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May 4, 2011 This past weekend was one of the hardest races if not the hardest race in the Southwest, the infamous Tour of the Gila! And your teammates went there and delivered. Our Pro-1/2 women team did an exceptional job, along with our Cat 2, Cat 3 and Cat 4 men. At the end of the day the team finished with a solid performance from Anna Sanders finishing 19th on GC, Ashley Koch 23rd and Cara Bussell 46th. Andre McNulty finished 26th on GC for the Cat 2 men. Elliot Anderson finished 21st on GC for the Cat 3 men. Ryan McGuigan finished 2nd on GC for the Cat 4,5 A along with Christian Maldonado who finished 13th on GC, Mike Montoya who finished 24th and Tim Gendler who finished 29th. April 26, 2011 It's time for the Tour of the Gila, and the red, white and blue will be there! The crit will be streamed live so you can cheer your teammates from your own house! View crit live here! The team keeps collecting great results. This past weekend was the Focus Crit and Tulio Webber got 6th place in the Cat 3s and 1st in the Juniors 15-18! Cara Bussell won the Women's Cat 1/2s! Congratulations to the both of you! April 20, 2011 Congratulations to Justin Orkney for his second place at the Tour of the Tucson Mountains this weekend and to Chrissy Parks for her win in TTM as well! TriSports did an awesome job in the race - we had 6 of our racers in the top 30! Check out the results here! April 12, 2011 We are the champions! Congratulations to Marilyn McDonald on her victory at the 2011 State Championship Criterium for the Women's Cat 1. Cara Bussel and Chloe Black came in second - a sweeping victory for TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing! Congratulations to Chloe Black on her Arizona Championship! Congratulations also to Thomas Collins on his third place in the Cat 3s! AZ State Crit Championships: Women's Pro 1/2 - Phoeniz AZ Marilyn McDonald, Chloe Black, and Cara Bussell participated in the Arizona State Criterium Championships. The Cat 1, 2 women raced together, but were scored separately. There were just over 10 women in the field. The 3 Trisports Cycling / Eclipse Racing women attacked the field. McDonald was off the front (again) with 18 laps to go. The gap increased from the 10 second range to the 20 second range within a few laps. The field did not give up however. Judy Jenkins and Megan French among others put in valiant efforts to chase McDonald down. Black and Bussell worked hard to go with any fliers attempting to bridge the gap. In the end, for the Cat 1 women, McDonald took the win with Bussell coming in 2nd and Black in 3rd. Bussell and Black also left the crit with a handful of cash and gear from pack primes. It was a good day for the Trisports women! View more AZ State Crit Championship Results April 05, 2011 And we keep the first places coming! The red, white and blue were well represented this past weekend in Arizona and in California. Congratulations to our Women's Pro team for a strong performance at the Redlands Bicycle Classic. It was the first NRC event of the season. Ashley Koch and Anna Sanders placed in the top 20 throughout the weekend racing against the best pro women's teams in the country. Congratulations to Christine Parks for winning the Colossal Cave Stage Race and congratulations to Mary Jo Ford for her second spot in the podium! Justin Orkney and David Welsh took the 7th and 8th spot in GC for the Mens Pro 1/2 field.
