All About Bikes Racing

Sandman Sprint Triathlon Results

2010-09-12T14:42:00.006-05:00

Congrats to all team members for the awesome showing at today's triathlon. Jimmy Parrot took a convincing 1st place in the mens 35-39 Age Group. Rob Riek took the Mens Overall Masters 2nd place spot just ahead of Jason Lloyd, who took the Mens Overall Masters 3rd place spot. Chuck Alt took a convincing 1st place spot in the Mens 45-49 category just ahead of Todd Holwick, who took 2nd in the Mens 45-49 category. Our newest member, Chris Lloyd, finished his first open water swim triathlon in the top 50% of all competitors (pretty impressive for a 12 year old). It was awesome seeing all of that Orange on the podium.

In the Olympic Triathlon on Saturday, Ashley Stanley finished in 5:13 for a top finish in her AG and 5th overall.

Congratulations on the great results.

Next week we get to add her to the arsenol in an attempt to sweep the podiums again at Sandman! See everyone at the Va Beach oceanfront next Sunday!

Updated Rider Profiles Coming Soon

2010-08-30T17:34:00.001-05:00

We've had a number of new teammates this past year with great race success in the duatholon and triathlon events. Look for their profiles and the other teammates on the rider profile page soon.

Chuckatuck CX @ Lone Star Lakes

2009-09-01T09:39:00.011-05:00

Chuckatuck CX at Lone Star Lakes
Sunday, October 18, 2009
SPONSORED BY
CITY OF SUFFOLK PARKS AND RECREATION
ALL ABOUT BIKES RACING

Only the above listed races are permitted and sanctioned by USA Cycling. No other races or activities at the event are sanctioned by USA Cycling. Held under USAC permit (pending). On-line and race day registration only. NO mail-ins. On-line registration closes October 16 at 6:00 pm. Race day registration opens 9:00 am and closes 20 minutes prior to your event. One day and annual licenses will be available for unlicensed riders. No refunds. Event held rain, snow or shine. 2008 CX BAR winners $3. Second race is $10.

The Race Director and Race Officials reserve the right to cancel and/or modify segments of the event as deemed necessary for safety. There is no rain date for this event.

Course Description: Mostly flat and big ring fast. Located on the scenic Nansemond River waterfront.

Directions:
Lonestar Park
Bob House Pkwy, Suffolk, VA 23432

Google Maps - Once inside the park, follow Race signs.

From Peninsula: RT 64 to RT 17 and over the James River Bridge, right on Brewers Neck Road (RT 258), then left on Benns Church Blvd (RT 10/32), left on Kings Highway (RT 125), left on Bob Parkway into Park.
From RT 664: Take exit 9A to RT 17 / 164, turn left at Crittenden Road, right onto Kings Highway (RT 125) and right into Bob Parkway into Park.
Pre-registration at www.bikereg.com. Any questions email promoter at aabracing@gmail.com.

Table Tutorial

Suffolk Cyclocross Races

2008-12-29T14:23:00.004-05:00

Details Coming Soon!

Mid Season Review

2008-06-24T12:25:00.019-05:00

Mike, Shawn, Chris and Albe at the Farm Bureau Crit Cat 4 Race

Race Results
(Top 15 Results Only)

Snowball Crit #1
C Race
Kyle O'Brien 2nd
Jayson Cisak 4th
B Race
Shawn Buddenhagen 6th
Jimmy Parrott 9th

VB Smackdown
Cat 4
Amos Swogger 11th
Jimmy Parrott 13th
Cat 5
Jayson Cisak 9th

Dismal Dash TT
Cat 4
Mike Lirette 13th

Conquer the Canal TT
Cat 3
Mitch Hunt 10th
Cat 4
Mike Bruwelheide 11th

Langley Crit
Cat 4
Shawn Buddenhagen 7th

Tour de Beach Crit
Cat 4
Shawn Buddenhagen 2nd
Joe Younkin 12th
Cat 5
Jayson Cisak 7th

Casey Crit
Cat 4
Shawn Buddenhagen 2nd

VA State Sr Crit Championship
Cat 3
Mike "Fishsticks" Rozelle 15th
Cat 4
Mike Lirette 12th

PLT #1
Cat 4
Mike Lirette 10th
Cat 5
Rob Riek 8th

Farm Bureau Crit
Cat 3
Fishsticks 3rd
Cat 4
Shawn Buddenhagen 4th

Stoney Point State Championship TT
Cat 4
Mike Lirette 9th

Snowball Crit #1

2008-02-25T09:14:00.012-05:00

Kyle and Jayson finishing 2nd and 4th in the C race.

Snowball Crit #1 Video by Joe Younkin

Congrats to Kyle for taking 2nd and Jayson on his 4th place finish in the C race at Snowball Crit #1 held at the VA Beach Sportsplex new criterium course. Danny got caught behind a wreck (but he kept the rubber side down) on the final laps to get him seperated from the pack and Dave led the race off with some strong tempo riding in the front.

In the B race, Shawn picked up 6th and Jimmy a 9th. Amos and Andy also scored top 20s. The race also included strong riding by the rest of the team which included Chris K, Chris G and Mitch who all finished in the pack. Mitch also doubled up by riding the A race.

