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May 9th
News New!!!
- If you're looking for a
race this weekend, you can find one in Cumming, GA
or McMinnville, TN. Links are located in the
upper right corner.
- Mark your calendars for the Sprott
Time Trial
.
- Bump N' Grind is coming up on
us in a hurry. Go ahead and pre-register and save
yourself some cash. The registration link is located
on the right.
- Volunteers are needed for
the race. Please consider volunteering or getting
your significant other to volunteer.
- I got a new bike in
today and I have to say this thing is sweet!
Unfortunately, I could only ride for a short period of time
due to the t'storms. The name of the bike is
Rider. Rider is a small manufacturer based in Memphis,
TN. The bike came spec'd with Alpha Q parts. If you are
wanting to lighten up you bike in a hurry, go the Alpha Q
route. You can get Alpha Q at the local bike
shops. I was able to get my 58 cm bike down to 15.15
pounds (with pedals). I was using American Classic
wheels, so nothing terribly light.
- Check out the race reports
from the members of Cycle
Escape.
- May is national bike
month. Here is a great article in the Birmingham
News.
May 8th News
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The American Diabetes
Association is running the 2008 Tour de Cure
Triple Challenge on the legendary Four Hills
Century route on May 17. Same ride, new
beneficiary, more fun. The 2008 Triple Challenge features the
same epic route, minus the steeps of
Keel Hollow
Road
. (Though it is still
an option if you feel up to the challenge. It actually
shaves a couple of miles, and it is no extra painting on our
part. This year edition features a big post-ride
smoked chicken and rock’n’roll throwdown at the newly
relocated Bicycles Etc.
party patio a quarter mile from the finish.
This is in addition to six rest stops, SAG support and the
best roads in
Alabama
. Is there a
better way than to end a ride at a BBQ at a bike shop?
It
all starts at 8 AM, May 17 at the Huntsville/Madison County
Visitors Center on Church
Street
.
Register at American
Diabetes Association Tour de Cure website.
Fundraising is simple and easy using the
ADA
website to set up your own donation link. You get an
entire month after the event to meet the minimum goal of
only $150!
May 7th News
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Volunteers are needed for the
2008 Bump 'n Grind race. Volunteers will be
needed for May 30, May 31 and June 1. If you are
interested in helping with one day or all days, please visit
www.bumpngrindrace.com/volunteer.
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The Regional
Planning Commission of Greater
Birmingham is organizing a Bike-to-Work Day for May 16 to promote alternative commuting options.
The
commission is planning a six-mile bike route that will take
participants through the Birmingham city center to tour
ongoing and future revitalization projects.
The hour-long
ride will begin at 7 a.m. at the fountain in Five Points
South in Birmingham's Southside and end on First Avenue
North at the Center for Regional Planning and Design.
The event
is sponsored by the commission and supported by the
Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization, Birmingham Bicycle Club, GC Cycling,
Vulcan Triathletes, Jefferson County Department of Health
and CommuteSmart. May is National Bike Month and the League of American
Bicyclists is promoting the Bike-to-Work Week from May 12 to
16, according to a news
release.
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Glad you got some good
training and had some fun out at Gila. Here's a quick Sunny
King update: Darryl Seelhorst got second in the 2/3
race (AJ Meyer won it). I got 29th in the Pro men's
race. It wasn't a huge field, but it was stacked with talent
-- Toyota United, Healthnet, Bissell, and California Giant
Berry-Specialized all had their "A" teams (Ivan Dominguez,
Hilton Clarke, Kirk O'Bee, Dominique Rollin. Rock Racing had
a couple guys there, too, including this year's Athens
Twilight winner, Rashaan Bahati. I managed to escape off the
front of the field with 12 laps to go and stayed off for
about 4 or 5 laps. I bridged up to Rashaan Bahati but he had
been off for several more laps than me so he was cooked by
the time I caught him. There wasn't any hope for me to stay
off by myself and so one lap later I got caught. I got 32nd
in roswell against basically the same field -- except
Freddie Rodriguez was a surprise last minute entry at the
Roswell race.
