Junior Road Nationals Registration is Open

Click here for the link.

Registration this year is through USA Cycling, which requires you to hold a valid USAC license with the category required to qualify for racing (minimum Cat 3 for Jr Men 15-18).

Maren's Junior Prom

Maren went with her boyfriend Charlie to Prom this year. Such a beautiful girl!

First Race of 2010 - Durand Road Race

I opted for the Masters 35+ this year. I've never finished with the main pack in the 1/2/3's in Durand in 6 tries, so it was an easy call. Good thing too, that race disintegrated on lap 2 of 5.

My intention was to take it easy, and conserve my matches. My Flanders teammate Bill Morice took off solo right away. Knowing 4 laps in that wind is an awfully tall order by yourself, the move was ignored. In fact, our 1st lap was more like an easy training ride. Jim Bell and myself took light pulls in the wind, an everyone seemed content. Pmax got GSCA motivated on the front for a few miles, but then they shut it down. We doddled enough where the entire 45+ field, split into 3 groups, each passed us.

On lap 2, Binkowski of GSCA put in a couple good digs, the second resulting in a small gap with Hanna, Snider, and Jim Bell. I missed the move, and dug deep in the tailwind leg to bring them back. That narrowed the group considerably, with Morice still up the road, and out of sight.

Snide and Dave Peterson attacked heading into the climbs on the westward stretch, and it took a bit of work by Jim Bell and myself to bring them back.

Entering Lap3, Mark Mlinar turned on the afterburners, and guttered the group. It was mayhem! I got caught back a bit, and had to battle my way all the way up to Jim Bell's wheel. I'm at my limit, and when I look back, no one is left. I yell up to Mark to move over so we can rotate, and thankfully he obliges. Unfortunately for me, it was too little too late. Even after sitting out a rotation, I pop. Damn. Missing the move sucks, but making the move and then popping sucks much worse!

I dropped back to what was left of our field, and started rotating with them. To make matters even more interesting, we were mixing with the 45+ group again. They were on their last lap, and we had 2 to go. Eventually, our group finds a rhythm, and we work to stay together. None of us had any delusions of catching the lead group.

Up front, the lead group gathered up Morice, and impressively, he stayed with them. Well done! In the end, MacGibbon attacked a couple times on the last lap, and Hanna was forced to go after him in the finish stretch with Mlinar in tow. The caught MacGibbon, with Mlinar coming around for the win. Hanna 2nd, MacGibbon 3rd. Jim Bell also made the front group, but his skipping gears kept him off the podium.

I expected our group to just roll in, but Mike Phillips had other ideas. He jumped away on the turn to the finish, and no one reacted. I waited patiently, now inspired to sprint it out. I sat 3rd wheel about 400m out when I jumped. Snide was on my wheel, and we easily caught Mike. I was able to hold on for the best of the rest prize. Small consolation after getting dropped from the winning break.

Jordan raced the 1/2/3's and found it as tough as I knew from first hand experience. Like most of the field, he got caught out by the gutterball on lap 2, and found himself looking for friends. He hooked up with other riders through the end of lap 4, and then did the last lap solo. The kid will not quit a race. Well done Jordan!

Results posted

Tuesday Night Worlds #1

Carla and I officiated at the first MCF race of the season last night. Tuesday night racing on Yellow Circle Drive (OPUS complex in Mtka) has been a staple in the spring diet of MCF racers since well before I started racing in 1996. This was my first time officiating the race.

The beautiful weather brought out healthy numbers of racers and spectators. The Cat 4 and 5 men's fields were smaller than I expected. The Women's and Cat 1/2/3 Men fields were larger than I expected. We were able to keep the racing on schedule and give the first 3 races 9 laps each, and the final race was 18 laps.

There were several minor crashes during the races, as expected at the first race of the year, but everyone was able to ride away.

Since I'm usually racing in the 1/2/3's, this was my first opportunity in years, to watch the race. I can tell you the difference in speed between the 1/2/3 Men and other fields is very noticeable as a spectator.