Dismal Dash 2008

2008-01-22T12:15:00.000-05:00

All About Bikes Racing Presents
The 2008 Dismal Dash
Time Trial

First Time Trial of the Virginia Cycling Association BAR Series
"Held under USA Cycling event permit 2008-272"

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Juniors start at 9:01 AM
White Marsh Shopping Center
1226 White Marsh Road
Suffolk, VA 23434

Registration: Online registration only. Registration closes at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 14, 2008. There will be no mail in or race day registration, online registration only. Start times will be posted on the All About Bikes website after 11:00 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 and emailed to the racers.

Note: First rider starts at 9:01 AM with 1-minute intervals. Racers are responsible for their start times. Pls. be at the staging area 5 minutes prior to your start time. Start times will be written on the back of your number. Entry fees include $2 USCF and $1 VCA fee. Unlicensed racers (CAT 5 or Women CAT 4 only) must purchase a one-day license for $10 (cash only). Annual licenses are available for purchase online at USA Cycling. No refunds, race runs rain or shine. Cat 5 Men are permitted to ride in Masters Time Trials. The TT categories are for prize distribution only. Results will be provided to VCA who will award the BAR points. If you have questions regarding VCA BAR points visit their website at Virginia Cycling Association.

FOR 2007 VCA BAR winners: Sign up for event under 2007 BAR Winners, entry fee is waived but $2 USCF and $1 VCA fee payment is required ($3). Fill out online registration and email promoter with your DD TT race category.

Packet pick-up: Saturday, March 15, 2008 at All About Bikes, 3575 Bridge Road, Suffolk, VA btwn 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Packets can also be picked up at the race on Sunday btwn 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM. BRING YOUR USCF LICENSE OR YOU CAN'T GET YOUR RACE PACKET.

All racers must present a valid USCF license (or purchase a one-day if your category qualifies) at time of packet pick-up and sign the USA Cycling release form. Racers under 18 years of age must have parent/guardian signature on release form. One-day license (CAT 5 men and CAT 4 women only) will be available for purchase at time of packet pick-up (CASH ONLY $10). All USCF rules for Time Trials apply. Portable toilets will be available onsite. No warming up on course, recommend bringing your trainer.

Questions to Jeni: ccc_list@cox.net or call (757) 651-2630 before 8 PM. (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ THE RACE DETAILS)

Course map and directions to event plus more details can be found by visiting the All About Bikes Website,

Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors:
City of Suffolk, All About Bikes, Bull and Crowley MediaWorks, White Marsh Shopping Ctr, Kale Running

AAB Racing Helping Chesapeake Tourism

2007-11-29T15:37:00.000-05:00

On November 10th, several AAB Team members were hired as "models" to work with an advertising agency and photographer to help promote the City of Chesapeake Tourism. Under the direction of Buena Peacock Henry Advertising and Design and Veronica Dana Photography, six team members posed for the camera at the Great Dismal Swamp Trail in Chesapeake. The photos taken will be part of the www.visitchesapeake.com website.

All Photos Courtesy of Buena Peacock Henry Advertising and Veronica Dana Photography.

Team Meeting 12/6

2007-11-29T12:01:00.000-05:00

The next team meeting is scheduled for December 6th at the O'Brien's house. An email was sent out on time and directions.

Team Kits Order

2007-10-22T10:29:00.000-05:00

Get your team kit orders to Albe or Kim this week so we can place the order.
Let me know if you have any questions on the orders.
Prices can be found on the Champion Systems website. - Albe

Race Results and Jimmy is Going to McDonald's

2007-10-17T13:31:00.000-05:00

Results:
Mountain Biking:
Joe Younkin raced the Poor Farm Fall Classic in Ashland on Sunday. His time of 1:35 was good enough for an 8th place in the 30-39 Sport category.

Cyclocross:
Shawn Buddenhagen and Albe Rodenas headed to Charlottesville for the Urban Cross at IX 2. Shawn picked up a top 10 finish and Albe finished 16th in the C race.
Read the full race reports in their respective blogs.

Upcoming Races
Duathlon:
Jimmy Parrott is racing the McDonald's Duathlon World Championships in Richmond this weekend. Jimmy qualified for this race by his high-place finishes this year in Duathlons and will be wearing the USA jersey in the 30-34 category. Good luck Jimmy.

Cyclocross:
Superior Cross in Catharpin (VACX) and Granogue (UCI) on Saturday.
Pole Green Cross (VACX) and Wissahickon (UCI) on Sunday.

Mountain Biking:
Tidewater Mountain Bike Challenge (10/28)

"Poor" Joe, Plus CX Race Updates

2007-10-12T09:15:00.000-05:00

Joe Younkin traveled to Roanoke to race in the Poor Mountain Hill Climb. He finished 7th in the 18-35 class with a PR of 59:01.
Trek Pro rider Jeremiah Bishop was on hand to show what he gets paid to do. He completed the climb in a course record of 37:16.
Joe recommends coming out next year to race. No mountain bike? No problem. They added a new category this year - "Any Bike". So bring out the cyclocross bikes next year.