May 6th News
- I'm back from New
Mexico. What a trip. The trip wasn't a total
waste. I managed to get 12 hours of training at 6,000
feet and above. I also drove the team car to support
Michael Olheiser (Huntsville, AL). Michael was
"rolling". He posted a time in the time trial that was
beaten only by professional riders. On the hardest
stage, Mike was the only non-pro to be in the lead
group. He finished 15th overall. The only people
ahead of him were professionals.
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- When driving the team car
(Volvo) on a closed course, I took full advantage of the
opportunity. I dropped back to make sure Sam Silvey
was o.k. on the category 1 climb that went over 7,000
feet. After giving Sam some bottles, I had to make
it up to Mike's group. The road was that out of a
commercial. Straight shot, with wide curves, the
"o.k." form the police and a closed course with no
chance of vehicular traffic. So, I didn what any one
else would have done-I got the Volvo up to 90 mph and let
it rip. That alone salvaged the trip and made up for
getting sick on day 1.
- Jamie Oliver has set up an
online forum for us to communicate with each other. Bama
Bike Chat. There are several topics you can
post under. You can arrange training, carpools,
etc.
- I've been out of the loop for
the past 8 days. Fill me in on what happened at
Anniston, etc. travis@travissherman.com
- Put the Tour of the Gila on
your 2009 "road trip" calendar. This is a great event
for all categories. The scenery is amazing, I can't
even explain how amazing it is. You have to go.
The town will provide host housing for you and all the races
leave from the town. The racing is hard, but worth the
trip. I'm leaving the link for Gila up so that you can
have an entire year to think about it.
April 30th News
- I apologize for the delay in
getting the site updated. I'm in Silver City,
NM. Unfortunately, my race was over before it
began. The race went something like this: Drive
20 hours to New Mexico. Wake up at 3:30 on race day
with a headache, allergies, vomiting, cold sweats,
etc. I attempted to put on my race kit, but I was so
weak that doing 100 mile race with nearly 8,000 feet of
climing and sustained winds of 40 mph was out of the
question. Oh well, so much for my plan of getting 5
days of hard racing in against some of the top riders in the
country.
April 28th News
- I need some action photos and
news. Please send some my way.
- I'll be heading to New Mexico
to race the Tour of the Gila. This will be a 5 day,
400 mile stage race. I'm not sure what my internet
status will be, so updates may be hit or miss.
- Several riders from Alabama
went over for the Mississippi Gran Prix. Here are
some photos.
- If you didn't make it over to
Georgia to catch the Tour de Georgia, here are some photos taken by Trish Albert.
Trish operatetes www.sadlebred.com.
- Good luck to all of your
racing the Sunny King Criterium this weekend.
April 26th News
- Darrell O'Quinn (BooKoo) is the number
1 ranked cat 3 in America for the stage race.
- The urban sprawl continues and another
riding area is targeted for elimination.
Another area is targeted for "McMansions", shopping
centers, traffic jams and all the other stuff that comes
with 19,000 plus homes. Goodby Westover. Details
- Do you want me to show you
and your team some "love"? Then send me a photo.
I can't post what I don't have.
- The Medplan Cycling Team press
release.
- Sunny King, a.k.a. "Anniston
Criterium", news. Confirmed rider list for the Pro men and
women. There is going to be some "heat" at this year's
race.
- A 30 second cycling safety video.
- Let gas prices go
higher! If it takes $50 to fill up a tank, then people
would rethink that umpteenth trip to the mini mall that
day. The benefit would be fewer cars on the
road! This is what the local mall would
look like.
- I will be flying out to
Portland, OR on May 11th for the Mt. Hood Cycling
Classic. This will be six days of butt kicking I
will be receiving. Does anyone have a hardcase
bike carrier I could borrow for the week? Email me. If I don't
immediately respond, it's because I am heading out to Silver
City, NM for the Tour of the Gila. This will be a five
day butt kicking I will be on the receiving end of.
I'm not sure what my internet situation will be while I'm
there.
April 24th News
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My friend, Russ Mawn, will be doing a
ride in Boston to support the Brain Tumor Society.
This is a personal mission for Russ, since he lost his
father to a brain tumor. Russ is doing the ride in his
memory. Please, join Russ' team by making a donation
to the Brain Tumor Society. Link
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Latest
news!!! Frankie Andreau to ride the Cheaha
Challenge!!! Click here for the
details.