April 03, 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic: Stage 3 - Beaver Medical Group Sunset Road Race (68.1 miles) - Redlands, CA This stage is the stuff of legends. A neutral start has the field, still around 100 strong, has the riders on edge, knowing the moment the neutral ends, all hell breaks loose. This year did not disappoint! After 9 laps and a field that literally shattered, Anna maintained a great position with the main field, slightly off pace with a breakaway group. Ashley finished in the next group, with Cara then Chloë finishing as strong as they could, even moving up a few GC positions before the day would end. View more Redlands Bicycle Classic Results A very special thank you to Craig Bellmann for doing everything it takes to keep 5 racers happy during an epic stage race, for photographing our adventure, for maintaining our bikes and feeding & running around for us. And a huge thank you to Nancy Bruton for allowing our team to take over her home for a week and for being our biggest fan out there at the races! You guys ROCK! April 02, 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic: Stage 2 - City of Redlands Criterieum (60 minutes) - Redlands, CA Nine corners, 1 hairpin, 112 women -Chloe & Cara love these kinds of races, but it was hard hour of racing! The entire city of Redlands, or so it appears, comes out for this event. In a race where positioning is everything, the women were hovering around the start line up to 30 min before the start. A bad spot through that first corner can mean the end of the race for a number of people. After 1 hr of non-stop speed, attacks, primes & time bonuses and avoiding several crashes, Cara, Anna, Ashley & Chloë all finished with the field. Unfortunately, Kristen, having been gapped early in the race, didn’t manage to make it back onto the field and just barely missed the time cut. View more Redlands Bicycle Classic Results April 01, 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic: Stage 1 - City of Beaumont Circuit Road Race (72.3 miles) - Redlands, CA Today’s race was fairly uneventful, but still much changed. TriSports arrived with a lot of positive energy to see what we had and discussed some ideas on how to best manage ourselves in such a large peleton. Criag left for the feed zone, as we were going to need it in the 90+ degree weather, with humidity, of course! Unfortunately, the first time up the climb saw a fairly large pile up which Kristen managed to avoid, but she lost contact with the pack and proceeded to time trial for the remaining 2.5 laps so as to not be time cut. Ashley & Anna finished with the pack, with Cara just off in the second group and Chloë in the third group. Kristen did, in fact, manage to finish within the time limit! An amazing effort. This evening had the entire TriSports crew hosted for dinner at Nancy’s sister and friends home. An absolutely wonderful evening with amazing food and laughter that will not soon be forgotten! View more Redlands Bicycle Classic Results March 31, 2011 Kristen, Cara & Chloë’s bikes weighed in at "too light". Our very reliable mechanic, director, manager, & soigneur, Craig, saved the day and managed to find tools that were just the right weight to rest our minds at ease. At the end of the day, Ashley ripped the prologue up finishing 14th place with Anna Sanders 18th, 2 seconds behind Ashley! Cara, Kristen & Chloë held their own in a very competitive field of 114 women. After the prologue, we simply rode back to the house and started to ready ourselves for the Stage 1, the Beaumont RR. Redlands Bicycle Classic: Prologue Sun Time Trial (3.1 miles) - Redlands, CA With Cara Bussell, Kristen Hetzel and Chloe Black putting in strong performances as well. Will make for exciting race tactics to come. On tap Friday is the City of Beaumont Circuit Road Race at 72.3 miles. View more Redlands Bicycle Classic Results March 30, 2011 Registration! The team headed over the race head quarters to pick up packets and get a feel for the event. Great fun! Shortly after, we all discovered a locally recognized café with internet, Stell’s, which became our second home. After a good dose of facebook, email & caffine, we went out to pre-ride the courses. Or at least we tried. Some were harder to track than others, but we had the right idea. We were all a little worried about our bikes “making weight”, but mostly our minds were on the 3.1 miles of pain about to begin. March 29, 2011 Team TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing departed for Redlands, CA for the 27th Annual Stage Race with a team of five, Cara Bussell, Ashley Koch, Anna Sanders, Kristen Hetzel & Chloë Black and Craig Bellmann as our Team Manager. Our team had received host housing from Redlands resident and cycling/running enthusiast, Nancy Bruton. The slightly epic 7+hr drive had Craig & Chloe arriving first and setting up Nancy’s garage as team headquarters for all of our gear! March 29, 2011 Another great weekend full of racing for our team as some of our teammates took on the San Dimas Stage Race, the San Tan Crit and