Grandstay, Flanders, and GP all fielded good numbers in the 1/2/3 men. Jens Brabbit was the benefactor of the work of Grandstay, winning 3 sprints for a commanding win. Recent Cat 3 upgrade, Jonathan Toftoy, of Synergy, made an impressive move late in the race, staying away solo for several laps only to be caught on the last lap. His effort was still good enough for 2nd place. Dave Zimmermann of Flanders was able to take 2nd in the final sprint, which was good enough for 3rd place. Well done guys!

This was also Jordan's first Cat 1/2/3 race at Opus. He easily met his goal of staying up in the front of the race. He got in the sprint train several times, and did a good job of keying off his Flanders teammates. Very proud!

Next week, I'm racing!

Results Posted

Hilly Hundy

Saturday was a beautiful day for a long ride in the scenic St. Croix River Valley. 9 MBRC/Flanders team members opted in for a hilly century. (from L-R) Sample-Moore, Sone, Skibby, Myself, Pletcher, Jordan, Dahl, Froemming, and Gray. Parenteau joined us for a short bit too.

Over 6000 feet of climbing. The hills seemed endless...

A Good Friday

130 miles, 7.5 hours ride time. Now that is Good Friday!

Timmer hosted a 95 mile ride out of Spring Valley. I wanted more, so we drove to Spring Valley Thursday night, left a car there, and rode home. That gave us 35 bonus miles prior to the start of the ride to reach 130.

Great route by Timmer. I need to get over in that area more. The climbs are great. The crew was Timmer, Tainter, Hollywood, Toftoy, ScottyRob, Snide, Teresa, BrandonK, Jordan, and I.

The skies were clear until we got over to the Durand road race course. Right at the crest of the big climb, mother nature threw down one heck of a scary storm. Only lasted about 15 minutes, but left us all wet and chilled to the bone, with 40 miles to go. Lets just say the last 40 miles were all about mental fortitude.

Thanks for the awesome ride Timmer!

2010 Road Racing Schedule

Date	Day	Race	Location	Results
April 13	Tuesday	Opus Crit	Minnetonka, MN	Posted
April 17	Saturday	Durand Road Race	Durand, WI	Posted
April 20	Tuesday	Opus Crit	Minnetonka, MN	Posted
April 24	Saturday	Ken Woods Road Race	Sogn Valley, MN	Posted
April 27	Tuesday	Opus Crit	Minnetonka, MN	Posted
May 1	Saturday	Circuit of Sauk Road Race	Reedsburg, WI	Posted
May 2	Sunday	LaCrosse Crit	LaCrosse, WI	Posted
May 4	Tuesday	River Falls TT	River Falls, WI	Posted
May 8	Saturday	Sibley County Road Race	Henderson, MN	Posted
May 11	Tuesday	TNT TT	Medina, MN	Posted
May 14	Saturday	LaRue-Denzer-LaRue Road Race	LaRue, WI	Posted
May 15	Sunday	Wheels on Willy Crit	Madison, WI	Posted
May 18	Tuesday	River Falls TT	River Falls, WI	Posted
May 20	Thursday	County Cycles TT	Withrow, MN	Posted
May 22	Saturday	Square Lake Road Race	Stillwater, MN	Posted
May 25	Tuesday	TNT TT	Medina, MN	Posted
May 29	Saturday	Snake Alley Crit	Burlington, IA	Posted
May 30	Sunday	Melon City Crit	Muscatine, IA	Posted
May 31	Monday	Quad Cities Crit	Rock Island, IL	Posted
June 2	Wednesday	River Falls TT	River Falls, WI	Posted
June 6	Sunday	WI State Road Race	Spring Prairie, WI	Posted
June 8	Tuesday	State Fair Crit	St. Paul, MN	Posted
June 10	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
June 12	Saturday	Victoria Circuit Race	Victoria, MN	Posted
June 15	Tuesday	River Falls TT	River Falls, WI
June 18	Friday	Oregon Trail Road Race	Baker City, OR	Posted
June 19	Saturday	Pleasant Valley Time Trial	Baker City, OR	Posted
June 24	Thursday	US Junior National Time-Trial	Bend, OR	Posted
June 26	Saturday	US Junior National Road Race	Bend, OR	Posted
June 29	Tuesday	State Fair Crit	St Paul, MN	Posted
July 4	Sunday	Northfield Crit	Northfield, MN	Posted
July 6	Tuesday	TNT Time Trial	Medina, MN	Posted
July 8	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
July 10	Saturday	Synergy TT	Withrow, MN	Posted
July 11	Sunday	Hopkins Raspberry Crit	Hopkins, MN	Posted
July 13	Tuesday	Summit Crit	Rosemount, MN	Posted
July 20	Tuesday	TNT Time Trial	Medina, MN	Posted
July 22	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
July 24	Saturday	MN State TT	Scandia, MN	Posted
July 28	Wednesday	Farm Dog TT	Farmington, MN	Posted
July 29	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
July 31	Saturday	MN State Track Omnium	Blaine, MN
August 3	Tuesday	TNT Time Trial	Medina, MN	Posted
August 7	Saturday	WI State Time Trial	Burlington, WI	Posted
August 8	Saturday	WI State Track Championships	Kenosha, WI	Posted
August 11	Wednesday	Farm Dog TT	Farmington, MN	Posted
August 12	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
August 14	Saturday	MN State Pursuit Championships	Blaine, MN	Posted
August 17	Tuesday	TNT Time Trial	Medina, MN	Posted
August 21	Saturday	Toren Heuval Kermesse	Blaine, MN	Posted
August 25	Wednesday	Farm Dog TT	Farmington, MN	Posted
August 26	Thursday	NSC Thursday Night Lights	Blaine, MN	Posted
August 28	Saturday	MN State Road Race	Blaine, MN	Posted