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This is
a cool blog on racing. Mark this on your favorites and
check back often. Brickhouseracing. I'll have a
permanent link down on the bottom left.
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Doug D's
latest Birmingham News article
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Parker
Painting Company has a new website. Click on the logo
and be sure to give Danny a call if you have some painting
that needs to be done. Keep your free time free and
ride your bike. Let Danny work on your
"honey do" list.
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This
week there are several events on the
schedule
April
23rd News
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Come out to New Hope, AL this
Saturday, September 26 for the spectacular Family Services
Center ‘Metric – Plus’ Spring Fling. The routes are
marked and we will go out of our way to brag that this is
one of the prettiest rides in the state. The route
travels some ‘undiscovered’ roads not seen on many club
rides or any organized rides. We are still high on paint fumes from
marking the SIX distance options: 6-mile Family Ride,
25, 37, 45 64 and 72 miles. There is something for
everyone this Saturday. All routes get continuous
rollers. The longest rides go up
Skyline
Mountain
on a 2.5 mile
climb and drop on a crazy switchback descent. This is
good training for the upcoming Three-State and Cheaha
Centuries. The ride is fully supported with
three rest stops, t-shirts, door prizes and a post-ride
pizza feast. Ride starts at 8 AM in New Hope
, AL
.
Check out the
details at the FSC
web site, or register directly at Active.com
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Bike Link's rider's club
"Team Green" will have a group at the Tour de Cure this Sat,
April 26th. Go to www.diabetes.org/tour to register for this event. Join us at
the Pepper Place and support the fight against
diabetes. Thanks from Bike Link and Team
Green.
www.bikelinkbham.com
April 21st News
April
20th News
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Greetings!
Our Training Camp for May
17-18, 2008 in the North Georgia Mountains has a few open
slots left. Not only does this exciting camp promise
to be extremely informative and FUN but it also comes with a
FREE Semi-Custom Training Program. If you or anyone that you know are
interested check out the below link and sign up to come join
us!
Please feel free, even
encouraged, to call with any questions you may
have!
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April 18th
News
- I hope everyone takes
advantage of the warm weekend by attending one of the four
events available this weekend. The links are posted in
the upper right corner.
- Registration for Bump and
Grind is now open. I have posted a permanent link on
the right column.
- Well, after at least 20,000
miles of being abused on the road, on dirt roads, on the
trainer, in the rain, in the humidity; I have finally
retired my shoes. Notice the hole and the velcro that
was glued to the side of the shoe to keep the shoes
going. Hey, you find a cleat position and you'll do
what you can do to avoid changing it. The shoes served
me well, but it's time to move on. Now, I can be
stylin' and fashionable like Big George Hincapie and Tornado
Tom Boonen!
 
April 17th News
- Tour de Cure comes to
Birmingham
- There is going to be a new
road course for this year's Mississippi Gran Prix. Updated race bible.
- Check out Bike Link's interactive ride calendar.
You can set up a user name and password and put in your own
rides. This is a really great tool. I will have
a permanent link that will be located at the upper left
portion of the page.
April 16th News
- Cycling the coast to raise
money.
- Don't forget about this
weekend's line up of events:
- Old Howard 100
- Highlands of Alabama
Century
- Attack on Swayback
- Miss Gran
Prix
- The Tour de Pig
- The Anniston Criterium and
the Cheaha Challenge are coming up. Don't be
dissapointed. Go ahead and preregister to reserve your
spot.
- Stay tuned for the details on
the Pepper Place Criterium 2008. Lee is brewing up a
criterium that will surpass the 2007
criterium.
April 14th News
- A group rode six hours on a
stationary bike to raise money. Article
- The cycling events just keep
coming. If you're looking for a super challenging
century to do, here it is-the Highlands of Alabama
Century.
- On April 26th, you can do a
great organized ride in
Huntsville. This will be good practice for Cheaha and
the Three Hills Challenge in May.
April 13th News
- It's been warm all week and
BOOM!, it's cold. This could only mean one thing-it's
Powerman weekend. News article.
