TEXAS ROAD HOUSE , FLORIDA VELO AND TEAM STRADALLI DOING A NEW YEARS RIDE IN SUNNY FLORIDA
Glencoe GP
A select team of Texas Roadhouse Cycling racers showed up to compete in the USA Crit Series “Glencoe GP” in Glencoe, IL. A stacked field of teams and racers took to the clockwise course of up and down streets in the picturesque Chicago suburb. With a break gone for the entire race, the sprint was for 5th place. Against the mighty Pro teams of United Healthcare, Jamis Sutter Home and Athlete Octane, Texas Roadhouse Cycling racer Chad Burdzilauskas was able to bring it home for a sold 8th place.
Rain can’t stop Tolson Hell of the South!
Some of the Texas Roadhouse Cycling crew went to Berlin, TN to race the “Hell of the South” event (Saturday March 29th, 2014). Rain was all around, but that did not deter our crew from putting in big efforts. In the Masters 50+ race, Louisville, KY resident, Curtis Tolson took the top Rock! As for the Elite Team… we will give that report later. Thanks to the promoter and volunteers for making that fun race happen. Rain, Harsh pavement, dirt/gravel section and 78 miles in the Pro/1/2 made it… well… Hell!
Getting ready to head out on a long training ride… with new partner MRI Endurance!
More Spy shots: Winter training in Florida… some where…
SPY PHOTO: The 2014 Kits have surfaced!
Winter training in Florida for Curtis Tolson, Eric Barnett and Steve Hulsman. The perks of being Masters racers.
Texas Roadhouse Cycling World Wide!
From Tim Hargrave, “I was walking around Shibuya station in the heart of Tokyo and saw a TRH kit hanging in the bike store. Caught me off guard. Pretty cool.” We agree Tim! That’s the power of SMS Santini… world wide distribution.
Nick Ramirez making some headlines.
RJ Stuart Sprints to the Win in a hard fought at Hyde Park.
A text report from John Puffer about the race:
Very hard from the gun. The field, probably, finished with 1/3 of the starters. A break of about 8 went 2/3rd of the way through the race with RJ in it. Chad (Burdzilauskas) got in a chase group 20 seconds back with 4 riders. RJ won the sprint out of his (lead) group. Chad won the sprint out of his group. (John) Grant 3rd in the field sprint. Really good results on a hard course. 121 starters.”
Thanks for the report John!!
Colton Barrett wins Big at the Tour of America’s Dairyland!
From http://www.tourofamericasdairyland.com/ about the race…
“In the Men’s Pro Race, rain started to fall from the gun, making for less than ideal brake-squeaking conditions. Ninety-six riders at the Start Line, just 46 finished, most opting instead early on to watch the race safely from the barricades.
Roughly 30 minutes, a legit break of Alexander “ARay” Ray (ISCorp-Intelligentsia), Colton Barrett (Texas Roadhouse) and yellow jersey Ricardo Escuela (Predator-Carbon Repair) formed. ISCorp’s Aray drove the pace early on but ARay and Barrett (Texas Roadhouse) shared the brunt of the heavy lifting throughout the race. As the gap continued to build to nearly 45 seconds, the break was just 15 seconds out from lapping the field at one point.
Barrett’s attack with 25 to go was short-lived. Even with Escuela’s (Predator) fall into turn two at 18 to go, ARay and Barrett couldn’t manage to shake Escuela during the race, as he jumped right back in to rest third wheel.
A break of six started to splinter from the field with 13 to go, and Ricardo Van der Velde (Jelly Belly) continued to lead that charge after picking up a prime but with a 31-second gap at six to go, Barrett (Texas Roadhouse) attacked again, overpowering ARay (ISCorp) and Escuela (Predator). ARay (ISCorp) and Escuela (Predator) duking it out with the field screaming behind, it was Escuela in second; ARay third. Escuela stays in the yellow Overall Leaders Jersey for another day, 27 points ahead of ARay.
Rahsaan Bahati (Sharecare-Wheel & Sprocket) claimed the field sprint while Bahati Racing’s Steven Salazar took over the green Oarsman Capital Cat 2 Amateur jersey from Dallas Fowler (LAPT), with just two points separation.”
Tour of America’s Dairyland continues Saturday for the penultimate day of racing at the ISCorp Downer Classic presented by Intelligentsia Coffee. If the rain clouds get distracted, tens of thousands of spectators are expected for this fast course, maxed field, heavy prime day. Last year, over $6,000 was given away to one Pro rider during the Ben’s Cycle Ultra Prime lap. Outside of the Pro races, several omnium competitions are still up for grabs as category Overall Leaders jerseys have yet to be decided. The Intelligentsia-WCJ Pilgrim Wire Juniors Cup, part of the USA Cycling Road Devo Series, also continues at the ISCorp Downer Classic.
Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team 