For family and team

Today was the Tokeneke Road Race held on multiple laps of a tough and hilly 22 mile course in East Hartland, CT. Promoted by local clubs and our friends at Tokeneke, Mossman and Cafeteros, it promised to be a tough day with the masters doing only two laps and the P12 three. With the TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite team getting ready for the upcoming Green Mountain Road Race, this was an important event. Adding to the pressure was how last year Eneas won and Justin took third place.

This year saw the squad send Eneas and Justin again, along with No Nickname Nate, Adam Bomb, BFD Dave, Will Monster, Matt (nickname withheld) and Stylin Ben. Paul "Tailgunner" Levis was also there!

The first lap started quick with multiple attacks until Ben got off the front and away with a Kenda rival. This forced the fruities to chase the next 15 miles and set up Will and Matt going into the big climb. With the Monster pulling full speed, Eneas and Justin pushed the pace with the field right behind them. Eneas coasted through the KOM prize (in his big ring, ouch!) and the mood of the day was set. The field came back together until a touch of wheels put Adam and another rider onto the pavement. Ouch. Adam had to wait a bunch for the service call but got back on with just some scrapes and bruises.

Meanwhile, up the long tough feed zone climb at the end of the second lap, the lone green and blue jersey of Eneas came flying up the climb. About a minute back was Justin just hammering the heck out of a different Kenda and the field about 30 seconds behind with Will and Nate covering moves nicely. Justin dropped his partner and bridged the gap over the next 20 minutes to reach his teammate. They worked well together through a quick rain storm in the valley until their gap hit almost four minutes at the base of the final climb to the finish. They stayed steady up the hill and crossed the line hand in hand with Eneas dedicating the win to his mother in law; who has just finished her cancer treatment. With this type of inspiration, it was no wonder that no other team could keep up with them for almost three hours.

Then, a few minutes later, a flash of green at the finish line shows Will Nowak winning the sprint for third place in front of a fruitie and a nerac. What? Holy crap, that is fantastic! With his teammates up the road, Will got a free rider for the last lap and nailed the remainders for a TARGETRAINING 1-2-3. Nice!!!! Look to see this kid on TV someday soon; strong rider, good skills and does what he is told. I need 9 more! Really, though: I guess we improved on last year the best way possible!

It looks like the team is getting ready for GMSR in the proper fashion and the energy they are producing can be felt with those looking to recover from sickness and continue to influence the lives around us and the team. Our thoughts and prayers are will all of you.

In the Masters 35+ event, you know who won solo, with Scott Bodin 5th, Max L 9th and the best looking man in cycling, Max Viega leading the field up the climb in sterling fashion. Ian just made it home from the Cape to help out too! Nicely done guys!

Kyle Wolfe

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