April 12th
News
April 10th News
- This isn't cycling related, but Kim Skipper is a good friend of
mine and several people that we ride bikes with. Kim
is a residential home mortgage specialist. If you're
looking to buy or refinance, give Kim a
call.
- Ride 150 miles to Support
Camp Smile-A-Mile
- Results for the Cuba
Challenge
- Today is the last day for the
"Early Bird" registration for the GA Cup Chattanooga
weekend
- Group ride this Saturday at
the Hoover Bike Link Store. The ride starts at 8 a.m.
and will cover 40-50 miles. This will be a fairly
hilly ride. Call 213-9698 for more
information.
April
9th News
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Submitted by a reader of the
site: This just in,ICS-Chain Reaction Team member
Dr Steve George from Alex City competing in the Senior
Olympic Games in the 50-54 age group won 1 Gold medal on
Saturday April 4 and 3 more Gold medals on Sunday April
6,2008 to sweep the events in the 50-54 yr mens
group! See report below. The first
event on Sat was a 40K Road Race held in the Pike Community
Area east of Montgomery. The event was scheduled for 9 am ,
but was rain delayed. We finally started @3;15.There were
@45 riders ,men and women of all ages who started.Only 6-8
riders remained in the lead group with @ 2 miles to go.With
200 meters to go , a sprint ensued . I was in position to
contest the sprint on the left side of the group when I was
hit hard by a rider trying to create space and come
through.A terrific wobble ensued ,I stayed off the pavement
to finish 8TH overall but first in my age group! The time
was 1 hr,3min. The ITT was next on Sunday
am 9 am. The first ITT was a 5 K.Gunter Industrial
park,what a bumpy road!I went off 4th on the day and posted
a time of7:54.It was the best time off the day until near
the end of the day when a 55 yr old from Bham posted a
7:40(He rides bikes for a living)I was 2nd overall on the
day and 1st again in my age group. The next event was
a 10 K,2 bumpy windy laps.I posted the best time of the day
at 15:44 and took first in my age group! The last race of
the weekend was a circuit race ,20 K , 4 bumpy laps.Only @
20 riders stayed around for the 12:30 start. I stayed up in
the lead group of 6 hardly ever pulling, waiting for the
last lap. With the last curve in sight,the pace quickened
@600m to the finish.At @ 200 m ,I tried to move right for
the shortest line to the finish.The group moved and blocked
me .I wanted to win even though I was tired.I had one option
; go left and go fast! I did a nd I dropped the group to
solo in across the finish!!! Just me and the finish line!So
that's how you do it! 1st overall and 1st in the 50-54 yr
goup!time was 35min 20 sec,I won my first race! A big
thanks to Darren for coming out Sun to help with ITT starts
and to pre-ride the course with me. He knows every bump in
the road and where to cross the train tracks. What a team
mate! Steve George
April 8th News
- Well, after six weeks of
racing in Alabama, it's time to go out of state and
race. The Georgia Cup Chattanooga race is this
weekend. You can do a time trial, criterium and a road
race. I believe the road course has been changed to a
flatter course (not the Raccoon Mtn course). So, take
the family, race your bike, visit the Aquarium and go out
for a nice dinner. www.georgiacup.com
- The Anniston Criterium is
coming up soon. Go ahead and register. Some of
the fields filled up last year. Info
April 7th News
- BUMP invites you to their
Annual Spring Social. The social will be held on April
19th at the Dogwood Pavillion at Oak Mountain. There
will be a group ride from the South Trailhead parking lot at
9 a.m. and lunch at noon. www.bump.org for more
information.
- Sunday featured the Cuba
Challenge in Cubua, Alabama. The course is deceptively
challenging with long gradual uphills and short steep leg
busters. If you missed the spring race, check back in
the summer for the Meridian Omnium. You'll get to race
on the same road course. The only difference will be
the temperature.
- April 12th is the first
annual C.O.G.S. metric century. The ride will take you
on the back roads of Sylacauga and Talledega County.
The proceeds from the event will go toward maintainance of
the brand new U.S.F.S. built mountainbike
trail.
