Ronald Reagan Crit - Dixon, IL

Nearly 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 forgo the Vaseline, but until they start giving out Womens accessories as prizes, Lord Sprockula will still be enjoying the Pantyhose and Hairspray shopping experience.

2010 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...)

Tues 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!

Le Tour de Sainte Genevieve - Missour State Road Race

Yesterday 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. I forced myself to conserve on the first lap, then was too thirsty too late, and went through the pure water fast, and had no desire to drink my Heed mixture. I was able to convince a spectator to give me a Gatorade on the last climb!

I'll leave the other guys to share their results, but the 3's race started off slow but ramped up fast at the first slant in the road. Each hill brought out attacks and suffering! Sprock took the first pass at the KOM hill in an impressive out of the saddle climb. I sat in for most of the first lap (37mile laps) then went to the front before the feed zone since I had no hand up support and I didn't want to get caught up in the madness. I stayed at or near the front from there on out, and just tried to ride more tempo instead of the surge and brake riding that was happening all day as people failed to pull through. We chased down a couple riders that had a 3 minute gap soon after the feed zone, and the pace stayed pretty high until the hill section started back up. Gaps started forming and eventually a group of 16 was separated, which lost contact with for a few miles before regaining it at the base of the KOM hill. But it was not in the cards for me to hang on... I stopped near the top and got a Gatorade from a friendly spectator, then finished alone, catching a couple P12 juniors who couldn't finish on the way in. 17th was the official result, I'm guessing 35-40 lined up to race.

Garmin Data shows the suffering below... 165 Heart Rate for over 3 hours, almost 4,000 feet of climbing.

Tour of St. Louis Update

Five 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 aggresive race only to flat on the last lap.

Next race was the Mas 40+/50+. There were about 50 racers eager to start before the rain set in. I got into a 7 man break 10 min into the race. We stayed away (and stayed dry) for the entire race. I finished 5th.

Then there was the Cat 3 race with Matt Bohm, Chris Sprock and Dan Damotte. Matt and Dan tried some early breakaways but half way through the race Chris was successful with one other racer. Then the rain poured! They worked together until Chris attacked with one to go. He rode away but was caught by the pack with 20 ft to go. Incredible race, but unfortunate. He did manage to finish top 10. A couple of bad crashes due to the rain but all the Proctor guys were unaffected.

Finally, to the time trial. I rolled out first into 20-25 mph winds. On the return trip I had one gear left before I was spun out. As I finished, I began to hear the tornado alarms. As the sky turned ugly, we new we were in trouble. Matt was out on the course, so Chris drove out onto the course to retrieve him for safety reasons while Dan and I went for cover. Then the hail began to fall. In the end, Chris found Matt and everyone was safe. Once the storm cleared, Dan and Chris went back to the time trial. I haven't heard the results yet.

Tomorrow is the final race (crit).

Tour of Hermann - April 17-18

Overall 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.

Dan Dominant

Count the bikelengths



pic by luke

Hillsboro 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.

Great Pearl Advertisement!

http://pearlonuranus.com/

Race Update?

Any word on the race up in Chicago... Damotte do any damage to the field???

Zink's Last Ride

It was a somber ride, well off the back it was anyway.

Atleast we had beer!

Proctor Clothing Order

We are ready to take orders for the 2010 clothing design with delivery to members tentatively scheduled for the week of June 19th. Orders must be placed online and will be accepted until 6:00PM, Thursday, April 1st.

For more information, please refer to the 3/23/2010 YahooGroups email communicaiton from Steve Daggs, or visit the club's website.

Here is the link to the clothing order information and order form: http://www.peoriabicycleclub.com/ClothingInfo.htm

Tuesday Night Washington Sq Rides

Tuesday Night Washington Sq rides will begin March 16th!

Pre-Groundhog cross clinic

Cyclocross Clinic for Tour de Groundhog!

What better way to get in the mood for Valentine's day than to attend a romantical cyclocross clinic this Saturday, with a view towards learning the tricks for the Tour de Groundhog on Sunday 21st?

We'll see how the weather bears up. Here's the spiel!

CYCLOCROSS CLINIC!

* What? Pre-Tour de Groundhog Cyclocross clinic
* How? Learn basic cross skills of dismounting, remounting and porting, plus tricks of the race
* When? Saturday Feb 13th, Noon
* 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
* How much? Free, gratis and for nothing.

* Weather Permitting!

2010 Belgian Waffle Century

Mark your calendars! The 2010 Belgian Waffle Century is
scheduled for March 6th. Go to PBC's Yahoo Groups for more details.

Hello Everyone -

Please know that the Peoria Bicycle Club / Proctor Cycling Team has renewed it's 2010 membership and you can now purchase your 2010 license. Please go to the USA Cycling link below for more details.

Remember:
Club Name - Peoria Bicycle Club
Team Name - Proctor Cycling Team

www.usacycling.org/myusac

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Regards,
Greg Springborn

No Holds Barred

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

Last lap of Collegiate race at CX nationals. Sonntag Vs McDonald. Serious felonies going down. CX racing at its best. Cross dictum: "On the first and last laps everything is allowed - as long as you keep your hands on the bars"

Gearing up for Jingle

The highlight of Cross Racing in the Midwest. Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City. Last year was the most fun I've ever had on a 'cross bike. Can't wait. Here's a recap.

More Cross Meanderings

Devils Cross, Bettendorf. Superb course put on by Dicecycling. A fast, bumpy, twisty, very technical rollercoaster. All about the handling. You missed it.

Devils CX - Triple Barriers. Note the different porting and remount styles.

Devils CX - Double Barriers
One crosser and his dog Image - Angy Snoop

Bubba CX#8 - Mt. Pleasant Winery. Haven't raced this series in St. Louis yet. After seeing this video it's definitely on the agenda. Maybe not the best cross course ever but pretty crazy. Check the crash at 1:30 and the route through the bar.

PBC Annual Donations

This year the PBC made two notable donations to the community: (1) Hult Health Care and (2) World Bicycle Relief. I have attached the two 'thank you' notes from each organization recognizing the PBC for our support.