tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47585590509145096092024-03-14T01:41:43.512-04:00Temple Cycling TeamPwning n00bs at a race near you.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-63354898721352451512011-04-12T14:42:00.003-04:002011-04-12T15:04:47.540-04:00Yale Race Recap: Men's A<div>Hills! Finally!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yale Cycling, in particular, Chris "Taco" Rittacco (sp?) put on a great race weekend as always. I'm fond of the races to the top of east rock. My best results of each of my 3 seasons as an A rider have come there, and this year was no exception. I picked up 3rd in the time trial by riding hard enough to power about three and one third light bulbs for 14.5 minutes. I was bested by 2 amazingly strong guys from Harvard, one of whom, Jordan, only just upgraded after dominating B's all season, and one of whom hasn't lost a TT he's done this season, and, based on his times at Yale & Boston, probably also ever in the history of time trials. No shame in losing 15 seconds to those studs. I felt confident going into the road race. After all, Lee beat me last year by 20 seconds, and I got him at the end of the road race on the steepest slopes of East Rock. Hopefully this year would be no different.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, it turns out, it wasn't. About three laps in I had a small gap toward the top of the climb, and by following a falconesque (falcolnian? falconlike?) descender from VCU, we stretched the gap. Jordan from Harvard was also in tow, and he was great to have pulling on the flats. It was an ideal situation. The course had three parts: the twisty descent, a windy flat section, and the climb. (The climb really also had two parts, shallow, steady, straight, and steep, variable, twisty, but I digress.) And the break du jour was an amazing descender, a brilliant, 6'5"-ish time trialist with a diesel engine, and me, punchy grimpeur. Also, one of the better climbers in the conference is the teammate of Jordan, so he was a bit handcuffed, unwilling to work too hard to chase down his teammate, lest he bring other people with him.</div><div><br /></div><div>We worked well together for a few laps until the VCU fellow got popped toward the top of the climb. It was me and Jordan. I needed just 16 seconds to claim the KOM prize again. I worked just hard enough to maintain the gap over a 3-man chase group, saving what I could for the finish. I may have exaggerated the toll the break was taking on me, breathing hard, panting, etc., while also encouraging him to work really hard, which he surely did. Unfortunately for him, a small break is a bit like a poker match. Bluffing and deception are part of it. I felt very comfortable on his wheel just as we approached the steepest part of the climb, two switchbacks at 1200 meters from the finish. I attacked right where it pitched up, and gave everything I had for the next 2.5 minutes, which turned out to be many more lightbulbs than I expected to be able to power after 2 hours of racing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jordan actually ended up getting 4th. About 300 meters to the line he punctured. This allowed 2/3s of the chase group to catch him. It's a shame. He deserved a podium for his efforts. Here is the finish line picture. I'm pointing to the logo of our primary sposnor, <a href="http://www.breakawaybikes.com">Breakaway Bikes</a>, because they are awesome and had my bike in perfect running order and weighing in at sub-16 pounds for the race. Thanks to the mechanics there, Shawn & Richie, who built my tubeless powertap wheel and installed my Gore shifting cables on short notice! Those guys rule.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.velocityresults.net/images/2083.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 493px;" src="http://www.velocityresults.net/images/2083.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Hopefully I'll see some photos of me the next day sporting the KOM jersey on facebook or something and be able to post a link later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-82226691177916375052011-04-04T11:33:00.004-04:002011-04-04T12:20:45.836-04:00Beanpot Men's A reportIt's been a while since I've written a personal race report--mostly because I haven't had a lot to report about. My results have been mostly ho-hum, middle of the field. That's to be expected when the races I've done have been mostly short, flat and windy, two conditions that do not suit my strengths. <div><br /></div><div>I had fairly high expectations going into the ITT at Boston. The profile looked fairly rolling, which I like, and it was a bit longer of an effort than the Rutgers TT. I haven't done much intensity training outside of races yet, but I thought a 6.7 (advertised as 6.3, but several cycling computers beg to differ) rolling TT fell closer to my wheelhouse than anything we've done thus far. I ended up 15th, which isn't bad, but I was a good 20 seconds behind the group of the top 10 or so guys, and I even skipped the TTT that morning. I had a powermeter to help with pacing, but overestimated what I was capable of doing. I started off catching my 20-second man too eagerly, averaging well over what I knew deep down I was capable of. Wishful thinking. Average power was right where I should have been from the start by the turnaround, but aiming 20 watts over that killed me. Averaged 35 watts lower on the return trip, got passed back by the 20-second guy, and went straight back to the truck for a sulky beer and a jar of peanutbutter. </div><div><br /></div><div>A fun dinner with the team, especially ever-entertaining Joe D picked my spirits up, as did the sauna and hot tub at the swank-yet-deeply-discounted Westin Hotel. (Two shower heads! Robes! Mini bar! Slippers on demand! Keurig machine!) </div><div><br /></div><div><u>The crit</u></div><div>Long story short, I got 4th, continuing my streak of finishing last out of the winning move (cf Lower Providence, Bloomsburg, Green Mountain, Nanticoke, Turkey Hill) to just miss the podium. Still, I rode a strong race and am happy. Much respect for Evan Murphy, Ross Marklein, & Matthew Buckley, the top 3. They were the better riders on the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, for the long story long. I did very well to win the race before the race before the race by being crafty. (<a href="http://www.bobwellmon.com/Bicycle-Racing/2010/Ironhill-Men/12897221_QDv6t#933293739_diPNs">I've gotten plenty of experience.</a>) Before the first race of the day, I set up the trainer at the start of staging. I was a bit thrown when they decided to have every field do a practice lap first though. Still, I got a front row start on the practice lap, and held my position through the lap to start on the front line--severely out of breath--with the MIT, BU & Tufts folks. Funny stats on the practice lap: </div><div>Time: 1:33</div><div>Power: 388 watts</div><div>Max Power: 856</div><div>Speed: 22.2 mph</div><div><br /></div><div>I would top that max wattage only once more the entire rest of the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>The race started fast and stayed that way. People were very aggressively moving up. Those who cornered poorly or who got shuffled to the back were doomed. About 3 laps in I was able to move up in the headwind section to be right near the front. I saw Evan & a UVM rider up the road, and saw several other UVM guys near the front set to disrupt the chase. Evan + anybody off the front is cause for concern, so I swung right and hammered it as hard as I could go for the next five minutes or so. I think my solo chase lasted two or three laps. All I know is it hurt a lot for a while, but I was gaining slowly but surely. I hit my best in-race, non-climbing 5-minute wattage number since September when I had much better form. Suffice to say I was pleased with it, being well over 6w/kg, and even higher than my rutgers ITT target # (which I failed to hit as it was). When I was about 3 seconds back and at my breaking point, I hear looked back and saw the green shades of our new green jersey. He'd gotten 2nd in the TT, and had just come out of the pits after cracking his brand new HED S6 (major bummer!) so I was unembarrassed or unrepentant about sitting on his wheel and letting him tow me teh remaining 30 meters. He came by so fast though, it took everything I had to sit there, and I continued to just sit there for about the next 6-8 laps. </div><div><br /></div><div>I usually try to work in breaks as long as I have the legs. I know bike racing is about doing what it takes to get the W (legally!), and sitting on is not disallowed or anything, but I am not the sort to sit on all day then come around on fresher legs at the last moment. I wanted to work, but I had just TT'd well outside myself for a long time, and "sitting" on wasn't exactly easy anyway. I still was averaging right around 300w, with my running normalized power for the race 30 minutes in still sitting above 330. (My new Joule is so handy!), so I was at my limit for sure. When I finally felt ready, I started taking my turns for the last 20-25 laps. