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The next ultra marathon monster?

xsteevox — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:56:11 +0000

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 miles shy of qualifying for RAAM.

Hyde Park, Wayne Ultra, Raccoon Rally, and this upcoming weekend.

Cyclocross 2009. Pittsburgh. Eastern OH. WV

xsteevox — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:37:25 +0000

Sat Sept 12 Heath Cyclocross, Heath OH Racelistings
Sun Sept 13 WENDY PARK, OH Lake Effect Race #1
Sat Sept 26 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CX – STARK CAMPUS Lake Effect Race #2
Sun Sept. 27 Raccoon Twp. Park-Month of Mud Cross race
Sun Oct 4 LEROY TWP. CX Lake Effect Race #3
Sun Oct 4 Grove City-Month of Mud Cross race
Sat Oct 17 CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE CYCLOCROSS SPECTACULAR Lake Effect #4
Sun Oct 18 Fayetteville Cross – WVCXS Series #1 – WVMBA Sanctioned
Sat Oct. 24 Murrysville Cross PA Cyclocross series BikeREG!
Oct. 25 Raccoon Twp. PA Cyclocross
Sat Oct 31 CHAGRIN RIVER CX CHALLENGE WEEKEND Day 1 Lake Effect #5
Sat Oct 31 Marilla Cross – WVCXS Series #3 – WVMBA Sanctioned
Sun Nov 1 CHAGRIN RIVER CX CHALLENGE WEEKEND Day 2 Lake Effect #6
Sun Nov 8 Cross at the Mall, at the “Mall at Robinson”
Sat Nov 14 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CX MAIN CAMPUS Lake Effect #7
Sat Nov 14 The Blackwater Cyclocross – WVCXS Series #3
Sat Nov 21 Bruceton Mills CX VI – WVCXS Series #4 – Series Championship
Sun Nov 22 KIRTLAND PARK CX Lake Effect #8
Sun Dec 6 BOUGHTON FARM CX Lake Effect #9

Milk Ras, Southern Crits, Christiana, Kinzua…

xsteevox — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:35:57 +0000

The Smith Dairy Milk Race results are posted.

CAT 2/3, 5 Laps, 50 Miles, 52 Riders, $1,000/10 Placings

3 – Justin Kanter – Pittsburgh Elite Velo – s.t.
6 – Steven Kurpiewski – Iron City Bikes – s.t.
7 – Ryan Serbel – Greater Hartford – 2:05:00

MASTERS 35+, 4 Laps, 40 Miles, 24 Riders, $500/7 Placings
4 – Ray Russell – Allegheny Cycling Association – 1:43:51

CAT 4 – 3 Laps, 30 Miles, 27 Riders, $400/5 Placings
1 – John Colter – ACA – 1:22:53

Women – 3 Laps, 30 Miles, 13 Riders, $200/5 Placings
2 – Gray Patton – Pro Graphics – s.t.
5 – Sharon Slovenic – Allegheny Cycling – 1:27:59

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Some big money crits covered on Cyclingnews happened down south.

Elite Women
10 Sinead Miller (Unattached) 0:00:02

Elite Men
31 Turner Johnson (Hershey Cancer Institute-GPOA-C) 0:00:06
32 Rahsaan Bahati (Rock Racing) 0:00:06 (bahati was put in for perspective)

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The Tour of Christiana has just a Crit now.
Elite Men
9 JAKE LIFSON INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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The Kinzua Classic results are posted. The numbers are right, but the teams seem to be messed up.
Elite Race 60 miles
1 Bob Stumpf, 22, Beaver, PA 2:40:59 22.36 Irmc
3 Stephen Cummings, 29, Pittsburgh, PA 2:42:00 22.22 Irmc
4 Joe Ruggery, 38, Greensburg, PA 2:42:08 22.21 Freddie Fu
6 Brett Rothmeyer, 31, Pittsburgh, PA 2:44:30 21.89 Kraynciks

30 miles
7 Bob Milyak, 39, Latrobe, PA 1:24:23 21.33 Speedgoat

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Zoar and The Wilderness 101. Next Weekend and 2010

xsteevox — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:32:38 +0000

Stark Velo has recaps of the Zoar RR. Results have not been posted.
The cat. 1/2/3 race finished in a small group sprint amongst five riders in the leading break. The 5-up sprint was neutralized when the lead car slowed near the finish to avoid an emergency vehicle on course. Andrew Clarke and Paul Martin [RGF/Panther], Matt Weeks [Carbon Racing], Bob Stumpf [IRMC], and Ryan Serbel [US Army] will share the title in a five-way tie due to events at the finish. Erik Lesco was our sole representative in the the cat. 1/2/3 field and finished eighth

Samantha House [Carbon Racing] took her fourth Zoar Road Race title in the women’s field. Sam won a 3-up sprint from her break companions, Gray Patton [Pro Graphics] and Patty Buerkle [Zareta].

The Wilderness 101 (A 101 mile mountain bike race)
Cyclingnews.com race write up and results on the Wilderness 101, near state college PA. It is the 5th stop in the National Ultra Endurance Series. Lots of Pittsburgh folk in attendance. 2 First places.
Open Men:
9 Andy Gorski (SPK / Speedgoat / Salsa)
14 Stephen Cummings (Indiana Regional Medical Center)
16 1st place Single Speed Gerry Pflug (Speedgoat/SPK)
27 1st place U23 Samuel Morrison (Ag3r-ButlerHealthSystem)
64 (16th Single Speed) Robert Lochner (Iron City Bikes)

Gerry Pflug all but has the Single Speed category wrapped up for the entire series.

