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Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
USACDF Marin Classic
Last weekend, I geared up for the Marin Classic ride. I was a little tired because my old school's homecoming was the night before but with a double shot espresso and 1 and a half cups of coffee, I was ready to ride! Steve McCauley, the director of the Development Foundation invited me on the ride to help out and be able to talk to the supporters about my trip to Europe. CHP was out to block off intersections and keep cars from bothering us. It was awesome! Taylor Phinney was the guest on the ride and I got to talk with him a bit which was really cool. It was a great opportunity to be able to ride with some of the supporters of the USA Cycling Development Foundation and be able to chat with them and thank them for the support. Without these guys, people like Peter, Eamon, and I would not have these incredible chances to go over to Europe and race with the National Team. It was also great to see Ralf Medloff, the mechanic for the National Team while I was in Europe. Ralf and Steve were in the follow car for the ride and they would have me drop back and point out people who were struggling so I could help them out. I pushed people up hills and brought others back to the group. After the ride, we had a delicious lunch at a very nice house. It was probably the biggest house I have ever been at. The owners of the house were very kind to provide food for thirty hungry cyclists!
Up next, 'cross racing!
Torey
Up next, 'cross racing!
Torey
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Mount Diablo Challenge
Sunday was the Diablo Challenge. My goal was to break 50 minutes. I followed Kevin to the front row at the start. The first half mile is horrible road. I was worried about getting a flat (got 2 flats there the week before). I led the group through the bumps and then positioned myself near the front of the group. The first half was really hard, but uneventful. Going up the the halfway point Chris Phipps counter one of Kevin's moves. I got on his wheel and he kept surging to and trying to drop me. Soon the two of us had a small gap. I should have stayed steady and dropped off his wheel in the beginning, but I fought to stay on. At exactly the halfway point I fell off. I ended up in the 2nd group. 4 riders were up the road and I was in the next group of 4 with Kevin. We rode hard and I was in the "pain cave". With 4km to go Kevin started surging to drop the Berkeley rider. He dropped me multiple times and I fought to catch up again. In the last few kilometers I tried some attacks, but didn't get far. We finished together up the final pitch. Kevin ended 6th and I finished 7th. I didn't worry about my time during the race, but looked up at the end and saw 48:24 and completed my goal.
At the top all the riders hang out. I saw Matt and Tommy Barger, who are Founders. It was great to talk to them and hopefully I will be able to ride with them this fall.
Thanks to Kevin, Rob, and Peter for all their help getting ready for and during the Diablo Challenge. In Septemeber, when I asked Kevin and Rob about strategy they told me how to race near the top. I thought I would be dropped and by myself for most of the climb. It was motivating knowing that they thought I could stick with them and the other fast riders.
At the top all the riders hang out. I saw Matt and Tommy Barger, who are Founders. It was great to talk to them and hopefully I will be able to ride with them this fall.
Thanks to Kevin, Rob, and Peter for all their help getting ready for and during the Diablo Challenge. In Septemeber, when I asked Kevin and Rob about strategy they told me how to race near the top. I thought I would be dropped and by myself for most of the climb. It was motivating knowing that they thought I could stick with them and the other fast riders.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
2010 Season
3 weeks ago was my last race of the season, which was the Giro Di San Francisco on Labor Day weekend. I finished 13th in the pro/1/2 race, that was very challenging. A group flew off the front about 15 minutes into the race and ended up lapping the field. Teammate (and father) Dean LaBerge was one of the 8 and was able to hang out until he lapped the field. He hung onto 8th overall and I placed 13th overall; 5th in the field sprint.