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was not the strongest in the break. Not even close. The wind was brutal, and especially as Ross and Evan pulled through the homestretch, I was doing over 400w just to suck wheel. Hence the pain-face I was pulling each time I went by our friendly announcers, usually toward the back of the group.</div><div><br /></div><div>With 8 to go, as we were starting to lap stragglers, Ross attacked hard through the start finish. I was in back, and Evan was able to follow. Matt was a bit late to respond, and I had to choose between helping him chase, sprinting around him (both which might cause me to blow up), or forcing him to do the work and hoping. I opted for the last option, which in retrospect was the wrong move. How Pozzato of me. My legs were starting to return by that point, and if I had gone before hitting the headwind, I think I would have made it. But we rounded the corner just as a big gust came through. I could see the gap go from about 3 to about 10 seconds just through that stretch. The front two caught the field and that was it for our chances at the W. Having worked all day amiably with Matt, I didn't see reason behind attacking him early, and he seemed of the same mind. With 3 to go we caught Matt's teammate, which I had hoped to avoid. Still, it was nice to just have an extra guy rotating through. Race for the W was over, and I was guaranteed a top 5, and 3rd vs. 4th made little difference to me. I felt as strongly about this sprint as a town line sprint. Wanted to take it for pride, but wasn't super motivated. I sat in back while Derrick pulled for a lap, then with 1 to go attacked across the headwind. Matt matched it, and thus I was stuck in front for the remainder of the lap. I led out the sprint, almost held on, but lost it by half a wheel. So it goes. </div><div><br /></div><div>All in all a good day. Awesome course, well-run weekend in spite of the weather, game effort from the teams with the road race setback. And I'm especially pleased with how sore I feel today--means good training this weekend. And the numbers were some of the best I've seen. 327 normalized for 67 minutes, best hour average was 300 even and normalized was 330. Looking forward to some hills next week!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-82714248404402105392011-03-07T13:14:00.003-05:002011-03-07T13:18:51.350-05:00The season has begun<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; ">Saturday morning, 2.2 mile individual time trial, flat course, slight rise for 1.2 mi, then turnaround and down the hill for 1 mi</div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; "><pre style="text-align: left;white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Men's A: 21st/52 Charlie Zamastil</span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: left; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Men's C1: 34th/57 Alex Lambi; 45th Sean Butler </span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: left; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Men's D1: 27th/52 Mark Linzer; 37th Peter Smyth; 42nd Joe Diberadinas </span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: left; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Men's Intro: 19th/35 Steven George; 20th Ross Creed; 35th Jacob Colon </span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: left; display: block; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Women's Intro: 5th/24 Lindsey Knast; 12th Adriane Hairston</span></pre><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; font-family: 'Andale Mono', 'Courier New', Courier, mono; text-align: left; display: block; "><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal; white-space: normal; font-size: small; "><div>Saturday afternoon, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterium" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); ">Criterium</a>, flat, 4 corners, 1 super sharp, 20mph cross/headwinds between turns 2-4, tailwind finish</div><div><br /></div><div>Men's A: 23rd/58 me</div><div>Men's C: 17th/60 Alex Lambi; 28th Sean Butler</div><div>Men's D: 28th/56 Peter Smyth; 44th Mark Linzer, 46th Joe Diberadinas</div><div>Men's intro: 23rd/46 Ross Creed; 32nd Steven George, 45th Jacob Colon</div><div>Women's Intro: 3rd/27 Lindsey Knast; 9th Adriane Hairston</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_race" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); ">Points Race</a> format, but held on open road not a velodrome. .91 mile tear-drop-shaped circuit, 1 sharp turn followed by 600 meter 2-step uphill with the finish line after the first step up. Fast sweeping downhill for rest of course. Points went 4-deep, with sprint laps every 4th lap. Very rainy but not super cold.</div><div><br /></div><div>Men's A: 6th/46 me</div><div>Men's C: 26th/49 Alex Lambi; </div><div>Men's D: 38th/45 Peter Smyth</div><div>Men's Intro: 21st/35 Ross Creed</div><div>Women's Intro: 4th/22 Adriane Hairston</div><div><br /></div><div>So the big stars of the show were our women's intro riders, finishing in the top 12 in all their races, and Lindsey getting on the extended podium in both her races. Personally, I was just happy to finish the crit upright for the first time in now 4 tries. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rutgers did an excellent job, and the points race turned out to be a lot of fun. We're all looking forward to another great race weekend held by Columbia and Stevens in just 5 days! </div></span></pre></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-10168298447454012642010-11-16T21:06:00.004-05:002018-12-05T12:40:43.072-05:00Training Meeting RecapIn lieu of watching the "sporting" match (and I do mean that to be ironical in <i>every</i> sense of the term) between the birds and the Washington Redskins, the fine athletes from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.penncycling.com">Penn</a>, <a href="http://www.drexelcycling.org/wiki/">Drexel</a>, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSGxml4a6Cw7tQ0wSP4DAMRMwaIuWy30ZfqC8cREAcUIf4Q5iZhaHYfEodWB1Zu5QqIZRSPPmBaVv9OL630NgoZd7iHo7pVlu_zvFvJJXhDNkSZH9_yBW36pwt5Omn2oQ0sCiIIqQxcuD/s1600/Temple+Team+Photo+at+Dartmouth.jpg">Temple</a> Cycling teams gathered at Drexel's DAC (Dragons are cool) for a meeting to discuss how to train to race bicycles at the collegiate level.<br />
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For those of you who attended and were disappointed to miss the "game," I believe I found highlight footage here:<br />
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And so for those who were busy with other matters and could not attend, or for those who were too distracted by the glare coming off Charlie's receding hairline, I'd like to give a brief recap of what we talked about. Those of you with listserv access should be able to access the powerpoint; those who do not, listen up.<br />
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At some point, or whatever reason, whether to lose weight, to rehabilitate from a running injury, or for a penchant, you cyclist decided you'd try cycling. And now you want to race. But you're wondering...<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xoLB1d47O0">What should I do</a>?<br />
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Should I go out and ride 100 miles every day?<br />
Should I do tons and tons of squats and leg presses in the gym?<br />
Should I both training at all, or just show up and race?<br />
Should I contact <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/papp-confirms-additional-doping-investigations-underway">Joe Papp</a> and ask him to pump me full of Chinese EPO?<br />
What should I do?<br />
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First off Lebron, the answer is No--o all of those (and also to the question, "does this ad campaign reflect positively on me?"). But there are good lessons to be learned by asking each of these questions (yes there really was a point to them, other than making fun of Mr. James).<br />
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Should you ride 100 miles every day? Well, certainly it'd be nice to have the time, and some top level riders probably ride close to 100 miles many times each month. One reasonably effective training plan is the "get on your bike and ride a lot" plan. The more you ride your bike, the faster you will be. But very few collegiate races are decided by one's ability to ride 100 miles. Your races are more likely to be an hour long than 6, and the intensity of a 1-hour ride will come as a shock to a person who only does very long, relatively slower rides.<br />