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This weekend:
Saturday:
-If you like driving, there is a crit outside of Columbus.
-Or the WVMBA Big Bear Lake Ultra is only 2 hours away.
Sunday:
The annual Smith Dairy Milk Race
The Kinzua Classic . yeah baby.
Some are going to drive very far for the Christiana Crit

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Mountain Bike Racers: 2010 Will have a week long Mountain Bike Stage Race in PA The Transsylvania Epic get it? good.

A bit of catching up. This weekend.

xsteevox — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:12:43 +0000

Apologies for a bit of time without a recap.

We have all already seen the Renfrew Ras and the Tour of the Valley results.

A few races that people might have missed:

- Gerry Pflug took it to the “Breck Epic 100 miler” and got 2nd. He is currently winning the Single Speed National Ultra Endurance Series.

-Mike Runco took 10th in the Tour De FCCC 15-16 stage race.

-Eddie Grystar finished The Tour Abitibi which is a UCI stage race for juniors. He finished mid pack alongside some really fast guys.

This weekend is The Zoar Road Race. It is a bit over 2 hours away, and a safe well done race.

Upcoming weekend. Little Europe continued.

Pittsburgh has 4 cycling magazines?

xsteevox — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:26:01 +0000

Did you know that Pittsburgh has 4 cycling magazines?

In case you were in the dark, here are some links and descriptions.

XXC Magazine looks at the epic side of bike racing. It takes something awful and painful (6+++++ hours in the saddle) and makes it aesthetically pleasing with great photos and a great layout. AVAILABLE AS A FREE DOWNLOAD ON PDF!!!!!!!! Issue number two was just released, featuring a great write up from the famous Tinker Juarez.

An example of the eye candy that is XXC mag.

Urban Velo is exactly what it sounds like; a magazine dedicated to bike riding in the city. Being limited to the city does not eliminate racing though. Another fine publication with the right price on downloads… Free!

Urban Velo has some racing

Bicycle Times mag is the new publication from the fine Dirt Rag folks. The theme seems to be all encompassing, allowing it to cover anything that has a passion for cycling.

Finally, Dirt Rag has gone from a photocopied zine to one of the largest Mountain Biking publications around. Dirt Rag is found in most book stores and bike shops. The site has great forums, online articles, links and resources.

Dirt Rag supports local racing

Last weekend, this weekend, next weekend…

xsteevox — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:59:19 +0000

News
Superstar Sinead Miller makes all star team for Nature Valley Grand Prix.

Last weekend
Downtown Erie Crit results have been posted. Lots of Pittsburghers in the top 10. Best result overall was Eric Lundgren’s (Iron City Bikes) 2nd place in the 3/4 race.

BV velo has all results posted for their series, including Memorial Day. Thanks Gary and gang for putting these on. Hopefully they become a staple for local racing.

This weekend
No less than a dozen Pgh Racers are signed up for the Mohican 100.

Some are off to Lancaster for a hilly road race

Others are headed south for 2 days of WVMBA action.

Next Weekend June 6,7
Saturday
Tour of Tucker County Road Race 2.5 hours away. Sick of riding in circles… come support a road race! Voted top 10 hardest race courses in America by Velo News! IN YOUR BACK YARD!

Sunday
The Oakmont Criterium is JUNE 7th. Support this race or be publicly shamed. Details again: http://www.riverviewgrandprix.com/

Upcoming weekend. Little Europe continued.

xsteevox — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:42 +0000

This weekend we have local racing again! Lets thank the people putting them on by showing up.

Beaver Valley Velo are starting their spring training series. These races are fast and safe. Making a series of right turns should provide welcomed relief for those who have only raced the oval this year.

WVMBA is putting on a two day thing if you like driving and time trialing.

The Tour De Ephrata has a lot of Pittsburghers making the trip. Iron City, UPMC and IRMC are all facing stacked fields. There are 119 1/2/3’s registered for the Elite race.

From last weekend:
Mike talks about taking his Euro lumps racing against some “Frank Vandenbroucke” guy.

PMVC Friday nights at the track are now posted TRACK CRITERIUM

xsteevox — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:16:26 +0000

PMVC has posted the Friday night series. (pdf) Flier

June 5 10 Mile TT
June 12 Track*
June 19 20 Mile TT
June 26 Track*
July 3 10 Mile TT
July 10 Track*
July 17 25 Mile TT
July 24 Track
July 31 50+ Criterium
Aug. 7 15 Mile TT
Aug. 14 Track*
Aug. 21 25 Mile TT
Aug. 28 Track
Criterium**

*Track events vary from night to night. Check the website.
** Track Criterium: Single Long-Distance Fixed-Wheel Event with intermediate sprints

Mingo #3 Photos are Posted!

Mingo #3 Photos are Posted!

xsteevox — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:56:12 +0000

Fred Jordan has again taken some great pictures (some being 32 pages worth).
If you were there, he probably has photos of you again. Thanks Fred.

Adam Anderson and Bob Stumpf goign 1 – 2 at Mingo.