I raced so much this season and I have achieved so many accomplishments and learned so much. We worked very well as a team the entire year and we had fun in the process. We were able to capture all state championships and picked up a silver in the National Time Trial from Eamon Lucas. We then went to Canada for Tour De L' Abitibi in July and were very successful. We won the 1st stage (myself) and had the brown jersey! Unfortunately, I crashed the next and lost the overall, but I still held onto the blue jersey (best young rider). Meanwhile, Eamon, Peter Taylor, and Torey Phillip were all sitting good, waiting for the Time Trial. After the time trial, Eamon ended up being our GC guy, sitting in 3rd place overall. I slipped down to 29th overall. That afternoon, we had a short 50-KM race. Andrew Lanier and I were able to get away about 10KM into the race, and got in a break of 11. We stayed away barely, but we all picked up 30+seconds on GC. I then moved up to about 15th overall, and only about 30 seconds out of best young rider. Satge 5 was the longest, and a wet stage. The roads were slick and at one point in the stage, about 1/2 of the 155 man field fell down due to the slick roads with oil. Eamon and I had crashed. Eamon had a scuff on his chin and was fine, but I wasn't as fortunate. I had a couple really deep cuts and got 5 stitches that evening. I was able to start and even finished 15th on the fifth stage. Eamon was still sitting 3rd overall and only 1 second out of 2nd (1st place rider secured his placing). The last stage was a true smart man's stage: crosswind for first 30km and straight headwind for the next 45km before doing 9 laps in town. I was able to help Eamon pick up those valuable seconds on the road on a sprint point and he placed 6th on the stage. Overall, Eamon finished 2nd, I finished 11th, Peter and Torey were right together about 15-20th, and Andrew and David devoted their results to the team.
After the Tour, I came back home and did some local crits in Suisun, and Santa Clara, and Vacaville. I also won Sea Otter this year in April and upgraded to a category 1 cyclist on the road! I couldn't have done this good this year if it weren't for the fact of my great teammates and support of staff(all of the masters) and supporters and sponsors. Thank you everyone for an amazing year! I'll be back next year for 2011! See you at the races!
I raced so much this season and I have achieved so many accomplishments and learned so much. We worked very well as a team the entire year and we had fun in the process. We were able to capture all state championships and picked up a silver in the National Time Trial from Eamon Lucas. We then went to Canada for Tour De L' Abitibi in July and were very successful. We won the 1st stage (myself) and had the brown jersey! Unfortunately, I crashed the next and lost the overall, but I still held onto the blue jersey (best young rider). Meanwhile, Eamon, Peter Taylor, and Torey Phillip were all sitting good, waiting for the Time Trial. After the time trial, Eamon ended up being our GC guy, sitting in 3rd place overall. I slipped down to 29th overall. That afternoon, we had a short 50-KM race. Andrew Lanier and I were able to get away about 10KM into the race, and got in a break of 11. We stayed away barely, but we all picked up 30+seconds on GC. I then moved up to about 15th overall, and only about 30 seconds out of best young rider. Satge 5 was the longest, and a wet stage. The roads were slick and at one point in the stage, about 1/2 of the 155 man field fell down due to the slick roads with oil. Eamon and I had crashed. Eamon had a scuff on his chin and was fine, but I wasn't as fortunate. I had a couple really deep cuts and got 5 stitches that evening. I was able to start and even finished 15th on the fifth stage. Eamon was still sitting 3rd overall and only 1 second out of 2nd (1st place rider secured his placing). The last stage was a true smart man's stage: crosswind for first 30km and straight headwind for the next 45km before doing 9 laps in town. I was able to help Eamon pick up those valuable seconds on the road on a sprint point and he placed 6th on the stage. Overall, Eamon finished 2nd, I finished 11th, Peter and Torey were right together about 15-20th, and Andrew and David devoted their results to the team.
After the Tour, I came back home and did some local crits in Suisun, and Santa Clara, and Vacaville. I also won Sea Otter this year in April and upgraded to a category 1 cyclist on the road! I couldn't have done this good this year if it weren't for the fact of my great teammates and support of staff(all of the masters) and supporters and sponsors. Thank you everyone for an amazing year! I'll be back next year for 2011! See you at the races!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Suisan Crit
Hey Everyone,
So 2 weeks ago was the Suisan crit. It was a fun race and weekend. I spent Wednesday through Sunday at Matt's house. We did the "Noon Ride" and The Spectrum ride with David and Dylan, Steve was at the Spectrum ride. So when we got to the Suisan crit it was freezing cold. I got my kit and started to warm up. I was on the rollers for about 15 minutes and then jumped on the course. It was a solid course but in my race there was a car parked on the backside during my race, they didn't move it until the 3's race. I had a really good position on the start line, which really helped my positioning. I was at the front the whole time around 5th or 6th wheel. One rider went off the front, many attacked to pulled him back but it didn't work. It was last lap, I was sitting in 4th wheel and there was a crash, I completely avoided it, making the field split. There were 7 riders in that group and I finished 6th missing 5th by a bike throw. I would like to do REALLY welll in the 4's at the Clovis Criterium, the day before the Giro. We'll see how it goes.