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Also--doing 100 miles a day is really hard! A good training plan requires periods of intensity, but also recovery. Training breaks you down, and resting builds you back up even stronger. Like a Phoenix! Or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimZj8HW0Kg&feature=fvw">LL Cool J</a>!<br />
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Should you do lots of squats and leg presses? Not really. Leg strength is important in cycling, no doubt, but (road) cycling is first and foremost an endurance sport. When you lift weights, you are building skeletal muscle mass and recruiting fast twitch (type II) muscle fibers. Cycling is an endurance sport, requiring slow twitch (type I) muscle fibers. Type 1 muscle fibers derive their energy from your oxidative metabolism: that is, they require oxygen--they are part of your "aerobic metabolism," that is, the production of energy fuel, ATP, using oxygen as a key ingredient. Fast twitch muscles are reliant on <b>an</b>aerobic metabolism, and thus fatigue much faster. If your legs muscles are primarily type II, then they will be very explosive at the start of the race, but they tire quickly, leaving you huffing and puffing, in want of more oxygen, very quickly into the race. Anaerobic metabolism simply cannot be sustained for that long; you need to have a good, efficient aerobic metabolism. This means you need to improve your lung capacity and your cardiac endurance, even more than your overall leg power, to do well in cycling. Think of your muscles like your brain: if the body can't deliver oxygenated blood to them, they don't do so well.<br />
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So before worrying about overall leg strength, start thinking about building up your cardiac and respiratory endurance.<br />
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That said--lifting can play an important role in your cycling training. But save that topic for another day.<br />
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Should you bother training at all? Like all answers this one begins with: That depends. If you just want to show up on weekends, have a blast, goof off, and get a little bit of fresh air, then no, really, you don't need to train much. A reasonably fit person who rides a few E races each weekend will probably be fast enough by the end of the year to move up a category. Racing is training, after all--just way more fun. And it's some of the best training you can get. I call this the "race into shape" mode of training. It can get you pretty far, but once you start getting into the upper categories, your natural abilities don't cut it. You'd be hard pressed to find a category B or higher rider who doesn't spend at least 1 other day of the week on the bike outside of race weekends. But the beauty of cycling is that there's something for everyone, from the serious elite racer to the weekend warrior. Decide what you want to be, and plan accordingly.<br />
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Should you dope? No. Seriously, dopers are an affront to fair play, and they are harming themselves, their peers, and the wonderful sport of cycling. Forshame.<br />
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What should you do? Have goals. Have a plan that helps you achieve your goals. Train your weaknesses. Race your strengths. Know what those strengths and weaknesses are.<br />
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Potential goals can be to win a race, upgrade, secure a certain number of podiums or top-10s, or maybe just finish a race. Doesn't matter what they are, just have them.<br />
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A plan that helps you achieve your goals is fairly simple to devise. You want to have a plan that incorporates periods of gradually increasing volume (time on the bike) intensity (how hard you're going on the ride), followed by rest. Come to priority events with a good amount of hard training in your legs, but also a fair amount of rest so you're not too tired. A standard plan might look something like this:<br />
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4 weeks of "base training"--low intensity, high volume<br />
3 weeks of building, with increasing volume & intensity from week to week<br />
1 week rest<br />
3 weeks build<br />
1 week rest<br />
3 weeks build, with some racing<br />
1 week rest<br />
Big Race Week<br />
Big Race Week<br />
1 week rest<br />
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and repeat. Good training also involves specificity. If your main events require you to go long distances, ride long distances. If your rides require repeated short efforts at high intensity, do some <a href="http://www.cptips.com/hit.htm">high intensity intervals</a>.<br />
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Eat right. Spend some time alone riding, so you can focus on your own specific workout goals. Tell someone like a spouse or boy/girlfriend, and have them ask you whether you did what you said you were going to do, and make them hold you accountable. Spend time riding in groups, so you improve your bike handling and comfort level riding in a <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloton_(Radsport)">peloton</a>.<br />
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If it's feasible, buy a heart rate monitor or power meter and learn your training zones (I discuss how a power meter can help your training <a href="http://breakawaybikes.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-training-with-powe-can-benifit-your.html">here</a>. Consider hiring a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqoyia6JGctv-IuSab_WKQz3VsJv30-ec3mWO6gzRR5Zr7kwgGwYVdIn3U7RYkPxzPFeY7cchEW6f_iHK8Iy1YsGedohmKVcB_G9DGscsUwpnMHmBKUXH5r2oKpnrAtOyd00vkjXq/s320/charlie.jpg">coach</a>--they come in all shapes and sizes...<br />
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But finally, remember that you have to love this sport to do it at all, let alone do it well. But doing it well also requires some effort. No one is born a brilliant endurance athlete, but anyone can become one. Really, I do mean <i><a href="http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/cycling/images/ross2_head.jpg">anyone</a>.</i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-30884090438939999632010-11-01T17:03:00.005-04:002010-11-01T18:03:54.723-04:00We're back......to blogging, at least. Also, training--kind of. Today's November 1, la Toussaint in Franceland, and perhaps the Catholic parts of Quebec, but more importantly to this blog, it is the unofficial start of training for our roadies. Of course, it's also a Monday, so this blogger has decided to kick of training in proper fashion: with a rest day! <br /><br />We'll also be back to competing in the <a href="http://www.collegiatecycling.com/eccc">ECCC</a> road season this year, and 2011 looks to be an even more successful year for Temple Cycling. We've nearly doubled our roster, and let's just say that describing the increase in support we've received from some local businesses and the school sports club requires abundant use of the <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080828151906AAh53ii">lemniscate</a>. To those places, we want to extend a huge <a href="http://www.someecards.com/thanks-cards/thank-you-for-the-gift">thank you</a>. So: <br /><br />Thank you <a href="http://www.zorbastavern.com/">Zorbas</a>!<br /><br />Thank you <a href="http://www.breakawaybikes.com/">Breakaway Bikes & Fitness</a>!<br /><br />Thank you <a href="http://mayerenterprise.com/">Mayer Enterprise</a>!<br /><br />Thank you <a href="http://www.socialsecuritydisabilityclaim.net/">Jeffrey Lichtman, esquire</a>!<br /><br />Now, hopefully, we can be a little more competitive with our crosstown rivals/good friends, <a href="www.penncycling.com">UPenn Cycling</a>.<br /><br />That way, at the conference championships, the comparison between the two teams' roster sizes won't be quite so stark. Compare the Penn nice photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5kf3ha_UBl6EITaKXhLWFmtT9Tds664jZQZ1G7afasW0GXKW1R1IyYERv5O7kdM-ne0u9nFJr-UnivZAjvcKT3Emmfime9u_xWcSZVMo_AVRypK-_BCgiazgyDYy40aj2a5oMszxWWoV/s1600/Penn+Team+PHoto+Dartmouth.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5kf3ha_UBl6EITaKXhLWFmtT9Tds664jZQZ1G7afasW0GXKW1R1IyYERv5O7kdM-ne0u9nFJr-UnivZAjvcKT3Emmfime9u_xWcSZVMo_AVRypK-_BCgiazgyDYy40aj2a5oMszxWWoV/s320/Penn+Team+PHoto+Dartmouth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534693276861591266" /></a><br />to the Temple nice photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSGxml4a6Cw7tQ0wSP4DAMRMwaIuWy30ZfqC8cREAcUIf4Q5iZhaHYfEodWB1Zu5QqIZRSPPmBaVv9OL630NgoZd7iHo7pVlu_zvFvJJXhDNkSZH9_yBW36pwt5Omn2oQ0sCiIIqQxcuD/s1600/Temple+Team+Photo+at+Dartmouth.