Joe is traveling up to Ashland this weekend to race the Poor Farm Fall Cup Race. Good Luck Joe.

Also on the road this weekend will be Shawn and Albe heading up to Charlottesville to race in the Urban Cross which is part of the opening weekend of the VA Cyclocross Race Series.

Race reports to follow next week.

A Few Updates

2007-09-12T13:16:00.000-05:00

The next team meeting is coming up on October 4th. If you are not on the team's email list, post your email on the comments or contact someone on the team for details.

The team is co-sponsoring a the York River Off Road Duathlon. We have committed to provide volunteers to support this race. Come out and support the team and the race on October 21 (volunteers needed on the 20th as well). Bring your mountain bike and get the chance to preride the great trails of York River State Park. Contact me for volunteer info.

And you thought your road race season was over. Dust off that bike, leave that cross bike at home and do some late season races. Tidewater Bike Racing Club just announced two races on the 23th and 30th of September. Get in those mass starts in for your CAT4 upgrade or come out to see what you left in the tank after this season.

If you're not receiving team emails from the team message board, let me know and I'll add you to the distro.

2007 Race Results

2007-08-26T19:40:00.000-05:00

2007 Race Results
Top 15 Finishes

Sonny Hutchins Crit CAT 4/5 10th Joe Younkin	Dismal Dash TT CAT 5 3rd Steven Locklear 12th Joe Younkin 13th Rob Riek 14th Mike Bruwelheide CAT4 14th Mike Lirette	Conquer the Canal TT CAT4 5th Mike Lirette 12th Mitch Hunt CAT 5 6th Steven Locklear 11th Joe Younkin
Towne Bank Crit CAT4 3rd Shawn Buddenhagen 13th Mike Lirette CAT5 3rd Steven Locklear 4th Joe Younkin M50 12th Joe Coccaro	Casey Crit CAT5 1st Steven Locklear 11th Joe Younkin 14th Mike Brown CAT3 13th Andy Barker M50 14th Joe Coccaro	Norfolk Cycling Classic CAT5 10th Joe Younkin 12th Chris Gross CAT4 2nd Steven Locklear CAT3 6th Josh Moore
City Center Crit CAT4 7th Shawn Buddenhagen CAT3 10th Andy Barker 13th Josh Moore M50 14th Joe Coccaro	Amphibious Assault Crit CAT5 8th Chris Kitchin 10th Joe Younkin 11th Albe Rodenas CAT4 4th Shawn Buddenhagen CAT3 14th Andy Barker	PLT #1 TT CAT5 8th Robert Riek CAT4 10th Mike Lirette 11th Mitch Hunt 15th Amos Swogger
State TT CAT4 8th Mike Lirette	Bryan Park Ciruit Race CAT 4/5 (15-30) 8th Mike Rozelle CAT4 7th Amos Swogger 12th Mike Lirette CAT 3/4 3rd Steven Locklear 8th Shawn Buddenhagen	Go Fast Turn Left #2 CAT4 12th Shawn Buddenhagen 13th Amos Swogger CAT 3/4 10th Steven Locklear 12th Mike Rozelle
Tour de Ports CAT5 10th Albe Rodenas CAT4 3rd Steven Locklear 11th Mike Rozelle Junior 15-18 3rd Kyle O'Brien	Tour de Peake CAT5 9th Rob Riek 15th Albe Rodenas CAT4 2nd Steven Locklear 9th Mike Rozelle 10th Amos Swogger Junior 15-18 1st Kyle O'Brien	PLT #2 TT CAT5 5th Robert Riek CAT4 3rd Mike Lirette 11th Mike Bruwelheide 14th Albe Rodenas 15th Jeff Greene
Chesapeake Crit CAT5 11th Robert Riek CAT4 7th Mike Lirette 8th Amos Swogger 11th Shawn Buddenhagen 13th Chuck Alt 14th Albe Rodenas Junior 15-16 7th Kyle O'Brien	PLT #3 TT CAT5 6th Robert Riek CAT4 1st Mike Lirette 6th Mitch Hunt 14th Chuck Alt 15th Albe Rodenas Junior 15-16 5th Kyle O'Brien

Upcoming: 2007 AAB Racing Recap

2007-08-24T14:21:00.000-05:00

Stay tuned for the 2007 All About Bikes Racing Team Season Recap.

Coming Soon!

Young Legs Hitting the (P) Town

2007-07-14T22:02:00.000-05:00

This guy stuck with the break to get a 11th in the fast CAT 4 race.

Skinny Steve picked up a 3rd.

Kyle started the great placings by the young guns by grabbing a 3rd in the Jrs race.

Check out Race Results on Mylaps.com.

Photo Courtesy of Velophotos.net.

CAT'n Up and Catching Up

2007-07-01T20:59:00.000-05:00

Looks like the 4 group will get a little bigger. With Mr. B and Manimal Cat'n up earlier this year, Chris K. has made the jump and Joe Y. should have his request back soon (if he sent it in). I believe Chris G. also upgraded to round out a solid 4 squad. I have 11 races in and will probably submit my upgrade soon so Mitch can have some company in the 40+ races.