Guess the Mystery Rider?

My first 100+ mile ride of 2010. Guess who I talked into joining me at the end of the ride?

Horner and Demong

Back in 2008, Horner gives future Olympic Nordic Combined Gold Medalist Bill Demong a buck to the finish of the Cascade Classic, after Bill crashed.

17.2lbs of Fast

Build complete. Bring on the Dog!

TT Bike Fitting

I hired Larry Foss of the Fix Studio with assistance from Tim Mulrooney of HED to fit Jordan to his new Ridley Dean TT bike. These guys both know their stuff, and Larry has all the tools to provide the perfect fit. Above is the result of his first fitting. His position will be refined over the next few weeks as he adapts to the bike.

Planet Bike National Elite Team Sponsorship Ending

Press Release

Jordan and I truly loved being a part of the Planet Bike family. Bob Downs is an inspiration! We wish all our team members, Bob, and Planet Bike the best. Thanks for the memories.

2008 Time Cross Pro Team Bike - $3000

Selling my Large (58cm) 2008 Time Cross Pro Team Full Carbon Cross Bike. The module (frame, fork, stem, headset) alone sells for $3800. Very compliant ride, perfect condition, everything is perfect working order.

Complete Bike (Shimano 10 speed): $3000/obo. Make me an offer.

e-mail: j.cullen@sbcglobal.net

The Time CROSS PROTEAM module was developed specifically for Cyclocross racing. Complying with demanding specifications created by our in-house cyclocross experts, the CROSS PROTEAM excels in the extreme conditions that these specialty races demand.

Features:
Sloping geometry
Full Carbon lugs
Full Carbon bottom bracket shell
VX EDGE HM carbon tubes with Vibraser technology
CROSS PROTEAM asymmetrical chainstays
CROSS PROTEAM wishbone
CROSS PROTEAM Full Carbon fork
QUICKSET headset
MONOLINK stem
TRANSLINK
Gloss finish
Frame weight (without Translink and stem): 1280 grams (±5%)
Module weight: 2125 grams (±5%)
Agile and robust, with Vibraser technology ideal for off-road use

