Category Archives: Reports

RACE: Cat 4 ARCO Criterium LOCATION: Long Beach, CA LG RIDERS: Mark Martinet, Keith Howes, Ethan Halpern, Joseph Casino, John Smart The Long Beach Criterium, or Hughes Park as it is known to local riders, is a fast 0.9 mile, … Continue reading →

Having never participated in an event of this kind, I had no idea what to expect when I signed up for the 50+ mile 8k of climbing inaugural Grand Fondo event on Catalina Island with a group of about 400+ … Continue reading →

Two scenes stand out in my memory of Saturday’s Catalina Gran Fondo, the first, that of a bison standing not ten feet off the road as though posed there by the C of C, Rob Seltzer recording it all on … Continue reading →

My first Velo Club La Grange race report! I’m in Seattle for the weekend visiting my son and decided to participate in the first annual roller racing championships held at Hale’s Ales to kick of the Marymoor racing season! I … Continue reading →

Race Report: Idyllwild Spring Challenge MTB  5/5/12 La Grange racers: Pete Brandenburg – 1st Cat 1 40-49 Matias Mendigochea – 13th Cat 1 40-49 Doug Sparr – 9th Open 50+ I’d been wanting to do this race, or at least … Continue reading →

After a disappointing Laguna Seca where I just was not ready for 90 degree weather, missing my feed, or holding 180+ HR for 3hrs straight, I faded to 8th. The following weekend was the Kenda Triple Crown in Los Olivos. … Continue reading →

Richard Kim inspired me to pursue qualifying for the UCI World Masters to be held in South Africa in August, ironically coinciding with plans my wife and I had previously to take our kids on safari there before they all … Continue reading →

Racers: Amy Rice (1st), Trudi Schindler (9th), Mimi Sheean & Christina Ricafort (Pack) Saturday was the Women’s 3/4 team’s second trek out to Pearblossom this year. The first trip to Pearblossom was for UCLA RR in subarctic temperatures with a … Continue reading →

Who Raced: Shelby Walter (1st W4), Lisa Buckland (6th W3), Hani Lou (DNF), and Sochin Lee (Pack) It was a very warm day in Valencia. We didn’t start until 10:10 so it was pretty warm by then. We all warmed … Continue reading →

My experience today was quite unique, so I thought I would write my first race report to share with the club, as I’m sure most of you have been where I was today and can relate to the experiences cyling … Continue reading →