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSGxml4a6Cw7tQ0wSP4DAMRMwaIuWy30ZfqC8cREAcUIf4Q5iZhaHYfEodWB1Zu5QqIZRSPPmBaVv9OL630NgoZd7iHo7pVlu_zvFvJJXhDNkSZH9_yBW36pwt5Omn2oQ0sCiIIqQxcuD/s320/Temple+Team+Photo+at+Dartmouth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534693914116943490" /></a><br />then the Penn silly photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2HEtpbyV_6oo5v6V4nmdQPGAjUD5ui9GUWsX1_ryoN1FPiCGlc4x6J2BMZ4bd0qCLnGWAxxczg7Uye1O2DsSUMV2cgVqxB-MEOXA17pQVuWstVVySjHobxY_FNhMXYFh2c83c9_NpVq/s1600/Penn+team+Photo+Dartmouth+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR2HEtpbyV_6oo5v6V4nmdQPGAjUD5ui9GUWsX1_ryoN1FPiCGlc4x6J2BMZ4bd0qCLnGWAxxczg7Uye1O2DsSUMV2cgVqxB-MEOXA17pQVuWstVVySjHobxY_FNhMXYFh2c83c9_NpVq/s320/Penn+team+Photo+Dartmouth+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534693918355312322" /></a><br />to the Temple silly photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kpaqSZUPdwKH7f-1GsC5Cgf0hMfp9D1ptvcDvXdQwmr0KQIuZ-pZYmaM2NF06HE5hpQ-nHySLR_TVaAJLc2HVHI6mIP2BMQ6IAw_IdBlsXnzGnzFMdLJE2pWLsApjmsXDyAzqfr848uP/s1600/Temple+team+photo+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kpaqSZUPdwKH7f-1GsC5Cgf0hMfp9D1ptvcDvXdQwmr0KQIuZ-pZYmaM2NF06HE5hpQ-nHySLR_TVaAJLc2HVHI6mIP2BMQ6IAw_IdBlsXnzGnzFMdLJE2pWLsApjmsXDyAzqfr848uP/s320/Temple+team+photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534693932964981042" /></a><br /><br />That's right; we had to borrow a Penn rider just to get a silly photo. But this year, 2011, can be different, with your help!<br /><br />And if you'd like to help, why not do so in style? <a href="http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=11919">Order a Temple kit</a> and choose to donate to the Temple University Cycling Club, a 501 (c) (3) organization (so you can write it all off, you charitable soul, you!).<br /><br />Oh, and don't forget that we now have a twitter account. Follow us at www.twitter.com/templecycling, and be our friend with/without benefits on facebook.<br /><br />Thanks for reading. Please vote tomorrow: it's the perfect way to not look like a jerk when the person outside the grocery store asks you if you've voted. See you on the road.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-57111276700061420772010-02-09T09:07:00.005-05:002010-02-09T09:30:53.577-05:00Recent Reports may be Substantiated<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S3FxdrNpdOI/AAAAAAAACb0/bTjBv_CLy3c/s1600-h/x2_a46cc2.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S3FxdrNpdOI/AAAAAAAACb0/bTjBv_CLy3c/s320/x2_a46cc2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436250979843011810" /></a><br /><div>It is often said that everything is bigger in Texas. For Contador this may be more true than for the rest of us... For years reports from the 2009 TDF competitors and teammates have been the same. Recently photo evidence may clarify things for all parties involved.</div>Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838651535535204450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-2102349113596546242010-02-09T08:13:00.005-05:002010-02-09T09:00:27.689-05:00New TT kits 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S3Fp0Li6N5I/AAAAAAAACbs/QuQVWasgbuI/s1600-h/newKits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 302px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S3Fp0Li6N5I/AAAAAAAACbs/QuQVWasgbuI/s320/newKits.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436242570386225042" /></a><br />This year Temple Cycling has decided to become more patriotic in their quest for the coveted ECCC leaders jersey. It is no secret that Temple will be a power house this year. USA Cycling has already pronounced them a "Major force" on Twitter. "We only need to ride as well as we'll look" -Tyler Bauer<div>Eat your heart out David Zabriskie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: pre;">.</span></span></div>Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838651535535204450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-35290730391700050422010-02-02T10:35:00.008-05:002010-02-09T08:12:45.952-05:00Off Season coming to an end...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S2hHfYSeRkI/AAAAAAAACa0/vqH4f0absDI/s1600-h/nick.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5FVBMaqgL-8/S2hHfYSeRkI/AAAAAAAACa0/vqH4f0absDI/s320/nick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433671554843952706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Philadelphia can be a hard place to ride during the winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Granted none of the ECCC teams have great year round riding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Those Collegiate Teams based in Philadelphia have it comparably better off. But none the less temperatures lately have been consistently below 30 degrees and with the shorter day light hours many riders choose to spend the off season on indoor trainers.</div><p class="MsoNormal">Our sponsor Breakaway Bikes for the second year is offering Collegiate trainer classes utilizing their many Computrainer systems.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Members of the Temple University Cycling Team take full advantage of these classes. Nick Rodgers can be seen getting ready for such a class in the adjacent photo. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This past weekend Breakaway Bikes in Philadelphia held it’s first annual Tour de Breakaway, a 120km indoor stage race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Congratulations to Charles Zamastil for his second place finish.</p> <!--EndFragment-->Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838651535535204450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-60775522521094280022009-04-09T09:26:00.002-04:002009-04-09T09:35:29.043-04:00We will chest-bump each of you when we return...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sd34piLspxI/AAAAAAAAAFk/iA09hTwND_M/s1600-h/dumb+bush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sd34piLspxI/AAAAAAAAAFk/iA09hTwND_M/s400/dumb+bush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322683727055988498" border="0" /></a><br />After a small (Charlie) showing at Army, we plan on a more impressive showing for Yale (none). Sorry if you were counting on us for... well... nothing. Its sorta hard to race up yonder when we are slowly sun burning here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At ease,<br />JayTemple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-1793533806250332432009-03-31T14:57:00.003-04:002009-03-31T23:36:17.457-04:00Sorta like unplugging your Computrainer in mid-race...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJnx6WqDOI/AAAAAAAAAFc/zObaOV83Xps/s1600-h/ist2_3042719-number-one-fan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 380px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJnx6WqDOI/AAAAAAAAAFc/zObaOV83Xps/s400/ist2_3042719-number-one-fan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319428217053514978" border="0" /></a><br />Simply posting again to throw us at the front of the blogs on the ECCC Blogosphere. It is almost like we are doping. Please read the fresh post below that I posted today but for some reason is labeled for being posted on Sunday...<br /><br />JayTemple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-24176133256467700442009-03-29T19:48:00.022-04:002009-03-31T23:47:01.858-04:00A Weekend of Mixed ResultsHello World,<div><br /></div><div>Let's first start off by saying I had hoped this weekend to be the smoothest, easiest race weekend due to the fact I could have walked there as well as other benefits.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Because of this, I offered to house some students from other teams. </div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdAK0C7BWCI/AAAAAAAAAEk/dWDc3F58wNo/s400/blue_profile.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 220px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318763049178454050" border="0" /><div>Timmy M gave us four racers from Brown, whom we had affectionately called "The Brown Nosers" in the days leading to our first meeting. Tyler and I had both hoped we would house <a href="http://fearandloathinginri.blogspot.com/">Graham</a>, the distinctive Brown racer from New Zealand who could shed some light on mustache-growing pointers. </div><div>When they had arrived, I met Joey, the assuming leader of the bunch. He had explained that we were only to house three of them, since Graham had mistakenly caught his hand/arm/neck into his bladed spokes in the Delaware road race the previous weekend. Then, we also learned that he wasn't a kiwi; I am still wondering how that rumor spread...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Along with Graham (whom I still have never met), I had somehow created a weird name or some sort of descriptive backstory for each of these Brownies. When I was given Joe's number, I put it into my cell phone as "Joe Brown", unknowing at the moment of the strange relation to the celebrity television star of anyone who has to apply for those TV converter coupons (still have to buy that thing). After they had settled into our quaint row home, we rode and met up with everyone and their mother on a bicycle, introducing this character as Joe Brown and eventually simply Judge Joe Brown. I think eventually, the other two of our trio called him that, too, once or twice...