 'till it happens to
you. you can only guess (maybe my mom was trying to show me how to cope and
accept change, like she accepted her illness) Time heals, but the thought of riding
again, to just be on the bike again, to be able to shift and squeeze the brakes
again, not to mention just being able to get my helmet on !
She was right... Four months later i was racing, nervous and timid, but driven.
With the support of my Sponsors, teammates and training partners i was
improving. As a spectator, you watch a race, you see the fierce intensity on the
faces of the competitors, but you rarely see "The Racer", the person behind that
dirty, soaking-wet, sweaty jersey.
I'd like to thank those women i race with, my competitors and my teammates for
the understanding and continued support they have shown me, along with my
Sponsors who stood by me, both through the loss of my mother and thru my own
recovery. You've surrounded me with endless words of encouragement. It seems
so long ago when i, too, had that look of that fierce competitor on my face; and,
now, with all your support,it's coming back.
I think, racing is alot like life: not always that "walk in the park", that forever flat
road, the perfect tailwind. Every now and then God throws in a few Mountains to
climb, with the wind in our faces, to test us, to see what's inside us. We all have
that "racer" within us, our Moms gave it to us at birth, the greatest gift: The will to
survive, the courage to dig deeper. It is what makes us mentally strong, gives us
the power to endure, the strength to go on, quiting isn't an option.
Diane Castor, September 2004
Winter Clothing Order Our fall and winter clothing order is about to go out
in the mail this week.
Ron Ruggiero, September 2004
Dear members:
Our fall and winter clothing order is about to go out in the mail this week. Voler
Team Apparel has been working really hard to make sure that all of it's clothing
for 2005 will be the best it has ever offered. Our 2005 Voler uniforms will
incorporate some designs changes in appearance as well as technical
construction. Voler has made some wonderful modifications in all of our coming
fall, winter and later on our spring and summer racing uniforms.
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a. Raglan jersey design will replace current race set-in style to improve sponsor
placement and exposure and also provide superior fit for more diverse TSV
member body types.
b. Higher collars on all winter long sleeved items
c. Mesh side panels and back panels on wind vest and mesh side and now sleeve
panels on wind jacket.
d. All race jerseys will be cut shorter with tighter gather at the waist. We tested
this with the Men's espoir clothing this year and you are going to love the fit and
cooler feel of the 2005 TSV jersey.
e. All club fit jerseys will have a tighter gather at the waist but will retain the same
general fit as in the past.
f. Newly designed easier operating zipper for all hidden zipper and skin suit
garments.
g. New SQ pro fabric for skin suit and summer jerseys, cooler and more antibacterial
h. Newly designed peloton short with more area for sublimation and sponsor
logos, so say goodbye to that rubber like Voler logo that always peels off...now it
will be fully sublimated and made to last.
i. New chamois pad choices: the Azura pad will replace the monolith, the Cantara
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pad will remain unchanged and the Ion pad which costs 5.00 more if you choose it
but is supposed to be the best ever.
j. New offer of red or black knee or leg warmers.
So, you can see what we have in mind for the look of the 2005 clothing as Voler
has sent us a sketch. Our jersey will not look exactly like this but you can get an
idea of what the raglan style will look like.
You can visit Voler Team Apparel and find out about all the changes and sizing
information at www.voler.com soon as they are adding all the new information to
their website. I also have a complete line of clothing that you can stop by and try
on to see how all of the clothing will fit. Voler has sent me everything for fall,
winter and for new spring and summer. If anyone would like to organize a fitting
party I would be happy to make sure that I can make it to provide as much
information as I can for all of our TSV members.
The clothing order will be due back to my office by November 1, 2004 and we will
have our clothing by December 13-17 and I will ship everything by the following
week.
So look for the form to show up on your doorstep later this week.
Ron Ruggiero
President
TEAM ALERT! Important Updates from Team President Ron Ruggiero - 2005
Enrollments and BAR Champions Announced Item: We are in the process of
once again opening up our membership for the fall of 2004.
Item: Congratulations to all of our TSV racing members and especially our TSV
members that have won or scored a top five position in the 2004 Pennsylvania
Cycling Association BAR competition.
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We are in the process of once again opening up our
membership for the fall of 2004. I have been in
contact with many prospective and interested parties
and I will be contacting all of you in the next week or
so. Anyone interested in membership please contact
us by visiting the how to join section on our site.
2004 End-Of-Season Roundup: BAR Champions
Announced!
Congratulations to all of our TSV racing members
and especially our TSV members that have won or scored a top five position in the
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All of our racing members share in the winning of
the Team Championship for the 5th consecutive
year! It is amazing to see that we have top fives from
ages 10-12 to 60+.
Thank you to all of our racing members who came
out week after week to make these results possible.
This have been a very interesting year with the
addition of the Espoir's Men's team and the
rejuvenation of our Elite Women's team. Our espoir
team came off great races at major venues this year
like Fitchburg, Mt. Holly Grand Prix, Mengoni Grand
Prix and just finished the Univest Grand Prix. The elite women's team finished with
a great result at the Univest GP with Cassandra Ramirez finishing 5th in that
prestigious race.
I will write up a more expansive report for the 2004 season but I wanted to get
this out ASAP and extend my warmest congratulations to all of our TSV
outstanding riders both on the road and track.
Ron Ruggiero, President.
All Team Competition
Tri State Velo
Junior Boys
15-16
1 Colton Valentine Quaker City Wheelmen
2 Paul Runyon
Main Line Cycling
3 Evan Daney
Land Rover West Chester/MSA
4 Taylor Brown
Tri State Velo
Junior Girls 15-16
1 Cindy Lakatosh Tri State Velo
Junior Boys
13-14
1 Mitchell Witmer
Red Rose Rockets
3 Zachary Felpel
Red Rose Rockets
4 Jordan Klinger Tri State Velo
Junior Boys
10-12
1 Booey Hottenstein Upstate Velo
2 Joshua Klinger Tri State Velo
Senior Women's Category 4
1 Pamela Gass
Susquehanna Valley Velo Club
2
3
4
5
Sarah Charlesworth Tri State Velo
Diane Clinton
GS Lancaster
Samantha Marks
Yellow Breeches Racing
Cindy Lakatosh Tri State Velo
Master's Men 60+
1 Philip Stanley
Morgan Stanley
2 Jay Melvin
Tri State Velo
3 Richard Shaffer
South Mountain Velo
4 Bruce Elfenbein
Tri State Velo
Master's
1
2
3
4
5
Men 50+
Art McHugh
Robert Kehl
Jim Weidner
Dan Mitchell
Tom Kellogg
Master's
1
2
3
4
5
Men 40+
Kevin Kolodziejski Tri State Velo
Neal Stansbury
Tri State Velo
Dwayne Clinton
GS Lancaster
Desmond Slattery Quaker City Wheelmen
Bruce Donaghy
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Guys Racing
Tri State Velo
Skylands Cycling
Tri State Velo
Senior Women
1 Alison Fischer
East Coast Velo
2 Nonnie Howard
Evolution Racing
3 Julie Klinger Tri State Velo
4 Marcie Massaro Tri State Velo
5 Diane Castor Tri State Velo
Andy Lakatosh Collects Gold, Silver and Bronze He traveled to Frisco, Texas in
early September to compete in Elite Track Nationals and earned two silver
medals in his first year competing as an elite/senior.
Kathy Lakatosh, September 2004
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Just wanted to let everyone know how Andy finished
out the 2004 racing season. He traveled to Frisco,
Texas in early September to compete in Elite Track
Nationals and earned two silver medals in his first
year competing as an elite/senior. Andy took
second place in the Men¹s Keirin in a close finish
behind Marty Nothstein. In the Espoir Men¹s Sprints,
Andy also finished in second place. After flying
home and traveling back to State College for a few
days of classes, he returned home again to compete
for Penn State in Collegiate Track Nationals here in Ttown. It turned out to be well worth the trip as Andy
ended up collecting four gold medals and national jerseys along with one bronze
medal. In the individual events, Andy defended his title as National Champion of
the Men¹s Sprint by qualifying first in a large field of over 40 riders, then he went
undefeated throughout all the rounds to earn the top spot on the podium. He also
finished 3rd in the Men¹s Kilo against 50+ competitors. In team events, Andy was
part of Penn State¹s Team Pursuit and Italian Pursuit squads that won those
respective events. PSU also won the overall team title as well. So now Andy
returns to college as a 20-time National Champion and he will continue his
education while training and preparing for next year. In summary, he had an
exciting year and spent a majority of it traveling, training and competing with the
U.S. National Team in places like Florida, Texas, England and Australia. He also
had many outstanding accomplishments including being named alternate for the
2004 U.S. Olympic Team plus he earned a spot on the 2004 U.S. World
Championship Team. Some other highlights include a 4th place finish in the
keirin at the Sydney World Cup in May and winning numerous events at the Lehigh
Valley Velodrome this summer, including the prestigious Nestor's Keirin Cup.
Next year promises to be exciting as wellŠI'll keep you posted as the season
progresses. As always, thanks for your continued support!
Collegiate National Men¹s Sprint Champion Andy Lakatosh-Penn State (center) on
the podiumwith Indiana University¹s Rahsaan Bahati (2nd place, left) and Josh Weir
(3rd place, right).
Racing Hurricane Ivan: 2004 Univest Grand Prix 26 brave women lined up
and raced against the forces of nature.
Cassandra Ramirez, September 2004
Related links: Hurricane Ivan, All Photos Courtesy of
Jonathan S. McElvery/http://www.jsmcelvery.com/
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Saturday, September, 18 2004
Univest Grand Prix
Souderton, PA
5 am.
Wake up.
Drink Coffee.
Look outside the window.
Ugh.
Pouring rain.
Gusty winds.
75 degrees.
ok.
At LEAST it was warm.
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Sigh.
With tenuous hopes that the remnants of hurricane
Ivan (now a huge wet, rainy mass engulfing most of
the northeast) would stay west of the race venue, I
headed northward, from Philly, up the turnpike with
my good friend and teammate, Maria. She was
getting over a nasty cold and was not racing. Driving
in the monsoon-like weather and thinking of any
excuse NOT to race in that crap: was that a bit of
jealousy creeping up?
"Gosh," I wondered to myself, "Maria doesn't have to race today ... ah, if only ...
ah... augh... sigh...'
Resignation settled in: 'darn'. We arrive, I registered and set up my bike for the
warm-up. Darn. Conditions were just worsening and the temperatures had
dropped by now.
Inner voice again: " gee. Maybe they' ll cancel this thing ..."
I found a nice sheltered spot to warm up and was promptly joined by my
teammates Lynda Maldonado and Diane Castor as well as Genesis Scuba's Laura
VanGilder. It was a good warmup, lots of laughing, which really helped to dissipate
some of the nervous weather-realted anxiety. My legs felt pretty good. My
heartrate got right up to where it needed to be. I was now nice and toasty and
ready to go. My hopes were rising.
Staging at the start line took WAY too long and by the time we started I was
already shivering (as was everyone else). On lap 3, Kori Kelly from Genesis Scuba
attacked hard after taking the first Queen Of the Mountain (QOM) spritn up the
steep, small-ring climb. The field shattered at this time and the selection was
made: Kori off-the-front and a group of eight of us in the chase. My teammate
Marcie Massaro made the cut with me and was riding really strong until a dropped
chain sabotaged her chances of finishing in the chase group. I felt so bad for her!
No doubt she would have been there with me at the finish.
As for the course, the QOM was followed by a wicked descent! Speeds up to
50mph are not uncommon on this thing when it's dry, but the torrential rain and
gusty, swirly winds were keeping speeds down in the high 30s. After the QOM,
and on the next lap, a points sprint followed down this long, fast descent, rising
up to the start/finish line. This action kept everyone alert and ready to react to
anything. I wanted, mostly, to just stay upright!!
The weather really deteriorated as the race progressed. These were storm
conditions. The gusting winds were more unpredictable now, the rain was
pounding the ground and our bodies at a much faster tempo, and mini-rapids of
water were forming on all the corners and on much of the course. Cornering was
an iffy proposition and the key was to decelerate before these treacherous turns,
riding across the moving water, keeping traction and hammering out of the turn.
I kept thinking - or is that secretly hoping? - they would cancel the race. But,
every time through the Start/Finish, lap cards were still counting down: "Race is
on, cass! Stop wussing out!"
With 3 laps to go in the race, another small attack at the QOM by Kristen Lasasso
from Aquafina developed into a short-lived split in our group; soon, we regrouped. Surprisingly, I had lots of snap in my legs for this race. I was able to
react, accelerate and bridge quickly to every single move. I felt great on the hill. I
could hear heavy breathing around me up the climb, but I was comfy with the
pace. I really, really surprised myself. At this point, I knew I needed to start
thinking about the wicked fast finish: I was fighting for 2nd place and had sprinter
extraordinaire Laura VanGilder to look out for. Kori now had about a sizeable lead
on us, and i started thinking about winning the field sprint.
Coming into the last turn on the last lap the pace really kicked up. Everyone
around me was in their biggest gear ready to tackle the downhill sprint. I looked
for Laura's wheel and just stayed on her until I was ready to launch: I gave it all I
had!
I finished 4th in the field sprint and 5th overall! I was exhilarated: not only was
this the last race of the season for me, but I had finally cracked top 10 at a major
event. Granted, the field was small due to the gloomy weather, but, considering
how reluctant I was to race in those conditions, I'm happy I put it out there on the
line, figuring I had nothing to lose. If anything, I thought to myself, this will make
a really good story to tell!
Driving back home, I felt like a kid at the end of the school year: no more
homework! yay!
The icing on the cake: When i checked results online the next day, I discovered
that I had also won the Best Local Rider.
Now, how you like dem apples?
Results:
Pl. Last Name First Name Team Time Behind
1 KELLY Kori Genesis Scuba 57:05
2 VAN GUILDER Laura Genesis Scuba 2.55
3 POWERS Catherine LaGrange same time
4 O'CONNOR Brooke Colavita Olive Oil same time
5* RAMIREZ Cassandra Amoroso's/Victory Brewing/Tri-State same time
6 MILLER Ann Marie Verizon same time
7 LAMBDEN Katherine CRCA same time
8 SHIMADA Hiroko Velo Bella fed by Caruso Tratto same time
9 LASASSO Kristen CRCA/ Aquafina same time
10 FOURNIER Sami Velo Bella fed by Caruso Tratto 5.10
11 MASSARO Marcie Tri-State Velo/ Amoroso same time
12 CARAVELLA Sarah Team Cadence 6.09
13 GENEST Alicia Laurel Bicycle Club same time
14 PEIL Jessie Velo Bella fed by Caruso Tratto same time
15 BEGOSH Elizabeth Velo Bella Fed by Caruso Tratto same time
16 MALDONADO Lynda Amoroso's/Victory Brewing/Tri State same time
17 SALIGMAN Laury Revolution/ Rock Creek Racers same time
18 SOSNOWSKI Diana East Coast Velo same time
19 HACKER Caroline Evolution Racing same time
20 CASTOR Diane Tri State Velo / Amoroso same time
21 FISCHER alison East Coast Velo 8.46
22 SUPLICK Michelle Wissahickon 8.55
23 EBERSOLE Tammy Evolution Racing 18.18
*Best Local Rider
Wardrobe Malfunction: 2004 Chris Thater Memorial Criterium As i unfurl the
thing i realize i've mistakenly brought one of my sleeveless training
jerseys.
Sunday, August 31, 2004
Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
Binghamton, NY
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philadelphia to binghamton
-- each way -ouch.
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WHY AM I SO HAPPY WHEN I DIDN'T EVEN CRACK THE TOP-TEN?
so, i didn't even crack top-ten, and yet ... i had an amazing race!i came into this
season having taken almost two years off from the racing circuit due to life
happening, a broken collarbone and, finally, knee surgery.
my goal all season has been to crackthe top ten at an NRC event and, by golly: i
ALMOST did it!
i get to race venue with A M P L E time. park about 4 blocks away, get on bike, get
my number, go sniff out the portajohns, spin back to the car.
pleeeeenty of time. ahhhhhh.
i pull my jersey out of bag to start pinning the 56 numbers they give you
nowadays at these events.
GASP!!!
As i unfurl the thing i realize i've mistakenly brought one of my sleeveless training
jerseys.racing sleeveless is against USCF rules and now i'm a bit anxious. i stop
everything, ride up to the officials area and plead. "i can't let you race w/o sleeves,
cass", official declare.
nearby, overhearing my angst, the race volunteers are really trying to come up
with a solution.they want to cut off the sleeves of one of the volunteer t-shirts,
whichare bright yellow, all extra larges or and extra-extra-larges. considering i
wear an extra-small jersey, i'm having a hard time with the mental image.
however, i have no choice.
unfortunately, my race starts at 2:00 pm, it's already nearing 1:00 pm.with all this
confusion, i have NOT eaten any food since 10 am, i am no where near dressed, or
near my car ...panic ensues!
i can feel my lower lip start to tremble and i feel tears welling in my eyes out of
frustration and nervous energy.
the ladies, really trying to help me out, want me to leave the sleeveless jersey with
them while i go warm up: they want to find a way to add some sleeves to it ... but
thinking about the logistics is making me even more nervous. i opt to take my
chances and to try and borrow a jersey, from anyone.
my friend Pat Gellineau, who rides for team Squiggle sees me fretting and offers to
give me one of his team jerseys. i gladly accept.
now, his jersey is pretty huge on me. i 'franken-pin' it to a manageable size, roll
up the sleeves, and... well...that is THAT. it is a bit of a spinnaker, but beggars
can't be choosers. i'm a bit rattled by now and really need to start thinking: warmup, race!
thankfully, and despite the stress, my legs feel good during the warm-up and that
allows me to leave the 'jersey fiasco' behind me and to concentrate on the race
ahead. the USCF officials tell me not to worry about the jersey. sounds good to
me!
