End of the Season Round-up

The end of the ’09 road racing season is upon us. There are only one or two road events left in the area, and it seems an appropriate time to recap some of our end-of-season race results.

At the local Pittsburgh training race at the Washington Blvd oval, the team won several awards. Jake took first place (most points over the entire season of races at the oval), Jared took second place, Steevo took the “most aggressive rider” award, and the the team as a whole won first place in the team award category. Although the oval is just a local training race, each week the competition is intense. Fine teamwork, tight cohesiveness, and individuals working together for the benefit of the team were the primary reasons for these great results.

Further afield from our home base of Pittsburgh, Jake won the field sprint at the Chris Thater Memorial Crit Masters 35+ race, finishing 9th, and Mike posted some nice end of season results by finishing 2nd at the Lehigh Valley Winery Circuit Race and 4th at the Deodate Road Race in Lancaster. Mike and Bob also participated in the PA State Road Race but came home a bit disappointed, getting caught in a crash during the race.

A big thanks goes to all our sponsors, who supported us all year long, and who we are proud to reward with these and other great results this year. We couldn’t have done it without their continued support, and we are proud to continue to represent them in competitive venues each week.

As fall approaches, most of the team are now either getting geared up for cyclocross, transitioning over to running or another sport for cross-training purposes, or just taking a bit of a break for now. So, we’ll see you out there sometime soon, either at the races or riding or training, until the snow hits!