Preliminary weekend activity recap
Monday, June 30, 2008 at 06:58AM 
On Saturday, we had two very good outdoor bicycle training rides at 7 AM and at 9 AM with lots of participants.
We also sent the U-25/Elite cycling squad to Rhode Island to compete in the National Race Calendar Cox Charities Classic. This race around the center of Providence seems to always be conducted in 95 degree heat and 100% humidity. We caught a break and it was only about 90 degrees with 100% humidity. Some of the pro teams had representation there including Colavita (they were there in force), Toyota United (Henk Vogels, Ivan Stevic, Dominic Rollin who won a stage in the Tour of California this year), Bissell, Rite Aid, Time Pro Cycling, and Health Net. More to come on the actual race from Kyle. Results: Eneas Freyre got 15th; Kyle Walmsley from Colavita won the race in a three up break sprint. Official results are here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jun08/coxcharities08.
Even earlier Saturday morning (6 AM), the Masters team sans Max Lippolis and Stephen Badger competed in the Lou Maltese Invitational in Central Park. Scott Bodin and Abdul Kabia both represented well in the sprint but there was an 11 man or so breakaway up the road. Not the best showing for the team but it happens.
On Sunday, the triathlon team went out in force to the new Stamford Olympic Distance Triathlon. Mitch West got 2nd overall, Michelle Faurot won her age group, and David Yockelson won his age group! Also, Megan Griffis won the Aquabike event. So a great showing! Official results are here: http://results.active.com/pages/page.jsp?eventLinkageID=107115. By the way, Mary Money won the aquabike event at the Connecticut Club championship race last week. Belated congratulations to Mary!
Also on Sunday, Eneas did the National Race Calendar criterium in Boston: "Heart Break Hill Criterium". Kyle Walmsley again won in a three man break. Eneas got 11th this time. In the Category 4 race, Ben Liang of TARGETRAINING won! Official results: http://www.bikereg.com/Results/2008/06/29-Boloco-Heartbreak-Hill-Grand-Prix.asp
Also on Sunday, the rest of the Elite/U-25 squad as well as a bunch of masters racers tackled Union Vale. Union Vale New York is a scenic and hilly venue. It is one of the top local road races of the year, allowing you to do a serious bicycle race only 1.5 hours from Westport Connecticut. This is more than a training ride -- it hurts too much. Each 14 mile loop climbs about 1400 feet. In addition, the finishing 1.5 mile climb goes up about 600 feet, with the first 1 mile averaging a grade of about 9%. This Sunday the heat was about 90 degrees and the humidity very high. Lots of cramping occurred. Scott Bodin represented the Masters team in the 35+ race in the morning. We're still awaiting word on how Scott did. Rob Weiss did the Category 4 race and finished in the lead group. Mark Gillies and Dave Stauffer did the 45+ race in the afternoon and suffered a lot but finished the race. The Elite/U-25 squad chased a solo attack by a CRCA/Empire kid. The team ended up getting 6th (Will Nowak -- great stuff!) and 7th (Justin Lindine -- now he gets to rest a few days before Fitchburg).
That's it for now.
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