This past weekend the Tour of Washington County (ToWC) was the main event of the MABRA race series. It brought out the likes of Battley-Ducati, Kelly Benefits, Clean Currents / Beyer Kia and Sevas / Haymarket and of course NCVC. All teams in the 1-2-3 field were rolling deep all weekend long with their heavy hitters.
The race series also attracts many of the up-coming riders in the category 3 through 5 fields. The race series gives riders a chance to experience a two day stage race with 3 completely different races (RR, TT, Crit). All three races require different skills on a bike and truly test each athlete's ability to race in separate disciplines.
So how does one describe a weekend at the Tour of Washington County. Some of my thoughts consisted of ... "OUCH." "Please DJ stop attacking." "Mother of pearl is Beyer Kia off the front again?!" "Oh ... that's a familiar sight ... my bar stem." "Where's my HR now (175) ... ok let's relax a bit ... 5 min later (185)." "HEAD WINDDDDD." "I hope Frick doesn't gain 5 minutes on me in this TT." "All i want is a chik-fil-a milkshake after this race." "Go GO GOOOOOO." "What's that sound? ... motorcycle engine revs ... andddddddd i'm at the back of the pack." "(While at twilight crit) ... Holy moly he just did a flip on his bicycle."
Despite all the above, the ToWC county is one of the best races I have been a part of. There are few races where cyclists have an opportunity to compete in stage-race events and are able to avoid traveling 8 hours to the race. Any cyclist cat 1 through 5 looking to compete in a multi-disciplined weekend SHOULD do the ToWC. Also, sign up to do the twilight crit. Many riders skip this event to save themselves for the overall competition; however, the twilight crit is probably the most exciting race of the entire weekend. Absolutely nothing like racing under the lights on busy streets filled with people.
Thankfully we had some AWESOME photographers & bike cameras capturing the action this weekend. See below for more pics (we also included some from the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic in NYC this weekend as well):
Results:
Kick-off / Twilight Crit
Stage Race
The race series also attracts many of the up-coming riders in the category 3 through 5 fields. The race series gives riders a chance to experience a two day stage race with 3 completely different races (RR, TT, Crit). All three races require different skills on a bike and truly test each athlete's ability to race in separate disciplines.
So how does one describe a weekend at the Tour of Washington County. Some of my thoughts consisted of ... "OUCH." "Please DJ stop attacking." "Mother of pearl is Beyer Kia off the front again?!" "Oh ... that's a familiar sight ... my bar stem." "Where's my HR now (175) ... ok let's relax a bit ... 5 min later (185)." "HEAD WINDDDDD." "I hope Frick doesn't gain 5 minutes on me in this TT." "All i want is a chik-fil-a milkshake after this race." "Go GO GOOOOOO." "What's that sound? ... motorcycle engine revs ... andddddddd i'm at the back of the pack." "(While at twilight crit) ... Holy moly he just did a flip on his bicycle."
Despite all the above, the ToWC county is one of the best races I have been a part of. There are few races where cyclists have an opportunity to compete in stage-race events and are able to avoid traveling 8 hours to the race. Any cyclist cat 1 through 5 looking to compete in a multi-disciplined weekend SHOULD do the ToWC. Also, sign up to do the twilight crit. Many riders skip this event to save themselves for the overall competition; however, the twilight crit is probably the most exciting race of the entire weekend. Absolutely nothing like racing under the lights on busy streets filled with people.
Thankfully we had some AWESOME photographers & bike cameras capturing the action this weekend. See below for more pics (we also included some from the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic in NYC this weekend as well):
Results:
Kick-off / Twilight Crit
Stage Race
Race | Photographer1. Brook Edinger 2. Collin 3. Igda Warner 4. Igda Warner 5. Randall Buxbaum 6. Rich Foley 7. Cycling News 8. Joe Schumacher 9. Greg Faber 10. Mark Hemhauser | Date1. June 14, 2013 2. June 15, 2013 3. June 15-16, 2013 4. June 16, 2013 5. June 15-16, 2013 6. June 16, 2013 7. June 16, 2013 8. June 16, 2013 9. June 16, 2013 10. June 15-16, 2013 |
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