Archive for February, 2010

IUP Crimson Crit Training Series

February 24th, 2010 by Ben | 0

Just got news that the first race of the year in the area will officially be Sunday March 7th, hosted by the IUP Cycling team.  These guys have been working frantically to put on these races, and it would be great for everyone to come out and support this new race series.  Read their official [...]

2010 Team Profile: DPS Penn Cycling

February 23rd, 2010 by Ben | 0

There is a new team looking to make an impact in the area this year. The new DPS Penn Cycling team was formed by Keith Hower, who works for DPS Penn, an oil and gas company based out of Canonsburg, PA. He says his motivation for forming the team was to “focus on building [...]

The next ultra marathon monster?

February 19th, 2010 by xsteevox | 0

Pittsburgh legend, and 2 time Race Across America champion, is currently harvesting his nephew to be … Chewish. Steven Perezluha, of Florida, finished 4th in the RAAM qualifying division of the Sebring 24 hour race.
Though he may have set the under 20 year old world record, he came up less than 5 [...]

SnOMFGeddon 2010

February 7th, 2010 by Ben | 4 comments

[photo by Rob Lochner]
By the looks of it, it’s still winter. The 20 inches of snow on the ground from last night will probably be around for some time. What we want to know is how did you keep up your training during SnOMFGeddon 2010? Did you opt for the 4 hour snow shovel [...]

Dress for Success Lecture

February 1st, 2010 by Ben | 1 comment

I recently attended a lecture by local cycling coach Chris Mayhew (JBV Coaching), at Pro Bikes. The talk was based loosely on an article that Chris wrote for Cyclocross Magazine.  I and about 22 other people listened to Chris discuss clothing choices ranging from the standard warm weather jersey and shorts down to the [...]