Must watch training video from Matt:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5749137/
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Patterson Road Race Report from Chris Hawley
Our First Race Ever for the team!
Patterson Early Bird Road Race – 1/23/2010
An update from Patterson Race up Del Puerto Canyon. The day started out wet and rainy. I thought that there would not be many riders as the weather was rough . Approximately 60 riders were there for the 35-45 Cat 4/5 men’s race. They split us into two groups.
The first 20 miles of the canyon are a gradual uphill, followed by the “wall”. The group stayed together as everyone knew the “wall” would splinter the pack. The pace was a reasonable 19-20 miles up the gradual incline. I stayed closed to the front to conserve energy and avoid the yo-yo effect at the back. The pace picked up considerably as we approached the ½ mile before the wall. Then came the sudden 10-15% grade, 2.5 mile torture chamber. I felt good on the climb and passed quite a few folks. We turned around at the top of the wall, and then came my nemesis – the twisty, steep descent with large cliff on the right side. My brakes screamed for mercy and I got passed by a number of insane folks. At the bottom of the descent, with about 19 miles to go, I saw no one. I kept a medium pace until 3 other riders came up from behind. We worked together very well and picked off up a bunch of riders until we were a group of about 10. Unfortunately, only about 4 of us were doing all the work. We were unable to catch the lead group which had about 6-8 riders. The finish is a short, steep uphill and there was a good sprint at the end with our second pack.
The race was quite fun. A good start to a hopefully great year for CoreTechs.
11th place
Chris Hawley
TURLOCK,CA
253470
657
Coretechs Cycling Team
Chris
Patterson Early Bird Road Race – 1/23/2010
An update from Patterson Race up Del Puerto Canyon. The day started out wet and rainy. I thought that there would not be many riders as the weather was rough . Approximately 60 riders were there for the 35-45 Cat 4/5 men’s race. They split us into two groups.
The first 20 miles of the canyon are a gradual uphill, followed by the “wall”. The group stayed together as everyone knew the “wall” would splinter the pack. The pace was a reasonable 19-20 miles up the gradual incline. I stayed closed to the front to conserve energy and avoid the yo-yo effect at the back. The pace picked up considerably as we approached the ½ mile before the wall. Then came the sudden 10-15% grade, 2.5 mile torture chamber. I felt good on the climb and passed quite a few folks. We turned around at the top of the wall, and then came my nemesis – the twisty, steep descent with large cliff on the right side. My brakes screamed for mercy and I got passed by a number of insane folks. At the bottom of the descent, with about 19 miles to go, I saw no one. I kept a medium pace until 3 other riders came up from behind. We worked together very well and picked off up a bunch of riders until we were a group of about 10. Unfortunately, only about 4 of us were doing all the work. We were unable to catch the lead group which had about 6-8 riders. The finish is a short, steep uphill and there was a good sprint at the end with our second pack.
The race was quite fun. A good start to a hopefully great year for CoreTechs.
11th place
Chris Hawley
TURLOCK,CA
253470
657
Coretechs Cycling Team
Chris
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Pictures of JP at Tour of Aus in CoreTechs Kit!
This is cool. John in Austrailia at Tour of Aus in our kit! We are world wide now...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Team Picture...we need you to come out!
Our team picture will be this Saturday, January 23rd. Time will be either 9am or 3:30pm depending on what the photographer wants. We need bodies, so show up for this!
Location is probably going to be 92 and Canada, but stay tuned for confirmation
A side benefit, your face will grace our web site and be published in the Palo Alto Daily in a news article about the team.
Location is probably going to be 92 and Canada, but stay tuned for confirmation
A side benefit, your face will grace our web site and be published in the Palo Alto Daily in a news article about the team.
Century Team Ride-Tierra Bella
Laura emailed me that a few of the team riders will be riding this event. The date is April 17th and you can register for it at www.tierrabella.org/index.php .
Laura says that it has a few good hills but not as hilly as Sequoia Century. Of course, Laura's idea of hilly and the rest of us are two different things. For those of you who do not know Laura, she believes anything less than 15k of climbing in a century is "fairly flat". Make sure to email Laura to coordinate car pools.
Laura says that it has a few good hills but not as hilly as Sequoia Century. Of course, Laura's idea of hilly and the rest of us are two different things. For those of you who do not know Laura, she believes anything less than 15k of climbing in a century is "fairly flat". Make sure to email Laura to coordinate car pools.
Gear is in...most of it
Our first order of gear has arrived. We now have the shorts, jersey's, gloves, and socks. We are still waiting on the wind vests, but the rest is here!
If you have not joined, this would be a good time. We have limited supply, so if you sign up now, you probably will not have to wait for gear. We will do another order, but it takes about a six weeks for delivery
If you have not joined, this would be a good time. We have limited supply, so if you sign up now, you probably will not have to wait for gear. We will do another order, but it takes about a six weeks for delivery
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gear update...arrgg
Spoke to the gear rep this morning. Jersey's are done and shipped, arriving Friday. Shorts, vests and arm/leg warmers had QC issues and are being totally redone. The rep, Patti, told me that our gear is priority and being worked on currently. Said she would have an update on delivery Thursday for me. So...the wait continues.
Second I hear anything new, I will update.
Second I hear anything new, I will update.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Gear Update: Week of 1/11/10 should be here
Called gear company today and was told, "the gear was delayed in QC but should be out before end of week." So, if the rep is to be believed, I suspect it will be here next week.
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