the Hungry Dog Criterium. Congratulations to Tulio Weber on a great performance at San Dimas taking the podium with third place in the TT and a fourth spot in the RR sitting and second on the GC. Congratulations to Thomas Collins for winning the Master 30+ in the San Tan Criterium. Congratulations to Eric Preiss for his podium in the Cat 4s at the Hungry Dog Criterium. Congratulations to Michael Radcliff for his upgrade to Cat 3! March 25 - 27, 2011 I was excited to race because all the top national riders registered, like Philip O’Donnell the national winner for my age group. Another thing that I was excited about was they had three jerseys competitions, the yellow jersey, the green jersey, and the polka dot jersey. I won the polka dot jersey which I was happy about because riders who are really good climbers were racing. My results were good. In the T.T., I got 3rd place. My time trial time was better than I expected because I didn’t get to preview the course before the race. The road race was really confusing because the sprint laps and the K.O.M. laps were changed, but by the end of the road race, I got a placement of 5th place and 2nd in GC. The next day was the crit. I was pretty nervous about riding because it was raining, but everything went well. I got 6th place and finished in 3rd place in GC. Despite all of the difficulties of the race, I won four medals, a polka dot jersey, 2 pairs of sock, and $50 in prize money. But the coolest thing was that I got flowers like the Pros, but no kisses! - Tulio Weber View more San Tan Crit Results View more Hungry Dog Criterium Results (n/a) March 21, 2011 Another amazing weekend of racing in the streets of our city, that was the Tucson Bicycle Classic. TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing showed dominance in the field with impressive results. Congratulations to Cara Bussell for taking the overall in the Pro 1/2 Women's field with Marilyn McDonald also on the podium in 3rd! Anna Sanders and Kristen Hetzel placed in the top ten final GC results. What a tremendous team effort by the women. Congratulations to Michael Radcliff for wining the overall in the Men's Cat 4 field! Race Report: Tucson Bicycle Classic Prologue, Tucson, AZ (Women's Pro/1/2) Stage 1: Garrett Lemire Memorial Road Race (60 miles) - Sahuarita, AZ Stage 2 - Carmichael Training Systems Circuit Race (39 miles) - Tucson, AZ In the end, the team held onto the yellow jersey and came out with $605 in prize money, 2 stage wins and a podium and 4 top 10 places in the overall GC. Special thanks to Nippy, Cindy Sanchez, and ALL the others who helped in the feed zone!! - Cara Bussell
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March 10, 2011 Last weekend was a hard weekend of racing with Tumacacori on the schedule. Another year it proved to be the "hell of the south" with steep climbs, rough roads and lots of flat tires. We were able to pull off some good results though, with Peter Brown in 2nd place in the Masters 40+ and Cara Bussell, 3rd place in the Women's Pro field. Race Report: Tumacacori CR, Rio Rico, AZ (Women's Pro/1/2) The Tumacacori Circuit Race is held on a 6 mile course. The Cat 1/2/3 women raced around it 8 times for a total of 48 miles. Kristen Hetzel, Chloe Black, and Cara Bussell came to race. There were about 15-20 women making up the total field. The course turns hilly quickly after the start line. The hills continue for about 3 miles before the course turns flatter with a couple of down hills and one short climb before the start/ finish. The pack stayed together on the first lap. Hetzel and Black both took pulls at the front. On the second lap, there was an attack on the hills and the pack split. 5 women were off the front. Black and Bussell worked together to gain some ground against the break. Eventually Bussell bridged up to the break and caught them right before the hills began again. There was another attack and 2 women went off the front. Bussell could see the pair for the entire 3rd lap, but couldn't catch them. After another set of hills, the pair was gone. She spent the next 36 miles in no-woman's land. The pair was no where in sight and she did not want to get caught by any efforts from the rest of the field. She finished in 3rd place. Black and Hetzel worked together and finished shortly thereafter. - Cara Bussell View more Tumacacori CR Results March 03, 2011 TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing did it! We had an impressive performance from everybody on the UofA Crit. Great job from Pro Female Team with three of them in the top 10 including Cara Bussell taking a podium spot with a second place finish! We swept the podium on the Cat 3s with Elliot, Thomas and Matthew taking first second and third on an impressive race. Michael and Chris took 5th and 6th on the Cat 4 race. Great job to everybody who raced this weekend. March 01, 2011 Race Report: UofA Crit, Tucson, AZ (Women's Pro/1/2)
It was a cool spring day for today's U of A crit. This race was unique in offering such a large amount of prize money and it drew quite the crowd.