I've been slacking on the race reports but check out Shawn's and Steve's blog for thier reports of the Bryan Park race. I have a report on the GFTL race on my blog. Check them out.

Have a good and safe 4th of July and get ready for some local races in P-town and the 'peake on the 14th and 15th.

Almost here!

2007-06-25T16:28:00.000-05:00

Everyone, it's been a long and rough road for these team kits, but they're almost here. Everytime I try to help out the team and do this clothing order, I get harrased about it by fellow workers. Fun! In the end, all the crap I get will be worth it and the team will look "HOT" at every cycling event. A good looking team must mean that they represent a good shop. That's my purpose! MY buddy Evan from champion systems said that our order will be shipping out in less than a month. This means that the other 50% of the total cost must be paid off so they can ship our stuff. Some of you have paid the full cost of your shorts and others have paid half. If you know what you've paid, come in to pay the rest and if you've forgot, i'll go through everything and give you a call to remind you. When the stuff comes in, we'll organize a race team meeting to distribute the kits everyone ordered. we'll also have to get a race team photo for both shops-something we haven't done in a while. See you guys around. And thanks for your patients.

Amphibious Assault and PLT #1

2007-06-13T10:58:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since some of us raced so there haven't been many updates. With the exception of Mitch and Chris heading down the Fayetteville on Memorial Day (Chris with a 5th in the CAT 5 RR) and Joe slogging it out at the TS Barry TCC Crit, most of us didn't pin any numbers on the jersey.

Amphibious Assault Crit

Photo Courtesy of JB

The CAT 5 race kicked off at later than the 0800 start due to some delay at the Gate of the base. They went from not checking IDs when I came thru the gate at 0645 to a full car search after that. The race didn't see any metal for once in a race. The AAB guys took a 8th (Chris K), 9th (Joe) and 11th (Albe). Got some team points and some individual BAR points but mostly got that mass race start to make them one step closer to a CAT up to a 4.

CAT 5 sprint finish. Photo courtesy of Shawn.

The CAT 4 guys fielded a team with Mitch, Shawn, Fishsticks, and Mike L. Shawn was up to his crafty racing again and picked up a 4th (and $15). Mike attacked with a few laps to go but the strong wind made it hard for anything to stick. There was some carnage from the pics that I saw (young Elliot from Fat Frogs) but the best part (not in this guys' viewpoint however) was when this happened on the final turn. (Read more about it on his blog)
The CAT 3 had Andy representing the AAB jersey. He picked up a 14th.

The next crit on the VA Cycling schedule is the Bryan Park Circuit race. Good luck to those that registered early before the 4 and 5 races were closed.

The Peter L. Teeuwen Time Trial #1
There were plenty of AAB racers in this packed TT race around our normal training route. Shawn, Amos, Mike L, Chuck, Fishsticks, Mike Brown, Chris K, Rob and Albe did the race against the clock. In Shawn and Amos' case it was race against each other where Amos picked off Shawn by a close 16 seconds. The official results aren't posted yet but Mike L (52:something) and Mitch (53:46) should be good enough for a top 10 in the 4s. Rob and Chris posted somewhere in the 55s. But with all the tri boys showing up only on TT race day in the CAT 5 race, those good times makes it harder to score a top 15. Albe and Brownie posted around the 1:00 mark.

Saturday is the State Time Trial Championship up in Stoney Creek.

Check the race schedule as they have added more races. Notably will be the Tour de Port and Tour de Peake on July 14/15. Back to P-town for some racing and around the Taj Mahal (aka Chesapeake Govt Building). It's so nice to have so many races in this area.

Manimal reporting for footwear

2007-05-15T09:19:00.000-05:00

Everyone, the Sidi shoes are here! come get em! Enough said. Signing off "really gay" as jess calls it.

Norfolk Classic Crit

2007-05-06T14:22:00.000-05:00

Blowin' in the Wind

It was windy day for the race but eveyone had to suffer the same conditions. It actually let up for the 4 race compared to earlier races. The wind didn't hamper the fans and alot of folks stuck around to watch the races today. Tripower did a great job on today's event.
Cat 5 Report - Everybody stayed upright finally for a race. The field quickly got spread out on the 2nd lap and if you weren't in the lead group it would have made a hard bridge to get there. Joe and Chris G were in the second group and managed to get a top 10 finish. Mikes (Henderson and Brown) as well as Chris K and Albe finished in the 20s. A familiar training ride face and unofficial AAB racer Jimmy Parrot picked up a 3rd. We need to get him a jersey

Cat 4 Report - Mr. B and Manimal made their upgrade debut along with the veteran 4s of Amos, Shawn, Mitch and Fishsticks. This was another fast start to the race that had the field spread by lap 4. The lead group was established with Steven consistently in the 1st thru 4th wheel and countering any moves. The race came down to a field sprint with the lead pack and Steven picked up a 2nd. Congrats Steven.

The "Look". Manimal-style. (Photo Courtesy of JB) Additional Norfolk Classic pics.
Check out more pics on JBs site (link on the right).