THE RACE
30 laps, 35 miles, 91 humid degrees at the start, and getting hotter. one climb per
lap that i'm taking in my 12x21, 12x23 and 12x25. $100 primes every 3 laps (!)
needless to say, it's fast from the gun. we have neutral feed, which is heaven
because with 18-laps to go, i'm completely out of water. i take 3 feeds for a total
of 5 water bottles for a 35 mile crit!
with about 20 to go we catch the 3/4 women's field which had a staggered-start
after our field. with about 15 to go, i think we're lapping the tail end of part of our
field. Candice Blickem from Genesis Scuba had countered an attack from Gina
Grain (Victory Brewing) and stayed off the front, solo. really an outstanding effort
considering we are back there suffering trying to reel her back in. THANKFULLY, i
have good recovery on each lap after the climb, since this is a technical course
witha roaring fast descent to two quick left hand turns, both off-camber. i have to
be very alert. there is little time for recovery.
on the last lap, we've almost reeled-in the breakaway rider, but the wind-up for
the sprint starts early. we come around the last corner and now we're single-file,
strungout with the lead out! Tina Pic and Laura VanGilder are punching it, trying to
make it a 1-2-3 finish for Genesis. gosh, i can SMELL top 10 from where i sit! i am
so happy to be in the mix for the final sprint. i come across the line with about 4
or 5 other girls, hard to tell whom was in front of whom... but, i finish 15th and i
can NOT be happier!i feel like i've won the 'Toor day Fronz' .
Candice stayed off the front and won. Tina and Laura sealed the deal with a 2-3
pow. It was a Genesis Scubapodium! amazing!
only the 20 or so women in our chase group were allowed to finish the last few
laps. whew! i had made it and it felt great!
i can honestly say that, last august, while still healing from knee surgery, i
neverimagined i'd have days like this on the bike ever again!
i feel blessed!
RESULTS
Women Pro/I/II (5-1-1)
Finish - Results
Start: 8/29/2004 14:29:07.2 (Manual)
Place Id First Name Last Name Affiliation Time Delta Time
1 315 Candice Blickem Genesis Scuba/FFCC-Winst 1:37:48.6 1:37:48.60
2 300 Tina Pic Genesis Scuba/FCCC-Norcr 1:37:53.9 5.30
3 318 Laura Van Gilder Genesis Scuba/FFCC- 1:37:54.3 0.40
4 303 Gina Grain Victory Brewing-Barto, PA 1:37:54.9 0.60
5 331 Christina DeKraay Team Fuji-Charlotte, NC 1:37:55.3 0.40
5 311 Shannon Hutchison Colavita Olive Oil-Atlanta, 1:37:55.6 0.30
7 324 Kathleen Billington Fuji-Utica, NY 1:37:55.8 0.20
8 323 Sarah Uhl Quark-Perkasle, PA 1:37:56.0 0.20
9 302 Lauren Franges Victory Brewing-Barto, PA 1:37:56.7 0.70
10 322 Sarah Tillotson ABD Cyding-Wheaton, IL 1:37:56.9 0.20
11 332 Katherine Lambden CRCA/Aquafina-Ft. Lee, NJ 1:37:57.2 0.30
12 334 Ashley Kimmet Colavita Olive Oil-Bethlehe 1:37:58.6 1.40
13 ~- Sarah Caravella Unattached-Newark, DE 1:37:58.6 0.00
14 325 Shawn Heidgen mS-Elbum, IL 1:37:58.9 0.30
15 326 Cassandra Ramirez Tri-State Vela-Philadelphia, 1:37:58.9 0.00
16 ~- Kim Geist. Victory Brewing- 1:37:59.0 0.10
17 317 Hiroko Shimada Velo Bella-Harnden, CT 1:37:59.1 0.10
18 327 Tina Kunstbeck Aquafina/CRCA-Altoona, P 1:38:15.2 16.10
19 328 Charmian Breon Colavita Olive Oil-Wiliiamsp 1:38:15.6 0.40
2O 308 Mary Georgettl Mystic V-Westerly, RI 1:38:18.0 2.40
TSV A Success at the 2004 New Jersey Criterium Championships The 2004
racing season has had a calendar packed with racing.
George Anderson, September 2004
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The 2004 racing season has had a calendar packed with racing. On any weekend a
racer can pick from multiple races in NJ, or look to other local states for races to
attend. But there are always just a few that the entire racing community wants to
contest for the win. The State Masters Race, The State Road Race, The State Time
Trial, and the State Criterium Championship are the focal events for the year.
Every racer wants to be crowned the state champion in his or her category.
Unfortunately it the mantle of State Champ can only be worn by a select few.
We all know that there are riders who train hard and have the ability to go out and
win, but for some unknown reason they just can't develop the drive within a race
to nail down the elusive number one spot. There are also those riders who get just
plain lucky and are at the right time and place to beat others that could not
generate the drive to the line. A majority of the winners use their skills, and
combined it with others who are striving for that common goal of the win. This is
where a team is formed. It takes time to make a good team, patience is a must.
Some do it over night, throw a group of racers out on the course, see what
happens, and poof magic occurs. The majority of teams have to work at it, and
that is the history of the New Jersey Tri-State-Velo squad. It has taken years to
build a group of dedicated racers and friends who come out with a common goal,
to win. And on August 29th, 2004 they were the focal point in their races.
TSV NJ came to the state event with only two races on their agenda. The 35+
men's event, and the men's category 3 criterium races. We had racers in other
events but these two races were to be the targets.
Men's 35+Event:
This race started off bad right from registration. Who knows why but registration
was taking a very long time. You can not blame the officials or the event
promoters. They have to be given more credit than they get. Because they come
out sometimes weekly to help and support our sport. But the length of time to get
through registration really threw a lot of racers behind right from the very
beginning. The majority of the TSV squad although arrived early did not have
enough time to change and then get to the start line. Warm up consisted of the
run from the registration line to the car.
The race was off and it seamed to go just a little slower in the beginning because
no one had a chance to really warm up. It did not last long, no one will remember
who but there is always one rider who feels the need to ratchet up the pace early.
TSV had a simple plan, ride in the first third of the pack, multi man teams to go up
front and control the early breaks, and always have a rider in the break. We knew
our strengths and our jobs. It was time just to capitalize on them. Tom Cheney
and Andy Samson were out front working to maintain order. The ³Mayor² Marc
Bechtold was in command chair working the group as needed. Then into the sixth
lap it happened a good sized group broke free and ramped up the pace to 34
mph. John Nyman and George Anderson made the break. As the gap grew George
looked back and saw a chance. As George went by John he yelled that this was
their chance and they had to make it stick. The group evolved yet again from a
group of eight to three. In just a half lap a Somerset rider marked by the team
went off the front George tagged on to his wheel and a Covalita racer followed.
John was trapped in the rotation missed the second break.
The group of three broke with 13 laps to go on a 1.1 mile course. The average
speed of the main pack up to this point was 26.4 mph. The group of three just
had to increase a little over the next few laps and maintain the pace. At one point
the gap was up to 40 seconds and the average speed per lap was 26.7mph.
George was trading off good pulls with the Somerset rider. Each was taking 30 to
40 second pulls. But the Covalita rider was just hanging on a doing little to no
work. George was looking back to when Bettini pulled away from the pack with
McEwan on his wheel. Bettini with a few choice words told McEwan, ³no way. I am
not pulling you all the way to the line just to steal the win,² and he dropped back
to let McEwan fend for himself. Should George tell him to get up and work or else
he would drop out and no one would win. No he choose to work try and force the
Covalita rider to take the hard pulls up the hill even if it was short. The Somerset
rider seemed to catch on as both Somerset and TSV pushed the Covalita rider to
the hill each lap. They needed the Covalita rider to hold his team back even
though he was slowing them down with his mediocre pulls. Plus was good for the
team for George to stay out and make the other teams chase. Unfortunately that
was what they did.
Back in the pack Chris Foster, John Nyman, Marc Bechtold, and Andy Samson were
working the front trying to disrupt any work to chase down the break. But when
the pack gets the notion to chase it is hard to stop. With two laps to go the field
was closing in. A Mambo rider broke across the gap with Chris on his wheel.
George felt maybe they would just make it with a few more riders to help. Chris
got up and took some long pulls to keep the speed up. Somerset and Tri State
really worked to get ahead again. But the Mambo rider seemed intent on
disrupting the break. With one lap to go the break got caught and the field sprint
was on.
John and Andy along with Chris and Marc worked their way to the front of the
pack. Speed increased and into the final turn Andy made a desperate move to the
inside of the turn to get a jump on the leaders. He got squeezed and then caught
a peddle which flipped him over. This shot him up the side of the road on his side.
The Group slammed home for the line with Chris and John nailing down spots in
the top ten. The race finished with an average speed of 26.6 mph.
It was not the ending the team wanted but it was a great race. The out come might
have been different if there were not so many teams chasing cup points. The
break might have survived. But you don't get to say maybe if you don't go out and
try. The focus then turned to the second race, the cat 3 event.
Men's Cat 3 Event:
The group was now fired up coming so close to a win got the blood boiling. This
race had some different tactics. They had some fresh legs in Rich Klosinski, Hank
Alexander, and Andre' Lopez. Brad Pomeroy fresh off of the 45+ race lent his
strength to the group of John, Chris, Marc, and George. The group was to sit in
and get a feel for the race just monitoring the front. They needed some time to
get the legs back into racing after the hard fought 35+ race. As usual the race
started from the gun. Andre' and Marc went out on the defensive right from the
gun controlling the breaks. Then a deviation from the plan Chris goes out with a
group and turns it into a solo flyer. After he was picked up in the chase group,
George leapt out of the group with Chris following. They were joined by another
racer or two. This allowed the rest of the team to sit up and get warmed up and
into the racing. This sort of double teaming the front end of the group went on for
a few laps. Then the main field surged forward and brought them back in to the
folds of the field. A Covalita rider broke free and was let to go on his own. Then a
small chase group formed again with Chris and George in it working hard. Chris
got Georges attention that a rider had gone off the front and they started the
chase. The main field came back again and Rich went with a few riders in chase.
Rich drove the group further up the road. The rest of the TSV team went forward
to control the main field. Rich's group quickly disintegrated to just himself and
one other rider in chase of the Covalita racer.
Back in the pack the work had really begun. Every time a break went up the road it
had a TSV member with them to disrupt and bring the group back. If a hole
appeared at the front it was filled with a TSV racer. At times there were five TriState members across the front blocking up the main field. The blockers were
under the impression that there were three racers up the road one of which was
their teammate. But in reality there were only two. Somewhere down the road the
Covalita racer dropped out. But Rich was running strong. Before Rich' break the
pace was at 25.9 mph but it had crept up, despite the efforts of the TSV blockers,
to 26.3 mph
Going into the final lap the field picked up the second rider who was up the road.
This just left Rich up front working like a machine. Liberty had already gone
forward with two to go to chase down there own team member. This got the pack
fired up and the race for second was on. Chris got the group organized. Chris,
Andre', Hank, and John all worked there way up to the leaders. The pace was
ramping up into the lower 30's then to the mid 30's The group lost track of Rich it
was just focused on second place. The final sprint was recorded at over 40 mph.
With five TSV riders in the top ten spots.
Rich Klosinski for TSV won the race on a solo effort from 20 minutes into the race.
Average pace of the race was 26.2 mph Rich has been know to say the same thing
after his solo efforts, 'All I can be is a Sponge Bob, peddle-breathe, peddlebreathe stupid! The lap cards get lower and lower because I can only see the road
in front of the tire and the officials know it.'
The day can only be summarized into 'damn that was fun!'
George Anderson, September 2004
Cindy Lakatosh Medals at Junior Road Nationals Cindy Lakatosh and her mom
traveled to Park City, Utah for Jr. Road Nationals
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Just to bring everyone up-to-date, Cindy and I
traveled to Park City, Utah for her to compete in Jr.
Road Nationals on August 19-22. After we got off
the plane and she got her first glimpse of all the 'ginormous' (her new word for gigantic/enormous)
mountains in Utah, Cindy was starting to have
second thoughts. They certainly were beautiful to
look at, but no fun to climb on a bike. However, she
decided to make the best of it and just have some
fun. Her first event was the time trial which was held
on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. The course
was 1-1/2 hrs from the host hotel where we were
staying, so her early start time of 9:45 meant we had to wake up at 5:30 in order
to get ready and allow enough travel and warm-up time. The course ran along the
lake and had many climbs, with the hardest one being right before the finish. It
was a beautiful day, but since there weren't any trees on the island the only
concerns were the sun...and free-roaming bison! Amazingly enough, when all was
said and done, Cindy's time was good enough for 4th place in her group! She had
surprised everyone, including herself...and was absolutely thrilled that she had
medaled and earned a spot on the podium that night.
The next day would be Cindy's least favorite event...the dreaded road race. After
finding out that the road course had been completely changed at the last minute,
Cindy did not have a chance to actually ride the course before the race but we did
drive it. It was a loop through a hilly residential area of gorgeous, multi-million
dollar homes near Deer Valley Lodge and mostly consisted of one climb after
another...Cindy's worst nightmare. Conveniently, our condo was right on the race
course, so all we had to do was cross the street to get to the start/finish line.
Cindy was happy to just be able to say she finished the race and was glad to get it
over with. After a rest day when some of the other age groups did their road
races...some in a hailstorm (yes, hail)...Cindy prepared to race her last event, the
crit. The course was more like a circuit race...a 2k loop around Deer Valley
Resorts. Cindy rode it like a true track sprinter and after 2 girls had gotten off the
front, she decided to sit in and wait for the field sprint at the end. She won the
sprint easily and was extremely happy with 3rd place...and her second medal for
the week (even though the award ceremony that day was held in the rain!!!).
So, to sum it up, Utah is an absolutely beautiful place to visit and I'm sure it's even
prettier in the snow. While we were there, we did find time to visit Utah Olympic
Park and saw the ski jumps and bobsled run where the 2002 Winter Olympics were
held, which was very cool. Cindy brought home with her a lot of great memories...
and 2 medals as a bonus! So after winning the national title on the track (her main
focus of the year) and managing to pull off 2 medals on the road in events she
didn't even train for, Cindy's season is complete and she is already looking
forward to next year. In the meantime, Andy's season is not over yet...he will travel
to Texas in early September to compete in Elite Track Nationals and then return to
T-town to compete in Collegiate Nationals before heading back to PSU/State
College.
NJ State Team Time Trial Championships, August 9th 2004 Tri State Velo was
again represented well at the races.
George Anderson, August 2004
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Tri State Velo was again represented well at the races. George Anderson, Chris
Foster, John Nyman, and Brad Pomeroy were the Team members from Tri-StateVelo contesting the outcome of the masters 35+ event. The weather was a Sunny
53 degrees at the start and the course was a 25 mile loop through the scenic
horse country of Central New Jersey.
All four riders were prepped for the race from days of practice together for the
past few weeks. We were launched at approx. 8:30 just a minute. This quick
release interval would lead to confusion later in the race. The Tri-State group was
released and immediately lined up in there rotation with the big man Chris Foster
leading out the charge. They neared the first turn with John pulling through the
apex. George jumped up and took off to quick through the turn. Delegated team
captain Chris Foster quickly got control over the group and got them settled down
again and George got back to the rear to calm the nerves and get focused on the
task at hand.
The Group hit the second of two quick turns over a few miles. This put them on
the long rolling section along Route 526. The pace goal was 27.5 mph. But the
group was at times pulling at 29mph with the pace being set by Brad and Chris.
The rotation was smooth and efficient. Average speeds were hovering at 27.9 mph
right on target and the group was motoring into a slight head wind at the 10 mile
mark. By the third turn the group and was picking up the tail wind and average
speeds were up over 28 mph. Chris was driving the group forward and now they
were picking off teams that had gone earlier.
The course was only made up of 400 feet in climbing that mostly came at the last
seven miles of the course. Chris was coaching the team to drive the down hill
sections to pick up speed and not get drawn into soft pedaling. Big John would
come forward to pick speeds up to 35+. Then the problems started to occur. Not
with the group but with the overtaking of teams on such a narrow course. First
were a couple of non contending teams this was not a problem they were passed
and would disappear out the back. But then the group caught sight of another
team. This was really the only team in front that they could chase effectively. Brad
drove the hill followed by George with the goal of catching them on the climb.
Chris was worried about catching contending teams in areas that we would not
have the chance to put time, and distance into them like this area at the top of a
hill with a long decent. Never jump on a down hill lots of people can go down hill
fast, but only a few can power the long flats and hills. But it was to late the group
smelled blood from a rival team. They passed the other group on the down hill
and they were forgotten, but not lost. They fought back and this is where the
problems started. It was a drag race at this point. Each team fighting to get ahead
and stay out front. Now with seven or less miles to go the road started to climb to
its highest point and it got narrow. As we hit the fifth turn other team was trying
to go by the TSV team as the TSV team was trying to get by the Riptide team.
