Super Saturday: Ohio, Shelton CT and New Britain CT

TARGETRAINING competed in two Connecticut State Championships and completed the Tour of Ohio this Saturday. Unfortunately, the story teller was not on hand to compete or even observe, so this is living vicariously through second hand tales and results yet to be officially published.

The quick: TARGETRAINING won the final stage in the Tour of Ohio. The team perfectly set up Justin Lindine for a solo breakaway. The race was shortened due to hail, high wind and lightning. However, during that time, Justin moved up to 4th in the general classification. Congrats to Ben Z. , Will N., Nate W., Adam St. G., Craig L, Lee R. and Josh J. for racing exceedingly well. Kyle we hope will shortly publish a more colorful and insightful view of what transpired.

TARGETRAINING won the Elite Men's Connecticut Criterium Championship (Eneas Freyre got 3rd in the New Britain P123 race today but finished ahead of his breakaway companions including TARGETRAINING traveling coach and ex-teammate Chris Jones) as well as the 30+ Connecticut Criterium Championship (courtesy of Stephen aka "Stephan" Badger). That makes both of these men double champions this year.

TARGETRAINING made a great showing in the Shelton-based Connecticut Olympic Distance Club championship. While TARGETRAINING was outnumbered, it almost made up for its lack of numbers with excellent results and finished 3rd overall in the club championships. Maybe next year! With the pros on the sideline (Dom and Tyler were still wiped out from two weekends of travel to Alabama and then Virginia for pro XTERRA championship races), the amateur team stepped up. Greg Stewart, Mitch West, Valentin Lopes, Allie Lawler and Michelle Faurot were helped by Lynn McCabe, Michael Driscoll, Cornelia Parchment-Horn, Robert LaBanca, Paul Sllet and Joe Bogdan, showed strongly. Greg got 5th overall and won his age group. Mitch got 11th overall and 3rd in his age group (Mitch is just coming back from an injury and is not yet at full strength). Valentin got 7th overall and won his age group. Michelle got 3rd overall in the women's race and Allie finished right behind her in 4th (and won her age group)! Rob L. got 7th in his age group, Lyn got 3rd in her age group, Joe got 16th in his age group, Paul and Michael got 21st, and Cornelia got 10th! Wow for our first club championship.

Congratulations all around by all the participants in all the venues today. Great stuff!

Plus there was a fairly large group that rode in the two morning training rides today. So we've had a busy first day of the weekend already.