Tri-State Velo

Four of us met early at Falls Bridge yesterday to avoid the hassles of getting around the Philadelphia Distance Run. Annie, Andrea, Steve and me took off on a nice ride to Collegeville. It must be squirrel season because along the way, we (or I) kept having some close encounters with them.

Sutton, Quebec – 4 - 6 July, 2008- I love and dread this event. This was the nineteenth time in twenty years I have come to the Coupe des Ameriques Stage Race. I’ve come to Sutton one time just to ride and share this beautiful area of Quebec, twice when I was too injured to ride and sixteen times to race. This year I came to compete.

My apologies for not posting this sooner. But this report is from TSV Cat. 2 racer Justin Woulfe on his recent efforts at the infamous Fitchburg Longjo Race. It should be noted that former TSV junior / espoir standout, Kyle Wamsley, won the Pro / 1 event riding for Colavita / Sutter Home. Enjoy.

We thank everyone that came out to support the race on Sunday. Although some fields were a little light in numbers, the racing was still very exciting and aggressive. I would like to send a special thanks to Gary Lakatosh, who does great job promoting and running the event, Dave Miller from the Big Guy Group for sound and results and all the USAC officials who ran a great event.

Here are the results from the 2008 Philadelphia Time Trial in the Senior Women's Category. Results are broken down for Cat. 1/2, Cat. 3 and Category 4 Women. Racers not categorized or ranked were non USAC licensed riders and not part of the series.

Thank you to all of the competitiors and volunteers who made the 2008 CSC Manayunk Hill Climb and the 2008 Philadelphia Time Trial a rousing success. A special thanks to Jerry Casale of the Pro Cycling Tour for his continued support of our club and its efforts to promote quality racing within the city of Philadelphia.

CSC Amateur Hill Climb adds folder bike class. Read about our event in the online version of Velo News from May 8, 2008.http://velonews.com/article/75933/csc-amateur-hill-climb-adds-folder-bike-class

I sitting here the night before the Gran Fondo, Marco Pantani in Riccione, Italy. The Hotel Gran San Bernardo is right across the street from the Adriatic Sea. The night is perfect and the anticipation of tomorrow's ride is on everyone's mind. I hope to have more to write tomorrow or the next but safe to say that one of the climbs tomorrow features a section of 18% for 1 kilometer.

You know how I preach about executing every aspect of training perfectly, from warm up, to cool down and stretching?

As Tri-State Velo starts its 14th year we would like to profile Dana Feiss and Graham Coy, two young athletes that have the fire and desire to make the "big time" of professional cycling.

In this time of drug controversies and scandals it is refreshing to see athleticism at its finest. We are proud to introduce our best young talent for 2008 and hopefully beyond.