Hot day for TARGETRAINING team!

Today was a fun and exciting day for the TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Bicycle Racing Team.

First, most of the elite team was down in Mt Holly, NJ for the almost-NRC circuit race down there. Held on a fast 3.75km loop with a fast finish straight turning hard into what can only be described as a steep goat path and then some twisty circuits, master star Tony The Tiger Taylor joined Eneas, Adam Bomb, No Nickname Nate, Stylin Ben and guest rider Gabe Lloyd for 30 laps of hot pain. It was pretty exciting getting there as the Cross Bronx Expressway was closed for almost an hour with a truck accident, the team Volvo deathmobile was making lots of noises and it turns out there actually is some traffic in NJ on a weekend in July. Who would figure?

There were lots of professional and regional elite teams competing for almost $12,000 so it was extremely fast and extremely intense from the gun. With Adam and Gabe covering moves at the front at mach 5 and keeping it all together, Eneas and Tony stayed cool in the field. Tony was actually directly quoted as saying "yo". Riveting. Finally, with about 15 laps to go, Eneas made the exciting end of a 16 man split as the field started to really suffer from the heat. Over 50 riders had already dropped out. With the break dominated by Colavita and some friends from Rite Aid, Eneas took the chance to attack the break through the bumpy twisted back section with 4 to go and only three others could match the effort. Eneas was so-pro the few laps before as he had been taking a bottle of water each lap and dumping it on his head to stay cool. Of course, then he would throw the empties at my head, but that is another story.

Speaking of stories, look for the article written by Kirsten Robbins on cyclingnews.com as she interviewed Eneas about his score after the race.

The last remaining Colavita rider sat there doing nothing like me in my high school Latin class and barely came around Eneas at the finish for the score. Eneas was awesome for 2nd place. Good stuff. A few of the lads suffered pretty hard from the heat, their chains and their efforts, but all felt great to see the team leader score yet another podium in his steady career.

Also today, our own Justin Lindine competed in only his second national level mountain bike race up in Mt Snow, VT. It was the pro/elite national championships and he took 13th. Holy crap that is awesome! Great job to Justin for representing TARGETRAINING off the road as well.

The team will be at some local events and then return in force for the Tokeneke Classic and others towards the buildup to GMSR. Look for more reports!

Thanks for reading!

Kyle Wolfe

Manager, TARGETRAINING Racing Teams
http://www.targetraining.com/