Five TBLers headed down to Douthat State Park this past weekend to suffer through the long climbs of Middle Mountain Momma. Mike Buchness started off the day early in the XXC for 40 miles through Douthat State Park, out into the George Washington National Forest, and back for a few more climbs through the state … Continue reading »
When you’re on a big team, there’s always something going on. This is cool and fun and good. It means you can carpool and race with friends and rarely have to experience events on your own. What’s less fun that driving to a race that’s 4 hours away? Doing it alone, hot, sticky, and sweaty … Continue reading »
On April 7th, a small contingent of Bike Lane racers made camp in North Carolina for the 6 Hours of Warrior Creek endurance race. Racing solo, Ryan Jenkins represented the men and Beth Fulton the women. Four team women registered for the duo-female fields: Jill Eanes and Dee Reeb made up the first entry while Elaine … Continue reading »
Last week, the first round of standings for the Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association’s (MABRA) Best All-around Rider (BAR) were released. A season-long competition that ranks riders according to their results in a series of different types of road racing, the BAR is traditionally hotly contested. Although it is often dominated by teams developed bred in … Continue reading »
A New Classic On Sunday, 25 March the MABRA road racing season started in earnest with the 2nd annual Black Hills Circuit Race. A twisty, challenging 1.5 mile lap with a short, small ring climb on the finishing straight, it set the stage for the first chance this year to size up the region’s competitors. The … Continue reading »
Men Cat 4 Place Last Name First Name Team Hometown ST 1 Dove John VeloWorks-Spokes, Etc. Springfield VA 2 Miller Larry Capital annandale VA 3 Grissom Daryl November Bicycles CX Experience Reston VA 4 Galbi Doug 5 McCarthy William Washington DC 6 Macalinao Kristopher silver spring MD 7 Wurster Brian Applied Security Inc. Reston VA … Continue reading »
MABRA’s unofficial cyclocross season kickoff got things underway a few weeks ago with the MAC Charm City race. A week later, the local championship series, Super 8, rolled with the Tacchino Ciclocross. Last Sunday, round 2: Winchester Apple Cross. The Bike Lane was well represented across practically every field that started at each race and … Continue reading »
If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good. That was that. The 2011 Green Mountain Stage Race simply ended. It started off terribly and I thought I’d made a huge mistake by going. But day-by-day, it grew on me. The roads in Vermont became familiar, I’d become better friends … Continue reading »
Except when you don’t. Because, sometimes, you won’t. A six corner crit over a single kilometer. Manhole covers at the apex and track out of more turns than not. Wet. A steep pitch up to the finish from a downhill final turn. This was going to be nasty. I like dangerous, technical races. I like … Continue reading »
Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way! I looked down at my heart rate readout a few minutes before the start. Over 100. I had been sitting for 30 minutes just prior to lining up. Anxiety much? Race length: 100km. Actual distance of racing: 15km. The hurricane-altered road race route was flatter than … Continue reading »