</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Then, we met the other two: Josh and Cici. They both seemed exhausted and very confused as to my nature of organization. They were quite impressed by many things: our extremely tight and dangerous spiral staircase, mass quantities of cereal, milk, eggs, pancake mix, peanut butter, bread, and more eggs. Luckily, they didn't notice the 6 pounds of venison I had stashed in the freezer. Anyway, Josh seemed to have a nack for not keeping the rubber side down. He had some gnarly-looking road rash from the previous week, and his bike wasn't so healthy either. As I was marshaling the Circuit Race, he had ridden past me in frustration, yelling something incoherent with a loud F-word in it. Assuming that couldn't be good, I figured he crashed. Some hours later, I had found out that he later went to the hospital (Temple Hospital, I might add) for road rash. The rash from the crash was fine, but the previous damage had become infected and led to a fun-filled round of debriding. Apparently, he was also stranded there without a ride home and had another patient offer him fare for a cab (which is something I have never ever heard of happening in North Philadelphia. You thought Will Smith had it bad in West...). I was about to insert an instrument used for debriding here, but after paging through google, I will let you do the exploring...<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Then there was Cici. I am sure I spelled his name wrong, but I am rolling with it. An apparent new member to the Browns (not of the Clevland variety), Cici was da man. When we went out to eat on Friday, I asked him how his gnocci was. All he could squeeze out of his mouth through his food was "SO BIG!" He was consistent in his eating abilities, also. Coming home from a pasta fiesta Saturday night, I found an empty box of Dunkin' Donuts doughnuts that had originally was home to 6 lively creatures. I asked The Judge about it, and he said CiCi ate them all. Cici's rebuttal claim was that he only had 5 and a half, but who's counting? Anyway, Cici was also a very nice dude who streamed by me in every lap of the Intro Crit with snot hanging all over him. He was truly laying the pain on thick for his field.<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In all, the three he had hosted were a great bunch. Though they didn't buy an overpriced sandwich called a cheesesteak (pfft), they did get a warm ripping-off by a local automechanic for the service rendered to their child-rapist-looking van. It looked something like this:<br /><img src="file:///C:/TEMP/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJI1i8ycnI/AAAAAAAAAEs/CMJWp46-XkQ/s1600-h/van.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJI1i8ycnI/AAAAAAAAAEs/CMJWp46-XkQ/s400/van.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319394194630013554" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently, one of the wheels almost fell off, totaling a $500 bill.<br /><br /><br />In other news, there seems to be some other addressing issues:<br /><br />1. Roy Bahns- After one of the last pairs breaking on my face on Saturday and the very last pair being thrown from my face during the TTT, they will be sadly remembered until I can get some more. In the meantime, you may not see this sight for a few weeks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJK5WpCGRI/AAAAAAAAAE0/BJ0MkFT_XQ4/s1600-h/jay.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJK5WpCGRI/AAAAAAAAAE0/BJ0MkFT_XQ4/s400/jay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319396459068659986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />2. Eating- Some of us should really need to stop inhaling at the same time. Note pictures of Tyler with spaghetti and Aquaman Wes with a double-decker slice of pizza. Photos courtesy of John Hunter, who has been begging me for access to the blog site:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJM5mz-0DI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0SnGcE5zZzs/s1600-h/mail.google.com.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJM5mz-0DI/AAAAAAAAAFM/0SnGcE5zZzs/s400/mail.google.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319398662432804914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJM78MQwHI/AAAAAAAAAFU/BFT4kn8JfDw/s1600-h/wes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SdJM78MQwHI/AAAAAAAAAFU/BFT4kn8JfDw/s400/wes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319398702531526770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. MIT- Sorry about the space discrepancy. We ended up missing a black fluid trainer if you ended up with an extra one. Please let me know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This puppy sure tailed off suddenly due to other distractions. Until next time...<br />Jay G.<br /></div>Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-87845492403478378762009-03-27T11:02:00.002-04:002009-03-27T11:13:32.002-04:00Will this happen on Sunday?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SczquDXWlSI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8BwtTI8Ji14/s1600-h/aaaaaaaa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SczquDXWlSI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8BwtTI8Ji14/s400/aaaaaaaa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317883336915850530" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />You can assume what happens next here. With four or five squirrel-like critters able to ride the Men's A TTT, we are still working out who wants to do it. I've just realized at this moment that all of us have never ridden together at the same time, and we won't be able to until Sunday. Fun...<br /><br />On our lineup for the showdown is John Hunter, the married man with AARP on his side; Charlie Zamastil, who hasn't been on the road much since his recent injury; Tyler Bauer, who doesn't sleep and is working on a sponsorship with JIF for free peanut butter; Wes, who claims he has no time to ride; and myself, who literally has no time to ride. I had to do two rides on Tuesday to get in some sort of mileage.<br /><br />It will be interesting, as we may also appear with time trial bikes that we have never ridden and 808's with disks in the wet conditions. We are also semi-hosting the Brown team, and I think they are going to wonder (by our living and riding situations) how we are still alive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That is all for now. See you all tomorrow.<br /><br />Jay G.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-1535268124138180552009-03-24T14:05:00.006-04:002009-03-25T11:20:05.150-04:00There are Hills in Delaware<div><p class="MsoNormal">I guess Jay has turned over the reins for the team blog to me for this week.<span style=""> </span>I will dutifully embark on my charge and talk about some of the highlights from this past weekend:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span><b style="">Roy Bahns Domination</b>:<span style=""> </span>The Roy Bahns made another stellar appearance this weekend.<span style=""> </span>It actually turns out that they might be the key to success.<span style=""> </span>Both Jay and Kaelin racked-up 1<sup>st</sup> place finishes while sporting the Roy Bahns.<span style=""> </span>The rest of the team should get themselves a pair of Roy Bahns so they can be part of the success as well.<span style=""> </span>Little does the competition know, the Roy Bahns have the ability to make them blow-up early in the race allowing the wearer to cruise to victory.<span style=""> </span>LONG LIVE THE ROY BAHNS!!!!</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">Absence of Fast Food</b>:<span style=""> </span>We all decided to give our digestive systems a break in our pre-race preparation.<span style=""> </span>While White Castle and McDonalds before races sound like a great idea, and a tasty one, we all were lighter in the saddle and the air around our bikes probably was a bit fresher.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">New Mascot</b>:<span style=""> </span>Ruby has taken a bit of a <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9Ki1M33SWo6ch17Ell35HxCcjQ9GaIsTDyvHWmwjY5XIVhlGITpU8_NGLBgdQyU_k-196_BAIzsDBRPRC-yjXw0TkPrnPftLu6LsnbcokbMrr8t6E4PpQKfnfmbXUJDwnR64Wwg1S1Me/s320/luna+crop.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316820571805091922" border="0" />break as being the team mascot.<span style=""> </span>I hear she is a little worried about her figure since she hasn’t been able to fit into her old Temple t-shirt.<span style=""> </span>She plans on hitting the gym the next few weeks and laying-off the extra dog treats so she can make a late-season appearance.