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21 days of racing at Floyd Bennett Field

Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 10:15 in Featured, News | 0 Comments
Floyd Bennett Field Tuesday Night Training Series. Photo: Gina Green

THIS SATURDAY, March 6, is the first of 21 scheduled days of racing for 2010 at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field. For Cat. 3s and 4s, for example, that’s 525 miles of bike racing just at Floyd this season. That’s plenty of racing to fine-tune your engine for park races and whatever else you set your [...]

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Goodbye, Vicks

Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 10:35 in News | 2 Comments
Goodbye, Vicks

While talking about doping in cycling with a friend the other day, he pointed out that USADA’s list of banned substances is pretty long and changes often. I thought about this a bit, then scratched my head. “But isn’t it common sense what would probably be found on that list?” Glancing around my place, this [...]

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Third Red Hook Crit bigger, richer, tougher

Written on 24 Feb, 2010 at 13:32 in Featured, News | 1 Comment
Third Red Hook Crit bigger, richer, tougher

The third annual Red Hook Criterium will take place Saturday night,  March 20, in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The race starts at 11 p.m., with registration from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. the night of the event. Track bikes are required. According to race founder Dave Trimble, the event has grown [...]

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Scott Savory, the finishing man

Written on 19 Feb, 2010 at 2:29 in Featured, Interviews | 4 Comments
Scott Savory, the finishing man

LAST YEAR SCOTT SAVORY didn’t start racing till June, which is about mid-season for most of us roadies. Yet he managed to still do about 20 races. What’s more, the then unattached rider got seven wins and a dozen or so top 5s. This year, the Guyana native wants to begin racing a lot earlier, [...]

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Season Starter at FBF is canceled

Written on 17 Feb, 2010 at 9:58 in News | 1 Comment
Season Starter at FBF is canceled

You’ve got another week or two to get your butt in shape. Thank Mother Nature. This Sunday’s FBF opener race is canceled.

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Update: Grant’s Tomb reg opens MONDAY at noon

Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 10:20 in News | 0 Comments
Update: Grant’s Tomb reg opens MONDAY at noon

Ready, set? Registration for the 2010 edition of Grant’s Tomb Criterium opens this Friday at noon.

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How to wrap handlebar tape

Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 23:55 in How To, Video | 2 Comments
How to wrap handlebar tape

Need some new duds for your cockpit? Envelop your bars in some fresh foam, cork, microtex, or even old-school leather if you fancy. Just be sure to do the job proper. Let Mark Purdy of Ifixbyx show you how it’s done in our how-to video.

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My bike racing highs and lows

Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 23:29 in Training | 2 Comments
My bike racing highs and lows

Weight was never an issue for me. That is, until I hit my 30s. Then I started fluctuating. Once a mountain goat of 153 pounds, I started last year about 200. A year later, I’m 175. I’m still looking to lose. All in an effort to go faster.

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Wonder Wheel at Tour Bahamas

Written on 27 Jan, 2010 at 13:24 in News, Race Reports | 0 Comments
Wonder Wheel at Tour Bahamas

The 2010 season began early for some New York City roadies with Brooklyn-based team Deno’s Wonder Wheel’s participation in the Tour of the Bahamas.

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Watch cyclocross worlds online

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 16:09 in News | 0 Comments
Watch cyclocross worlds online

Universal Sports has announced that it will offer an online broadcast of same-day coverage of the cyclocross world championships being held in Tabor, Czech Republic. Free!

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