Throw in a car on the side of the road and a few casual riders out this was a
formula for disaster. Just as George came forward fired up for the climb all of
these teams came together. He was forced to pull through this garbage and keep
the speed up for a long section before the group was able to get to open space
and start the rotation again. Chris came forward and started the push up through
the hills. John now had his engine firing on all cylinders and was driving the team
through the down hills and flats. But they were still fighting for position against
the other teams, and this was detrimental to their average pace. As they neared
the last climb John and Brad came off big pulls each and George jumped again on
the hill with the goal of finally dropping the rivals. But his jump separated the
team. Chris tried to yell loud enough to reign him back in to the group. But it was
Brad¹s voice that resonated in his helmet. George sat up, and on Chris¹s direction
they eased up on the hill and le the rivals push it out over the top. Chris felt it was
better to go a little easier on the climb and keep the group together than to chase
a rival they already had a minute and 30 second on and chance blowing up one of
the group. This was a good call. The group got back into the rhythm but they still
could not get up to the finish speed they need to seal the deal.
Over the last few miles they traded off positions with their rivals. But, with the fear
of being disqualified for drafting, Chris and Brad tried to keep the teams
separated. This held back the finishing speeds to averages of 27 mph. Going into
the finish Chris was trying to keep the group together and away from the other
teams. But in seeing the finish George jumped again knowing from practice this
team could run up the pace to 34 plus mph he took off. The Judges did not know
what to think they had teams coming in with all there members and George. Then
the rest of the TSV team came across the finish trying to stay out of the draft.
In the end of the day the group came away with the third fastest time of 55:03.
They were only 30 seconds off of the winning time. It was a good day of racing. As
a team they learned more, than if they had won the race. Racing is tactical, and
tactics have to be learned the hard way sometimes. This was a great day. The
team¹s performance could be argued by some to have been enhanced with
stronger riders. But the chemistry and the experience of the group made this
finish possible. Stronger teams fail because of individual goals. This group
survived because of a desire to race as a team.
George Anderson, August 2004
Tri-State Velo Brings home Three National Jerseys at Masters Track Nationals!
Julie (Klinger), Matt (Diefenbach) and Anton (Quist) will be coming home
with National Champ jerseys.
Steve Lehman, August 2004
Published: Aug 16, 2004
GREAT NEWS!
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Julie (Klinger), Matt (Diefenbach) and Anton (Quist) will be coming home with
National Champ jerseys.
Julie won the 500m TT, Matt and Anton teamed up with Steve Alfred to win the
Olympic Sprint and Anton won the 1000m TT in WORLD RECORD time. They took
their victories in grand style with personal bests and great war stories, I'm sure.
The hard work and single-minded dedication that they've put into the work over
the past year has been justly rewarded.
Matt and Julie also won the bronze in the Match Sprint and 2000m Pursuit,
respectively.
Our hats must come off to Lucy, as well, for her hand in grooming these fine
athletes for their fabulous accomplishments. I've been the recipient of her fine
guidance and my trophy room wall is most glorious for it.
Again, congrats Julie, Anton and Matt and thanks Lucy.
Steve Lehman, August 2004
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Tri-State Velo Shines at the 2004 PA State Masters Criterium Championships I
was extremely pleased and proud of the efforts of the entire racing team
that came out and rode.
Ron Ruggiero, July 2004
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I just wanted to express my admiration for the way the team rode at Cargas
yesterday. I participated and watched some, not all of the events and was
extremely pleased and proud of the efforts of the entire racing team that came out
and rode.
I rode in the 50+ and 40+ and believe me, both were fast and aggressive. My
intention is to not write a race report but I do invite any of you that participated to
do so to submit to our website. Also, please don't forget to send in your results to
our website as well. You can send them in to results@tristatevelo.com.
Men's 50+ Race: Tom Kellogg, 4th behind a great effort from the entire TSV team,
by the way, Big Jim Weidner won the 50+ the day before at Marietta! Men's 40+
Race: Neal Stansbury won it in amazing fashion, covering attacks and working with
Brian Saylor and Kevin Kolo to finally pull three riders clear and taking out the final
sprint. It was really something to behold.
Speaking of something to behold, the Women's team put on a show with great
tactical racing and setting up the winning move with no less than 12 laps to go as
Sue Duff countered Cassandra Ramirez's preme win and then maintained a 15
second gap on the field. Sue soloed in with Cass taking second in the field sprint.
It was a wonderful show by all the women who participated in the event.
Finally and not in the least, I got to see the Senior Men's 3/4 event and although
we just had three riders in it, Tucker Brown, suffering and recovering from Lyme
Disease, his brother Taylor and Doug Fagen. They all rode at the front of a very
fast race and each rider spent some time mini breaks that were eventually brought
back but it was young 16 year old Taylor that made the winning move with two
other junior riders from team Rio Grande, Dave Chauner and Chris Ruhl, winner of
the Junior PCT GP in Philadelphia, and one other rider that made an early pact to
take fourth and not contest the sprint. Anyway, Taylor worked the brake while
Tucker rode at the front of the hard chasing field. In the end, Dave Chauner used
his age and experience to attack with 1/2 lap to go forcing Taylor to chase and
the Rio Grande teammates finished one/two but 16 year old Taylor Brown, cruised
home to third place and a fine result.
I had to leave while the Men's 30+ race was underway but it looked like Mark
Gorman was having a pretty good ride with the ever present Neal Stansbury
worrying the heck out of the peloton!
Ron Ruggiero, July 2004
Victory, At Last! Stories from the 2004 PA State Masters Championships
Steve Lehman, July 2004
Dateline - Marrietta, Pennsylvania
Although the TSV 50+ vets have usually been able to dictate who wouldn't win
most races this year, we had yet to place one of our own on the top podium spot.
Well, with a brilliant move in the final lap of the Marrietta Crit today, Mr. Weidner
delivered our first team win.
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Outstanding job Jim and Tom Kellogg and John Capaldo and Ted Lewandowski
and, if I can be so bold (and I will) Steve Lehman. See you tomorrow at Cargas.
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Despite many heroic efforts thoughout this exceptionally fast race, the field was
together with half a mile to go and it looked like another day for the sprinters. Just
as the field seemed to be taking it's last gulp of air before the lead-outs started,
Jim erupted from the field as if shot from a cannon. The field's momentary
hesitation gave Jimbo all the encouragement he needed to better the best of the
sprinters by a good 50 meters. Crimies! He even had enough time to zip up his
jersey before saluting the crowd as he crossed the finishline.
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Andy Lakatosh at his Second World Cup Event, Sydney, Australia After returning
from Manchester, we began a grueling 3 weeks of training in preparation
for the final ATRA Cup of the year in Dallas, Texas.
Andy Lakatosh, July 2004
Greetings everyone,
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First lets recap what has happened in the past 2
months. The last report I made was right before the
Houston ATRA Cup in the end of March. Well, that
race went well, I won the Kieren without contest. And
finished second in the team sprint. While I did not
automatically qualify for the next World Cup in
Manchester England, the National Team Coach
(Andrezj Bek) decided my participation in the World
Cup was essential to the U.S.'s chances of making
the Olympics. So he took me to ride the Match Sprint
tournament and to be the back up for the team sprint team. Long story short, I
rode a 200m qualifying time of 10.7 to place me 22nd in the sprint tournament
and only a mear 0.04 sec away from advancing to the first round of sprints. Oh
well. For my first elite international competition ever, I was very pleased.
After returning from Manchester, we began a grueling 3 weeks of training in
preparation for the final ATRA Cup of the year in Dallas, Texas. The preparations
went well and I again won the kieren from the front the whole way with even less
contest than in Houston. I was told by many observers that it was a very
impressive ride and quite pleaseing to watch. I assured them that it was even more
pleaseing to have ridden and won it! Once again I was not automatically qualified
for the final World Cup in Sydney, Australia. However, my kieren rides were
impressive enough to earn me coach's selection to participate in Sydney.
However, before I would depart for Australia there was some very important
bussiness I needed to attend to... PROM!!! I made a promise a very long time ago
that I would make it home for prom come hell or high water and as further proof
that I keep promises, I did indeed make it home for prom. It was an absolutly
spectacular evening. My girlfriend looked beyond amazing (as she always does),
and we danced the entire night away. In total I spent 3 and 1/2 days at home. It all
seems like a blur now, but I wouldn't have traded it for anything. And enough
about that.
So, after leaving on Sunday afternoon, I arrived in Sydney on Tuesday morning.
Which basicly gave me three days till the kieren would begin. This being only my
second World Cup ever and my internation kieren debute my expectations were...
well, I didn't have any. So here is where the good news really begins. I was not
planning on advancing past my qualifying heat on Friday morning. Well, my finish
in the heat was completely unexpected. After 6 laps of fighting for posistion and
defending it, we entered the final 2 laps of the race. I raced to the best of my
ability and found myslef crossing the finish line with the other 5 racers behind me!
I had won my first international Kieren ride in excellent form and easily advanced
to the next round wich gaurenteed me a top 12 finish and nothing less! I was
completely in shock!! I had never been more surprised in my life!! But the
surprises would not end there. Oh no. In the second round, there would be 2 heats
of 6 riders each and the top 3 would advance to the final. Well, at this point I
couldn't have been happier, or so I thought. I once again did exaclty what I was
supposed to do. Fight for my posistion, defend it and then GO! At the end of 8
laps, I crossed the line with my jaw dropped to the track surface. I finished 3rd!
And that meant I couldn't do any worse than 6th!!! I was in disbelief of what I had
done. In the final I decided do just repeat what I had done twice already. So I did
and the result I was left with was the highest US placing in the Kieren in years! I
had finished and incredible 4th place!!! Lets just say I slept with a HUGE smile on
my face that night.
Now, more good news. This triip to Australia was planned to be a two part trip
which would include the World Cup in Sydney and then the World Championships
10 days later in Melbourne, Australia. Well, it was planned that I would stay for the
World Championships as the team sprint back up again and that would be my only
purpose at Worlds. Well fate has a funny way of working things out for the best.
My unexpected 4th place in the Kieren last week earned me my own individual
start posistion at the World Championships!!! So now I actually have a real reason
to be here. And that is to race as hard as I possibly can and hope for the best. We
shall see what happens.
Well thank you very much for all support and patience. Hopefully I will be writing
you in a week from now with even more good news!
Take care everyone!
Andy Lakatosh, July 2004
NJ State Road Races Congratulations to our two New Jersey State
champions - Rich Klosinski and Karen Crowley
Marc Bechtold, July 2004
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Congratulations to our two New Jersey State champions - Rich Klosinski and Karen
Crowley(the incognito TSV racer).
Rich torched the field with a series of blistering attacks and soloed in to the finish.
This also signals his departure from the cat 4's and on to the cat 3 ranks, save for
playing super domestique to Andy at the crit this morning.
Karen worked with Mellisa Jansen to bludgeon the women's field in the hills then
showed everyone a clean pair of heels with a powerful sprint, taking the women's
race by three plus bike lengths at the line.
Congratulations also to Tom Cheney for a 7th place finish in the 4's event, good
show man.
The men's 3 race was a good exercise for our group, but the field was too large
and it was too easy to sit in and rest. The working crew of Andre, Brad, Hank,
Werner and myself did well to keep the race together, set pace and keep things
under control. The numbers were overwhelming and lack of concerted blocking by
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Espoir/Elite Team at Hills of Housatonic Road Race On June 20th a few
members of the of Tri-State Velo Espoir/Elite team competed in the Hills
of Housatonic Road Race in Southbury, Connecticut.
Mike Attie, July 2004
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On June 20th a few members of the of Tri-State Velo Espoir/Elite team competed
in the Hills of Housatonic Road Race in Southbury, Connecticut. For those of you
not familiar with this event, it's 27 mile loop with 3 large climbs and some
significant rollers. Riders then turn off the course and finish on a steep 2 mile
climb with numerous switchbacks.
Espoir team members Jon Swain, Chris Wilson, and Jon Royal competed in the
Men's 3 event. At 100 riders the field was at it's limit, but within the first lap the
efforts of the team eliminated over half of those riders. Nine miles from the finish
of the 54 mile race Jon Swain escaped alone while Chris and Jon R. blocked in the
field. Swain made it to the finishing climb alone and but was swept up by the
leaders of the pack. In spite of being caught Swain still managed to finish 10th
and win a bit of cash.
Espoir rider Glenn Murray and I competed in the 82 mile Pro,1,2 event. The field
was full of strong New England riders and teams, including many Pro's and the
reigning Collegiate Road Race Champion. A promising break of six got a fiveminute lead early in the race. Myself and a few other riders attacked often and
kept the pace high on the hills; by the middle of the second lap we caught the
break. In the meantime Glenn rode conservatively, staying out of the wind and
never letting big gaps open on the climbs. By the last lap our field of 80+ riders
had been reduced to 40. On the final lap the pace was quite fast, but everything
pretty much stayed together until the final climb. It was here that Glenn wento to
the front, accelerating away to take 12th and a decent amount of cash. I rolled in
shortly afterwards in 20th position. Finally, Sarah Charlesworth competed in the
Women's 4 event. The race was hectic as her field started with the Junior and
Master 65+ riders. Two women escaped early, blending in with some of the
quicker Juniors. Sarah rode with the chase group and despite being a self-declared
non-climber still finished 7th out of a field of nearly 50 riders.
All in all it was a great weekend and fun to show off the team colors in New
England. The Espoir riders rode well as a team and got a great warm-up for
Fitchburg. Glenn, in his first year as a Cat. 2, was unfazed by the high level of
competition.
Thanks to our sponsors and everyone in the club for their support. The team's
next big trip will be Fitchburg. I will report back soon afterwards with results and
photos.
Mike Attie, July 2004
Mark Gorman at the World Cup Track Qualifier in Texas I am back and I am not
going to the Olympics.. but it is ok since I did mess with Texas and won ...
well sort of.
Mark Gorman, July 2004
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I am back and I am not going to the Olympics.. but it is ok since I did mess with
Texas and won ... well sort of. I arrived there to race the opening night of The
Alkek Velodrome in Houston. I was able to race two categories so I raced the
Masters and the 1s and 2s. I won the overall for the Masters with two 2nd places
and one 3rd. I placed sixth in the 1s and 2s with a 4th, a 3rd and a 6th..
Next up was the World Cup Qualifier which I went there for. I raced the Kilo, which
is three laps as fast as you can. It¹s something which I usually excel at but this
time was placed in front of my pursuit which is more important. I did not give my
all and placed 10th out of 19 in it. I saved my self for the pursuit and rode my goal
times of 25second laps to place in 8th out of 19. I then went on to race the 200
meter qualifying rounds for match sprint It¹s something I am not interested in but
was there what the heck. I placed 17 out of 21. I then raced the 45 lap scratch
race in which you sit for 44laps and sprint for it on the last. I then also placed 8th
in it. A rain delay postponed the points race until the following morning. I finished
8th place out of 27 in which only 8 finished. I then went right in to the 120 lap
Madison race which is where there are teams of two riders and you throw your
team mate into the race at each lap. I teamed up with a rider from Texas and we
placed 4th in it out of 7 teams. I am very happy with the results especially since in
three of the races I beat the World Champion Mary Nothstein and in the scratch
race beat Jamie Carney!
I then raced a Texas "circuiterium" which is a circuit race/road race up here in PA.
The race course was a 2.2 mile cirsuit that we did for an hour, about twenty laps..
at about lap ten I broke away with on guy to drop him a lap latter and finish Solo
to win the race and $200 dollars. My first win on the New bike and first race on it.
Mark Gorman, July 2004
Cindy Lakatosh: California Jr. Nats. Adventure The Lakatoshes (minus Andy who has now graduated to the senior ranks) traveled to Los Angeles for
Cindy to compete in Junior Track Nationals.
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After an exciting start to the year that saw Andy
spend time training and competing in World Cup
Qualifiers in Florida and Texas and traveling to
England and Australia to compete in World Cups in
Manchester and Sydney (where he had a 4th place
finish in the keirin) and then the World
Championships in Melbourne, the Lakatoshes (minus
Andy - who has now graduated to the senior ranks)
traveled to Los Angeles for Cindy to compete in
Junior Track Nationals (June 30-July 3) at the brand
new 250 meter indoor velodrome at the ADT Event
Center in Carson, California. The track was awesome
and Cindy loved it from the moment she first rode it.
Cindy, who is 15 but has a racing age of 16, was only eligible to compete in the
Women 15-16 Omnium which consisted of 4 events - 2k and 5k scratch races, a
500m TT and a 15k points race. The first event on the agenda for Cindy was the
5k scratch race. The 20 lap race was fast-paced with many attacks, but when it
came down to the final lap Cindy crossed the line in first place giving her 7
omnium points. Cindy's second event was one of her favorites - the 500m time
trial. Because Cindy won this event last year, she was the top seed and final rider
to go off. After waiting while everyone else posted their times, it was finally
Cindy's turn. At the end of 500 meters, Cindy not only posted the fastest time in
her age group to win the event and give her 7 more omnium points, but her time
of 38.777 was faster than all of the girls in the 17-18 age group as well!
The third night of racing would be Cindy's 2k
scratch race final. The 8-lap race again was fastpaced and hotly contested with some erratic
riding, but going into the final lap five of the girls,
including Cindy, crashed. Fortunately, Cindy was
not seriously hurt and only had some scrapes and
brushburn on both legs and both arms. The
officials decided to rerun the race in its entirety
later that night. In the re-ride Cindy waited until
the final lap then took off to cross the line first for
a clear and decisive victory - and 7 more omnium
points to add to her total.
Women 15-16 Podium (l to r):
So after the first 3 events, Cindy had accumulated
2nd-Catherine Fiedler, 1stCindy Lakatosh, 3rd-Kim
the maximum amount of points, which meant she
LaFleur
had an insurmountable lead in her omnium and
guaranteed her the title of national champion, the stars and stripes jersey and the
gold medal for the Women 15-16 age group, after only 3 of the 4 events.