<span style=""> </span>In her place we had the scary and vicious Luna.<span style=""> </span>She made her presence known and told the competition Temple was a force to be reckoned with.<span style=""> </span>But, for some reason she is still afraid of the open freezer door (seriously, I can’t open the freezer door without her running downstairs, it’s really weird and funny at the same time).<span style=""> </span>If you raced on Sunday, Luna cheered as loudly as she could for you; while angrily barking at every other rider.<span style=""> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">Tyler’s Glasses</b>:<span style=""> </span>Our own Tyler Bauer decided the Roy Bahns <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkEF4im8M98qQeXV7bBNMNiYZNS5-3nP0IfUC0i4m-GYJbUjSOR-k1IlNSDXA7qCYkXd_cPGcPcScSktEeI9rvnJUK_qgTJpdBCvs20nMvjgLko3bszCIiKdsTDglFl1syz5axVRehY7W/s320/tyler+glasses.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 288px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316820347659891042" border="0" />weren’t for him so he decided to go for a <i style="">Chronicles of Riddick </i>look.<span style=""> </span>Trust me, Tyler is a lot cooler than Vin Diesel and a way better cyclist.<span style=""> </span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">Kristin Gavin</b>:<span style=""> </span>Kristin has transferred her ass-kicking ability from the Cyclo-Cross onto the Collegiate Women’s B field.<span style=""> </span>We just have to make sure for future races that she knows where the finish is.<span style=""> </span>That way we can have her claim victory as opposed to 2<sup>nd</sup> place because she’s just chatting away with the competition.<span style=""> </span>Maybe she’s just waiting for a sandpit or barrier to appear.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style="">Fun in the Feed Zone</b>:<span style=""> </span>In the Men’s A Road Race, the feed zone was a lively place to be.<span style=""> </span>Katie Fry held it down though she was afraid about handing out water-bottles at speed.<span style=""> </span>Luckily she had successful handoffs to John Hunter and Wes.<span style=""> </span>On a lighter note, we almost put a box of peeps in John Hunter’s feedbag.<span style=""> </span>Imagine the carb-boost he would’ve gotten from our little marshmallow friends.<span style=""> </span>Unfortunately, we were worried he might’ve hopped off his bike mid-race and come after one of us.<span style=""> </span>Instead, we ate the whole pack while watching the race. MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEYjZvp7Oev-QOOfY8NpqMHDQk4IPA7Z1O5RkXo0z_UxjMwtGIZRiciw8U7trHjus4k4QKrXD2OYiJdTcOHbtgzqThyphenhyphenIEIZbR6bTFMWOH-fqFt3s-zuJ74JwDsnVE0gNIPqPfvz7eJCZZ/s320/peeps.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316820572998216562" border="0" /></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In all seriousness, this was a great weekend for Temple Cycling. <span style=""> </span>We scored points in 11 of the 13 races we had racers entered!<span style=""> </span>That is amazing considering how many people we have on the team.<span style=""> </span>We all had a blast and watched some amazing racing.<span style=""> </span>It was the perfect lead-in to the Phyler.<span style=""> </span>Let’s have a great turn-out this weekend and keep reppin’ the ‘T’!</p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Javier Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293177154430310586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-31225225622432521742009-03-15T19:23:00.007-04:002009-03-15T20:07:53.280-04:00Who is buried at Grant's Tomb?Actually, both Grant <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>his wife...<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/student/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2PinCFW6I/AAAAAAAAAD0/3ybIoe8Q6hE/s1600-h/n507280167_2036415_1999759.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2PinCFW6I/AAAAAAAAAD0/3ybIoe8Q6hE/s400/n507280167_2036415_1999759.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313560960123100066" border="0" /></a><br />With beautiful weather, an amazing course, and an awesome crew of volunteers, the race seemed to go off without a hitch. We were without a large number of last week's goons, but we still had some people reppin' the T. After the race, I got a chance to hop onto a subway and explore downtown (thanks to the directions of a Columbia marshal the Nigerian subway attendant!).<br /><br />I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but <span style="font-style: italic;">everyone </span>had aerobars: road bikes, mountain bikes, and oddly some brat on a BMX bike. I think it helped him finish his last 40k TT in under an hour. And I thought it was weird seeing a racer last week smoking a cigarette. Another oddity I noticed last year was someone who sneaked into the Penn State crit with aerobars. I'm so fixed on these strange appliances. If there were much weirder things going down, the above sights would seem normal. Take penny farling crits for example. Extreme...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2WF8TUhrI/AAAAAAAAAD8/cWNEP9C_jIk/s1600-h/c5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2WF8TUhrI/AAAAAAAAAD8/cWNEP9C_jIk/s400/c5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313568164197729970" border="0" /></a><br />In case you don't know yet, our next race is in Delaware. Many of you might <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>know, actually, since I cannot find a bikereg site for it nor any other documentation of it besides some html on the team page. The following weekend is the Philly Phlyer. I would, though, like to change the name of to the Phrilly Philly Phlyer and request that Joe K wears either what he has worn in the past or something along the lines of the latter photo:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2X1BFePHI/AAAAAAAAAEE/g9DCcVcEyYE/s1600-h/n10506935_30310766_2789.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2X1BFePHI/AAAAAAAAAEE/g9DCcVcEyYE/s400/n10506935_30310766_2789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313570072447302770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2X8l8q2-I/AAAAAAAAAEM/EWY46fY8chQ/s1600-h/pink+frilly+dress+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sb2X8l8q2-I/AAAAAAAAAEM/EWY46fY8chQ/s400/pink+frilly+dress+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313570202601577442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/student/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/student/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" />Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-79340855366881164642009-03-11T22:44:00.004-04:002009-03-11T23:42:31.932-04:00It's like that awful, cross-chaining sound...Still trying to piece together a cohesive view of this weekend's activities, I've decided to focus more on the lesser things involved: objects that enhanced our racing experience. Let's start with:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. my Gamin</span>. I commend it for not taking us on toll roads, but why would it suggest the Turnpike when we were 3 minutes from the ITT? At one point, I think it told us to "keep right, then keep right, then make U-turn when possible"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Ray Ban's</span>. We referred to them as Roy Bahns, though, as we got them in Shanghai for ~3$ each. Don't mind the glass lenses or the fact that they don't fit on your face properly. Simply enjoy them as they fail to intimidate others and graciously whip wind into your eyes. At least you know if you would happen to fall with them, there is a better chance of going blind...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sbh9Ei3--DI/AAAAAAAAADs/DjT8w6mp8T4/s1600-h/trex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/Sbh9Ei3--DI/AAAAAAAAADs/DjT8w6mp8T4/s400/trex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312133277518067762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. 3M Adhesive Spray</span>. Definitely suggest this for any race. Not sure how it holds up to hotter races or long road races, but it held up well this weekend. We simply sprayed it lightly over our numbers and shazam. Look how our numbers now delicately contour the dreamy body of Tyler as compared to Drexel Dan. Drexel Dan..... It also takes so much less time to fit right onto your jersey.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Eye-catching bar tape</span>. Again refer to the Tyler photo. Keep a lookout for glow-in-the-dark for the pro twilight crit this Saturday. It might be impossible to grip in sweaty conditions, but where else can you accessorize with neon green? Bling...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. DZ-Nuts</span>. It is one of those try-it-you'll-like-it deals. And if you don't end up liking it, well then I guess you're stuck with the rest of the tube. But it (your money) does go to a good cause (Dave Zabriskie).