75 Degrees and Snowing

2007-04-30T10:33:00.000-05:00

Snowball Crit Report

AAB Racing had a good turnout for the local Snowball crit and pulled out a victory on the B race - congrats Mike.
It was a beautiful day to race. I had to cruise after my race so I don't have a race report but Shawn does. So check out Shawn's Blog for a full race report.

Fishsticks on the attack!

Get ready for some fast and technical racing next week at the Norfolk Classic.

Casey Crit

2007-04-24T09:56:00.000-05:00

Casey Crit went off on Sunday. Beautiful day for racing, 70's with a slight breeze and low humidity on the campus of Christopher Newport University of off Warwick Blvd and just down the street from Michael Vick's High School (Warwick HS).

Let's start with the CAT 5. Manimal vs. Leopard (you'd have to have been there). Both strong riders. It came down to the final turn where the Manimal got him on the inside and took a 5 bike length win. Congratulations to Skinny Steven for pulling out another victory and scoring points for the team. Mike Brown and Joe Younkin finished in the pack but haven't seen the official results to see if they got in the top 15. Of course what's a CAT 5 race without carnage. On the final lap, two guys (Team Nature's Path and Casey) went down hard. Hope they get better soon.

CAT 4 had a good showing of AAB teammates in the race. The pace was fast and a 3 man breakaway held their 20+ second gap. There was crash on the final few laps that spread the field out farther and Mitch blew a tire on the second to last lap.
Pictures of the CAT 4 Race

CAT 3 had Andy finishing in the pack. There was a 2 man breakaway that stuck.

I'll post official results when I see them.

Videos For Your Wet Sunday Trainer Workout

2007-04-13T21:35:00.000-05:00

Here's a couple of videos to watch during the Nor'easter that's coming our way Sunday.

Check out Shawn in last year's Commonwealth Games CAT 5 Crit (3rd place finish).

Ciclismo Cross Race last fall. About halfway thru the first video you'll see a AAB rider with his bike down and jumping over the race tape. It's a safe bet that was Fishsticks. The second video has a few more shots of Fishsticks (and his Robbie Mcewan head-bobbin' sprint at the end) and some of either Rob or Mike.

Part 1

Part 2

All videos courtesy of Richmond Ciclismo

Don't forget to watch Paris-Roubaix on Versus Sunday @ 5pm.

Sidi-Team Deal

2007-04-06T15:13:00.000-05:00

Mark Monet has the team's shoes ready to be shiped out, however, he needs a payment in order to ship them to the shop. Send me(Steven) or Rob an email or come up to the shop to make payment-same process as the shorts. Most of the team are getting the genius 5.5 carbon or the genius 5. Since we have a team deal with Sidi, I cant give out our prices on here, but i'm sure everyone has a good idea on what they are since we've viewed them before. This is steven, signing out. HOORAH!

Team shorts

2007-04-06T11:08:00.000-05:00

Everyone who is getting the team shorts, a down payment is needed so I can place the order. Champion systems requires 50% down, so everyone who is getting bib shorts, I need $30 from you. If you're getting 2 pairs of bibs, then that's $80. Do the math guys! I dont know what math you guys took in skool... ok, it's really $60. The extra $20 goes to Manimal Race Funds. A few people on the team will also be getting skinsuits(same design as jersey/shorts-just one piece). If you're getting a skinsuit, I will need $50 from you. If payment is by check, make payment to All About Bikes Racing. You must be a team member to get the team shorts-no if's and's or but's. this is what I have so far: All About bikes women's team: Jeff G.-1 medium(pink shorts-upon request), Jess-1 medium. Albe-1 medium, Joe Y.-1 large, Andy B.-2 medium, Chris G.-1 medium, Mike H.-1 medium?, Brownie-1 medium, Rob R.-1 medium, Mike D.(not Mike D. from Beastie Boys)-1 large, Amos-2 medium, Mitch-2 large, Mike L.-1 medium? Mitch, Mike L., and myself are getting skinsuits; anyone else, just let me know. If i've left anyone out, shoot me an email. steven@allaboutbikes.org or slocklear8859@email.vccs.edu also, you can call me at the shop. Peace Suckah's, -Manimal

No April Fools!

2007-04-01T18:29:00.000-05:00

Mitch and Steven raced 7 times this weekend.
Mitch (4 races) did the Conquer the Canal TT and Cat 4 Greenville Crit on Saturday and the Cat4 and 40+ at the Townebank Crit in Langley the following day. Steven did the TT in the morning and Cat 5 race in Greenville that afternoon (both 5th place finishes). He did the Cat 5 race at Langley on Sunday (2nd in point, 3rd overall). That's a lot of racing.

Saturday - The Conquer the Canal Time Trial
It was a great day with light winds and temps in the 50/60s. We picked up some points (5th - Steven and 11th - Joe) in the Cat 5 as well as in the Cat 4 (Lirette a 4th and Mitch somewhere in the top 15). Newcomer Chris Kitchen (newcomer because he's sans a jersey) just missed out on the points with a 16th in the Cat 5. I haven't seen the rest of the results to see if Joe C. picked up any in the 50+.