However, a very happy and relaxed Cindy did participate in her last event - a 15k
(60 lap) points race. Since all the pressure was off of Cindy at this point she opted
to just ride the race, stay clear of trouble, and try to keep the field together so the
other girls could fairly determine who would be on the podium with her. Cindy
only contested 3 of the 12 sprints throughout the race, won the final sprint and
still ended up with enough points to give her 4th place overall in the race and 2
more omnium points.
So after an exciting 4 days of racing - and her last omnium ever - Cindy was
crowned National Champion for Women 15-16, giving her a current total of 7
national titles. Now Cindy returns home and will race the rest of the season (along
with Andy) at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome where they have both already posted
numerous impressive results including a win in the 500 meter final for Andy and
2nd and 3rd place finishes behind Becky Conzelman for Cindy. Then in August
Cindy will travel to Park City, Utah to compete in Jr. Road Nationals - update to
follow.
As a side note, the only other rider from TSV competing in Jr. Track Nationals was
Taylor Brown who was in the Men 15-16 age group. Unfortunately, Taylor was
involved in a crash and broke his collarbone, so he was unable to continue racing.
CINDY 1st - Women 15-16 Omnium 1st - 500m Time Trial 1st - 2k Scratch Race
1st - 5k Scratch Race 4th - 15k Points Race
2004 The Junior PCT Grand Prix: Information and Registration The Jr. PCT
Grand Prixto take place during the Wachovia USPRO Championship on
June 6th 2004.
Chris Spaeth, March 2004
Published: Apr 20, 2004
The Jr. PCT Grand Prix to take place during the
Wachovia USPRO Championship on June 6th 2004.
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The Junior PCT Grand Prix
Download the flyer: JRPCT Tour Flyer (pdf)
Download the Volunteer Letter (ms word)
Download the Volunteer Application (ms word)
Download the Accident Waiver (ms word)
The Jr. PCT Grand Prix is an invitational points race
for 20 Junior male Cyclists boys, age 18 and under,
scheduled to take place during the Wachovia USPRO Championship on June 6th
2004.
The top 5 junior riders, age 18 and under, will be selected from each of the four
qualifying events listed below:
Daniel Harwi Memorial Sunday
April 25th
For more information, contact John Lenart
john.lenart@tap.com QCW Memorial Hall Criterium
Sunday, May 2nd
For more information, visit
www.quakercitywheelmen.org/crit/
Tour of Connecticut
Saturday & Sunday, May 22nd & 23rd
For more information, contact
juniors@spartacycling.com
Lance Armstrong Junior Time Trial
Saturday, June 7th
For more information, contact Tri-State Velo at
info@tristatevelo.com
Course:
Benjamin Franklin Parkway - 3 1Ž2 Laps between Eakins Oval and Logan Circle,
using the Wachovia USPRO Championships Start/Finish area. Total race distance: 5
miles
Time:
The event will take place after the finish of the women's Wachovia Liberty Classic
and approximately on lap-6 of the men's Wachovia USPRO Championship while
the pros are out on the course.
Format:
Points Race, sprint every lap scored 5 deep (3 sprints total) and 10 places overall
for a $1,000 value overall prize list. Sprint every lap scored 5 deep (3 sprints total,
for 7,5,3,2,1 points)
Registration: Will be Sunday, June 6, 2004 from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at
22nd & The Benjamin Franklin Parkway...
For more information about the Jr. PCT Grand Prix contact Ron Ruggiero at 215546-3273 or tri-statevelo@verizon.net
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Cindy Lakatosh Sweeps Events in Texas Cindy Lakatosh of Trexlertown
traveled to Houston, Texas to compete in the Nicole Reinhart Junior
Cycling Classic
Kathy Lakatosh, April 2004
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Cindy Lakatosh of Trexlertown traveled to Houston,
Texas to compete in the Nicole Reinhart Junior
Cycling Classic at the Alkek Velodrome on April 910. Besides being treated to some nice warm
weather, there was exciting racing in every age
group. Cindy competed in the Jr. Women 15-18
division, which consisted of 5 separate events. Her
first event was the 200 meter time trial where she
posted the fastest qualifying time. Her time of 13.1
was over 1 second faster than the second place time.
Cindy's second event was a 30 lap points race. Not
only did Cindy win the race, but she won every sprint
for points throughout the race as well, which assured her the overall victory.
The second day of racing turned into a very long day. Because of a threat of rain
later in the day, it was decided that the morning and evening sessions would be
run back-to-back. Cindy's first event of the day was the 2k pursuit. Once again
Cindy posted the fastest time to give her the win by 9 seconds. Next on the
agenda for Cindy would be the sprints. After winning her quarterfinal heat, she
moved onto the semifinals where she raced Elizabeth Cloutier of Texas. Cindy beat
Elizabeth and moved onto the finals to race for the gold. In the final Cindy was
against another Texan and friend, Cristin Walker. The sprint finals are conducted
on a 'best out of 3' format and Cindy beat Cristin in two straight rides to give her
another win.
Next up for Cindy would be the 500 meter time trial which once again saw her
post the fastest time - a 40.6, almost 3 seconds faster than second place. Cindy's
last event would be a miss and out race. She continued her winning streak and
finished first in this race as well. The racing concluded just in time - the rain
arrived shortly after the last race was done and all the awards were given out. All
in all, it was an exciting, fun-filled weekend of racing and Cindy was thrilled to
have swept all of her events - and was even happier to learn that she is the first
person to ever do so at this event. Cindy is 15 and a freshman at Parkland High
School. She rides for Tri-State Velo.
Kathy Lakatosh, April 2004
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Valley of the Sun Stage Race Report On Friday my TT Start was scheduled for
12:38.
Chris Wilson, February 2004
Valley of the Sun Stage Race Report:
Dates: February 13-15
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Stages: 15 mile TT, 57 mile RR, 40 min Crit
On Friday my TT Start was scheduled for 12:38. My coach and I did not have a bike
rack so we decided the other guys in the group staying with us would bring my
bike on the rack on their car. All the guys in that car were racing the Pro 1 or cat 2
race and I was racing the cat 3 race. Come 12:30 there was still no bike to be
found at the race for me to ride, so I did the TT on someone else's bike and
finished over 2 minutes back.
The road race was quite eventful. I had a very good race until I flatted at the
bottom of the hill leading to the finish line on the 2nd to last lap. After waiting for
10 cars to pass and having the wheel vehicle pass me by because they were trying
to catch up to the peloton I started my chase 3:30 down from the pack. I chased
for 25 min until I finally caught the pack of cars behind the peloton. Jumping from
car to car, I finally made contact with the rear of the pack. Relieved I still had a
shot at the sprint I started to drink and spin my legs. About 3 minutes later there
was a crash at the front of the pack and a group of 10 riders got up the road with
a significant gap. I had to stop, get off my bike and run around the crash, and
then chase down the break with only about 8 min left in the race. I played it smart
and allowed the CZ Team (Construction Zone) to do all the work because they had
a man going for the GC. When we caught the group of break away riders we were
already climbing. I moved up to the top 6 knowing that one of them was an Espoir
rider, I got on his wheel not wanting to contest the overall for fear of allowing him
to come around me in the sprint and take the over all Espoir lead, plus it was $40
for the over all Espoir finisher that day. I finished 9th in the sprint and was the
highest Espoir finisher on the stage.
The next day the promoters ran out of money to pay the Espoir prize for my finish
yesterday. Then an official told me I had a 2:00 min penalty for drafting as I
chased to get back on; he said the penalty was for having an advantage over other
riders in the field. I don't understand how chasing for 20 miles is an advantage?
But overall I had a great race and feel good about my fitness, never going
anaerobic as I planned and playing the tactics game very well. My first collegiate
race is in 2 weeks. (I'm a freshman at UC Colorado - Colorado Springs.) Glenn
Murray (another TSV Espoir Team member) and I hope to be on the podium.
Chris Wilson, February 2004
Announcements: New Elite/Espoir Team for 2004 / 2004 Tri-State Velo Elite
Women¹s Team Tri-State Velo is proud to announce the formation of a new
Elite/Espoir Men¹s Squad for the 2004 season and the 2004 roster for the
Elite Women¹s Team
Ron Ruggiero, February 2004
Published: Feb 18, 2004
Tri State Velo announces New Elite/Espoir Team for 2004
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Tri-State Velo is proud to announce the formation of a new Elite/Espoir Men¹s
Squad for the 2004 season. In keeping with the club¹s successful junior program
and history of developing national and world class riders, Tri-State Velo is now
pleased to add an under-23 developmental squad. The TSV Espoir team¹s goals
will be to further develop young talent and help juniors make successful
transitions to the senior ranks. The team will focus on the major U.S. espoir
events, such as Espoir Nationals. In addition they will be competing in the major
Northeast Pro,1,2 races, such as the Fitchburg Longso Classic, the Grand Prix of
Mt. Holly Invitational, and Murrysville NRC race.
The roster consists of young, enthusiastic riders, many who have already
competed successfully on the national level: Tucker Brown, a former TSV junior
rider, has won numerous medals at Junior Track Nationals; Glenn Murray is the
reigning PA state road and criterium champion. A few experienced senior riders
will be providing guidance to the squad, including team manager Michael Attie,
Mark Gorman and current Masters Hour Record Holder and former Masters
National Criterium Champion, Dr. Neal Stansbury.
Title sponsors are the Amoroso Baking Company and the Victory Brewing
Company. Associate sponsor is Valley Sports & Arthritis Surgeons. The Espoir
program has also been awarded two, one thousand dollar grants, one from the
Pennsylvania Cycling Association, the other from Carpe Diem Promotions
(promoters of Bethel Spring Series.)
2004 Team Roster:
A squad:
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Mark Neilson, 19
Jon Swain, 19
Chris Wilson, 19
Mark Gorman, 33
Neal Stansbury, 42
Mike Attie, 27, Team Manager
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Dave Neibauer, 20
Jon Royal, 19
Director: Ron Ruggiero
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Clothing: Voler Team Apparel
Helmets: Limar F705
Shoes: Northwave Speedster
Sunglasses: Tifosi Optics
Smart Fuel Energy Foods Inc.
2004 Tri-State Velo Elite Women¹s Team
Tri-State Velo, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based team has announced its roster
for 2004. The elite women¹s season will focus on races in the tri-state region,
2004 Liberty Classic and select National Racing Calendar (NRC) events.
2004 Team Roster:
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Lynda Maldonado
Marcie Massaro
Cassandra Ramirez.
Maria Collazo, Team Manager
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Director: Ron Ruggiero
2004 Pennsylvania Cycling Association Annual Governance Meeting 01/24/2004
The meeting took place in Lancaster, PA on a snowy Saturday morning.
Published: Feb 06, 2004
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The meeting took place in Lancaster, PA on a snowy
Saturday morning. My 50+ teammate and TSV VicePresident Steve Lehman also was present and gave
up his chance to do a 4 hour snowy, sub-freezing
training ride with the Oley boys and girls. What a
guy!
The reason I am writing this report is to inform the
TSV members of some of the information that was
presented by USAC officials and to explain the
proposals that were adopted and were not adopted
at the meeting for the upcoming 2004 PCA racing
season and also to tell you how your club voted and
explain why we voted that way.
First let me tell you about some of the important information that was presented
by Judy and Dave Miller, our USAC regional representatives. It seems that the USAC
website, www.usacycling.org will become a very rider friendly resource for 2004.
You will be able to apply for a new and renew your existing USAC license online.
You will also be able to apply for upgrades online as well. Other online services
will include race permitting and of course, document and file downloading. Dave
Miller made a couple of interesting comments regarding the helmet rule for 2004.
Strict adherence as race events will be enforced regarding the wearing of helmets
while on or off the course at all events. This means that you must wear your
helmet at all times at a USAC event, no exceptions. Basically, once you have
registered for the event, the rule will be that if you are on your bike, probably not
on rollers or trainer but at all other times, you must wear your helmet. Violation
will result in expulsion from the event, or you won¹t get to race and no refund.
Tri-State Velo gets one vote as a PCA club and I get one vote as a current race
promoter. So, in essence I got to cast two votes on each of the proposals.
Summary of Proposals for the 2004 PCA Annual Governance Meeting
Proposal #1
Category: BAR Points / Competition Brief Description: Revision to BAR points to
make a more fair scoring process. Long Description: Many riders cannot make all
races and do not want to make the time commitment to race every weekend or
2x's a weekend. There is life other than racing: family, job, and vacations. Also
injury, rain, better local race, travel expenses, travel time, logging etc. make it
difficult to race every weekend. It is also very difficult to compete against someone
who is single or married with no children and races every weekend doing all or
most of the BAR Races. I propose a system that uses a curve like the Mid Atlantic
Super series below. They score on your best results dropping your 3 lowest scores
and they only have to do 8 out of 10 races. They also adjust points on the number
of racers in the race. That means if 8 people show up for a rain race with 6 hours
of travel time the points awarded will be lower. Maybe you could score points on
80 % of races. Have the 5 lowest scores dropped out of say 20 races. A top 15
place is hard enough for picking a correct finishing position -especially if you do
not make the top 5 Proposal #1: TSV voted 2 no votes and the proposal was
almost unanimously defeated. The proposal was too complicated in it¹s points
calculation formula and I also feel that if you want to be BAR champion then you
have to make it a priority and those riders that make the sacrifice to make all the
races and do well deserve the championship. The TSV club response I got to this
also concurred with my votes cast.
Proposal #2
Brief Description: Revision to BAR standards for a mandatory women's race at a
BAR event. Long Description: To add a requirement for races that for BAR
eligibility, the promoter must include at least one women's category (e.g. women's
open, women's 1/2/3). If less than 5 women attend the event, the women's' class
may be combined with another category and scored separately for BAR points. Per
current BAR rules, "In cases where a specific race attracts less than 25 riders, the
promoter may payout the required standard or 50% of the entry fees collected for
that race, whichever is less. (Race promoters are responsible for ensuring that
their flyers accurately convey race prizes and conditions under which stated prizes
may be affected.)" Proposal #2: This was a tough one. I is obvious how I feel about
Women¹s racing, I support it 100% and not with just lip service. TSV actively
supports women¹s racing but to make it mandatory that every BAR race have a
women¹s race is not fair to the promoter. Sure, you will get a good turnout for a 1mile criterium but there were many testimonials at the meeting relaying stories of
less than 7 women registering for the Mt. Nebo event or the problems with this
past Millionaires Stage Race. Anyway, I think promoters should have a women¹s
field for select events were they¹re going to get a good turnout for the effort and
the time spent on the day¹s program. Remember, race promoters want to promote
the sport but losing money on low turnout is really unacceptable except for bad
weather. TSV split its vote on this one. The club voted for the proposal and my
promoter vote was cast against the adoption of the proposal. The proposal was
solidly defeated.
Proposal #3
Category: Events Standards Brief Description: Centerline Rule Long Description:
Road races shall be required to have full or rolling road closure for at least 75% of
the course. Races failing to meet this standard should be limited to field size of 70
riders. Proposal #3: We voted both votes against this rule adoption. After lengthy
discussion and some good legal points brought out by Dave Miller as to the
unenforceability of the 75% of the course the proposal was not voted in.
Proposal #4
Brief Description: Add a 60+ Category to the BAR Long Description: The masters
series is great and we have in Pennsylvania a strong group of 60+ riders that
should have a chance for a championship too. I believe you could include the 60+
racers in the same race with the 50+ but finish them separately with their own
points for at least 3 places. The MCRA does this every year with no problems at
all. Please consider this for the up coming season.
Proposals # 4:
This was a very close vote and again TSV split its vote. The club vote went for and
the promoter vote went against. The rule was narrowly adopted and come 2004
the BAR will have a 60+ BAR category. Frankly, I think this will cause the 50+
category races to be event more problems by having a race within a race for points
but that is how it came out.
Proposal #5
Brief Description: All PCA races shall have on-line registration Long Description:
To be a PCA race the race promoter must have on-line registration available for
the racers Proposal # 5: This really was a no brainer. We voter 2 votes yes and the
rule was unanimously passed. Online registration is really amazing. Many people
don¹t mind the surcharge and you can still mail in your entry or always pay the
late fee. But, online registration helps in bringing in more racers to an event and
helps with race information for subsequent years events.
Proposal #6
Brief Description: PCA Categories race separately for the State Championship
Races Long Description: Each PCA category shall have a separate race for the State
Road Race and Criterium races. The category will be the only race on the course
unless deemed appropriate or necessary by the head official to have one other
category on the course at the same time. Proposal #6: This proposal was amended
by the author, Mike Peters at the meeting to include a separate Women¹s race for
the State Criterium Championship but not the women¹s road race. This would
allow the promoter to combine the women¹s field in the State RR but to make it
mandatory to have a separate Senior Women¹s Category for the PA State Criterium
Championship. TSV cast both votes for the amended proposal and the proposal
was adopted. Proposal #7 Brief Description: Award BAR champion jersey to all
categories at end of season. Long Description: Currently the PCA awards jersey to
BAR champions in these categories: Jr. Boys and Girls, Elite Men & Women, and
Masters 40+/50+. There are rules and guidelines for wearing the jersey in BAR
events, which are not being addressed in this proposal. There are reasons
historically why the other categories (Men 3-4, Women & Men 4's, and Masters 30
+) are not awarded championship jerseys that the end and those issues are not
being addressed in this proposal. This proposal is simply to award jerseys at the
end of the year to champions in all BAR categories. Proposal #7: Why not have all
the categories be represented by a champion¹s jersey? Although these new ones
voted on won¹t receive the free entry fee for the race year they still get to be
recognized by a championship jersey. We voted yes with both votes and the
proposal passed.