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Derailleur hangers</span>. One definitely saved Charlie's addict frame, though I wish I could say the same about Chaz, himself. My hanger, however, was crucial in constant misshifts and chainsucking. Of those cheering on Saturday's crit, I manage to hear "Aw man, that sounds awful."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. McDonald's.</span> I wasn't surprised to see any other cyclists as we were driving from the ITT to the crit on Saturday. I felt my Angus burger reacquaint itself with my mouth once in my race. Max retasted all of it... during his race... Even A racers know how to do it up.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Grease Truck?</span> I don't know where we were, but how didn't I ever before have chicken fingers, cheese steak, mozzarella sticks, and french fries in a hoagie roll? WTF mate?!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. John Hunter's wife's cookies</span>. Yes, he is newly-married, and yes she made cookies for us. And yes, again, to the fact I found out about them three days after the race. Someone inhaled them...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. New kits!</span> Why didn't we ever think of becoming completely unnoticed in order to do whatever we want? It has been working out great. And plus, having white on your bibs just means more grease stains! Doubely-double style points.<br /><br /><br /><br />All of these combined are so much more powerful than any blood packet can do for your performance. We are currently working on race number holder things for installation on rear brakes. If you have McGiver-like ideas, pass them forward. Also look for us for a possible sampling of our number idea. One can look forward to a future weekend that is New Jersey free...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jay G.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-53047350274671711772009-03-05T11:28:00.005-05:002009-03-05T12:13:58.560-05:00Zamastil Stars in Anti-Hazing Campaign<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxRbVr3tP7Koq5_-DpXk27K9Or1hxTM9CzSesp4vuGGdBpWUxC8RT4n6Hec9NabFnoq5VkTthaauAGwHUgwpSbkZoFR8Jo_CF-0QkATkrLyjYJRFYPJ0sRyCg9TJBc3Fh4azcTuy5/s1600-h/IMG_2890.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxRbVr3tP7Koq5_-DpXk27K9Or1hxTM9CzSesp4vuGGdBpWUxC8RT4n6Hec9NabFnoq5VkTthaauAGwHUgwpSbkZoFR8Jo_CF-0QkATkrLyjYJRFYPJ0sRyCg9TJBc3Fh4azcTuy5/s320/IMG_2890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309746331841440018" border="0" /></a><br />S. Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zamastil</span>, starred in an anti-hazing advertisement earlier this year. Our photographer captured Charlie in many breathtaking action shots during last season and during his summer racing, but unfortunately all the photos were lost when our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">photog</span> deleted all of the sweet pics from her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">facebook</span> albums after parting ways with another team member. To recover from this devastating visual loss, and to turn in the required anti-hazing poster to Campus Rec on time, President John "J-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dawGie</span>" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Gurcsik</span> put his fine art skills to the test to draw up what many critics are calling "his masterpiece." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Gurcsik's</span> drawing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">accurately</span> depicts <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Zamazstil's</span> slim physique, short hairstyle, and his huge smile when he is laughing at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">competitors</span> while they are suffering.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqoyia6JGctv-IuSab_WKQz3VsJv30-ec3mWO6gzRR5Zr7kwgGwYVdIn3U7RYkPxzPFeY7cchEW6f_iHK8Iy1YsGedohmKVcB_G9DGscsUwpnMHmBKUXH5r2oKpnrAtOyd00vkjXq/s1600-h/charlie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqoyia6JGctv-IuSab_WKQz3VsJv30-ec3mWO6gzRR5Zr7kwgGwYVdIn3U7RYkPxzPFeY7cchEW6f_iHK8Iy1YsGedohmKVcB_G9DGscsUwpnMHmBKUXH5r2oKpnrAtOyd00vkjXq/s320/charlie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309752889554979650" border="0" /></a> Why does he laugh? Two words: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Super Human</span>. Charlie's girlfriend could not be reached for comment.<br /><br />This anti-hazing poster <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">received</span> honorable mention by the Sport Club Coordinator noting "nice slogan," but the award for best poster went to a far less superior sports club. Charlie and the rest of the Temple Race Team are gearing up for the Season opener in Rutgers and Princeton this coming weekend. Get ready for the greatest show on two wheels.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">K.Fry</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-30715673087680803482008-12-09T14:07:00.008-05:002008-12-09T15:15:58.384-05:00End of the Semester?That's right. Suddenly extremely cold and gloves are now required to ride to class, the end of the semester is near. Though it was technically the collegiate off-season, it was a "fun season" for many:<div><br /></div><div>We grew our numbers as a team by A LOT. I received tons of emails from people who were interested in joining, wanted to know more about us, and if they could tryout. I didn't even know people thought there were tryouts! From starting only two years ago, the team has come a long way. We are creating a niche of friends who all have one thing in common that they love: riding!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also wanted to report on the current status of the Fall 2008 jersey orders. They have been ordered! When we receive further confirmation as when they are expected to arrive, I will pass it on. In the mean time, I've been trying to numerically prove to the school how the club deserves more funding due to our large amount of participants and our high-volume jersey sales. Last school year, we sold something around 50 jerseys and shorts, as well as tons of other available accessories, totaling somewhere around $10,000 in sales. If you are unsure if that is a lot, its A LOT. Hopefully the school will recognize us more accurately. We also have definitely been commanding some personal attention from the clothing maker. With this Fall sales, we have already come very close to last year's mark, and we still have the Spring order to complete. This means a lot of improvements: rider numbers, team popularity, visibility, design approval, and some other boring things I tend to ponder about.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had some people venture into other areas of cycling. Marita McCormick has been doing awesome things in the triathlon world and UCI-licensee Kristin Gavin has been making people cry in the cyclocross world. Speaking of cyclocross, Tyler and I just got back from a cyclocross weekend in Rhode Island; keep a look out for the race report. I have also been hearing reports of a soon-to-come penny farthing racing season as well as an increase in bike polo participants...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7MfcYHRkI/AAAAAAAAADM/XNjZuCy0f64/s1600-h/dscf7097.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7MfcYHRkI/AAAAAAAAADM/XNjZuCy0f64/s400/dscf7097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277880653890143810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7KXM3nVSI/AAAAAAAAADE/z8oJnQCBwK4/s1600-h/DSC00027.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7KXM3nVSI/AAAAAAAAADE/z8oJnQCBwK4/s400/DSC00027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277878313265091874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7Q-7kNiDI/AAAAAAAAADU/BgfAxXJUZ0s/s1600-h/r227001_901504.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7Q-7kNiDI/AAAAAAAAADU/BgfAxXJUZ0s/s400/r227001_901504.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277885592884840498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7Q_I8VcJI/AAAAAAAAADc/fk8KbAFm_OA/s1600-h/UrbanBikePolo1-700.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/ST7Q_I8VcJI/AAAAAAAAADc/fk8KbAFm_OA/s400/UrbanBikePolo1-700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277885596475682962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking ahead, we have lots to do. The <a href="http://collegiatecycling.org/eccc/wiki/index.php?n=Calendar.2008">Spring Road season</a> is coming quickly! Refer to the countdown clock on the right of the screen. This means lots of training opportunities will be happening! I will be riding either my road bike or mountain bike every day as well as some swimming (and teaching Javier how to swim) and other stuff during the break. Send me an email if you're interested in joining. Breakaway Bikes will also be holding some fun events as well as their annual collegiate RPM classes. Stay tuned!