Sunday - Townebank Crit at Langley Speedway
Another perfect day of racing with light winds and temps in the 60/70s. I didn't get there for the Cat 4 race but Shawn picked up a 3rd and I heard Lirette got a top 15 with help from Amos, Mitch, Joe and Fishsticks.
The Cat 5 race was once again a crash fest. Luckily no AAB riders were involved but the eventual winner took advantage of a bad wreck and attacked the field. Steven picks up a 3rd and Joe, who helped Steven keep the gap with an impressive bridge, got a 4th. Since the 2nd place finisher was a collegiate, they get the 2nd and 3rd points. I haven't seen the official results and don't know if anybody else finished in the top 15. I'll post the results link when they are published.
Good job to all that raced this weekend.
Race reminder, the next BAR race is on the 15th up in Richmond (Go Fast Turn Left) followed by the Casey Crit on the 22nd.

Busy Weekend Ahead

2007-03-25T11:19:00.000-05:00

March 31 is the Conquer the Canal TT. Once again, this is in our own backyard so we should have a good showing. We're pretty lucky to have this many races locally and not having to say, "We drive xx hours to race for :30 minutes." This should be a fast TT as most of the course is protected from the wind.

April 1 is the Townbank Crit in Hampton. For those that have done the Langley Crit before you know it's a fast and fun race on an oval shaped track that is slightly banked (Langley Speedway). Just watch out for the rumble strips if you go too far inside and the beer cans in the parking lot from the previous night's stockcar race.

For even more racing, there's the Greenville, NC races on the same weekend. Steven and Mitch are heading down Saturday after the Conquer the Canal TT to race in the afternoon. Steven is probably more excited about hanging out at ECU.

One last note, check the updated Training Ride schedule with the new Thursday ride as well as the Pungo Death Ride for Tuesday.

Upcoming VB Town Hall Meeting

2007-03-20T10:28:00.000-05:00

The following is an email from Kim in reference to the upcoming Va Beach Town Hall Meeting. I know most of us live and train in Chesapeake but please try to attend so we can voice our opinion and show support for the many cyclists in this area.

Dear Bicyclists and Friends:

Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 6:00 pm there will be a Virginia Beach Town Hall Meeting at Tallwood High School hosted by the V.B. City Council. Representatives from the Tidewater Bicycle Association will be speaking on bicyclists behalf voicing our desires for safer roads. WE NEED CYCLISTS TO ATTEND AND SHOW SUPPORT IN LARGE NUMBERS. Even if you do not live in Va Beach, you probably bicycle there, and, if one city in the Tidewater region does something then the others usualy follow suit.

WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION OURSELVES AND STOP SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO "TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS". (Or, as John Mayer says in his song "We're sitting around waiting for the world to change" instead of being apart of making those changes happen.)

I know Thursday night is usually a group ride night, but let's plan to ride the day before or after, and take this Thursday night, April 19, 2007, to make our voices heard by city council.

I hope to see you there wearing a cycling jersey or t-shirt so they will recognize us as bicyclists.

Thank you!

Kim Aldridge

"Dismal" Dash Time Trial

2007-03-19T20:09:00.000-05:00

I think the Dismal Dash was not named for the race being held next to the Great Dismal Swamp but the "dismal" feeling we all felt struggling after the turnaround and having to ride into the head wind.

Before we get into the results, thanks to Chesapeake Cycling Club, especially Jeni V. for getting this race coordinated and making it successful. Thanks to Don and the crew from the AAB shop. Thanks to all the racers who helped out Saturday, got there early to help setup and to work the course after their ride. The O'Briens for their tent/shelter/bagels/goodies. And to Kale Running for their chip timing (paid for by the race sponsors - Tesoro and Bulluka). Last but not least to the Suffolk PD for their time and effort in making this a safe route for all the racers.

Results can be found at the following links:
Chesapeake Cycling Club
Kale Running

In the CAT 5, Steven picked up some BAR points with his 3rd place finish (1:05:33) with Joe, Rob and Mr. B in the top 15 also picking up points.

CAT 4 had Mike Lirette in at 14 and Mitch finished 24. Amos and Shawn right behind him at 29 and 30, respectively.

Good job to all that suffered thru the 40km, especially kilometers 21 thru 40.

Snowball Crit #2 Photos

2007-03-14T21:17:00.000-05:00

Check out JB's blog for photos of this past weekend's race. Sorry C (Cat5) racers, JB was racing with us and there are no victory shots of Steven or the rest of us.

Snowball Crit Pics by JB

Snowball Crit #2 - Steven With The Win the the C Race

2007-03-14T09:49:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to Steven pulling out the win in the C race in the Snowball Crit on Sunday. He had alot of support upfront with Joe, Mr B, Rob (before he went down), Mike H. Chris and Mike B. I did my job of keeping the back of the pack inline.

In the B race we had strong top 10 finishers with Amos, Andy and Mike L in the mix along with Shawn, Jeff and Mitch in the pack.

I'll post the official results as soon as I see them. Also, if anybody has any pics, please email them to me so I can post them on the racing pic page.

