As part of their ongoing "quest for points" the boys headed out on a wet and rainy Sunday down to Sierra Point in Brisbane to race in the Ronde van Brisbeen, the Dutch-inspired criterium around the familiar Sierra Point cyclocross venue.
Though racing in the Elite 4 group, the field was winnowed down by the rain, and the boys did well, working together for much of the race, coming away with two Top 10 finishes! Once again, Alex Howard showed that he's got the power to ride with the big boys, and it is starting to look like he's fast accumulating points for an upgrade to Cat 3.
Elite 4 Results:
Alex Howard - 5th Place
Bob Siegel - 10th Place
Spence Peterson - DNF (mechanical)
And thanks to Ken Howard for handling the driving duties! Special guest in the team wagon was Scott Zwizanski, pro rider for Kelly Benefit Strategies who brought home a 17th in the Pro/1/2 race.
USA Cycling Junior Points Ranking:
Alex Howard - 2nd place!
Spence Peterson - 15th
Skyler Taylor - 30th
USA Cycling Elite 4 Points Ranking:
Alex Howard - 7th place
Next races:
Saturday, Feb. 27 - Snelling Road Race (ACJR and Masters)
Sunday, Feb. 28 - Merced Criterium (ACJR)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Cherry Pie served up by AC
On Sunday Alex brought home the pie! He won the hotly contested Jr 15-16 race at the Napa Cherry Pie Criterium, after having predicting that at our team meeting with coach Craig last week! Wow! Great riding by all the AC squad.
The results:
Jr 15-16
Alex 1st
Spence 4th
Skyler 7th
Jack 17th
Jr 17-18
Bob 16th
Elite 4
Scott 4th (also won 2 primes!)
Alex 5th
Bob 35th
Good riding,
Blair
The results:
Jr 15-16
Alex 1st
Spence 4th
Skyler 7th
Jack 17th
Jr 17-18
Bob 16th
Elite 4
Scott 4th (also won 2 primes!)
Alex 5th
Bob 35th
Good riding,
Blair
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2010 Season is Here!
Hey AC Junior & Master athletes and supporters,
I think it is safe to say the new season is just about here. CX racing is over-- and what an awesome season for AC it was, with intense racing, many personal bests, multiple local series winners and some excellent results at Nats in Bend!
Seems like everyone is deep into their training programs, and the first Junior Points Series race is right around the corner (Cherry Pie Crit on Sunday Feb 7-- register now if you haven't already--and Snelling RR in late Feb).
The NorCal HS MTB League kicks off soon, too. The AC athletes should be great additions to their respective high school teams. The Tam team is looking for sponsors-- $500 gets your company logo on the team jersey!
Speaking of events, Rich & I are going to keep the calendar here (look to the right --> ) updated. This blog and the calendar are the go-to place for team info, planning and race recaps. We're going to keep email broadcast content to a minimum.
Don't forget to renew your USAC licenses now, before your first race. Now is also a good time to submit upgrade petitions. Let me know if you need any help with that.
It is also time to think about and communicate goals for 2010. JPS, NorCal MTB, SeaOtter and Road and Mountain Nats are on a lot of athletes' radar; we need to discuss and plan how to support achieving those goals as a Team.
--> AC team ride on Saturday: 4hr+ road ride to Nicasio, Olema, Pt Reyes Station. ~50 miles, mostly rollers, maybe throw in the Limantour climb. Depart Peets MV at 8:30 sharp. Light rain ok, heavy rain cancels. Check this blog at 7:30am Sat for Go/No-Go message if the weather is iffy.
--> Tam High MTB team ride on Sunday: meet 10am at Tam High. Going to be a TT up the RxR Grade. AC guys ought to be able to manage that!
Stay tuned and good riding,
Blair
I think it is safe to say the new season is just about here. CX racing is over-- and what an awesome season for AC it was, with intense racing, many personal bests, multiple local series winners and some excellent results at Nats in Bend!
Seems like everyone is deep into their training programs, and the first Junior Points Series race is right around the corner (Cherry Pie Crit on Sunday Feb 7-- register now if you haven't already--and Snelling RR in late Feb).
The NorCal HS MTB League kicks off soon, too. The AC athletes should be great additions to their respective high school teams. The Tam team is looking for sponsors-- $500 gets your company logo on the team jersey!
Speaking of events, Rich & I are going to keep the calendar here (look to the right --> ) updated. This blog and the calendar are the go-to place for team info, planning and race recaps. We're going to keep email broadcast content to a minimum.
Don't forget to renew your USAC licenses now, before your first race. Now is also a good time to submit upgrade petitions. Let me know if you need any help with that.
It is also time to think about and communicate goals for 2010. JPS, NorCal MTB, SeaOtter and Road and Mountain Nats are on a lot of athletes' radar; we need to discuss and plan how to support achieving those goals as a Team.
--> AC team ride on Saturday: 4hr+ road ride to Nicasio, Olema, Pt Reyes Station. ~50 miles, mostly rollers, maybe throw in the Limantour climb. Depart Peets MV at 8:30 sharp. Light rain ok, heavy rain cancels. Check this blog at 7:30am Sat for Go/No-Go message if the weather is iffy.
--> Tam High MTB team ride on Sunday: meet 10am at Tam High. Going to be a TT up the RxR Grade. AC guys ought to be able to manage that!
Stay tuned and good riding,
Blair
Monday, November 30, 2009
ACJR-- The Boulder Chapter
Hey AC athletes & supporters,
Just like the AC Elite Team has Chris Johnson as its sole east coast representative, the AC Junior squad has Michael Dessau, who is battling it out and doing well in the Boulder-area 'cross circuit. Michael is what anyone would call a pretty well-rounded and -accomplished bike racer. Among his recent palmares:
Say hello to Michael and we look forward to racing with him at the CX Nats in Bend next week!
Good Riding,
Blair
Just like the AC Elite Team has Chris Johnson as its sole east coast representative, the AC Junior squad has Michael Dessau, who is battling it out and doing well in the Boulder-area 'cross circuit. Michael is what anyone would call a pretty well-rounded and -accomplished bike racer. Among his recent palmares:
- 2009 US National 13-14 Road Champion
- 2009 US National 13-14 TT Champion
- 2009 US National 500M TT Champion (velodrome)
- 4 top-5 finishes in CX this season
- And a bunch of others...
Say hello to Michael and we look forward to racing with him at the CX Nats in Bend next week!
Good Riding,
Blair
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