tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49468985675746843822024-03-12T18:10:12.344-07:00Proctor Cycling Racing TeamWE TRAIN HARD SO WE CAN RACE HARDChris Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383337211761949197noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-47771082364673538882012-04-28T23:01:00.003-07:002012-04-28T23:22:07.399-07:00Morton Community Bank Cycling ClassicPermit Granted! $5k+ purse plus primes!.
Saturday July 7th, Morton, Illinois.
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Here's the list of upcoming road races for the first half of the season. Slim pickings for the second half, so plan your RR fixesCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-39926705390741407902011-12-21T21:37:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:31:38.050-07:00Proctor In The Peloton
Damotte
Boomhanan
Sprock
Barton
BohmCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-6049131163352122702011-12-19T23:02:00.000-08:002012-01-14T15:12:05.192-08:00More Data, More Doubt"The beauty of SpinScan is seeing the effect of any changes instantly."
Greg Lemond, Taylor Phinney and I have the same problem - long femurs. Very few slack seat tube bikes out there, so we end up running wild setback plus long-railed saddles.
I've always been curious about my pedalling dynamics. By nature a masher, but force myself to practice high cadence frequently. Right leg definitely a Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-80507951076183710912011-10-05T20:22:00.000-07:002011-10-05T20:35:41.465-07:00Cyclocross TechniquesI attended US Masters Champion Brandon Dwight's clinics for two years. He taught me a lot of tricks.
These Velonews videos are great. Note that he teaches a sightly different dismount from most others. I recommend clipping out early rather than late unless you're very confident.
He also uses the step-through a lot. Step-behind is much more common and should be learned first.
Dismount
Remount
Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-29602873700084650852011-10-03T19:42:00.000-07:002011-10-24T19:44:55.959-07:00Cross Race SchedulesAll-singing all-dancing integrated schedule, including Bloomington's underground Recyclocross scene and regional events of national interest.
THE SKED!!
Chicago
Wisconsin
Iowa
STL
Close races
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Not a lot within 'close' driving distance of Peoria. Best choices are
Sun Oct 15th Perkins Park, Burlington IA (2 hrs)
Sun Nov 6th Devils CX, Bettendorf (great course, 100 mins) (Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-46244273249646112732011-10-03T19:37:00.001-07:002011-10-03T19:37:34.812-07:00Moving to 5:30 pmWeekly CX Practice is moving to 5:30 pm. Wednesdays. Farmdale.
We'll keep going until the time change at the end of October.Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-20824055516060865482011-09-19T21:23:00.001-07:002011-09-19T21:31:52.674-07:00Practice on Thursday this weekHeading down to the Gateway Cross Cup on Wednesday to support Jason Rassi and Dan Eiten racing with the big boys
CX practice is on Thursday Sept 22nd, this week only. Back to Wednesday next weekCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-70452452496729069392011-09-10T21:42:00.000-07:002011-09-10T21:43:33.152-07:00Cyclocross Practice!CYCLOCROSS CLINIC!
What? Weekly Cyclocross Practice
How? Learn and work on basic cross skills of dismounting, remounting and porting, plus tricks of the race
When? Every Wednesday, 5:45 p.m.
Where? Farmdale Reservoir, Washington, IL
Why? Cyclocross is the most fun you can have on two wheels
Who? Open to everyone
Which? Bring MTB, Cross Bike or Unicycle
How long? Approx 1 hour
Facebook PageCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-5460573741580379952011-06-17T22:08:00.001-07:002011-06-19T12:54:44.122-07:00Morton Community Bank Cycling ClassicPermit Granted! $4k purse plus primes!.
Saturday August 20th, Morton, Illinois.
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- The last person I recall winning a road race solo by attacking off the start line was.....well, no one. It just doesn't happen. Even three people in a group have a significant advantage over a solo rider. Attack when you have a chance to win Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-2214528750055503372011-04-18T16:37:00.000-07:002011-04-22T18:54:02.203-07:00Leland KermesseGhost BikeGhost RiderEnvelopeTwitter Feed-Leading masters 4 5. Long line in the gutter. 1 mile in-Break of 3 and 2 bridging. Masters 4 5. #Lelandkermesse-Trio of leaders have good formula. Kill it first 2 gravel sections. Then settle in and cooperate Fireworks next lap #Lelandkermesse-Our 3 leaders now taking on Km 75 thru 100. Lots of brave souls riding alone. #Lelandkermesse-Windy and down to Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-54885087377091159672011-03-23T20:16:00.000-07:002011-06-13T21:09:36.783-07:00Road Races 2011Road races seem to be a dirty word around the Midwest, where anything that requires a hard effort for more than the last 200 yards is seen as a fool's game. But there are still a few fools out there who know that within road racing the essence of cycling may be found.