April 5th News
- Introduced in the US Senate on March 3, 2008
by Senator Tom Harkin. To create appropriate and safe
transportation facilities for all those using the road ^
motorists, transit vehicles and riders, bicyclists, and
pedestrians of all ages and abilities. 1. Ask
your US Senator to vote yes and support this Bill 2. Ask
your US Congressman or Staffer: a) Would they be willing to
be an original co-sponsor of the House version (to be
introduced by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA)? b)
Would they vote yes and support this bill in the
House? The House version of Complete Streets
legislation, sponsored by Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA),
is expected to be introduced within the next two weeks, and
the office is looking for cosponsors now. Interested
Representatives can contact Sam Stefanki in Rep. Matsui's
office. http://matsui.house.gov/ Ask your Congressperson staffers to
call Sam in Rep Doris Matsui's office (D-CA) if they are
interested in potentially co-sponsoring or seeing a copy of
the bill. Here are the references regarding Senate
bill S. 2686, The Complete Streets Act of 2008. http://www.completestreets.org/federal.html Fact Sheet
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/documents/CS_SenateFactSheet.pdf National Letter of Supporthttp://www.completestreets.org/documents/fed_letter_support.doc
Senate Bill http://www.completestreets.org/documents/s2686.pdf
- Spokes for Strokes Results
April 4th News
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Registration
for the B.U.M.P. 'N Grind mountainbike race is now
open.
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If you're looking for event information, don't forget
that I have some of the event flyers posted on the right
side of the site. I have a more comprehensive listing
in the "Upcoming Events" section. If I've ommitted an
event, please let me know.
April
3rd
News
Photos and Results from the Tour
de Tuscaloosa
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From a concerned participant of
the Tuesday Worlds (Birmingham): I know that you have no control over how
the riders ride on Tuesday nights but the Tuesday night ride
is getting some bad "buzz" and you have a voice through your
website. It's been stated that these riders are running red
lights and not following traffics rules/laws. This ride is a
great challenge for
Birmingham
riders and I sure would
hate to see riders killed over trying to "win" a training
ride. If we as fellow cyclist don't encourage strict safety
on these rides someone will get severely hurt. If we don't
address this the cops will be on the prowl and start
shutting down these rides for safety reasons.
Thanks, (name withheld on this copy and
paste job).
April 2nd
News
- I hope you didn't get "April Fooled"
too badly yesterday.
- If you have any race reports, photos,
etc from Tuscaloosa (or other events) please send them to me
and I'll post the information on the site.
- I want to create a listing of the
"weekday world championships" and other rides that go on in
other parts of Alabama. Please email me so that I can
post these weekly training rides.
April
1st News
- This is the best news a cyclist could
hear! The Alabama Legislator has just passed a law
that will require all state funded roadways to include at
least a 3 foot bike lane on each side of the road! The
lane must be free of obstruction, ie. not a place for cars
to pull off on the side of the road! Story.
- The Tour de Tuscaloosa was a resounding
success. Despite James Spann's best efforts to bring
thunderstorms and the all nighter pulled by Jerry Tracy
(complete with the I haven't slept in 48 hours look), the
weather was warm and rain free! The criterium was
challenging and free of the rougue car on the course.
The road race was well marshalled and well patrolled.
- The Alabama racing scene continues this
Sunday with a deceptively challenging road race in Cuba,
AL. Cuba is located west of
Tuscaloosa. Each category will race approximately 83
miles and climb 6,600 feet. There are no real hard
climbs (one short somewhat steep hill) to speak of.
The course just kind of goes up the whole time. The
course is rideable in the big ring.
- If you want a hardcore weekend, you
can do this. Go to Gainesville, GA (outside of
Atlanta) and do the road race that starts at 11
c.s.t. Then, head to Cuba for the road race on
Sunday. The Gainesville link is located on the
right.
- I'd like to thank all of you for
looking at the site. The site broke its previous
record for visits. You visited the site over 14,000
times in the month of March! Thank you!
March
30th News
- The forecasted rain stayed away from
the Tour de Tuscaloosa criterium. We were greated with
a sunny sky, humidity and warm weather! The same is on
tap for Sunday's road race.
- There is a $3 dollar per person fee
for entry into the park. There is no way around
this, since the staging is inside the
park.