From the gun, Black and Bussell alternated in attacking the field. Eventually, Bussell got away with Chloe Forsman. The 2 worked together to keep a 15-25 second lead on the pack. Black and Sanders chased down any attacks from the pack. Sanders's legs were still feeling it from the 24 hour mountain bike race that she killed earlier in the week. Eventually, Jessi Prinner from the USA National Team U-23 bridged up to Bussell and Forsman. The 3 jockeyed for position on the final lap. The finish was extremely close with Prinner taking the win and Bussell coming in a close 2nd. Black won the field sprint to pin down 4th place. It was an incredibly fun day of racing! - Cara Bussell
February 16, 2011 Great weekend of racing for the TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing Team on VOS. We had some strong performances and top 10 GC positions! Starting off with Kathryn Bertine who came home with a solid 5th position GC on the Women PRO. Great performances by Marilyn McDonald, Anna Sanders who was 2nd place in the RR!, Kristen Hetzel, Chloe Black and Ashley Koch on the Women PRO field as well. Tulio Weber brought home a 6th spot on the Juniors 15 GC. David Welsh had a hard race on the Cat 2 field. Great job by Matthew Pobloske, Christian Lopez, Kevin Harsley, Elliot Anderson and Thomas Collins on the Cat 3 field. Michael Radcliff landed a podium spot on the Cat 4 with a 2nd place in the TT and 2nd overall in the GC! Christian Maldonado came in 7th position on the GC for the Cat 4s. Strong performances by Alex Toussaint, Ryan McGuigan and Ywaine Klix. Ken Montaney represented the team on the Cat 5 field. Race Report: Valley of the Sun Stage Race, Phoenix, AZ ( Women's Pro/1/2) Race Report - Men's Category 4
The Road Race started off slow. We were going to do 2 ½ laps on a 16 mile circuit. Ywaine & Ryan worked really hard at staying in front of me and keeping me out of trouble until we got to the first climb where we figured it would thin out. The pace went from 17 mph to 23 mph as we started up the hill. We crested and started down the back side. Christian immediately got in front of me and worked our way down the hill. As we started up the hill the second time, I knew something was badly wrong as I had no energy. I started moving backwards going from 3rd place to about 10th. About 2/3rds of the way up, Christian realized I was in trouble and came around me. I remember him saying "Get on my wheel and I will get you through this!" I jumped on and hung on as he gave me everything he had pulling us back up to the leaders. At this point, the group split with about 5 guys in front of us going down the back side. Another rider went by us and I jumped on his wheel and Christian jumped on mine. We caught the leading 5 and became 10. Tri-sports was well represented by Alex, Christian and myself. I hung onto the back and of the group trying to recover as Christian and Alex began working with the other guys in the break to try to grow the lead. We made it to the last climb and I finished 10th on the day. We finished with two riders in the top 10 and three riders in the top 25. Because of my teammates sacrifice I was able to finish second overall. - Michael Radcliff View more Valley of the Sun SR results
Great racing this weekend by our team! This past weekend was one full of racing as the bigger races approach. The red, white and blue took on the McDowell Crit, Bicycle Haus Crit and the Boulevard Road Race in California. On some preliminary results Ashley Koch took a podium spot on McDowell for the Pro 1/2 women's team coming in 2nd place. Congratulations to Ashley! Great performances by Michael Stoner, Andre McNutty, Michael Radcliff, Troy Peterson, Christian Maldonado and Adam Sklar. Another podium for the team this time for Christian Maldonado as he took the 5th spot on the Bicycle Haus Crit on the Cat 4s. Eric Preiss represented our team by taking on the grueling hills of Boulevard Road Race in California. Great job by Eric! McDowell CR (N/A) February 02, 2011 Another great weekend of good weather and good racing in Southern Arizona! The TriSports/Eclipse Racing Team was well represented at the Flapjacks TT on Sunday, bringing home some podiums and fast times. The Cat 1-2-F was dominated by our team with Ashley Koch and Kathryn Bertine on 2nd and 3rd