Roswell Photos are up at http://sadlebred.smugmug.com!
4-28-2013 Roswell Photos I’m uploading my photos from the Historic Roswell Crit. They will be up by Tuesday morning. In the meantime, you can see a selection of my photos on cyclingnews:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-crits-speed-week-2013/historic-roswell-criterium/results.
A Junior Flyers rider is all business during the Juniors 10-14 race in Roswell.
Andy Lougher (Lupus Racing Team) wins the Roswell Masters Race.
4-27-2013 Georgia Crit Series Beginning May 18, there is an 18 week, Tues night criterium in Dawsonville at the Atlanta Motorsport Park. It will be permitted with USAC and offer opportunity for upgrade points. The website for the series is www.AMPCyclingSeries.com.
4-25-2013 GBRA News From GBRA:
Next GCS Event: Athens Terrapin Twilight As the GCS rolls on through Georgia after it’s stop in Macon, next up on the schedule is not only one of the highlights of the Georgia racing calendar, but that of the entire country, as we head to Athens for the Terrapin Twilight races. This coming Saturday April 27th the premier criterium in the nation will be held right on our doorstep here in Georgia, and it presents the opportunity for all categories of racer to compete during the morning races on the Oconee River Greenway Circuit. Men will earn the opportunity to compete in the evening amateur finals and experience the atmosphere of the pro races that happen later in the evening on the Athens downtown circuit. All the info can be found at athenstwilight.com/ with all of the cycling specific info found here: athenstwilight.com/cycling.php and race flier over here: http://www.athenstwilight.com/user_files/1366640844_TwilghtFlier2013.pdf
Current GCS Standings After Macon Classic Criterium We’ve got things moving faster here in the GBRA headquarters, and the point standings have been updated after the Macon Classic Criterium. Be sure to check through the results, and let us know if your results need adjusting, or if you have any quesitons about how things are looking there, email info@gacycling.org Here’s the link to the standings: http://gacycling.org/gcsstandings.
Sandy Springs Challenge, May 5th 2013 Athens Terrapin Twilight will have been run and won by this point and the Georgia Championship Series will head over to Sandy Springs on May 5th for the Sandy Springs Chalenge. The tight technical course will suit those with great bike handling skills, and spectators will be able to enjoy the Taste of Sandy Springs presented by Gas South. Local participating restaurants will be showing of their wares during the days activities. Details can be seen on the event website: http://sandyspringschallenge.org/?page_id=3
SB&T Albany Bike Race Weekend, May 25th and 26th 2013 After the speedweek races conclude with the Sandy Springs Challenge, everyone will be able to take a nice breather before we ramp up again for the next stop on the GSC series when we head to Albany for the SB&T Albany Biek Race Weekend. The wekeend will feature a full round of Criteriums on Saturday and Road Races on Sunday. Info for the race can be found over here: http://swagger.gobike1.com/site/events/albanyrace/
2013 Georgia Championship Series
It’s been a little bit of a wait, but we have finalized the 2013 Georgia Championship Series events and details. The evnts for this coming season that will participate in the series are displayed with a red star on the website here, http://gacycling.org/schedule/list and are:
Sat 03/30 Fouche Gap Road Race Rome Rome Velo
Sat 04/13 Macon State Criterium Champs Macon Georgia Neuro. Institute
Sat 04/27 Terrapin Twilight Criterium Athens Twilight Foundation
Sun 05/05 Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge Sandy Springs
Sat 05/25-26 SB&T Bike Race Weekend Albany
Sat 06/08-09 Healthy Newton Omnium Covington
Sat 06/15 State Championship Road Race Rome Rome Velo
Sat 07/06-07 Georgia Games Fairmont Georgia Sports Foundation
Sat 07/27-28 Georgia Cycling Gran Prix Gwinnett County
Sun 08/04 Peachtree Bikes State TT Champs Palmetto Peachtree Bikes
Sat 08/17 Litespeed BMW Criterium Atlanta Litespeed-BMW
Sun 08/18 Grant Park Criterium Atlanta L5 Flyers pb Quantum Mechanics
Sat 09/28 Six Gap Criterium Dahlonega
Series prizes and all other info can now be found on the GBRA website over here: http://gacycling.org/gcsinfo. About GBRA The Georgia Bicycle Racing Association (GBRA) is an organization of Georgia bicycling racing clubs and their members. GBRA exists to help promote, develop, and grow the sport of bicycle racing in the state by helping race directors promote events, helping riders access the sport, and generating enthusiasm in the cycling community at-large.
