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.

HiDef Crosstraining

I finally upgraded the Man Cave to High Def. Replaced the 10 year old rear projection analog 50" square TV with a 55" 1080p widescreen LCD, along with HD DirectTV DVR, and Blu-Ray DVD Player. I'm in HiDef heaven now!

The old 50" rear projection TV moved up 2 floors to the loft (it was a bitch to get it up there too!). It is now the video game console with and Xbox, Xbox360, and Wii hooked up.

In the process, I said good bye to several pieces of old electronics: my high end cassette player, my old school DVD players, an old desktop computer, a 27" tube TV, and a bunch of cell phones. Oh yea, and a crap load of remote controls. Not sure why I have trouble letting go of old electronics, but needless to say, Carla is happy now.

Team Planet Bike

Back Row (L-R): James LaLonde, Chris Follmer, Gordy Paulson, Bob Downs, Jim Cullen, Jonathan Page, Jordan Cullen, Greg Pautsch, Ian Haupt, Mark LaLonde
Front Row (L-R): Toni Leal, Linda Sone, Katie Compton, Kaitie Antonneau, Sarah Huang, Kristin Wentworth, Diane Ostenso

KFC wins a record 6th straight US Cyclocross Title

Katie Compton is such a class act.

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

Crazy Icy @ CX Nationals - Jr Men 15-16

Jordan is in all white.

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

USA Cyclocross Nationals - A Lesson in Pain

Temps in the teens, icy conditions, and a tight, technical course made for some painful spills Friday morning at Cyclocross Nationals. Jordan had a 2nd row start in the Junior 15-16, a very strong, deep field. Conditions favored strong technical skills, along with a good helping of luck. The course was a maze of turns, with tons of off camber riding.

Jordan didn't have a good start, then a crash and dropped chain left him sitting back in 15th or so. Hey, that's cross. Anything can happen, and you just have to deal with it. The tight course made passing riders a challenge, and there were no sections to really open it up and try to make up ground. Jordan pushed hard as he could, but every time he seemed to be making progress, another crash. At one point, his bike even got tangled up in the tape.

With 1 lap to go, Jordan was sitting 11th, in striking distance of 3 riders. He dug deep, and was able to get by all 3, finishing a respectable 8th. This is significant because the top 8 riders get call-ups to the front line for next year's nationals. Way to stay tough Jordan, and salvage the race with a great finish.

The riders in front of Jordan are a who's who of USA Junior Cross Racing. Logan Owen came from behind late in the race to win his 5th consecutive National Championship. Team Clif Bar put 3 riders in the top 6 with Zane Godby (2nd), Curtis White (3rd), and Nate Morse (6th). Michael Dessau, the rider who beat Jordan in the 13-14 Jr Road Nationals this summer was 4th. Congrats to everyone on a great ride.

The Planet Bike Juniors team scored 2 National Championships with Ian Haupt (1st - Jr13-14), and Sarah Huang (1st - Jr 15-16). Kaitie Antonneau finished a strong 2nd in Jr 17-18. Well done!

Kaitie, Jordan, and Sarah warming up.

Jr Boys 15-16 Start

Microburst Intervals in a Snowstorm

Jordan's commitment and dedication astound me. I got home from work today, to find out he was outside in the snowstorm doing his final interval workout before we leave for Bend, OR tomorrow for Cross Nationals. Go get em Jordan!