place along with some fast times by Mimi Ford and Tammy Lamb! Michael Stoner threw some fast times on the Cat 1-2-M. Kevin Harsley and Matthew Pobloske put some hurt on the Cat 3 M race. Michael Radcliff brought home another podium with a 2nd place on the Cat 4 M. Another podium also for Matthew Pobloske with a 2nd place on the Masters 45+M. Jorge Perez also tested his legs this weekend on the Cat 5 M. Congratulations to everybody who raced this weekend! Congratulations also to Tim Gendler. He swam the Men 30-34 1650 Yard Freestyle at the Polar Bear swim meet on Saturday and WON with an astonishing time of 18:22.21. Check out the races and events coming up. McDowell Crit on Saturday and Bicycle Haus Crit on Sunday. Let's get those handling skills ready for some Crits! January 26, 2011 Here we go! Season just got started with great results for the team! Our amazing Tulio Weber won the Cat 4-5 race and the Junior Men 15-18 on the Avondale Crit this past Sunday. Thomas Collins got a solid 4th place on the Masters Men 30+ race against some Cat 1/2 guys. We also had some strong work done by Kevin Harsley, Christopher Cox, Chet Ajsenberg, Tim Gendler, Brian Lambert, Adam Sklar and Craig Honeker on their respective categories. Congratulations to everybody for their hard work and for representing the red, white and blue. 2011 Upcoming Races: Archive
The TriSports Cycling / Eclipse Racing women were represented by a team of 5 at the 51st Fitchburg Longsjo Cycling Classic this past 4th of July weekend. Cara Bussell, Anna Sanders, Kathryn Bertine, Kristen Hetzel and Chloe Black (designated team captain) arrived in Fitchburg, MA from all parts of the country to race in this 4 day stage race that included a road race, a circuit race, a time trial and a criterium. After a tough weekend of racing, the TriSports women launched Cara Bussell to a 7th place finish in the road race, a 6th place in the criterium and a 17th place GC (general classification) amongst top national competition. Anna Sanders had an impressive weekend rounding out the top 30 in GC. Kathryn Bertine placed a bit further back in GC but was happy to finish on tired legs coming off St Kitts and Nevis nationals. View more results from Fitchburg Manhattan Beach Grand Prix: Manhattan Beach, CA 06/29/10
Sunday June 29th was the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, a National
Racing Calendar criterium in Southern California. Each lap was just
under 2 kilometers long, with a short climb after the start/finish,
followed by an uphill 180 degree corner. A couple of rollers on the back
side of the course lead to a downhill 180 degree corner, which was 250
meters from the start/finish. The Pro/1 race was 80 minutes long. View more results from Manhattan Beach Grand Prix SingleTrack Omnium: Flagstaff, AZ 06/12 & 06/13/10 Justin Orkney won the crit this past weekend!! View more results from SingleTrack Omnium Tumacacori RR: Tucson, AZ 03/28/10
The winds picked up as the morning progressed. Luckily, the Women's Cat 4 riders started around 07:20 in the first wave. There was a small group of entrants but the pace was fast and gals were getting dropped on the first lap. Beth Utley and Bora Leonard from Sierra Vista broke away from the remainder of the field on the 2nd lap working together through the 3rd lap. On the final lap, Beth picked up the pace over the hills riding in solo for another TriSports Cycling victory. The course is tough and is sometimes referred to as the race of attrition because of the steep ascents that eventually take their toll on the legs. Great finish Beth! View more results from Tumacacori RR
Wednesday Night Crit: Tucson, AZ
Redlands Bicycle Classic: Sun Time Trial 03/25/10
The TriSports Cycling/Eclipse Racing Women's team are in California
taking on the upper echelon of the Pro peloton at the Redlands Bicycle
Classic. It is the first NRC showing for this elite squad.
The racing began on Thursday with a 3.1 mile prologue which included
steep grades of 19% in the final 1.5 miles. The event culminates
on Sunday, March 28 with the Sunset RR. View more results from the Time Trial Tucson Bicycle Classic: Anklam Circuit Race Stage 3 03/14/10
I came into the last day of racing 5 seconds out of the yellow jersey
with 3 strong teammates (Jeff Parker, Peter Brown, and Jimmy Riccitello).