Dominion Blvd Improvements - Proposed Bicycle Facility

2007-03-08T08:19:00.000-05:00

DOMINION BLVD IMPROVEMENTS - PROPOSED BICYCLE FACILITY

Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 4-700pm
Great Bridge Primary
408 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA

The purpose of this Citizen's Information Meeting is to receive public input on the addition of a bicycle facility to the proposed Dominion Blvd Improvements project. The path will be located on the west side of Dominion Blvd and extend from relocated Bainbridge Blvd to Cedar Road. Cost of the facility, which will also serve as a multi-use trail, is currently estimated at 14.7 million. The meeting provides an opportunity for any individual, association, citizen's group or government agency to offer comments fro the project record. Exhibits showing location, impacts and typical sections will be provided for your review. City representatives will be available at the meeting to answer questions. Maps and drawings will also be available for viewing two weeks before the meeting at the Office of the City Engineer, located on the third floor of Chesapeake City Hall.[...]

For information contact Mr. Paul Dunn, P.E., Project Manager at 382-6129, or email at pdunn@cityofchesapeake.net

If Your Name is Mike and a CAT 5

2007-03-04T19:52:00.000-05:00

Get registered for this weekend's Snowball Crit #2. There's only 5 AAB registered in the CAT 5 race (down from 10 from the first race). So c'mon and register if your name is Mike (Mr. B, Baker, D'Amico, Henderson).

Remember, if you registered for the 1st Snowball crit, your registration will be automatically moved to the new date (4/29). Contact the race director if you need a refund for the 1st race. I emailed him last week to move my race entry fee to the 2nd race but I didn't hear from him and did not see my name on the rider's list so I just registered for the race.

Here's the Bikereg.com link for Snowball #2. The long range forecast is calling for sunny and 60 - perfect raceday conditions.

Hey Mike L and Joe - you guys got a race report from Richmond?

Dismal Dash Pre-Ride

2007-02-27T00:12:00.000-05:00

There will be a pre-ride of the Dismal Dash Time Trial course this Sunday (3/4). We are looking to roll at 2pm from the White Marsh Shopping Center in Surprising Suffolk. (1226 White Marsh Road)
Click Here for a Google Map

Contact Shawn B for more info on this ride.

Don't forget to register on Bikereg.com.

Since we are co-sponsoring, we need a to have a good showing for both on the course and help with the race - yes, you can do both. So get out those dedicated time trial bikes or screw on those aerobars (or better yet just ride it Eddy-style).

At Least Somebody Raced This Weekend

2007-02-26T12:00:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to AAB teammate and UMW rider Jessica on her top 5 finish in the Women's B Road Race this past weekend at W&M.

Congrats Jess!

Race Results

Snowball Crit #1 Cancelled

2007-02-25T10:22:00.000-05:00

FROM: SNOWBALL CRITERIUM #1
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Todays race is being postponed due to poor weather. April 29th is the next available date for the course. All registrations will be transfered to the new date, if you require a refund or want to transfer to the March 11 race please contact: bill@virginiabeachvelo.com

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This message was sent as a service to promoters
of BikeReg.com. Please notify tech@BikeReg.com
with any abuse of the service. Thank You.
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Dismal Dash Time Trial - Volunteers Needed

2007-02-22T07:46:00.000-05:00

All About Bikes Racing will be co-sponsor the for Dismal Dash Time Trial on March 18 - VA's First BAR Race of the Season. We need volunteers to help with set-up, tear-down, course sweepers, etc. Contact Kim at obrienkim@gmail.com if you can help.

Don't forget to register for the race at Bikereg.com.

Race Team Meeting Thursday Feb 22

2007-02-21T11:18:00.000-05:00

There will be a race team meeting at the shop on Thursday, February 22nd @ 700. This will be to talk about the upcoming season (Snowball is this weekend) and other team related topics. Hopefully, they'll be jerseys to hand out if they arrive today or tomorrow. Rumor has it that there may be some swag too.

Don will be providing some snacks and feel free to bring your favorite beverage.

Speaking of the Snowball Crit, AAB Racing will be well represented in the CAT 5 race with 10 racers in the field of 50 and 6 in the CAT 3/4 race.

Jerseys Update and Shoe Orders

2007-02-09T22:25:00.000-05:00

Jerseys will be shipped on Feb 13th.

The Sidi shoe deal is ending soon. Get by the shop or call them Saturday to get your order in if you want one. The order is going out Monday the 12th. This is a good deal on one of the most comfortable cycling shoes on the market.

Criterium Tips

2007-02-09T22:05:00.000-05:00

With the first race coming up in 2 weeks, here are some refresher tips (or for some of us new tips) on Criterium Races courtesy of CriteriumTips.com
Top Ten Criterium Tips

Set Your TIVO or DVR - Cycling on Versus (OLN)

2007-02-06T22:45:00.000-05:00

Cycling on Versus
Here's the schedule for VERSUS (formerly OLN) for the Spring Classics, the Tour de GA, the TdF and starting off with the Tour of CA.
CYCLYSM(tm)Sundays TV Schedule on Versus

Amgen Tour of California
The inaugural Amgen Tour of California got underway last year and made history as America's greatest new stage race drawing a record 1.3 million spectators . The 2007 edition will once again be staged over 650 miles of California's best terrain February 18-25, 2007. The UCI sanctioned race draws top professional teams from around the world including riders such as Americans Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie. This years edition should prove to be just a successful as last years and will be the most significant cycling road race held in the United States.
Tour of CA TV Schedule

Then there always cycling.tv for your quick cycling video fix.

