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10.18.10Alison Powers, Midweek Cyclocross Clinic[caption id="attachment_751" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="image via Lynne Lamoureux"][/caption]This Wednesday, Uptown Cycles is hosting a cyclocross clinic at Frazier Park with Alison Powers. About Alison, from CX Magazine: "As leader of Team Vera Bradley Foundation, Alison was the #1 ranked rider in the country in 2009, garnering five wins and 10 podiums. She is racing for Specialized for the 2010-11 cyclocross season, and finished eighth at CrossVegas against some of the top talent in the world. Prior to her cycling career, Powers competed on the World Cup circuit with the U.S. Ski Team for seven years, but a knee injury in a ...
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09.16.10Light It Up. Thursday Group Ride.Great weather today, so we're a go. We'll try to get an easy 25mi in at a 14-16mph pace. Usual loop: Out and around Johnson C. Smith Univ to Camp Green. West Blvd "3 Gap" to Booty. Corner of 36th & Yadkin in NoDa. Make sure to bring lights as sunset is at 728p.
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09.14.10US Pro Championships Come To Greenville, SC This WeekendMatt and I will be on course this Sunday at the US Pro Cycling Championships. No, I can promise you we're not competing. But we will be course marshals for the September 19th Road Race. Returning to Greenville for the 5th year, the US Pros brings out a who's who of the domestic peloton including Ted King, Danny Pate, Levi Leipheimer, local fav George Hincapie, US Pro Crit champ John Murphy and recently-on-fire Joey Rosskopf. Along with seeing the riders circuit the 110 mile course, there's "plenty to do downtown while the race is underway. From Noon to 5 pm, ...
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08.09.10Monday Group Ride, Tonite at 6p.Leaves from Uptown Cycles, 1432 W. Morehead. More info here.
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08.05.10Thursday Group Ride, August 5thTonite! 36th Street Racing, Thursday Group Ride is on. 7pm. Meet at corner of 36th & Yadkin (neon church in NoDa). Bring bottles, it's going to be a hot one!
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07.30.10Today Is The Day36th Street Racing starts it's first 24 Hours of Booty in a matter of hours. The 24 hour ride benefiting local and national cancer charities is centered on the campus of Queens University in Charlotte. After months of talk, raising money and riding training miles, today we Begin. See you on course.
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07.27.10Countdown to BootyMatt and I decided to ride 24HOB several months ago, and this is it. The final week. We're well prepared and reasonably fit. We've been logging the miles, launched a website, and made several new friends and riding partners along the way. This week we'll focus on loosening up the legs and staying healthy. In honor of our final prep, I'm posting my first ride stats from last nights spin out to Queens University and back with Zoller, CR, and Josh via my new Garmin Edge 500. Huge thanks to my wonderful girlfriend Emilie for the birthday gift. Take THAT, ...
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07.26.10Tonite: A and B RidesFor those of us skipping out on work early, we'll head from NoDa around 530p towards Uptown Cycles for their Monday Booty, Beer & Burgers recovery ride. The rest of the squad will circle up at the neon church at the corner of 36th & Yadkin in NoDa for a leg loosener rolling out at 7p.
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07.01.10Get out and enjoy this great weather!!!Join us tonight @ 7pm for a Thursday nigth group ride, meet up is in front of the old funeral home on 36th Street!
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05.04.10Heads up, poker bike run returns!That’s right, if you were like me and totally chickened out do to last Tuesday’s rain… We have another chance. Bicycle poker ride happens again tonight at 7pm as part of Two Wheel Tuesdays @ Dolce Vita!