4-24-2013 Brownwood Bicycle Rally From EAKC: Get your bikes in gear for the East Atlanta Kids Club’s 10th-annual Brownwood Bike Rally! Join us on May 4, 2013 at beautiful Brownwood Park in East Atlanta for another great day of bike racing & other fun festival activities! The Brownwood Bike Rally is a festive event celebrating cycling, fitness and health, for kids and adults. This year’s festival includes street bike races and a bike safety rodeo for kids, cyclocross races for adults, a health fair, a food court and a festival area featuring family-friendly activities. Prizes are awarded for all races. Proceeds will benefit the East Atlanta Kids Club, a nonprofit after-school tutoring and mentoring program for promising youth. Register and learn more about the 2013 Brownwood Bike Rally Classic.
Jackson Brevet From Robert Wilhite, the promoter: 4th Annual Jackson Co. Brevet, June 15, 2013 (Braselton, GA) LIMITED to 1,500 riders. www.jacksonbrevet.com info@jacksonbrevet.com
22/39/64/100 mile options w/full SAG support. Rolling and super fast flats (w/a few climbs) on smooth roads thru Jackson Co. Rest Stop Contest: you vote the ‘Best Decorated’. Winning Volunteers get Dave & Buster’s Night Out. BEST marked routes. Faster century route vs last year means more Sub-4hr century finishers and faster times for everyone.
“Aplastic Anemia can take my bride Kelly at any time. Your support/participation helps us to literally force a change to a 27-yr old, outdated treatment, giving Kelly and all others w/AA a fighting chance.” Robert Wilhite, Founder
– Huge raffle w/over $6000 in items, including 2013 Cannondale CAAD 10 3 road bike
– Event t-shirt (guaranteed if registered by May 23rd)
– Incredible After-Ride meal
– Special Surprise Presentation at Ride Start, hosted by Lt Gov Casey Cagle.
– NEW 2013 Event Cycling Apparel by Hincapie Sportwear
– WIN a Zipp 404 Carbon Clincher wheelset (3 sets available)
Silver Comet News From PATH: Paulding DOT is planning to build a trail tunnel underneath Cleburne Parkway and has completed a temporary detour for that portion of the Silver Comet Trail. The detour was relocated away from the trail and the pedestrian crossing signal is no longer working. Trail users will need to stop at the road and look both ways before crossing. We will update you on the construction progress in future postings. Trish’s note: This is at about
4-23-2013 Blankets Creek XC Mountain Bike Challenge presented by Free Flite Bicycles – May 11, 2013
Join us for the first ever true Cross Country Mountain Bike Race at Blankets Creek Trails in Canton, GA! We will offer first timer, beginner, sport and expert categories. We will have a beginner/sport lap as well as a slightly longer expert lap. Course descriptions, distances, and lap counts can be found here on the event website. We are working to raise the bar on XC mountain bike racing. Register before April 29th and you’ll receive one of our sweet wicking tech shirts with your entry – one you’ll actually want to wear, as well as chip timing with instant results, great prizes and sponsor swag, enthusiastic SORBA volunteers, and post race snacks. To keep with tradition, we’ll be paying cash to the Top 5 expert men and Top 3 expert women. No special racing license is required to enter, so please make plans to join us. In-store registration is also available at the Canton Road (Marietta) Free-Flite location. The first 20 racers that register in-store will receive a bonus pair of socks, courtesy of Swiftwick! Available while supplies last. Those that register in Store will also be entered in a raffle for a Free-Flite gift card and Mountain Goat Logo item prize pack. Help us make this event a success as we help SORBA Woodstock chip away at the $80,000 needed to build the new trail at Rope Mill Park. If you haven’t heard, our major effort with SORBA Woodstock this year is to help fund nearly $80,000 that is needed to build an additional 5.5 miles of trail at Rope Mill Park. In 2012, our events raised over $15,000 for SORBA Woodstock to continue their fine work. Please consider joining us so that we can continue to provide this level of support in 2013 and get us all some more dirt to play on!
Appalachia Gravel Grinder Series The 4 race Appalachia Gravel Grinder series continues on May 19th with the Powerhouse GG in Tellico Plains, TN. The long option is 65 miles, and the short option is 34 miles. Check out the AGG series website for more information!
