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.

Death by Cyclocross

Estabrook Park, Milwaukee - taking the lead and getting past lapped riders through whirligig.

Estabrook Park, Milwaukee - losing the lead through barriers.

Estabrook Park, Milwaukee - Cat 4s through barriers.

CROSS from Paul Michna on Vimeo.

Campton Cross - St CharlesUW Whitewater CX - we had to climb up the retarded hill 3 times per lap, hairpin into the beach and repeat. A lot steeper than it looks.
Campton Cross - Proctor takes the High road, Batman the low.


Campton Cross

Campton Cross

Indoor Training Week 1

Well, It's definitely started.....Hours of sitting on a stationary bike, sweat running down your face with nothing but a measly fan to cool you off. Wasn't this a sharp wake-up call to all the fantastic hours we will be sitting in Proctor this winter? Don't you love the Midwestern winters.
At least tonight, we got to watch Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix Revolutions." This isn't the best movie on earth, but it sure beats staring at Barton's rear for 70 mins now, doesn't it Jim?

Iceman Cometh...

Just over 72 hours until race time... and just over 74 hours until beer & brat time.

It hurts... to ride by yourself

3 hours today on the bike trying to get ready for the Iceman.  Been so long since I rode outside, I forgot I had to take food with me.  Amen for Casey's!

Last 30 minutes was murder.  Bonking sucks.  Barely managed to climb my way back on Koerner road.

Good news is that my power was good.  No test of the LT, but the tempo effort was on track.

Barton