Proposal #8
Brief Description: Fining BAR points Long Description: The following violation
should carry a penalty of 15 individual BAR points and 50 team points. (1)
Violation of the helmet rule. (2) Wrinkling or folding your race number. (3)
Swearing at officials, competitors, spectators, or race staff . Violation to be
determined by chief official. Proposal #8: The USAC officials determine fines and
penalties at races and the individual clubs should police its members as to proper
race conduct. The PA BAR purpose is to promote racing and not to enforce proper
USAC rider conduct. The proposal was unanimously defeated and we voted both
votes no. Proposal #9 Brief Description: Revision to PA Bar Rules to include out-ofstate members of PA-based teams to accrue individual and team points within the
PA Bar categories. Long Description: Accrual of PA Bar team and individual points
shall include all members of teams that are based in Pennsylvania regardless of
the team member's residency. A team is considered based in Pennsylvania if that
team is registered in Pennsylvania with the USCF. In addition, a rider is considered
a member of that team if the rider has paid their dues to the team and that team
is listed on their current USCF racing license. Proposal: #9: Probably the most
controversial and close vote of the day. This proposal could be looked at in so
many ways. TSV split its vote with the club-voting no and my promoter vote going
for the amendment. Let me explain my thinking. The club has a stake in keeping
the PA BAR for PA riders and this is how the club responded and wanted me to
vote but as a promoter, I can get more riders at PA BAR events if the NJ or DE or
NY riders can come and score points for their PA based team. In essence I think
this proposal was suggested to try to get the best team trophy away from TSV but
with the ability of all of our NJ riders to come and score points for the team and
with our out of state espoir riders now able to score points for the team in the
Senior 1-3 events we will be fine. The proposal was very narrowly passed. We shall
see what happens in 2004.
Proposal #10
Brief Description: Consistent processing of pre-registration payment and refund
for BAR champions. Long Description: One of the benefits of winning a BAR
championship is that entry fees are paid by the BAR association for the following
year. This is provided for all BAR events within the winning category provided the
BAR jersey is worn for the race. In the past, the process has been for the champion
to pre-register for the event and send in a check for payment of the event and
that money would be returned to them on the day of the race at registration. I
propose one of two options for this benefit.
1. During pre-registration the champion is not required to send any monies
for payment. This would eliminate the need for a refund at registration and
would greatly simplify the process.
2. During pre-registration, a payment would be made to the promoter, but the
refund would be handled consistently for all BAR events.
3.
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5. During pre-registration, if a check is made as payment, that specific check
should be returned at registration. In many cases it has been up to the
promoter to determine if that check is cashed and then cash is returned to
the champion. In other cases, the original check is returned. It becomes
difficult to keep manage finances when you have to keep track of which
checks were cashed and which checks were returned. It seems to be a
formality that could be eliminated.
6.
7. If on-line registration is used, payment will be required by on-line
registration in addition to the sur-charge of on-line payment. The full
amount of registration (as advertised on the race flyer) minus the surcharge of on-line registration will be returned to the champion in cash at
registration on the day of the race.
8.
Proposal # 10:
With some amendment by author Nonnie Howard at the meeting the proposal was
passed. We voted for the proposal and the overall meaning is that promoters just
be timelier with returning PA BAR Champions race entries.
I hope this report offered our members some insight into the decision making
process.
Tri-State Velo to receive two grants for junior / espoir program Tri-State Velo
has been honored with awards of two, one thousand dollar grants to help
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Tri-State Velo has been honored with awards of two,
one thousand dollar grants to help fund our junior /
espoir program for the upcoming 2004 racing
season. One from the Pennsylvania Cycling
Association and the other from Carpe Diem
Promotions. The Pennsylvania Cycling
Association www.pacycling.org is dedicated to the
betterment of competitive cycling throughout the
state of PA. Through their affiliation of member
clubs and the season-long PA BAR Series, bicycle
racing in the keystone state is stronger than ever.
Carpe Diem Promotions www.carpediemracing.org
promotes a series of 6 races in Connecticut during
March and April. The series is in its 11th year and has been very successful.
Both organizations have recognized the value and accomplishments of Tri-State
Velo's junior program over the past years and have generously provided our
program with much needed monetary support. I would like to thank the PCA
board, Dave Mitchell, John Lenart and Darco Lalevic and TSV member Gene Pringle
and his business partner Aki Sato from Carpe Diem for their support. Look for
exciting news from TSV as we plan to announce our roster for the senior men's
team for the 2004 racing season in the next coming weeks. Ron Ruggiero Pres.
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Change is good for 2004! New Uniform for 2004
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Change is good. For 2004, our clubs 10th
Anniversary, TSV has come out with renewed
commitment to excellence. Our redesigned website,
commitment to junior / espor and elite women's
team and now fresh new looking uniform design will
put a very positive feel for the coming 2004 racing
season. Look for your 2004 membership and
renewal forms in the mail by the second week of
December.
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Tri-State Velo 2003 Annual Awards Banquet Nearly 100 TSV members, family
and friends attended the 2003 Awards Banquet
Ron Ruggiero, November 2003
Published: Nov 20, 2003
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Nearly 100 TSV members, family and friends
attended the 2003 Awards Banquet at the Victory
Brewing Restaurant in Downingtown, PA on
November 16, 2003. President, Ron Ruggiero
welcomed all of the attendees and after a heartfelt
invocation by 50+ team member and master frame
builder Tom Kellogg the evenings festivities were
underway.
The Victory kitchen staff provided all with excellent
fare and of course a great selection of Victory brews
was the perfect complement to the evenings menu.
Mike Tamayo, Director of the Victory Brewing /
Amoroso's Cycling Team was in attendance and graciously provided door prizes
from their team sponsors, Northwave, Limar helmets, Maxxis Tires and Honey
Stinger energy foods.
During the dessert phase of the evening, President Ron Ruggiero took a moment
to express his thanks to all of the members of TSV and sponsors for their
incredible support in 2003. Singled out for their service was Gary and Kathy
Lakatosh and Jane and Joe Brown for all their help and support with the juniors
program. Cassandra Ramirez received accolades for her brilliant work on the TSV
website which now has a dynamic new look. Also mentioned were Elite Women's
team manager Maria Collazo and Vice President Steve Lehman. President Ruggiero
also took time to thank all of the volunteers who came out to support and make
successful the three events that TSV put on in 2003, the Subaru Manayunk Hill
Climb, the Lance Armstrong Time Trial and the Allentown Sportsfest.
A brief overview of the season was in order and 2003 was as successful as
previous ones. Tri-State once again won, for the 6th consecutive year, the Best PA
Club award, added 6 more Junior National Championships to it's already
impressive amount, won 6 PA State Road and Track Championships, brought
home 1 more Elite Track Gold medal and topped the season off with 1 World
Masters Track hour record.
Also announced was that TSV was the recipient of two cash grants in support of
their Junior / Espor Program. Both the Pennsylvania Cycling Association and Carpe
Diem Promotions recognized the value and success of supporting juniors and have
graciously awarded our team with monetary support for the upcoming 2004
racing season. Plans for the new year also were outlined and look for great things
from our combined Junior / Espor Men's road and track team and the regional
Women's Elite squad.
Finally, Ron Ruggiero turned the floor over to Vice President, Steve Lehman who
handed out the awards for 2003. They were as follows:
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Outstanding Senior 4/5 Rider: John Nyman
Outstanding Junior Male Rider: Taylor Brown
Outstanding 40+ Rider: Kevin Kolodziejski
Outstanding 50+ Rider: Tom Kellogg
Outstanding Senior Male Rider: Glenn Murray
Outstanding Senior Female Rider: Marcie Massaro
Outstanding Track Rider: Andy Lakatosh
'La Forza' Award: Diane Castor
2003 Rider of the Year: Neal Stansbury
To end the evening, TSV presented Bill Covaleski with a special award for all his
support the past three years. Mike Tamayo surprised Bill with an award from the
pro team, a signed jersey from the Victory Brewing / Amoroso's first pro victory in
the Montreal world cup race.
A good time was had by all...and will be had again next year!
Ron Ruggiero, January 2003
The Brown Boys Junior Season Summary: Taylor and Tucker brown had some
strong results this year ...
Tucker and Taylor Brown, November 2003
Taylor Brown age 14
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Taylor had some strong results this year; he was racing as a 14 year old in the
Juniors 15-16 age group, open Juniors, Senior Cat 4 and finishing Senior Cat 3.
Taylor completed his road season in 9th place for the PA BAR points, the youngest
of the top 10 finishers. Following are some race highlight for the 2003 season.
Road Results
4th-BCBR Fitness Park Crit- CAT 4
10th Place-TOUR of Somerville-Open Juniors This was the highest finish of our
junior racers, Taylor finished ahead of favorites Tucker (crashed twice) and Andy
Lakatosh, and surprised a lot of people.
2nd Place-Tour of Somerville Age Group 15-16
2nd Place Lance Armstrong Time Trial Age 15-16
10th Wachovia PCT Open Juniors, Taylor was part of the winning team at this race,
His job was to chase down breaks, Tristate was able to take 1st, 5th and 10th!
3rd CAT 4 Cargas Crit
1st Juniors 15-16 Bird in Hand Road Race
Track Results
Junior National Track Championships Houston Texas
4th Place Omnium Age 15-16
2nd Place Points Race Age 15-16
Tucker Brown Age 17
This was the last year competing as a junior for Tucker. After winning the Junior
BAR in 2002 it was time for Tucker to move on in competition. Tucker tried his
skills this year on an international level. He was able to compete in Europe and in
Canada in a world class Junior field. He race several races in Belgium, helping his
teammates and finishing 14th in one race. In Canada at L¹Abitibe he competed
with over 120 international level racers in the only Junior UCI race in North
America. Tucker was only competing in several PA races but still managed to
finish 8th in the PA BAR competition, highest for the Tri State Juniors. On a
national and local level Tucker had some strong results and often worked as a lead
out man for team mates. His highlights included 7 National Medals on the track
and 2 strong National Finishes on the road- 15th in the National Crit and 17th in
the National Time Trial, despite 2 crashes. This is a summary of some of his race
highlights.
Road Races
Farmersville Challenge 4th place
Bird-in Hand 2nd place
Cargas CAT 1/2/3 13th
Cargas CAT 3 16th
Michaux Time Trial CAT 3 3rd place
Lance Armstrong Time Trial 3rd Place
Wachovia Pro Cycling Classic 5th Place- In this race Tucker was the designated
lead out man for his team mate Andy Lakatosh. Their plan went without any
problems with brother Taylor chasing any breaks, and Tucker NOT going on a
break and leading Andy out to sprint for victory for Tristate. All three Tristate guys
make it in the top ten, with Tristate taking 1st, 5th and 10th. Tucker was part of
Tristate Œs winning team for 2 years in a row.
Junior National Road Race Championships College Station Texas 17th Time Trial
(crashed!) 15th Criterium
Road race nationals are always hotly contested, each of these events had 100 or
more riders participating. For the time trial the weather turned very ugly, with
heavy down pours and wind coming in. The 17/18 year olds had 3 turn arounds in
their course, when Tuck came into the second turn around an officials car was
stopped right in front of him in the closed off, gated course. Tucker never hit the
car, because he slid in the turn and went down, got up, his chain was dropped,
stopped and fixed this. All in all he lost 20+ seconds in the turn, but still managed
to pick up his pace and finish 17th. The crit course was on the campus of A&M
College, a nice course with 5 turns. The race went off immediately and the field
dropped from over 100 riders to approximately 40 riders within the first 10 laps.
These riders were certainly the elite riders in the USA, some of them are
competing at this time at World Championships, and one of these riders, won the
Men¹s Senior Elite Criterium Championship The pack attacked and attacked and
eventually more riders came off. With only 5 laps to go Tucker made an attempt to
go off the front with a few other riders, they never caught the front lone riderZack Grabowski, and they were eventually caught by the field. Very exciting!
August 3 NYC Pro Cycling Event 15th Place
PA BAR 8th place
Track Results
June 24 Trexlertown CAT 2 Unknown Distance 1st Place
Points Race 1st Place
10 mile Feature 1st place
This was one of only 2 nights this season that Tucker competed locally on the
track, he was able to move up from a CAT 2 rider to a CAT 1 rider this night. The
other nights when he was in town track racing was rained out! July 9-12 Houston
Texas Junior Track Nationals
Silver Medal Team PursuitSilver Medal Individual Pursuit- This was one on the best races of the entire week,
Tucker and Zack Grabowski head to head, Tucker finished within fractions of a
second behind Zack Bronze Medal Points Race 3rd place
4th Place Madison
Collegiate National Championships Indianapolis
Gold Medal- Overall Team Championship
Silver Medal- Team Pursuit
Silver Medal- Italian Pursuit
9th Place Points Race
5th best time Individual Pursuit
Neal Stansbury sets the hour record at 2003 Masters Track Championships in
England. : September 2003 Neal beats the hour record ...
Neal Stansbury, September 04 2003
Neal took a bronze in the 3k 40-45 pursuit after
qualifying 4th, and beat the hour record (previous =
44.2km/hr, Neal's time was 45.189.)
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This September was my first trip to Masters World
Track Championships, and my first real track race.
We arrived in Manchester a couple days early to get
adjusted to the time, the track, the ambiance, etc.
For those who are not familiar with the Manchester
track, its a 250 meter indoor wooden track, that is
nothing short of awesome.
The track is much steeper than T-town, and my
initial worry was that I would slip down the track and
expose myself for the rookie that I am!After some mild slippage, I guickly learned
that power has to be applied through the entire turn, or else... Soon, I was ready
to race!
The 3K pursuit is run by qualifying in the am, with a run off between 1st and 2nd
for the gold and silver, and 3rd and 4th for the bronze and the first loser.I started
out with a good first kilometer, and after the second kilometer, I was on a 3:32
time, which would have been good enough for 1st in the qualifying! Suddenly, I
felt the dreaded feel of TOTALLY BLOWN, and finished my last kilo 6 seconds
slower than my 2nd!I had only done 2 3K attempts in my life prior to this event, so
I obviously had much to learn...
Fortunately, I still managed to qualify for 4th, which meant I had a chance at the
bronze.In looking at the 3rd place guy's splits, I realized that he was a fast starter,
but faded in the end.I hoped that I could capitalize on this...
That evening, at the finals I took off at the gun leaving a bit in reserve.My
opponent quickly got up 1-2 seconds on me, but I didn't panic, but just waited,
barely able to control myself from firing on all cyclinders.Finally, with just over a
kilo to go, Lucy (my coach) screamed NOW! and I opened up the throttle like never
before! In one lap I heard Gil Hatton (or someone is his camp) yell "you're even!"
and the next lap, I was 1.5 seconds up. Not taking any chances I punched it to the
line and won by 2-1/2 seconds.Needless to say, I was estatic with a bronze,
considering all I'd put up with over the past year, and the novelty of track racing!
Neal Stansbury
Andy at Collegiate Nationals / Cindy in 'YM' Magazine : Andy is back from
Collegiate Nationals ... Cindy selected by the national teen magazine 'YM'
as one of the "20 Coolest Girls in America".
Kathy Lakatosh, September 04 2003
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Well, Andy is back from Collegiate Nationals which were held in Indianapolis,
Indiana on September 18-20.It was Andy's first opportunity to compete at
collegiates and represent Penn State, so he made the most of it. Besides having a
lot of fun, Andy made the podium in every event he competed in.
He came home with two national titles, two second place finishes and two fourth
place medals.In the individual events, Andy won the sprints, took second in the
kilo and even placed fourth in the 30k points race (definitely not one of his
favorite events)! Despite the fact that there were only three guys on the Penn State
team, they took first place honors in the team pursuit.
For the overall men's omnium, Andy had enough points to secure second place,
with the top three podium spots belonging to Penn State. In the team competition,
they finished fourth against teams which outnumbered them by far.So, with the
season now complete, it's safe to say 2003 was a great year for both Andy and
Cindy. Andy ended the year with 6 more national titles to his name, making him
now a 16-time National Champion. In addition, he won 6 other national medals as
well.Andy also earned the distinction of being the first person to ever win junior,
elite and collegiate national titles in the same year.
There is also some exciting news about Cindy to wrap up her season. She was
thrilled and honored to be selected by the national teen magazine 'YM' as one of
the "20 Coolest Girls in America" because of her cycling accomplishments!Cindy
will appear in the November issue, so be sure to check it out.She will also be a
guest at a special luncheon to be held in New York City with magazine executives
and celebrities to honor the 20 girls. Needless to say, she's very excited about that.
All in all, 2003 was a great year and we're already looking forward to what 2004
will bring. Thank you for all your support throughout the year.
The Washington Township Circuit Race : The Washington Twp. Circuit Race is
one of the best courses and events put on this season.
George Anderson, September 04 2003
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The Washington Twp. Circuit Race was well run as usual.It might even be said that
it is one of the best courses and events put on this season.The course is one of
the few with a hill that can play a big part in the out come of the event. I do feel
that the cat. 4-5 was not an impressive win. It was not the incredibly fast well
worked team event that we wall wish to win. Bu it was a win, and I will take it.It is
hard to write about my self so I will keep it short and give you the stats. I had
much rather write about the exploits of you guys!
He came home with two national titles, two second place finishes and two fourth
place medals. In the individual events, Andy won the sprints, took second in the
kilo and even placed fourth in the 30k points race (definitely not one of his
favorite events)! Despite the fact that there were only three guys on the Penn State
team, they took first place honors in the team pursuit.
