Scott's Tallahassee recap

I had a good weekend Justin had a great weekend.

We both did all three events Crit., TT and Road Race.

I was able to finish in the pack sprint in both the Criterium and the Road Race and hold my own in the Time Trial. There were a few guys in the Time Trial that I wasn’t even close to but I was within 15-20 seconds of most guys. The Road Race was pretty darn hard there were very few flat spots on the course and it seemed like there were attacks on all of the climbs. There were some sections that were slower so you at least had a chance to recover some before the next attack came. We only shelled a couple of guys out the back on the last lap so it stayed together most of the way. There were two guys who got away on the last lap, we held them for a little while but they had team mates with radios and as soon as you would try to bridge up they knew it and they put the hammer down to keep it away. It was a good race to see how much pain you could put up with, it’s the first time my quads started to cramp in the sprint, but then again I sprint like maple syrup coming out of a maple tree J The Criterium course was great it only had one turn and it was just before a little rise which was about 200 yards before the finish line. Four guys got away about midway through the race and they ended up staying away and taking the podium spots. We worked hard to bring them back but we just didn’t have the firepower to do it. With about 3 laps to go it became clear we weren’t getting any closer so everyone started jockeying for position to be ready for the sprint.

Scott's Results:

12th in the Crit.
10th in the TT
14th in the Road Race

Justin’s Results

1st in the Criterium
1st or 2nd Time Trial The times for this were all messed up and they didn’t have it fixed by the time we left.
1st Road Race
1st Omnium

Justin rode very strong in all of his events; he stayed with the 13/14 year old juniors in both the Criterium and the Road Race. He worked very hard in the Road Race to stay with them through all the hills he said that the attacks were very hard and he was just barely able to hang on with them. If you look at the picture of the Road Race finish check out how BIG some of these kids are. I was VERY proud of his racing this weekend. As a result of him winning a race I was forced to let him shave his legs. I thought for sure he would not be shaving his legs until next year. This was the very first thing he said after the Criterium, “Can I shave my legs tonight?”. I would suggest that anybody wanting to participate in a great event put this one on your calendar for next year.

Scott

Cycle Logic Takes 2nd at Lake Louisa

Cycle Logic’s James Penrod took 2nd place in the B’s race at the Lake Louisa Circuit Series opener Tuesday evening.

The course was a rolling series of hills, with an uphill climb to the finish, and head winds up the hill at what must have been 20+ mph. James battled it out in the three man break to nip Team 19 at the line in the final moments.

I’m hoping to see more Cycle Logic Riders at the next race to be held June 19. Races go off at 7:00, so be there early to register and warm up. Race flyer can be found here.

JP/ CL

Cycle Logic Goes to The State Crit Championships

I have to first say thank you to Paul for informing us of the course layout. The hill was a wicked killa, just as he said.

The course was short, and smooth, with a nice incline to the finish line. That ‘nice’ incline, however turned ugly after a few bouts at over 20mph on the back of the pack. Josh and myself couldn’t take too much of that, but a few of our riders faired very well.

In the AM, Justin Pfaff took the bronze medal in the junior’s 10-12 race. His stellar performance may have been aided by his brand new Scott CR1 bike. *see more of Justin here, here and here.

In the early afternoon, Anthony Hutton positioned himself in the Category 5 race to battle against the hill and the other front runners in a dead sprint starting from the bottom, and extending all the way to the finish line to gain 5th place.

Our newest Category 4 rider, Mr. Steve DeRoche (NOT Deleroche), stayed in the pack to the end against the urging of his ailing body, and somehow pulled out a 5th place finish. With a single rider off the front of the main pack, and another single rider off the front chasing the leader, Steve battled it out to cross the line 3rd in the main pack.

Congratulations to all of our racers. You all deserve it.

Remember the State Road Race is coming up June 9 & 10, and Cycle Logic is paying the entries. Check Floridacycling.com for details.

JP/ CL

Cycle Logic Gets 5th at Muddy Buddy Orlando!!

I just had to share this one.

Muddy Buddy is a 6 mile course completed by two person teams.  The teams begin the race together, one on a bike (Mt. Bike) and one running.  After each mile, the teammates switch off after completing the obstacle at that point.

The race is done just for fun, and it shows in the costumes worn by the contestants.

 

Representing Cycle Logic was our very own Veronica Geist and James Penrod who got 5th in their class of 74 teams.

(and all of those race numbers came in quite handy, as you can see)

NEWS FLASH: Win #2 for Cycle Logic!!!

One of our Category 5 riders, Steve DeRoche won the Ferndale Criterium this past weekend!!

With a couple breaks and bridges off the front of the pack, it was amazing that he had the energy to sprint it out in the end, but he broke away through the last corner, and won by several seconds.

Congratulations to Steve, and all of our riders that participated in this past weekend’s races.

Our two ‘Ants’ (Mussalo and Hutton) both braved the grueling Sugarloaf Road Race on Saturday.
Anthony Hutton finished in 14th, on the heals of the lead pack of Cat 5 under 35 riders..

Participants Sunday included Cat 5 racers Steve DeRoche, Anthony Hutton, and Michael ‘B-Mac’ Brown, as well as Cat 4 racers James Penrod and Josh Pittman.

On a side note, as many of you may or may not know, Ron ‘Baldy-Locks’ Palsgrove has been out of racing commission due to a strained back that has taken him off of his bike for the past 4 weeks. He has been mobile, but concentrating on recovery before getting back on his bike. He completed a 25 mile ride this weekend, and has vowed to try a 3 day per week regimen to gain his strength back.

I’m sure we are all anticipating a speedy return to racing for Ron.

JP-CL