-Jack
So 2 weeks ago was the Suisan crit. It was a fun race and weekend. I spent Wednesday through Sunday at Matt's house. We did the "Noon Ride" and The Spectrum ride with David and Dylan, Steve was at the Spectrum ride. So when we got to the Suisan crit it was freezing cold. I got my kit and started to warm up. I was on the rollers for about 15 minutes and then jumped on the course. It was a solid course but in my race there was a car parked on the backside during my race, they didn't move it until the 3's race. I had a really good position on the start line, which really helped my positioning. I was at the front the whole time around 5th or 6th wheel. One rider went off the front, many attacked to pulled him back but it didn't work. It was last lap, I was sitting in 4th wheel and there was a crash, I completely avoided it, making the field split. There were 7 riders in that group and I finished 6th missing 5th by a bike throw. I would like to do REALLY welll in the 4's at the Clovis Criterium, the day before the Giro. We'll see how it goes.
-Jack
Friday, August 27, 2010
Belgium
Hey everyone!
I am having a great time in Belgium right now. On Wednesday, I raced in my first kermesse in the town of Kemmel. The course had a small cobbled climb and went on some narrow farm roads. It started to rain right when the race began. I got into a couple breakaways but nothing stuck. It began to rain harder as the race went on. The field also got smaller and smaller. The cobbles were getting very slick near the end of the race. I ended up finishing 10th and won 18 euros!
On Thursday, I raced in another kermesse. It was a mostly flat course on narrow roads with a tiny hill and the street that the start/finish line was on had small cobbles. Once again, I tried to get in the breakaways but none of them worked. I was having a hard time trying to get the Belgians to work with me. I ended up 26th and won 5 euros.
Saturday, we have another kermesse and on Wednesday we head to Italy!
Torey
I am having a great time in Belgium right now. On Wednesday, I raced in my first kermesse in the town of Kemmel. The course had a small cobbled climb and went on some narrow farm roads. It started to rain right when the race began. I got into a couple breakaways but nothing stuck. It began to rain harder as the race went on. The field also got smaller and smaller. The cobbles were getting very slick near the end of the race. I ended up finishing 10th and won 18 euros!
On Thursday, I raced in another kermesse. It was a mostly flat course on narrow roads with a tiny hill and the street that the start/finish line was on had small cobbles. Once again, I tried to get in the breakaways but none of them worked. I was having a hard time trying to get the Belgians to work with me. I ended up 26th and won 5 euros.
Saturday, we have another kermesse and on Wednesday we head to Italy!
Torey
Sunday, August 22, 2010
West-Vlaanderen Cycling Tour
Last Friday we started a 4 day, 5 stage, stage race. On Friday we did a TTT. We finished 7th of 24 teams. We had a Kermesse that night. We have had Kermesses each day since. I finished in the top end of the 140 rider pack both day. Breaks got away both days, but I wasn't able to get into either of them.
Today was a flat fast Kermesse. I started in the middle of the pack and slowly moved up. I found that if I stayed in my 52x16 (hardest gear allowed for 15-16s) my legs would lose their pop after accelerating from 10kph to 50kph out of every turn. I started shifting into my 52x18 and could accelerate faster and move up through the group. With 2 laps to go (12km) I got near the front. I fought for position and stayed in the top 15. With 1.5km to go a break of 2 riders got up the road. At 1km to go I jumped and got a gap on the field. I stayed away until the final turn. The pack caught me and I was shelled off the back.
I risked it and it didn't pay off, but I gave it a try
Tomorrow is the final day.
Today was a flat fast Kermesse. I started in the middle of the pack and slowly moved up. I found that if I stayed in my 52x16 (hardest gear allowed for 15-16s) my legs would lose their pop after accelerating from 10kph to 50kph out of every turn. I started shifting into my 52x18 and could accelerate faster and move up through the group. With 2 laps to go (12km) I got near the front. I fought for position and stayed in the top 15. With 1.5km to go a break of 2 riders got up the road. At 1km to go I jumped and got a gap on the field. I stayed away until the final turn. The pack caught me and I was shelled off the back.
I risked it and it didn't pay off, but I gave it a try
Tomorrow is the final day.
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