March
29th News
- Here is a little humor with your morning
coffee.
- There are only a few days remaining in
March. This means, there are only a few more days
remaining in Bike Link's "March is for Women"
promotion. Swing by and check out the
savings.
March
28th News
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The weather is looking good for the
Tour of Tuscaloosa. The temp will be in the 70s and
there is a slight chance of rain. Hopefully we'll have
the luck with the weather that we had at the Hoover
Crit (assuming it does rain).
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The category 5 road race is full for
Tuscaloosa. There are still some slots available for
the category 5 crit.
- Darell O'quinn's wife, Kristina, will
be selling her "K Bars" at the races. Kristina's "K
Bars" are all natural, moist (not dry) and edible while
riding. I believe she is selling 5 bars for $5.
Be on the look out and take advantage of these super energy
bars. This is the only legal way to carry a k-bar in
your pocket during a race and stab your competition in the
legs.
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Looking for a training ride? Go
here:
March
27th News
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Attention all category 5 racers.
The category 5 field is filling up (or maybe filled) for the
Tour de Tuscaloosa. If you haven not registered, you
may want to do that sooner rather than later. The race
link is located on the right.
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Calling all cycling clubs. If you
have club news, events, weekly training rides, etc., please
email me and I'll post the information on the
site.
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Too many events to choose from.
Story
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It appears that another place has been
targeted. Coosa Avenue, a.k.a. "Jerry Springer",
is closed due to construction on the property adjacent to
the road. On the bright side, at least it's a high
school being constructed-a job training center for the Bass
Pro Shop located across the street
(kidding).
March
25th News
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Weather, stay warm, please!
Spring drives me crazy. It's 70, 75 or 80 one
day. Then, boom! It's 50. Not that 50 is
cold and some people would be wearing shorts when it's 50,
but don't tease with the warm weather. Any way, this
cool snap got me wondering what was up at the Bama Cross
site. Check it out and see Brent's latest
postings. www.bamacross.com
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The weather is looking warm for the
Tour de Tuscaloosa this weekend. If you're not the
racing type, then don't forget about the "Woody" in Anniston
this Saturday. Or, if you're not the criterium racing
type, but don't mind road races, then do the "Woody" on
Saturday and the Tour de Tuscaloosa road race on
Sunday. Get about 150-70 miles in two
days!
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From Stuart Lamp: I would like to
encourage the riders to send a "Thank You" note to the
people at the Barber Motorsports Facility for their donation
of the track for the race this past weekend. It is not
very often that a race track that costs, from what I was
told, $16,000 a day to rent is donated for free.
Everyone can send an email to Heather Hinton at e-mail
.
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To make it easier on you to find event
information for races in Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi,
I've posted links to all of the local associations and or
race promoter sites in each state. You can find this
information on the left side of the site. I've posted
individual race information on the right side of the
site. The left side will be permanent links. The
right side will change periodically as new races come up and
old races have come and gone.
March
24th News
- The University of Alabama Cycling Team
has a new website.
- There will be a road cycling bike camp
in the north Georgia mountains May 17-18. Details.
- The Critical Mass
(Birmingham) ride will be on March 28th at 6
p.m. This is a ride to raise awareness for our rights
to ride on public roads as well as the need for adequate
space on roads to safely ride.
March
23rd News
- Happy Easter everyone!
- The Ride to Live Road Race was a
screaming success. Warm weather was on the menu this
year. Last year, we were treated to 35 degree
temperatures and wind. This year, perfect. The
early numbers prove this. Jerry said there were about
300 participants! I truly hope this event continues
to be a yearly event on the race calendar and continues
to grow.
- I'll have results linked as soon as
thy become available
- If you have any photos of the races,
please send a few my way.
- Next up on the "Tour de Alabama" race
schedule is the Tour de
Tuscaloosa. This race is well organized and
the race is fun to ride in. The criterium is
challenging, but fun. The road race course has a
little something for every riding style. The course
features a small climb, rolling hills, flat roads and some
windy sections.
- Here is a newspaper article that is in the
Huntsville Times about the Camelback.
