Monthly Archives: January 2012

On Saturday, Melina, Bee, and I took the journey up north and did the PCKRR in Los Olivos. The women’s 1/2 field had roughly 20 women; the race consisted of 2 laps on rolling terrain with an uphill finish, and … Continue reading →

Maybe it was the breakfast at Denny’s with Stu and Mike, maybe the overwhelming support of La Grange at the race, or maybe just the perfect weather. For some reason I felt great today. When I arrived in Goleta, I … Continue reading →

We had about 65-70 racers in the Masters 45+ today at Mothballs with LG participants, me, Richard Kim and Stuart Brogan (first Masters race). Knowing there was a fair bit of firepower, it seemed we would ride for Richard, who … Continue reading →

First off, a big shout out to the Cat 5 guys. People definitely took notice. I overheard one UCSB student comment to his buddy “Hey, there are some La Grange guys. They’re all really cool, which is crazy for such … Continue reading →

My first race in 14+ years (other than Everest). After taking everyone’s sage advice, I started on the front and held 3-5th wheel up to 25 miles, then in an utterly spectacular ‘rookie move’ I took a pull on the … Continue reading →

Dan Funk and I ventured down to Temecula last Saturday for the 12 Hours of Temecula mountain bike race. It was the first endurance race for either of us, and we were both doing the 6 hour solo race. We … Continue reading →

Executive Summary: Race: SoCalCup Crit #1 (aka CBR) Pro 1/2 Who Raced: *Mike Herdman (2nd), Roberto Rodriguez (9th), Shawn D’Aurelio (Pack), Stu Press (Pack) Who Won: Kayle Leogrande (Monster Media) Field Size: ~60-70 Race Report: The SoCal racing season seems … Continue reading →

Stagecoach Century TTT Race Report Racers: Mark Capalbo, Jaycee Cary, Joe Eby, Nick Gillock TTT 100 mile race Result – 3rd of 3 Men’s 40-50 teams, 4th of 6 overall 100 Miles with ~4600 ft climbing. Time – 4:49 average … Continue reading →

Jr 17-18 Hey sorry this is late, I’ve just been busy past few days. So I did this as a season opener and I was sick throughout the weekend, but considering that I might not be able to do Boulevard … Continue reading →

I just finished the first race of the season, and it was quite eventful. I did the 15/16 juniors race at Ontario Grand Prix, the race is as follows: I started pretty well finding myself for the first 20 minutes … Continue reading →