Here's the list of upcoming road races for the first half of the season. Slim pickings for the second half, so plan your RR fixesCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-2376582159320260352011-03-05T16:27:00.000-08:002011-03-29T23:12:07.995-07:00Morton Cycling ClassicNo official launch yet, but public domain information is that the Morton Cycling Classic (formerly the Peoria Cycling Classic, formerly Proctor Cycling Classic) will take place in Morton, IL (about 15 mins from Peoria) on Saturday August 20th.Some articles from the Peoria Journal Star (worth reading for the comments alone)Morton Board Clears Way for Cycling ClassicPeoria Journal Star, Feb 7th, Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-65459461773707441252010-09-08T21:46:00.000-07:002010-09-09T21:14:26.799-07:00Breathing Underwater in SteamboatGreetings from Steamboat Springs. A large and expensive ski town lying at nearly 7000 ft in NW Colorado.Steamboat Springs Stage Race (www.bikesteamboat.com)Drinking gallons of water and peeing like a racehorse every hour on the hour to avoid the threat of dehydration.Day 1: Cycling through GlueFriday was a 3 hour drive to Steamboat, then a rush to register and get bike together for the prologue Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-73621027612631127362010-08-29T14:41:00.000-07:002010-08-31T19:50:27.836-07:00Ronald Reagan Crit - Dixon, ILNearly killed me, but finally won my first prime.Chris, Rich and Matt were all prominent, taking multiple Primes. Brett and new rider, Todd, worked hard at the front in their races, but got blown away by the one-lap-to-go Cat 4/5 heroes. Rich won Assos Chamois Ceam, which he gave to the Vaseline man. In return, Sprock offered to blow up Rich's tires with his new mini pump. He has now promised to Carlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-34045179414966273862010-07-21T07:54:00.000-07:002010-07-21T08:00:34.911-07:002010 Mast 30+ Illinois State Crit Champions The Peoria Cycling Classic hosted the 2010 Illinois State Criterium Championships. Above are the winners of the Mast 30+ category. (Yes, the guys in 1st and 2nd place are in their 40's...)Greg S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08742004854286499452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-12001571535887497002010-06-24T09:39:00.000-07:002010-06-24T09:45:39.460-07:00Tues Night Ride - Peoria Cycling Classic As tradition holds it, every year before the Peoria Cycling Classic we call out to all club members to join in on the Tuesday Night Washington ride. We had 24 riders attend this year. Notice the new team bikes and the new jersey design. Looking good!Peoria Cycling Classic - June 27th, downtown Peoria!Greg S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08742004854286499452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-37677871114567202422010-05-24T13:58:00.000-07:002010-05-24T13:59:20.533-07:00Le Tour de Sainte Genevieve - Missour State Road RaceYesterday brought both a tough course and ridiculous heat for the state road race down in Missouri. Maybe not the best choice for my first race of 2010, and maybe my 5th time on the road bike this year =) Dan and Greg conveniently left out any discussion of "hills" in their hyped up discussions aimed at getting me to come race. Water was the biggest issue for me, and Sprock will agree to that.Mccsomthinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607283691310356604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-90880466953289997552010-04-24T16:55:00.000-07:002010-04-24T17:35:43.792-07:00Tour of St. Louis UpdateFive Proctor racers did this morning's crit at Carondelet Park. Vanessa McKenzie started things off in the Women's Open. Vanessa reeled in a couple of breakaway attempts to finish her race in a pack sprint. A couple of women jumped early and were able to take the win. Not sure where she finished but had to have been top seven.After Vanessa was the Cat 4 race were Andrew Lindner rode an Greg S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08742004854286499452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-9269681811538858272010-04-19T09:36:00.001-07:002010-04-19T09:50:14.496-07:00Tour of Hermann - April 17-18Overall Omnium podium finishers for the Tour of Hermann were Dan Damotte, Winner of Cat 3 category and Greg Springborn, 3rd Place in Masters 40+ .Additional Proctor race team members who raced at the Tour of Hermann included Sarah Gray, Colm Flannery, JD Comfort, Rich Crandell and Brett Bohanan who encountered a nasty crash in the Crit race but is recovery well.Greg S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08742004854286499452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-29948318619815131692010-04-13T21:33:00.000-07:002010-04-13T21:45:57.279-07:00Dan DominantCount the bikelengthspic by lukeCarlos Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829916941744647880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-87268489647808508712010-04-10T18:29:00.000-07:002010-04-10T18:37:39.915-07:00Hillsboro Roubaix - Winners in Cat 3 and Cat 5 Races!Congradulations to Dan Damotte (Cat 3) and Brett Bohanan (Cat 5) for winning their races today at the 9th Annual Hillsboro Raubaix race. Greg S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08742004854286499452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-92202197234454900312010-04-02T06:27:00.001-07:002010-04-02T06:28:17.981-07:00Great Pearl Advertisement!http://pearlonuranus.com/Chris Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383337211761949197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946898567574684382.post-47803575417068808312010-03-28T19:30:00.001-07:002010-03-28T19:30:17.729-07:00Race Update?Any word on the race up in Chicago... Damotte do any damage to the field???Chris Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383337211761949197noreply@blogger.com0