The field was of good size of 40-50 racers.It was odd that I was the only TSV rider
at this event for the 4-5•s.We have had such a good year as a group that going it
alone was strange.That is possibly the cause for my lack of enthusiasm for this
race.The roads we very slick due to the heavy rains all night.But to the amazement
of all the riders from the previous two years the back section of the course had
been repaved.This made it smooth and fast.But it is still very narrow.The race
started as they all do with several people going forward to drive the pace for a
while. It did start fast the average for the first three of eight laps was around 26 27 mph.But as usual the group never got together and worked so the pace
dropped to and average of 24.3 mph. Some racers went forward and pulled for a
half of a lap and then were over taken.By the fifth lap a prim was put out.You
should have seen the guys going for the five dollars at the top of the climb. This
made it easy for me to ride up on someone•s wheel.The sixth lap was faster with
several attempts to roll off the front.Keep a note never attack on a down hill
section, it will be easy to catch you.Everyone attacked on the down hill and every
time they were caught.The seventh lap had a ten dollar prime on it.So again the
riders went out to chase the prime.I hooked on to this group with the idea of
going past them and ramping up the pace to stretch it out.They tacked on again
to my rear and stayed there. A couple of guys started to work but it was to little
to late.We kept the pace high trough the second turn.Just before the s-turns on
the back section of the course they swarmed over me. This put me in the tenth or
so position and boxed me in.This was my biggest fear, to get boxed in before the
hill.But, just as we did last week a hole formed and I followed a couple of guys up
the hill. I had a good wheel to the half way point at which time I got out of the
saddle and dropped the gears to get a good final push to the line.I don•t
remember the final detail except it felt as if I was alone as I crossed the line for
the win. A nice end to a very good season.
I did not stick around for Marc•s and Andre's race, but I am anxious to read about
it. Talk to you guys soon,
George Anderson
Andy and Cindy's Winning Streak Continues at the 2003 Senior Track Nationals :
Andy and Cindy finished out their season ... Andy traveled with the U.S. Jr.
World Team to Moscow...
Kathy Lakatosh, September 01 2003
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Just wanted to let everyone know how Andy and
Cindy finished out their season. Andy traveled with
the U.S. Jr. World Team to Moscow, Russia in August
to compete in the Junior World Track
Championships. It was an incredible experience and
the track was awesome. He returned home with
three top 10 finishes - not bad, but not what he had
hoped for. Andy made it all the way to the keirin
final but placed 4th (just missing a medal), 9th in the
sprints and 9th in the team sprint. His 4th place
finish was the highest for any U.S. man. (Andy was
2nd last year!) Less than 24 hours after returning
home, Andy was back on his home track competing
in Elite Nationals. The fatigue from traveling and competing definitely took its toll
on Andy and affected his performance. After deciding to take a break and catch
up on his rest midway through the week, Andy came back on Saturday and teamed
with friends Marty Nothstein, Giddeon Massie and Christian Stahl for the Team
Sprint. Giddeon, Marty and Christian rode the qualifying heat in the morning and
posted the fastest time, which put them into the final for gold and silver. On
Saturday night, Andy took Marty's place (second position) between Giddeon and
Christian. In a thrilling finale, Andy's team rode extremely well together to earn
the gold medal and title of 2003 Elite Team Sprint National Champions! This was
Andy's first elite national title (his 14th national title overall), but it's very special
and quite an accomplishment for him to win it as a junior. Cindy also competed in
Elite Nationals. She was the youngest competitor in the Women's Keirin and
impressed everyone when she qualified in her heat and then her semi-final,
making her 1 of only 6 to qualify for the final. Cindy raced well and ended up with
the 5th place bronze medal in a close finish behind Sarah Uhl, Jennie Reed, Becky
Quinn and Becky Conzelman. She was thrilled to make the podium! It was one of
her goals this year, and by doing so she became the youngest person to ever win a
medal at Elite Nationals! Quite an achievement for a 14-year-old. Cindy also
placed 8th in the 500 Meter Time Trial and 9th in the Sprints. It was definitely a
great way to end the season for both Andy and Cindy. But for now, it's back to
school for both of them! Cindy started 9th grade at Parkland High School and
Andy began classes at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Andy has also made a last minute
decision to compete in Collegiate Track Nationals which will be held in Indiana on
September 18-20. After that he will take a little break before resuming his
training regimen for next year, and hopefully the Olympics.
NJ State Criterium Championships What a day of Racing!!!! The NJ State
Criterium Championships had the most spectacular weather ...
Marc Berchtold, August 2003
What a day of Racing!!!!
Days like this don't come around to often.But The NJ State Criterium
Championships in Green tree, NJ always has the most spectacular weather. Those
lucky enough to spend the day on the course were treated to some great races.
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Tri-State-Velo was again represented in outstanding fashion by its New Jersey
contingent. The day started off early with the 35+ race.
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John Nyman, Marc Bechtold, and Werner Paulus took to the course and worked it
well. The guys gave it there all and were just out gunned by some larger teams.
Cat 3 Race:
Mark Kouri, Andre' Lopez, Marc Bechtold, and Werner Paulus went out again to
hammer home the Tri-State-Velo colors. This race progressed with a high lap
pace with the guys playing out there roles according to the pre race strategy. With
Four laps to go the team was dealt a blow with the back stretch flat on Marc
Bechtold's rear. This left both Werner and Andre' to keep the pace high and keep
the peleton together for the finish. Andre' and Werner both would go to the front
and wok very hard to pull back the breaks with very little help from the other
teams.The final lap came around with one of the highest lap speeds of the day.
Mark Kouri had run a very smart race and was in good position for the sprint up to
the last several hundred yards.Then as racing always does he was blocked and had
to work his way out and finished with a very good top ten position.
Cat 4 Race:
This was the race of the day. All eyes were watching the TSV team of Hank
Alexander, George Anderson, and John Nyman. It has been the NJ TSV members
goal to get all of our group to Cat 3 status for the start of next yearsNJ Cat 3 Cup.
All were watching the team for this was going to be the race to get the win for
Hank Alexander.Hank was fighting the training blues this year due to the arrival of
a new baby boy.He is a key component to our team next year and we needed a win
for him to move up.Hank did not disappoint. The race went out from the gun
without the TSV squad running the pace up to lung searing speeds as they usually
due. We had decided to play different tactics and see what others would due.
Unfortunately for Drew he was not informed of the plan.Drew an upcoming TSV
"want-a-be" took the lead out roll and look around for help. Finally Hank yelled up
to him, "Drew were not doing that today!"The race progressed with John Nyman
staying at the front and controlling all breaks. He gave his all for the team that day
and deserves a very big pat on the back.The others in the race would notice
George Anderson sitting at the rear of the race protected from the wind by the
biggest guy he could find. Hank rode very smart several spots behind John Nyman
keeping his nose from the wind as was the plan. With several attempted breaks all
reeled in by big John Nyman, lap five arrived. John had just finished pulling in a
group when George Anderson went to the front. While passing John George
instructed him to sit up and take it easy. Then with an easy role away the race
started to get hot. Drew from Summit earned an automatic team upgrade with a
select comment "Let him go he is just upgraded to a four he won't last."Just with
some words several guys just sat up and let George roll off the front. George took
a solo flyer for the next three laps.This forced several teams to come to the front
and chase hard. This race was being worked by the TSV squad and no other team
even new what was going on. John and Hank proceeded to work hard and block
but the solo flyer was brought back and the dreams of a solo win were ended.With
two laps to go John again went to the front to take control. The guys from TSV
were not able to get into their lead out positions for Hank. The group kept
undulating and reforming through the final lap.On the final climb into the last turn
John Nyman made the move to stretch out the field.He went Right and George and
Hank went left. The sprint was on! After George got Hank up the hill and towards
the front of the Group Hank worked some magic. He took off finding the perfect
path to the finish. What a Sprint the field was moving at 36 mph and Hank glided
out to the front at over 40 MPH. What the picture does not show is John Nyman
working his way out of the group and finishing second. Then it was George's turn
to work some magic and just cross the line.In the picture you can see a rider go
down in the sprint.This rider's bike lid under George and with a little luck George
rolled over the wheel set to finish in the top 10. As we rolled around
congratulating each other for a great race Hank was having trouble. He had given
so much to the finish sprint he could not breathe for the next 5 minutes. As I said
in the beginning of this article it was to be Hank's day. He did not disappoint!!!
The Day:
It was a beautiful day for all. The members from TSV-NJ as unusual race hard and
had fun doing it. This is wonderful racing squad and the TSV colors are again the
ones watched and feared.
Congratulations Hank Alexander, the NJ State Cat 4 Criterium Champion!!!
This was the headline to Tri-State Velo's 1-2 finish in the fours race, with John
Nyman logging another awesome performance on the local cat 4 scene, taking
second. Big set up for the finale goes to George Anderson's strong three lap flyer
with five to go, being a crucial component. Big round of congrats goes out to the
crew. Other notables, Mark Kouri, with a top 10 in the cat 3 race, as well as a lot of
inspired racing by Andre Lopez and Werner Paulus. A great day gentlemen,
congratulations. On the menu next, the Blueberry RR - and the cat 3/4 event - of
which we'll have an outstanding team to toe the starting line, and yes... with a
change of schedule I will be on the line too! Again, congrats to all!
Marc Berchtold
Mark Gorman Scores Three Medals at PA State Masters Championships! July
2003 My curse of high level points race finals in the evenings has yet
again struck ...
Mark Gorman, September 04 2003
Hello all, just a little update on some new things in
bike racing land!
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My curse of high level points race finals in the
evenings has yet again struck- on Tuesday the 22nd
the State points race final was canceled along with
the whole night due to rain.
On Friday the 25 I decided to race not only the
points race but the Kerin ( big mistake)... some bozo
from Scotland decided to make me a bumper car and
body check me to the ground at about 30+ miles per
hour... have no fear, I am only a little lighter, no
broken stuff... I did "bounce" back up to do the
points race qualifier and qualify for the final which I did ok due to well, I guess
grinding off some skin - the sweat dripping on the open wounds did not help my
performance let me tell you!!
So we go into Saturday where I have this ambition to do everything again - well,
this time it is not a mistake. I have a few new titles. First off I wound up my little
gear to take Third over all in the State in the Kilometer (three laps all out) and at
the same time I am also the State Champion in my age group (30-39). I then went
on to do the 200meter (not my strong point due to it is a sprinters thing and I am
about 8th in the state over all but get this: second in my age group again. then on
to one of my goals - the 3km pursuit (I was not allowed to do the 4km) which is
what I am going to Wisconsin to do for the National title. I am now the best 3km
pursuiter in the State and for my age group with a time that is only 10 seconds off
of last years winning National time... So I have less skin on my right leg and arm
and Two gold medals and one silver medal to show for 2003 State
Championships! I am pretty happy and am looking good to do really well
Nationally maybe even win it!!
Results Recap:
3rd Overall Kilometer, PA Gold 30+
2nd 200 meter, PA Silver
1st 3km Pursuit, PA Gold
Mark Gorman
NJ TSVers Riding Strong A huge congratulations to the cat 4 group for
scoring the win! ...
Marc Berchtold, August 2003
"A huge congratulations to the cat 4 group and John for scoring the win! The
group will present a strong cohesive front next year in the cat 3 cup.
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The cat 3 race was a cat and mouse game of attrition. Groups seemed to form
easily and gain time off the front and it was inevitable that something would stick
- so I thought. after the first third of the race I started to stay in the front ten
looking for a prime opportunity or a good break, all this got me was overheated
and frustrated at the lost chance of being in an eight man group from six different
teams that refused to work cohesively. This phenomena was found to be true by
both Andre and Werner in their attempts also. The group was so large and
unpredictable that you'd find yourself at the front in the middle of the climb and
nearly off the back ten seconds later.
With around seven laps to go a dangerous group formed off the front and put
fifteen seconds on the field - if it were not for the huge efforts of Andre and
Werner to help in the chase over the ensuing four laps, the group would have
stayed away! As they were starting to reel the brake back in I finally realized that it
wasn't my legs that were dead but a soft front tire that was not helping the cause.
With a neutral lap stop before five to go for a wheel change I was back in the
group. Needless to say, the last two laps made the greentree crit finale look
orderly and gentile. Ron, the small ProPedals rider, had managed to get close to
the front at the begining of the last lap and nearly put four guys, including myself,
into a local ICU. The rear wheel on the rider in front of me ground the decal off the
sidewall of my front tire and how the rider behind me managed not to run me over
when I slammed on the brakes lifting the back wheel I'll have no idea. A mad dash
up the hill on the backside put me near the front again but with no time to recover
I didn't have the motor to go with the leadout. My dead carcass rolled across the
line possibly in the top 15, but with all my skin and a good time to boot. I know
Andre and Werner were either just in front of me or a few positions behind obviously completely toasted from chasing at 30+ for several laps - huge effort
from these two. I need to get in better shape so I can close the deal in the future -
sorry guys.
Anyway, congratulations to all, I'm glad we all kept our skin (Hank
Schwarzenneger, go buy some stronger bars please!). Cheers to everyone!"
Marc Berchtold
2003 Junior Pro Cycling Tour Grand Prix Update: Lakatosh Wins! Andy and
Cindy were both very successful at the Jr. National Track Championships
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Just wanted to let everyone know that Andy won the
Junior Pro Cycling Tour Grand Prix on Sunday, June
8th, in Philadelphia! This was the second year for the
Jr. PCT (Andy couldn't race last year because of a
broken collarbone). The race was contested by a
total of 20 junior cyclists, age 18 and under, who
were invited to compete based on their top 5 finish
in four separate qualifying events. The Jr. Grand Prix
is conducted in a points race format on the Ben
Franklin Parkway during the Wachovia USPRO Cycling
Championship. Andy won the event by earning
points for placing in every sprint and by winning the
final lap. Andy was presented the winner's cup
during the award ceremony (see attached picture).
He was the only local rider on the podium. Winning the Jr. PCT was the highlight of
an exciting weekend for Andy. He had also competed at the L.V. Velodrome on
Friday night and took 2nd place honors in the men's keirin final behind Jame
Carney. Next on Andy's agenda is his graduation from high school on Tuesday,
June 10th. With school officially over, Andy will then be able to focus on preparing
for Jr. Nationals which will be held in Houston, Texas in July and the Jr. World
Track Championships to be held in August in Moscow, Russia.
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TSV Cat 4 Team Race Report: May's Landing, New Jersey We are working
extremely hard to upgrade our cat 4's to 3's so that we can put together a
team to contest for the NJ Cat 3 Cup next year. ...
George Anderson, July 2003
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Hey Guys, I wanted to give you the recap from yesterdays Cat. 4 race. Since
yesterdays races were so spread out we were never able to really talk. As all of you
know we are working extremely hard to upgrade our cat 4's to 3's so that we can
put together a team to contest for the NJ Cat 3 Cup next year. The racing
yesterday just proved that we are on our way.
The Cat 4 race started with John Nyman, Hank Alexander, and I at the line. We
had a plan to go right at the start to try and make a break. If that did not work we
would sit in and wait till the final four laps to make the winning moves. As all
plans it is a frame work that keeps evolving.
We went at the gun as planned, but I had trouble clipping in. Hank was left to
look over his shoulder to find out where I was and John was back pedaling to try
and not run me over. After several attempts I connected with the pedal and off we
went. We jacked up the first three laps but had picked up several stragglers tat
refused to work and kept breaking up the pace line. With some choice comments
made back and forth we decided to integrate back in to the main group.
The course had a small climb on the back side which gave us a great launching
area for attacks. The first prime was announced and from the hill John and I
launched a great attack for the prize. Both John and I heard $50.00 as the prize.
It ended up to be a great massage for Hank at the end of the day. From my lead
out at the hill John cruised in for an easy first prime.
Hank continued to control the front of the group bring back any breaks. We let
the Second prime go and continued to roll through the laps. By the third prime it
was evident that everyone was waiting for someone else to make a move. On the
back stretch leading to the hill I took my chance to attack and go off for the third
prize. I picked up a 25-30 second gap and a Bike Addicts racer who would be
come my trailer. After some positioning on the downhill straight to the line I had
a good sprint for the third prime. With the gap holding I decided to run tempo
and work with this other racer. My only bad luck was this guy had raced hard the
day before and was not in good condition to help. We stayed out for several laps
just to keep the race interesting.
After reintegrating back into the main group it was racing as usual till about the 6
to go . That was when Hank pulls up to John and I and asks what it means when
his Easton Carbon Bar decided to give up the race before him. Hank had cracked
the bar in two pieces on the climb. He smartly removed himself from the race.
But that left just John and I for the finale. With 4 laps to go John and I started to
attack. These were not very strong attacks but enough to string out the group.
At one to go on the back hill I turned it up trying to get away for the win. I could
not break the tension so the main contenders stayed with me. We had been racing
so well all day as a team, so it should not surprise me that John read my move and
latched on to my wheel. We hit the final down hill to the line flying at 34 mph
and John had the inside stretch. He took off, firing those two big pistons and
cruised in for the win. It looked like the perfect sprint. John ever so neatly moved
his way off of the inside to the middle locking out the other contenders.
If hank had stayed in the race we would have had probably two of us in the top
three positions. But as it stands now, we walked away with 2 of three primes and
a win. Not a bad day's work. We split the money up evenly between us. Hank got
the first prime that was not $50.00 but a 50 minute massage. John walked away
with the win, money, and a new set of specialized turbo tires. The only thing that
could have made it better was if Hank did not have a mechanical, but that is
racing.