March
21st News
March
20th News
March
19th News
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I've posted some new items for sale on
the bottom right of this page. There are some terrific
items for sale. Take a moment to look at the for sale
items. If you're interested in knowing more about an
item, simply click on the photo and you can email the
seller.
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Please allow me this shameless
plug. The coaching side of my website had a terrific
weekend. I had two athletes, Lennie Moon and Wes
Douglas, win their respective races. They not only
won, but they both won impressively. Steve Murray also
had a great weekend in Perry, Georgia. He finished on
the podium in several of the races and took a few of the
"Most Aggressive Rider" points. This continues the
successes of 2007 where several of my athletes won races,
upgraded or simply realized personal progresses that make
the sport more enjoyable.
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If you'd like to add structure to
your training and a purpose to your training, I'm
available to help. I have coaching plans that are
interactive and I have training plans that will give you a
daily workout to do. Email
me for details.
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Commute Smart is having a "Go Green to
Get Green" campaign. Link
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A group is doing a health study
regarding cycling health and injury. Information
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I'll post this next week (again), but
I'll mention it now. The Tuesday Worlds (Birmingham)
start time had been pushed back 15 minutes (or so I thought)
from the previous year's start times. This means
rollong out of Homewood Cycles at 5:30 and proceeding along
the traditional route and going by the traditional pickup
points. This 15 minute delay allows traffic to die
down a bit more and allows more people to get to the
ride. The ride times should be stuck to so that we can
have a quality ride. If the times aren't adhered to,
then what's the point of having the ride? People
showed up yesterday, only to find out they were 15 minutes
off the back.
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March
18th News
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We've just finished up three training
races and one top notch criterium. What can top
that? How about another road race (Ride to Live) this
coming weekend! If that's not enough, don't forget
about the Tour de Tuscaloosa the following
weekend. If you're still wanting more, the Cuba Road Race
will give you what you're looking for.
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Here are some action photos from the Spokes for
Strokes event taken by Ted Bowling. I don't think all
of the categories are online yet, so check back if your
category is not up. If you see a photo that you like
(it doesn't have to be of you....) then feel free to
purchase it. For every picture purchased, a donation
to the Alabama Neurological Institute Foundation will be
made.
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March
16th News
- The Spokes for Strokes "criterium" was,
in my opinion, a huge success. When you hear about a
criterium being held at a school, the initial vision is a
parking lot with cones and ten turns around the little Crape
Myrtles in the medians. This course was
different. The course was top notch. Smooth
pavement, wide roads, wind and a hill made for a great
course-even in the rain. For the most part the
weather cooperated. The first two races were held in
the rain, but the rest of the day was mostly sunny and very
windy. I'll have results posted and pictures
posted as soon as they become available.
- Don't forget about the Spokes for
Strokes Century ride today. 8:30 a.m. from the
Cahaba Cycles new Trussville location.
- Did you race today and not quite have
the speed? Take advantage of the 12 months Same as
Cash financing on Zipp wheels and Flashpoint wheels at Bike
Link.
March
15th News
- After you get done with the Spokes for
Strokes criterium, head over to the new Billy's Bar and
Grill on the corner just off the Liberty Park
exit. The new location is having the "grand opening"
today! Best of all, the entire facility is smoke
free.
- Don't forget about the Spokes for
Strokes century tommorow.
March
13th News
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Birmingham Bike Club novice ride series is
starting up.
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Bike Link's "Blast into Spring" is
almost over! The sale ends March 15th.
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Did you not get to train like you
wanted to over the winter? Are you not as fast as
you'd like? Need an advantage? Then go to Bike
Link and buy you some speed! Speed is speed,
regardless of how you get it! Take advantage of the 12
months same as cash deal on Zipp wheels and Flashpoint
wheels going on at Bike Link. Follow the link to apply.
Limited time deal.
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Beginning Monday, there will be an easy
recovery ride leaving Birmingham Bicycle Company. The
ride leaves at 5:15 and is ladies only! The ride is a
no drop, beginner friendly ride. On Thursdays, their
will be a moderately fast paced race simulation
ride.
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Over 500 pictures from the last
training race. There are some really good pictures to
look at. However, due to the size of the files, these
are best viewed on a high speed connection (such as at
work). Link.
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