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As for the upcoming weeks, stay warm and stay in the saddle!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jay</div>Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-60373934502724298492008-12-03T08:19:00.001-05:002008-12-03T08:19:35.257-05:00DECEMBER 5THLAST CHANCE TO BUY THE 2009 TEAM KIT!<br />https://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7363Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05119131883159482701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-46872686903469030942008-11-18T20:18:00.003-05:002008-11-18T21:11:27.050-05:00State of the Club AddressSounds official right?<br /><br />Since my in-activeness on the blog has reached its limit, I am back to it. First off, we have our upcoming 2009 Road season finalized! <a href="http://collegiatecycling.org/eccc/wiki/index.php?n=Events.FallMeeting2008">Check it out.</a><br /><br />In other news, Kristin Gavin, (from my last report) is going to represent Temple at Collegiate Cyclocross Nationals in Kansas City, MO on December 11-14. If you can make it, try to make the drive out there for an afternoon or <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=philadelphia&daddr=kansas+city+MO&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=39.999216,-75.164337&sspn=0.478662,0.884399&g=philadelphia&ie=UTF8&z=5">something</a>. After a solid game of Road Bingo, you won't even realize you drove through Ohio. In other news to this other news, the hunt is out to find out what this Kristin character looks like, since she is brand new to the team. A recent sighting has been described her as wearing strange-looking skin suits, similar to this photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SSNyvX5YNuI/AAAAAAAAAC8/LzXIn8cytcM/s1600-h/Riddler1.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 384px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SSNyvX5YNuI/AAAAAAAAAC8/LzXIn8cytcM/s400/Riddler1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270182147147708130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another worthy-mentionable topic is Steven Charles Zamastil, or Chaz for short. Be on the lookout for him, as he has been fairly unstable on the bike in recent days. Practicing his trackstand abilities has proved hard for this individual, who has fallen repetively (and gloriously) over the past week. Adding into the equation his $5000 addict he is on definitely gives it more style points as well as an honrable mention in this week's blog post. Moral of the story: Stop at a traffic light behind him to watch him embarass himself. Be patient, it will happen eventually. To make Chaz feel better, I will also mention my recent run-in (literally) with a tree Wendnesday night at full speed while mountain biking at Belmont. Let's just say I used my head in tough situations (and my helmet light).<br /><br />That is all for now, as my boss is wondering why I have an enormous picture of the Riddler on my computer screen.<br /><br /><br />Jay G.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-69506622866699420182008-11-17T19:01:00.002-05:002008-11-17T19:02:24.447-05:00Jersey Timejersey orders are now being taken!<br /><a href="https://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7363">go here for all the info!</a>Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05119131883159482701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-89856574664815485092008-11-02T18:52:00.003-05:002008-11-02T19:03:56.695-05:00Wes looks like Aquaman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSiywEUfqZg2W1SOSo08DkPuslfx05SPTxg9FpsC03OQomPPyr6Tq7OoVGZ8mDVbDyuqpiXOm_TEOw91Pq8ANaTHGpwtIaApSeDIPMQVVEBuGVZQVBJlnFfFDxs0H5Ws21Bhekz0I/s1600-h/wesbeers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSiywEUfqZg2W1SOSo08DkPuslfx05SPTxg9FpsC03OQomPPyr6Tq7OoVGZ8mDVbDyuqpiXOm_TEOw91Pq8ANaTHGpwtIaApSeDIPMQVVEBuGVZQVBJlnFfFDxs0H5Ws21Bhekz0I/s320/wesbeers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264213656474226018" border="0" /></a><br />You've probably heard of celebs like Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears attacking paparazzi, but we never expected our own Wes Beers to follow the trend. During a dominating ride at a recent cyclocross race, Wes decided the obstacles weren't enough and tried to ride over a camera man. Of course, this was an accident.. but nonetheless resulted in a sweet action shot:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-KatieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-16419591046498325032008-10-17T15:15:00.005-04:002008-10-17T15:21:44.555-04:00Progress on our 2009 kit designLast night Tyler, Hunter, Charlie and I worked into the wee hours of the night on a possibly design for our 2009 jerseys. Right now, we are torn between two styles: tartan and mondrian.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPjlRyOHjoI/AAAAAAAAACM/axhI4xFvd3Q/s1600-h/mondrian.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPjlRyOHjoI/AAAAAAAAACM/axhI4xFvd3Q/s400/mondrian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258204658656579202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPjlYc-WrOI/AAAAAAAAACU/i6k13VEmGnI/s1600-h/tartan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPjlYc-WrOI/AAAAAAAAACU/i6k13VEmGnI/s400/tartan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258204773212400866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both seem very promising, and will guarantee a cooler style than Penn's designs. Stay tuned for an upcoming email by us or an update on here!<br /><br />Jay G.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-69862680885718002702008-10-16T11:18:00.003-04:002008-10-16T11:29:27.832-04:00RPM is moving forward (not literally)Trying to keep this as updated as possible (as you can tell), I wanted to give everyone an update on how RPM is going. With Charlie, Joe, and Tyler as coaches, it seems like everything is going off without a hitch. Everyone has gotten their initial testing done, attendance is high, and everyone is coming downstairs to the mechanics happy but exhausted afterward. There has been reports that Penn's president, Lenny, has recently given it his all quite fully. From what I hear, Mr. Klipper had spewed the remnants of his stomach contents onto Breakaway's hardwood floor, as well as another poor Penn soul. But hey, that hasn't been the first time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPddAVU6diI/AAAAAAAAACE/RvkdMvxdqq4/s1600-h/computrainer001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SPddAVU6diI/AAAAAAAAACE/RvkdMvxdqq4/s400/computrainer001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257773350284588578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ride on!<br />Jay G.Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-13559757952769921362008-10-09T09:08:00.003-04:002008-10-09T09:24:52.162-04:00Temple Cycling is goin' global!That's right. Other than Phil Forrest's recent residence in the Middle East and Robin Tsukada in Japan, Marita McCormick has recently flew back from Rimini, Italy were she competed in the ITU World Duathlon Championships. Her overall time clocked in at 2 hours, 45 minutes, and 32 seconds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SO4Ce2jwImI/AAAAAAAAAB8/V_BdOf-D6F8/s1600-h/n593235403_1258836_4805.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SO4Ce2jwImI/AAAAAAAAAB8/V_BdOf-D6F8/s400/n593235403_1258836_4805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255140544252748386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Marita is the leader of a local triathlon club called T3: http://t3triathlon.net<br />If you see Marita blow past you on the trail, try to keep up!Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4758559050914509609.post-12440039828876423762008-10-03T15:18:00.002-04:002008-10-03T15:44:02.439-04:00This weekend's eventsThis can be you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SOZz1cLYKEI/AAAAAAAAAB0/GxSKRMCbgLw/s1600-h/PB200665-719701.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8Iu1tZitjRw/SOZz1cLYKEI/AAAAAAAAAB0/GxSKRMCbgLw/s400/PB200665-719701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253013377308436546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our shop is holding a cyclocross race in nearby New Jersey. Registration closes tonight at midnight, but you can always head there to spectate as well. As of now, nobody has mentioned carpooling to watch it, so feel free to mention it on the listserv if you are going. It should be filled with fun, high-speed dirt crashes, lots of people, and some cycling. Here is some info on it:<br />http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6914Temple Cyclinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561317929671808342noreply@blogger.com0