Components:
Time Monolink Stem
Ritchey WCS OS Bars 42cm
Fizik Arione Saddle
Integrated Seatpost
Alex DA22 Wheelset (Optional Mavic Helium Tubulars mounted with Vittoria's for $300 more)
Kenda Small Block Eight Tires, 700x35 Folding 120TPI
FSA SL-K Carbon Crankset 175mm 46/36
Shimano Dura Ace 7800 10speed Shifter/Brake Levers
Shimano DuraAce Front Derailleur
Shimano Ultegra Rear Derailleur
Shimano Ultegra 12-25 Cassette
Shimano Dura Ace Chain
Tektro CR-720 Front Cantilever Brake
Avid Shorty 4 Cantilever Rear Brake
Gore RideOn Sealed Shift/Brake Cables
No pedals
Front Brake mount greatly reduces fork shudder during hard braking.

Now Bikes Indoor TT Results

Timmer, Jordan, and I did the Withrow TT Challenge on the Tacx trainer at Now Bikes. Timmer bested Jordan and I on his fixie. Jordan and I finished in virtually the same time, with me just edging him out.

Indoor Withrow TT Results

NSC Bike Night #2 on Vimeo

NSC Bike Night #2 on Vimeo

2013 World Cyclocross Championships in Louisville, KY!

This is Huge! The 2013 World Cyclocross Elite Championships will be held in Louisville, KY! The 2012 & 2013 World Cyclocross Masters Championships will also be held in Louisville, KY. Certainly a testament to the emergence of the sport in the United States! The last time an Elite World Road Championships was held in the US was the 1986 World Road Race in Colorado Springs, CO. World Track Championships were held in LA in 2005.

Click here for the press release from USA Cycling.

MCF Awards Party

Another successful MCF Awards Party in the books. Thanks to everyone who came. Great football game, right up until the end. Oh well, life goes on...

Click here for more photos compliments of newlyweds Olga and Skibby.

Jordan - Category 3 Cyclocross Rider of the Year

Category 4 Road Rider of the Year (Jordan - 1st, David Jones - 3rd, Rob Byers - 2nd)

Maren and Carla, the greatest cycling supporters in MN (and WI).

Skibby and Jimmer, forever...

Warning: Bike Porn

Jordan's has the bikes to do the job in 2010, now it's up to his legs.

Jordan's DuraAce 7900 equipped Ridley Helium - Sub 15lbs as seen.
Jordan's SRAM Red (not yet but, soon) equipped Ridley Dean - Sub 17lbs as seen.

For Sale: 2009 Time Edge Pulse w/DuraAce 7900 - Sold!

Update: Sold! Selling Jordan's Medium (55cm) 2009 Time Edge Pulse Full Carbon Road Bike. This amazing bike is worth over $7500. Super light (15.25lbs without pedals) and super stiff. Only 1 year old. Never crashed, perfect condition, everything is perfect working order.

$3500/obo with Zipp 440 Tubular Wheelset.
$3000 with optional Ritchey Aero OCR clincher wheelset (pictured below).



e-mail: j.cullen@sbcglobal.net

Medium (55cm) Time Edge Pulse Carbon Frame/Fork with integrated headset. Frame weight 1130g
Time Ergo Force Carbon Bars 42cm
Time Monolink Carbon Stem 100mm
Time Carbon Seat Post
Time Carbon/Ti Saddle
Dura Ace 7900 Group
- Crankset: 172.5mm, 53/39 (Brand New - Never Ridden)
- Cassette: CS-6600 11-23
Zipp 440 Tubular Wheelset
Continental GP4000 Tubular Tires
No Pedals
No Computer

Module: Frame/Fork, Headset, Stem, Bars, Seatpost, Saddle

Front End of Module

Don't Forget to RSVP for the MCF Awards Party - Jan 24

Same format as last year. We have the entire bowling center to ourselves for 3 hours. Eat, Drink, Bowl, Converse, and Enjoy!

Remember to RSVP to j.cullen@sbcglobal.net.

Current List of Attendees

Click Here for a Complete List of MCF Award Winners

The photo below shows what this year's ROY, CRY, and TROY awards look like.
(L-R: 3rd Place Award, 1st Place Award, 2nd Place Award)
TTOY awards will be different.

Click the Flyer below for a larger, printable PDF version.