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Race report: Providence Cyclocross Festival—or fear and loathing in R.I.

Written on 13 Oct, 2009 at 11:27 in Race Reports | 0 Comments
Ian Landau. Photo: Valentina

Brooklyn-based cross rider Ian Landau drove to Rhode Island this past weekend for some CX action. Turned out there was more challenging stuff going on than just barriers and run-ups, though. Here, in a candid, contemplative report, Ian asks tough questions about why he bothers racing, and what happened to his iPhone.

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Hudson Valley Cyclocross

Written on 12 Oct, 2009 at 0:04 in News, Race Reports | 1 Comment
Pavel Gonda won the Hudson Valley Cyclocross Race on Saturday ahead of Gavi Epstein. Photo: Daniel McMahon

Did my first cross races this weekend, up the Hudson in Newburgh, N.Y. Here are my snaps. You can see pro photos at CyclingCaptured.com. Pavel Gonda took first in the Pro-1-2-3 race on Saturday ahead of Gavi Epstein. It was Gonda’s first cross race. Report and results to follow.

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Race report: National Criterium Championships

Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 13:53 in Race Reports | 0 Comments
Downers Grove US Pro Criterium Championships course.

The National Criterium Championships weekend in Downers Grove, Ill., just west of Chicago, is the place to be in mid-August if you’re into racing crits. It’s a lot of guys’ A race for the second half of the season.

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Calling cycling reporters, writers, and photographers

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 16:11 in Interviews, News, Opinion, Photos, Race Reports, Training | 0 Comments
Photo by Fotoreporter Sirotti

CyclingReporter.com, a new Web site that covers a slice of the bike racing scene in the New York City area and beyond through race reports, photographs, and articles, is looking for reporters, writers, and photographers. Want to share your last race experience with a growing audience of passionate bike racers? Do you take pictures at [...]

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Race report: Calvert-Toefield Memorial

Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 17:59 in Race Reports | 0 Comments
Race report: Calvert-Toefield Memorial

Event: Calvert-Toefield Memorial Location: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Date: 6:15 a.m., Saturday, August 12, 2009 Overview: As posted on the registration page at BikeReg.com: The Calvert Toefield Memorial Road Race is run as a handicap race. The Category 4 field starts first and then the Category 3 field starts 3 minutes later.  Both fields race [...]

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Race report: inaugural Tour of Governors Island

Written on 25 Aug, 2009 at 14:20 in Race Reports | 0 Comments
Race report: inaugural Tour of Governors Island

Event: Tour of Governors Island Location: Governors Island, New York, N.Y. Date: 11 a.m., Sunday, August 9, 2009 Overview: Historic Governors Island, which sits out in New York Harbor about 800 yards from Lower Manhattan, played host to Cat. 3/4 racers from the New York City area on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, for the first [...]

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Race report: Floyd Bennett: 5-12-09

Written on 15 May, 2009 at 18:12 in Race Reports | 0 Comments
I'm third from far right, in the white-and-blue Kissena kit.

From the moment I decided to douse my Merlin with lemon Pledge and start riding again (it must have been in the deep of last winter) I began thinking about when I’d be fit enough to do my first race and not get pathetically shelled. And until Tuesday night, it was starting to gnaw at [...]

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