We also picked up an ally and a new prospective member for next years cat 3 cup
team. Bill Talbot from Pro-pedals is interested in joining us. He took several big
pulls yesterday to help us control the race. He is a great guy, a strong racer, and
will make a good addition to our NJ squad. Make sure to keep the pressure on
him to join us next year.
Also, we are stating to be recognized as a very strong team. Both John and I
overheard various groups talking about our strength as a team. Let's keep
focused for the rest of the season, for next year there will be a new team with the
Cat 3 Cup Title.
George Anderson
Lakatoshes Add Pennsylvania State Titles to Palmares Andy and Cindy
Lakatosh competed in the Pennsylvania State Track Championships
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Andy and Cindy Lakatosh competed in the Pennsylvania State Track
Championships which were held at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome on Friday and
Saturday, July 25 & 26.On Friday evening the senior men and women's keirin event
took place with both Andy and Cindy qualifying for their respective finals. They
were each the youngest rider to qualify in their fields.In the men's final, Andy
faced a stacked field including four Gotham Cyclist riders (Gil Hatton, Mike Beers,
Kevin Belz, David Wiswell), along with Olympian Jame Carney, and local rider Eric
Bonser. In a very dicey race, Andy took the win by leading out the entire final two
laps, proving he is ready for the Jr. World Championships this year to be held in
Russia in August.Andy took silver in the keirin at last year's Jr. World
Championships. The win gave Andy the overall open men's keirin title and the
gold medal and title of Pennsylvania State Senior Men's Keirin Champion as well.
Andy will leave for Moscow on August 15th.Jr. Worlds will take place from August
20-24.
On Saturday, the PA State Championships continued with numerous timed events
which made for a very long, hot day.However, the heat did not stop Cindy from
winning two state titles of her own.Cindy, who is still 14, decided to "race up" into
the Women 16-18 age group. Although her time in the 500 meter time trial was
not a personal best, Cindy still had the fastest time of any junior girl which gave
her the overall title.In women's sprint qualifying, Cindy rode an awesome time of
12.88 for her 200 meter time trial. Not only was it the fastest time for any junior
girl, but it was the 4th fastest time for all women, so it also qualified her to move
on into the sprint semifinals.Cindy ended up 4th overall in the women's category
which was won by Becky Conzelman, but was happy with her two gold medals and
titles of Pennsylvania State Champion for Women 16-18 in the 500m TT and
200m TT. Cindy is now training for Elite Nationals, which both she and Andy will
compete in when he returns from Russia.They will be held on August 26-30 at the
LVV.
ANDY LAKATOSH
1st Place, PA State Sr. Men's Keirin
CINDY LAKATOSH
1st Place, PA State Women 16-18 200m TT
1st Place, PA State Women 16-18 500m TT
Kathy Lakatosh
Lakatoshes Successful at Junior Nationals Andy and Cindy were both very
successful at the Jr. National Track Championships
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Just wanted to let TSV know that Andy and Cindy
were both very successful at the Jr. National Track
Championships which were just held in Houston,
Texas on July 9-12. Cindy, who was the youngest
competitor in the Women 15-16 field, won two of
her events - the 500m time trial and the 5k scratch
race. Cindy's time for the 500m event was so
phenomenal that it was one second faster than the
second place time and would have earned her 2nd
place in the Women 17-18 age group as well. She
secured the second place silver medal overall in her
omnium.
Andy returned home with three more national titles
to his name making him a 13-time Jr. National Champion. He won individual gold
medals in the Men 17-18 Sprint and Keirin. Then he teamed up with Michael
Blatchford and Rocco Mazzei to win the Team Sprint event. He also won the silver
medal in the Men 17-18 Kilo and placed 4th in the Madison. Andy's performance
automatically qualified him for the US Jr. World Team which will be heading to
Moscow, Russia in August to compete at the Jr. World Track Championships
(http://www.usacycling.org/track/). Andy Lakatosh
1st - Men 17-18 Sprint
1st - Men 17-18 Keirin
1st - Team Sprint
2nd - Men 17-18 Kilo
4th - Madison
Cindy Lakatosh
1st - Women 15-16 500m TT
1st - Women 15-16 5k Scratch
2nd - Women 15-16 Omnium
3rd - Women 15-16 15k Points Race
3rd - Women 15-16 2k Scratch Race
How motor vehicle Insurance affectsyou as a cyclist and what to do if you are
involved in an accident Bicycle accidents with automobiles ...
Rob Maizel, Esq., June 2003
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I have received a number of calls lately from friends and neighbors who have been
involved in bicycle accidents with automobiles. Hopefully this is advice that all of
us as cyclist never need, but it is imperative that you know how to properly insure
yourself, and know what to do if you are involved in an accident. Even Lance
Armstrong can•t avoid cars all of the time and sometimes ends up on the hood of
a car. The worst thing that cyclists can do when it comes to selecting automobile
insurance is to leave yourself under insured in the event of an accident.
Most insurance agents never even think to inform you that your motor vehicle
insurance effects you as a cyclist, but it does! Here is some of what you need to
know when you purchase your auto insurance. Keep in mind that for only a few
dollars more a month, you can have the full protection that you really need.
1. First it is important that you have the proper insurance. All cyclists should elect
the full tort option on your motor vehicle insurance. This is the most important
thing that you should do.
2. It is important to know how motor vehicle insurance limits and guides your
ability to sue, and your ability to recover if you are involved in bicycle accident
with a motor vehicle.
3. You should carry more than the minimum first party or PIP benefits.
4. You should select uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
In the event you are in a bicycle accident with a car, your automobile insurance
governs your ability to recover for your losses. Yes, you read this correctly. It is
your motor vehicle insurance that governs what is going to happen. All cyclists
should select the full tort option in the state of Pennsylvania. Full tort is generally
not that much more expensive, but for the extra money it provides you with the
ability to recover for any and all damages suffered in the event you are in an
accident with a motor vehicle. Choosing the limited tort option severely limits your
ability to recover in the event of an accident, and usually you never find out how
limited your coverage is until you need it. Think of limited tort as a helmet with a
slight crack on the inside. The helmet looks ok from the outside, but when you
really need it, the helmet will not protect you. Limited tort is the same thing, it
appears to be good insurance, but when you really need it, it does not provide the
coverage that you wanted. Hey, when you are out there on 700cc tires and wearing
nothing but lycra/spandex you want the most coverage in the event you are
involved in an accident.
Next, it is your PIP or first party benefits that cover your initial medical bills if you
are involved in a motor vehicle/bicycle accident. Pennsylvania requires that you
carry at least $5,000.00 in PIP benefits, but $5,000 gets eaten up really quickly in
the event of an accident. You should consider carrying $10,000 or more in first
party benefits. Again, this amount should not increase your premium too much.
Why, you may ask should I do this if I have medical insurance? In reality your
health insurance should cover medical bills, but in the event that you are involved
in an accident with a car while on your bike, and you decide to file a lawsuit, your
automobile insurance carrier will not have a lien on the amount that you recover,
but your health insurance can have a lien. Also, you do not need a referral if you
are using your first party benefits. Therefore, if you go to the hospital, always tell
them that you were involved in a motor vehicle accident and provide them with
your auto insurance information.
Finally, although it is not required, you should select uninsured/underinsured
motorist optional coverage. Uninsured motorist coverage will provide insurance in
case you are struck by a vehicle that is not insured. Underinsured coverage will
provide coverage in the event that the vehicle that strikes you does not have
sufficient coverage to compensate you for your injuries. In the city of Philadelphia
statistics show that approximately 60 percent of all motor vehicles on the road are
uninsured or underinsured. Keeping these statistics in mind, it is important you
carry uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, so in the unfortunate event that
you are struck by a motor vehicle, and this motor vehicle does not have insurance
or has minimal insurance, you have some insurance for your losses.
Although this information is quite stifling, it is important to know your rights
before hand rather than finding out that you are not covered after an accident.
You should know what your policy really covers in the event of an accident; you
should know what your rights are if you do not have automobile insurance; and
you should know what to do in the event that you are involved in a car accident
when you are driving or are a passenger in a car.
Always wear your helmet and have fun. If you are involved in an accident, call the
police and go to the emergency room. Then report the accident to your insurance
carrier, but do not give a recorded statement to anyone except the police.
Afterwards, you should seek the advice of an attorney to protect your rights. I am
always available for a free consultation and am happy to answer any questions
that you may have at any time.
Rob Maizel is an attorney with Zibelman & Nerenberg, P.C. and can be reached at
215.569.0600. Rob is an avid cyclist, races his bike here and there, is a
participating member of Tri-State Velo, and is a personal injury attorney.
None of the information contained in this article is provided as legal advice, but is
presented only as general information.
Rob Maizel, Esq., June 2003
One year with Coach Lucy Tyler Award Girls, Dr. Dave and Dope Control, and The
Hour As I crossed the finish line the gun went off signaling my win
Steve Lehman, January 2003
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As I crossed the finish line the gun went off signaling
my win; Denis Fahey's reported two seconds later. I
did it! I won the World Championship! I'm a World
Champion! I swung up track along the rail whooping
and hollering. Lucy, brother John and my crew were
going wild.
I rolled onto the infield toward Coach Lucy, Bill
Pfeiffer and John. I wanted to be the first to
recognize Lucy's contribution to my victory and start
to receive my own accolades. One of my first
greeters was the UCI official who informed me that I
had been selected for the anti-doping control test.
He thrust a clipboard at me and started asking me a
number of questions. The adrenaline and lactic acid was still coursing through my
body, and my legs were really starting to ache, so I deferred the official to Lucy
and started my warm-down. As I rolled in circles on the infield in an amazed haze
I came upon Denis Fahey. As we road side-by-side he congratulated me on my
win and informed me that I had just beaten a ½hard man. I told him that I
consider myself a hard man as well. To this he replied, ½No, I mean a really hard
man. This may have taken most people aback, but I took this statement as his
way of quantifying my victory. He was happy with the World Record he had ridden
in the qualifying round and was gracious in defeat in the final. He just wanted me
to know ½whom I had beaten. I would grow to like this Australian National
Champion and expect him to pull out all the stops for our next confrontation. I
can't wait.
During the preparation for the competition Lucy had been careful to make sure I
was drinking only from my own water bottles. Now that I had won such an
important race and was going to dope control she instructed me to drink only
from sealed, bottled water that either she or Bill Pfeiffer would give me. She said
champions should beware of the tainted bottle. This is something I would never
have considered, but then I had never been in that situation before. So, I went
about my warm-down and prepared for the award ceremony.
As instructed I joined the other medallists in the 2000-meter pursuit at the UCI
officials table. There I was given the UCI World Champion Booklet that outlines
acceptable conduct of a World Champion and how to properly display my new
designation on my team uniform. I was informed again that I was to present
myself to anti-dope control directly after the ceremony. Here we also met the
three, gorgeous, young women who would lead us across the red carpet to the
award podium. I asked which one of them would be fortunate enough to kiss me.
The three of them smiled and I could swear I heard one of them say (maybe all
three). ½God! Not another dumb Yank. I've always been quick with a clever line
for the ladies. Once we were upon the podium I was presented with the
magnificent rainbow jersey and gold medal by the senior UCI official, and flowers
and a kiss on each cheek by the most beautiful of our escorts. Then the moment
of moments came.
As I stood there wearing my medal and rainbow jersey, my hand on my heart,
looking at my name in lights, seeing my country's flag being lifted above and
between the Australian and British flags, while listening to my national anthem, I
was overwhelmed with the joy of knowing that I had joined the elite club of world
champions in the sport that I love. The joy, however, was not only for myself, but
also for those who supported and worked toward this goal with me during a year
of hard work and sacrifice.
At the conclusion of the ceremony Fahey, bronze-medallist Willy Moore and I
mounted our bikes wearing our medals and carrying our floral bouquets and rode
our Lap of Honor. Again, a new experience. The applause of the teammates,
supporters and spectators could barely be heard above the thumping sound of
Tina Turner singing, You're simply the best, better than all the rest . . . being
played on the public address system. This lap around the apron of the track was
almost more memorable than the medal ceremony. What a night to remember.
But wait! The night wasn't over. I had a date with Dr. Dave of dope control.
Lucy escorted me there as my witness and to make sure the test was conducted
properly. We entered a room that looked much like a living room with a couch, a
couple of over-stuffed chairs, a large television, and a mountain of bottled water.
Here we met Dr. David Hunt of the British Cycling Federation who would be my
examining doctor and chaperone. He told me he would conduct the specimen
gathering which would be tested to assure my system is clear of any banned
substances. He asked if I was ready to give a sample. I said I wasn't. He then
pointed to the mountain of bottles and said that I should help myself until such
time as I am ½ready.
As I started on the pile of bottles Steve Davies of Great Britain, who was the silver
medallist in the 50-54 pursuit, arrived and after the intro with Dr. Dave became
my drinking buddy. After three half liter bottles I was ready. Dr. Dave led me to a
large case of sealed bottles and asked me to pick any one from the bunch. This
was to assure that I wasn't handed a tainted bottle. He then walked me into the
bathroom and stood there watching as I lowered my skinsuit and attempted to
urinate. I really tried but couldn't start a flow. I threw the bottle into the trash
and went back out to Lucy and my new best friend, Steve. They said, ½That was
quick. I responded by cracking the seal on another bottle of water and taking a
huge swig.
After another two bottles I again felt an urge, so Dr. Dave and I headed for the
toilet. This time I went to the sink and ran water over my hands to really get
myself going. After a few moments I ran, with Dr. Dave in tow, to the case of
sealed bottles, quickly opened one, dropped my skinsuit and started to relieve
myself. This was the wackiest part. Dr. Dave told me that they needed the bottle
filled exactly to a certain line on the bottle. To assure that I filled it to that line he
knelt down next to me with his face literally inches away from the action and told
me to stop. What kind of a cruel joke was that? They plied me with water, got me
to the point of extreme urgency and only allowed me to partially drain my system.
He told me that I should ½hold it until the specimen was in the proper containers
for the trip to the lab. If by chance the sample spilled, we'd need to fill another
bottle.
So, with bottle securely in hand we went into an office where Lucy and Colin
Clews, the UCI drug-test inspector, were waiting. I noticed poor Lucy was sitting
with her legs crossed and her eyes appeared to be floating. Watching me drink all
that water had an effect on her as well but she couldn't leave, as she was my
witness. We went through a long process of filling and labeling containers, and
completing a few forms and questionnaires that would accompany my specimens.
Everything was done very systematically and precisely. When the whole process
was completed they asked me to comment on the test. I must say, I don't know
how anyone could dispute a test conducted in such a manner as mine was.
Although comical and somewhat embarrassing, the test was conducted in the
most comfortable and professional manner. Even though . . . I couldn't help but
think of Monty Python's Piss Boy routine.
As we left we passed Shaun Wallace, who had won the 45-49 pursuit, coming in
for his test. He breezed right through the waiting room where poor Steve Davies
was still downing water and straight away to the lavatory. Again, there was Dr.
Dave hot on his Shaun's heels.
Immediately after I was finished with dope control I called Sandy to deliver the
good news. She screamed with joy. She was ecstatic, but wished she had been
there to share the moment. I, too, wished she had been there, but this was really
a working trip. It was the culmination of one, full year's effort and sacrifice for
both of us toward a singular goal. There was only one reason to be there and that
was to accomplish the goals we had set. There could be no distraction, just
focus. That night, even after winning a World Championship, I couldn't unwind.
On Sunday I was to face still another and possibly more daunting test . . . an
attempt at the 50+ world hour record. Although that was nearly four days away, I
still needed to behave myself.
Lucy had first suggested that I try the hour shortly after we started working
together. The only thing I knew about the hour was seeing the Eddy Merckx The
Impossible Hour or reading about Chris Boardman and how hideous an event it is.
Actually, it's not really an event. The hour is a record that is either broken or not
broken. There are no medals. There is no second or third place. Lucy said when
she's asked what you get when you set a new hour record, she responds, ½A bill.
An individual decides whether they will attempt the hour. Then they must go
about securing a velodrome, officials, starters, and timekeepers. When I asked
Lucy about training for the hour, she said, ½You can't train for the hour. You
must become the best pursuiter you can become and then you either set the new
hour mark or fail. Great, that sounded like a goal I wanted to set my sights on . . .
not! She followed that up by saying, ½I know you can do it. As I worked with Lucy
I soon realized that as lofty as the goals were that she planned for her athletes,
she knew exactly how to prepare the athlete as long as they were willing to do the
work. I was.
Through the help of Andrea Ingram, a friend and manager of the Manchester
Velodrome, Lucy was able to secure the Manchester track for Sunday, September
22nd at 2:00pm for a period of two hours. I asked if the reason for the two hours
was to give me a second chance if the first effort failed. Lucy didn't answer.
Andrea also notified the British Federation and the UCI who provided officials and
½possible dope control. As with any UCI sanctioned event, there must be the
potential of dope control. They may show up; they may not. I didn't know until
the actual running of the hour. The whole event would cost over $1,000, but if
dope control had shown up the price tag for the hour would have gone to well in
excess of $2,000. When I started to whine about the cost, Lucy said, ½The
moment you put your name in the record books, the money will not be an issue.
Be that as it may, I believe I was more stressed out about the cost of the hour than
the prospect of the sixty minutes of misery on the saddle.
The four days leading up to the hour I rested and kept my legs loose with easy
rides. One day Matt Diefenbach and I did a three-hour ride that covered nearly 12
miles. We also discussed various strategies and ideas during this time. The best
was Lucy's suggestion to spray me down with fabric softener to, I guess, prevent
unsightly static cling during my attempt. Actually, I believe Boardman used this
½performance enhancer to combat static electricity (?). I passed on the idea,
claiming that I didn't want to deviate from that that we had done in the months of
training leading up to this event. I did stick to a rather strict diet (only one blood
pudding paddy at breakfast) and religiously took all supplements and vitamins.