We had high hopes for taking those seconds away from the race leader
(Dave Swanson), who was without a team. The course on the final stage
was 8 laps of a 6 mile circuit with a good amount of climbing, a lot of
wind, and an uphill finish. Finish line bonuses were awarded for the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers (10, 6, and 4 seconds, respectively).
Jeff spent all day mixing it up on the front of the peloton while Peter
and Jimmy took turns attacking, putting a lot pressure on the yellow
jersey. Boulevard Road Race 02/06/10 Boulevard, CA:
There was a lot of rain and temperatures were cold. That made the race even harder. Our road race consisted of 2 laps on a 22 mile loop, that was half downhill and half uphill with just a few flats. There were 100 riders registered in both the Cat 4 and 5 races, but with the rain, I think the total that actually showed for the race was less. Both races were very similar in that a small group went hard on the climb of the first lap splitting the peloton. In the Cat 4 race, there were 8 of us that took off. The second lap was focused on working together to maintain the gap but it was difficult to keep up the work for a long time because everyone wanted to be fresh for the final climb. We arrived to the climb with one guy that attacked earlier forming a small gap. From there it was just a matter of keeping the pace hard with a couple of attacks. - Marco Menchaca In the Cat 5 race, the field split during the main climb and the lead group shrunk to 10 by the start of the 2nd lap. There was a solo breakaway that stayed away until the final climb. As we caught him, the pace increased and riders started to drop off the back. There were only 5 of us with 1km to go. An attack by one rider was quickly countered and those two took the first two spots. - Eric Preiss Andre McNulty - 12th Place, Cat 3 Marco Menchaca - 3rd Place, Cat 4 Eric Preiss - 5th Place, Cat 5 View more Boulevard RR results Valley of the Sun - Road Race 02/13/10 Phoenix, AZ:
With 1 lap to go there was a 2 man breakaway off the front. They had been out there for a while already (ever since the second intermediate sprint) and had built up a 1 minute and 40 second lead. The last lap was excruciatingly painful as Bicycle Haus team put us all in the gutter for 30 minutes and pulled the race back together. I was seriously hanging onto the back the whole time trying not to get popped off. It was very fast! Closing in on the finish I found Peter, and told him I felt good enough to win. He started to tow me up through the peloton, but I lost contact with him. On the final climb there were a lot of tired bodies, and gaps were opening up in the group. I was easily able to move to the front. I found Peter, got on his wheel, and let him know I was there. With the finish in sight he dragged me up into the top 10 places. I found a spot that I liked and got into it. He went to the front of the bunch and rode as hard as he could. I waited for the 200 meter sign and started my sprint from around 7th place. I went by everyone, and never saw any of them again. - Victor Riquelme Like the women, the Trisports Cycling/Eclipse racing men have started the season on a strong note! View more VoS results UofA Crit 01/30/10 Tucson, AZ:
This was a promising debut for the 2010 season with some effective team work. TriSports Cycling women are definitely going to be a great example of team racing in Arizona and across the nation! View more UA Crit results
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Marilyn McDonald on the attack!
Christian setting up for his GC win!
Red, white & blue controlling the front of the peloton.
Tulio Weber winning the polka dots in San Dimas!
Eric Preiss on the podium for Hungry Dog Criterium!
Recovering after the McCain Loop Prologue.
Cara in yellow after her win in the RR with the help of teammates.
Anna Sanders & Cara Bussell. Ready to defend the jersey!
The pack ascending Greasewood.
Keeping an eye on 2nd place in GC, Alisha Welsh.
Cara Bussell and Chloe Forsman in a break.
Anna Sanders attacking!
Now its Chloe's turn!
Michael Radcliff on the podium!
Anna Sanders, Kristen Hetzel, Kathryn Bertine, Cara Bussell after a
successful Fitchburg weekend.
Victor Riquelme makes the break! This is the final corner before
start/finish line.
Victor Riquelme takes the Circuit Race win over the yellow jersey wearer, Dave Swanson.
Andre McNulty, 12th in Cat 3 Boulevard RR