On race day I arrived at the track loaded and properly hydrated.
My warm-up for the hour was almost identical to my warm-up for the pursuit.
The only thing I didn't do was starts. Lucy and Steph Collins meticulously
prepared my bike. I rode my custom Havnoonian pursuit bike with two Corima
disc wheels, bull horns and a pair of cut-to-UCI-length, old, old, old (but good
luck) Scott clip-on aero-bars. The record I was shooting for was 42.0450km set
by Derek Hodgins of Great Britain at the Manchester venue in 1999. To
accomplish this I would have to ride at an average pace of one minute, twenty-five
seconds (1:25) per kilometer or 21.24 seconds per 250m lap. We figured
consistency would be the key, so I would settle into a ½comfortable pace early and
try to maintain it throughout the hour. I didn't want to go out so fast that I would
die before the hour was up, but I didn't want to have anything left as I crossed the
finish line. Gear selection was also critical. The gear would have to provide me
with a balance that would deliver the record without blowing my heart with too
high a cadence or my legs with too massive a gear. At 1:30 the British National
Team cleared the track and the officials started lining the track with sponges. The
Manchester Velodrome was mine. I mounted my bike, got last minute instructions
form Lucy, and nodded to the timer at about 2:20pm.
As in the final of the 2000-meter pursuit my first pedal stroke sent me down
track. That is I veered to the left instead of coming straight out of the gate. I kept
from getting flustered and continued to accelerate through the first lap. Lucy
stood on turn one and gave me lap times and other vital information. My brother
provided her with information from the scoreboard such as elapsed time, distance
covered and my time/effort against the goal. Matt stood on the home straight and
mercilessly reminded me to stay on my line. Linelle Betz and DeeDee Scadron
stationed themselves on the corners and shouted, ½Breathe! Deep belly-breaths,
breathe! I really needed all this assistance. Honestly, concentrating on spinning
the gear was quite enough for my pea-sized brain.
I've been asked, No, really Steve, what do you think about for an hour? Don't you
go buggy from the monotony? I don't think so. From the beginning I was
counting laps. When I got to the ninth lap I thought, What am I, nuts? The record
is over 168laps! I stopped counting and went back to concentrating on my pedal
stroke. I almost immediately settled into consistent 20 second laps. I was bangin'
kilometers no faster than 1:19 and none over 1:21. I was smokin'. At halfway I
had covered nearly 22.5 kilometers and feeling strong.
During my year of training I had practiced subtle hand position changes while on
the aero-bars that I thought I could use during the hour, changes that might bring
in other peripheral muscle groups. Good idea, but not today. Every time I would
change my position in the smallest way it effected my lap time negatively. I was
stuck with one optimal position throughout the entire hour. Thank God I had
really loaded up with chamois cr?me.
At 45 minutes I was well up on the record, but was looking forward to getting
inside 10 minutes to the finish. At 40 kilometers I was under 53 minutes and
realized I had seriously blown my 40km PR (personal best) away. I know that a
40km on the road has wind and hills, but this one has four corners every 20
seconds. I don't know. You tell me which you'd rather do. It may be apples-tooranges, but I could still only concentrate on cadence and try not to dwell on the
pain between my legs. At the 40km point I was starting to have difficulty holding
my line out of corners two and four. Each time I would enter the straight-o-way I
would have to fight my bike to keep it on the track. I started nailing sponges.
Although it's rare, I've seen a rider taken down by an errant sponge. ½Forget the
sponge! Breathe deep! Stop Panting! Concentrate on the line!
Steve Lehman, January 2003
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I remember Nathans first ride with the group from the Phila. Art Museum. I was a
cold winters day and he showed up in these weird gray sweatpant shorts no gloves
and I think short sleeves. We'll he hung in the entire ride and by spring was
kicking our butts and sitting on the bike like a pro. That was a mere two and one
half years ago. Nathan is going to college in Colorado and has signed with the
squad below. Just another fine example of why TSV works so well. We focus our
resources on the talented young riders and give them a chance to ride with the
pros. This year...instead of watching the US Pro Race in Philadelphia...Nathan will
be riding in it! Thanks to all our members who support our organizations efforts.
Thanks to the great sponsors that make this all possible and congratulations to
Nathan, his great parents and to his coach Bob Schuler for bringing another great
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The TSV annual banquet was held on Sunday
November 10th at the Victory Brewing Restaurant in
Downingtown, PA. On hand were 100 of TSV's best
and brightest. Festivities started at 5 PM with
appetizers and of course a variety of great Victory
Beers on tap. Tom Kellogg led the gathering in an
opening meditation and then dinner and dessertS•a
sumptuous carrot cake with cream cheese icing
decorated in our familiar Victory logo.President, Ron
Ruggiero opened the awards section of the evening
by presenting beautiful sponsor awards to Bill
Covaleski of Victory Brewing, Neal Stansbury of
Valley Sports & Arthritis Surgeons and Mike Tancredi
of Tancredi Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center. Of course thanks and praise
were also given to our other great sponsors Amoroso's Baking Co., Voler Team
Apparel and Trialtir USA.Next came a brief recap of the 2002-racing season, which
went something like this.
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6 Junior National Gold Medals
3 National Track Medals in Men's Seniors/U-23
4 Junior National Silver Medals
1 World Masters Track Champion
1 World Hour Record
7 PA State Gold Medals
5 PA State Silver Medals
2 PA State Bronze Medals
3 PA BAR Champions
PA BAR Large Team Champion for the 5th consecutive year.
Ron Ruggiero continued his part of the program by extending thanks to
individuals that made this season such a brilliant success.
* TSV's 140 + members, families and friends.
* Cass Ramirez, our fabulous web mistress.
* Diane Castor, casual clothing princess.
* Maria Collazo, Women's Regional Team Manager.
* Gary Lakatosh, for the great job on running the Allentown Sportfest Event.
* Bob Schuler, TSV's junior track and road coach.
* Volunteers that helped with the First Union ABC events.
* Volunteers that helped with the Lance Armstrong Time Trial.
* Volunteers that helped with the Manayunk Hill Climb.
* Steve Lehman, Neal Stansbury and Mike Tamayo for their wise counsel.
* Victor Gatta for all the help with the teams mechanical needs.
The floor was then turned over to Vice President and new Masters World Champion
Steve Lehman who presented the annual rider awards for 2002. They were as
follows:
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Outstanding Senior 4/5 Rider: Tracey Emore
Outstanding Junior Male Rider: Tucker Brown
Outstanding 40+ Rider: Steve Schneider
Outstanding 50+ Rider: Tom Grim
Outstanding Senior Male Rider: Nathan Rouse
Outstanding Senior Female Rider: Lynda Maldonado
Outstanding Track Rider: Andy Lakatosh
"La Forza" Award: Neal Stansbury
2002 Rider of the Year: Steve Lehman
The evening wound down and by 9:30 we were all on
our way back with the unifying goal that we would all
be back same time next year to celebrate another stellar racing season.
Steve Lehman, World Masters Track Champion! I really missed my racing
buddy this year because he had a dream of becoming a World Masters
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Steve Lehman did just that...he won the 2K pursuit in
the 55-59 age category in Manchester, England.
Rumor has it that Matt Diefenbach also won in the
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that yet. I will have more to say as I find out.
Anyway...what an amazing guy. His head will not get
through the door...even in their new home.
Congratulations to my amigo Steve who put in one hell of a year a training and
dedication with this singular goal in mind. Does he have any idea how much those
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This is Rouse's second year of track racing, and his
first out of the Junior Division. But with the support
of Tri-State Velo and under the guidance of his
coach, Bob Schuler, Nathan set his sites on
Nationals. His season was highlighted with some
great road and track achievements as he trained for
his ultimate goal.
On the track, Rouse moved up in category from
three, to two, to one. He traveled to Houston and
Indianapolis to compete in the American Velodrome Challenge and medaled in the
4K Pursuit and the Kilo. While a cat 2 rider, he took third in the Mid-Atlantic Race
Series.
Driving up and down the east coast, Nathan's choices for road competition were
driven by what would give him the best training to accomplish his goal. He was a
top ten finisher in eight elite men's races including a fourth place coup in the Tour
of Maplewood, a Pro-1-2 race. He was the fourth Pennsylvanian in the PA State
Road Championship, the grueling Murrysville Cycling Classic. Often his was the
only Tri-State Velo jersey in the Cat 1-2-3 divisions as he raced without the
benefit of teammates (except when those maddogs, Tucker, Dave and Glenn came
up from juniors and blocked!) But team support was always there as the masters,
juniors and women cheered him on.
Track Nationals saw Rouse realizing many of his hard-earned goals. On the first
day of Nationals, he shaved eight seconds off his best time in the 4,000m
Individual Pursuit. He placed eighth overall and brought home the bronze for the
Espoir Division.
For day two, Nathan pulled together a Tri-State Velo Team Pursuit. Although his
was the only red, white and green jersey on the team, his efforts to bring together
top riders Tim Reinhart, Michael Luther and Andy Crater, earned TSV a silver
medal in the event. Rouse capped off the season with a fifth place medal in the
Espoir Division for the Points race.
Twelve hours after the last race of the last day of Nationals, Nathan was at
Philadelphia International Airport, bike bag in tow, getting ready to board a plane
for Colorado Springs to start his first year of college. He'll take a week off, then
hit the mountains to get ready for next season. Thanks to everyone at Tri-State
Velo for a great season of racing!
Ron Ruggiero
Andy Lakatosh: 2002 Junior Worlds Summary After spending 2 weeks in
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As we sit here on the plane on our long flight
back to the states after spending 2 weeks in
Melbourne, Australia, we're reflecting on what an
incredible experience it was. We all bring home with
us so many wonderful memories of things that we'll
never forget (and I have over 400 pictures to make
sure that we don't). By As we sit here on the plane on
our long flight back to the states after spending 2
weeks in Melbourne, Australia, we're reflecting on
what an incredible experience it was. We all bring
home with us so many wonderful memories of things
that we'll never forget (and I have over 400 pictures
to make sure that we don't). By far, our most
precious souvenir is not something we could buy. It had to be earned and that's
why we were there - for Andy to compete in the biggest competition of his life the 2002 Jr. World Track Cycling Championships. There was a total of over 100
men and 25 women competing. They were held at the Vodafone Arena on a wood,
indoor 250m velodrome. As Andy put it, it was the most awesome track he ever
rode on.
Since the Vodafone Arena is also used for other sporting events (tennis and
basketball), the track was not ready the first week we were there so we drove to an
outdoor 250m track about 20 minutes away for training. That was our first
challenge - remembering to drive on the opposite side of the road and to look the
other way for cars. Let's just say it was quite an experience, however it did get
better after the first few days.
Since it's still winter in Melbourne, the weather was cool, very cool actually.
Although everyone there seemed to think the weather was beautiful, we were
freezing after being used to the nice, warm 90° weather back home. In between
training sessions we did find time to drive around, see the sights and do some
shopping. Melbourne is a really neat city. Along with the big office buildings
there's a quaint atmosphere to it with many streets of store after store for
shopping. Trams and trolleys are everywhere.
Finally, it was time for the competition to begin. Andy had his first event the first
day - the keirin (his favorite). This was the first year the keirin, madison, and
scratch race would be included as events at junior worlds. Andy's first heat did not
go very well. He placed third, but only the top 2 moved on - so Andy went to the
repechage. In Andy's rep heat he rode much better and won it so he qualified for
the semi-final to be held that night. There was rough riding in every heat resulting
in warnings and disqualifications for many riders.
That night in the semi, once again Andy rode very strong and placed third which
put him into the keirin final and a shot at a medal. Other countries represented in
the final were Australia, Russia, Colombia and two riders from Japan. After the
required number of laps behind the derny (motorcycle), it pulled off with 2_ laps
to go. Andy was in good position and maintained it throughout all the
maneuvering that went on and when they crossed the line, Andy had taken third
behind the Australian (Mark French) and the Colombian (Hernan Sanchez).
When the results weren't announced in the usual amount of time, it was clear that
the officials were discussing it. After what seemed like an eternity, they decided to
relegate the Colombian rider who had finished second because his dangerous
riding had forced another rider off the track, so the end result is that Andy moved
into 2nd place and was awarded the silver medal! Everyone was ecstatic! The
Russian rider was awarded 3rd place.
It really sank in when the award ceremony was held the following evening. It was
awesome - to see Andy up there representing the USA in his stars and stripes
skinsuit is something we'll always remember. The awards ceremony is done
similar to the way it is done at the Olympics - after the medals and flowers are
awarded the winning country flags are raised and the national anthem of the first
place country is played.
It was definitely quite an accomplishment for Andy to medal at Jr. Worlds in an
individual event as a 17 year old - and he can come back next year and try again!
We're very proud of him. Unfortunately, the rest of the week did not go as well.
Andy's kilo and 200m times were not near his personal best, so that was a
disappointment. But he still had his silver medal to bring home and be proud of.
On the last day of competition, Andy and the other boy on the USA team, Ryan
Luttrell, decided to do the first ever junior world madison for the experience. Since
it was going to be only the second madison Andy ever did plus the fact that it was
120 laps long, their main goal was to just hang in there and not get pulled. Well,
they succeeded - they rode very well and finished in 11th place - without getting
pulled. Plus they had fun doing it (despite the fact that Andy's legs were killing
him the next day and the other riders all thought he was crazy for doing it since
he's a sprinter).
So, when all is said and done, our time spent in the land ʻdown under' was
certainly unforgettable and it was a great finish to an unbelievable year. His
achievement is even more amazing when you think that less than 3 months earlier
he was in Mexico City with a broken collarbone, only to come back and win 1
junior world silver medal and 4 junior national gold medals since then.
Many thanks to Des Dickie (national team coach), Vigo (team masseur), and Darren
(team mechanic) for all their help and support. Also special thanks are due to TriState Velo, Harry Havnoonian and Neal Stansbury - he couldn't have done it
without you! Let's seeS•..Andy Lakatosh - Jr. World Silver MedalistS•..it has a nice
ring to it. For now, it's back to T-town and driving on the right side of the road.
Oh well, as the Aussies say, "No worries!"
Kathy Lakatosh
Andy and Cindy Lakatosh: 2002 Junior Track Nationals Over the past 2 weeks,
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Over the past 2 weeks, we've driven over 2500
miles through 8 different states and after 8 days of
competition against the best junior cyclists in the
country, Andy and Cindy came home with 8 national
medals - 6 of them gold!
It started with Jr. Track Nationals in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Both Andy and Cindy dominated every event
they did. Andy won 4 more National Titles for a
career total of 10.Cindy won all 4 of her races giving
her another National Title for the Women 13-14
Omnium.
On the first day of competition, Andy qualified first
in the 200 meter time trial then went on to win every heat en route to winning the
gold and defending his national title as Men 17-18 Jr. National Sprint Champion.
The first night, Andy also won the Men 17-18 Kilo title with a time of 1:09.23 over 2 seconds faster than second place.Then on the final day of competition,
Andy earned two more gold medals and stars and stripes jerseys - one of them in
the first ever Junior Men's Keirin.
For his finale, Andy chose Michael Blatchford (California) and Tyler Farrar
(Washington) as his partners for the Olympic Sprint.It proved to be a wise choice the trio not only had the fastest qualifying time in the morning, but they rode even
faster that night in the final and showed with class and speed that they were the
best and deserved to be the 2002 Olympic Sprint National Champions.That was 4
stars and stripes jerseys for Andy in 4 days - more than any junior has ever won at
one national championship, we're told!
Cindy's age group (Women 13-14) is conducted as an omnium, so she only had
the opportunity to win one national title - which she did in convincing fashion.In
each of her four races she took first, including winning every points sprint (6 of
them) in her 15k points race.This gave her the maximum number of omnium
points and the title of National Champion for Women 13-14.But Cindy wasn't done
yet.After Indy, we returned home for 2 days then headed to Clemson, South
Carolina for Jr. Road Nationals. It was hot with temperatures in the 90's every day.
On the first day the criterium was held on the campus of Clemson University.
Unfortunately, Cindy had mechanical problems with her chain partway through the
race, but still somehow managed to end up in 4th place.Our next trip was to a
bike shop to buy a new chain and chain ring.
Two days later, with her bike in perfect working order, Cindy added another stars
and stripes jersey (number 6) to her collection by winning the road race.The race
came down to a field sprint and Cindy came around from the back of the group to
impressively and clearly outsprint the others.She took 2nd place in the time trial,
missing first by only 8 seconds - not bad for a 'trackie'.Even more impressive is
the fact that Cindy was the only local rider to bring home a national title from road
nationals.
All in all, it was a great nationals for both Andy and Cindy.All their hard work paid
off, as you can tell from their smiles on the podium. Now Cindy gets to relax a
little, but Andy's been busy training and preparing for his biggest event of the
year - the Jr. World Track Championships.Andy was one of only three riders who
gained automatic nominations to the U.S. Jr. World Team.We leave for Melbourne,
Australia on August 10th.The competition takes place from August 21-25.When
we return home, both Andy and Cindy will finish out their season by competing in
Elite Nationals on their home track.
We'll keep you posted.
ANDY (4 more national titles):
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Men 17-18 Sprint
Men 17-18 Kilo
Junior Men Keirin
Olympic Sprint Team
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1st - Women 13-14 Track Omnium
1st - Women 13-14 Road Radce
2nd - Women 13-14 Time Trial
4th - Women 13-14 Criterium
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