Dismal Dash Time Trial and More

2007-02-05T22:43:00.000-05:00

Dismal Dash Time Trial March 18th
The Dismal Dash Time Trial registration is up on www.bikereg.com. It's sponsored by Chesapeake Cycling Club and the City of Suffolk.
It's the First Race of the Virginia Cycling Association BAR Series. If you don't plan on racing (and even if you are racing), CCC could always use the help of volunteers. I'll get more info on how you can voluteer and who to contact and post an update.

More Race News...
Looks like the Snowball Crit #1 CAT 3/4 race is full @ 50 entries. We have a strong showing of 12 registered in the 3/4 and the 5 races. There's still plenty of spaces left in the CAT 5 race so get registered.

Jerseys? Did Somebody Say Jerseys?
Somebody asked about Jerseys - Steven, Mr. B or Rob - give us an update from the shop on when we can expect the AAB jerseys.

AAB Racing Message Board

2007-01-31T13:31:00.000-05:00

Some folks have asked about getting a message board.
Here's a freebie message board that I found. We'll see how this works.

You can write about such topics as: How did "Fishsticks" get his nickname, the latest gear/components or how I had to cut my Tuesday night ride short because I stuck my foot thru the back spokes doing those stupid one-legged drills.

Discuss All About Bikes Racing

Don't Forget to Renew or Buy Your License

2007-01-24T20:21:00.000-05:00

Click on the USA Cycling link to register for your 2007 racing license. Make sure you register under the AAB Racing team (number 11533) when filling out your form.

There are several of us that registered under Chesapeake Cycling Club. I will send the membership coordinator the names and license numbers on Monday (1/29) to switch from CCC to AAB Racing for the following: Mitch, Jessica, Charles (Andy), Mike L, Steven and Albe.

As long as these changes are done within 30 days of when you purchased the license, then it's free. Otherwise it's $15.

If you need to change teams from CCC to AAB, send me an email.

Snowball Crit #1: Register on Bikereg.com

2007-01-24T19:59:00.000-05:00

The registration is up for the first Snowball Crit on February 25th. Go to Bikereg.com to register.

Upcoming new races this year will be the "Conquer the Canal TT" on March 31st. This will be run on the Great Dismal Swamp Canal trail which is flat, fast and mostly protected from the wind. Hopefully, they'll sweep the gumballs off the course first. Check out the 2007 Race Schedule link for more races and info.

Regular Training Ride Schedule

2007-01-24T00:43:00.000-05:00

Sundays
Jeff Green's House. Base Miles Ride. 20mph steady pace.

Tuesdays
Interval/Paceline Training
7:00pm. Meet in the executive park behind Home Depot off of Battlefield Blvd. Bring your lights. (Ending in April)

TBA's Pungo Death Ride
A/A+ Pace 6:00 pm 25 – 40 miles Chesapeake

Join us for a fast ride through quite country roads in
Chesapeake. You need to have good bike-handling skills and be
familiar with pace-line riding. Cue sheets and maps provided.

From: Great Bridge Cyclery, 1429 Fentress Road, Chesapeake, VA
This is a TBA sponsored ride.

Thursdays
Mountain Bike/CX Ride
7:30pm leaves from the shop. 20ish miles pace varies depending on group. Bring your lights.

AAB Ride
AAB Race team ride 6:00pm Ruritan Club - Shileleigh Rd.
This is intended as a fast training ride. Route and pace will be determined prior to the ride.

TBA Ride @ TCC
A Pace 6:00 pm 25 – 40 miles Chesapeake

Join us for a fast ride through quite country roads in
Chesapeake. You need to have good bike-handling skills and be
familiar with pace-line riding. Cue sheets and maps provided.

From: TCC, 1428 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA
This is a TBA sponsored ride.

Saturdays
Multiple Rides and paces from shop 7:30am.

Other training rides will be announced as they are planned or posted on the bulletin board. Some rides include Suffolk rides from the new shop, Wintergreen mountain, the Williamsburg Road Course and the Jefferson Cup course.

All About Bikes Racing Team Blog

2007-01-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

All About Bikes-"from toddlers to the tour," is now in the process of creating a race team to support a selected group of cyclist within the community. This blog is here for our team members to communicate about group rides, upcoming events, and to deliver information on the latest cycling news. Everyone is more than welcome to take a glimpse into the racing scene of All About Bikes and its progress.

To acquire more information about the shop, its customer service, sales, and products, please visit the official All About Bikes website at www.allaboutbikes.org. Because of dedicated employees and customers, a racing team is finally on its way from talk and into action-one pedal stroke at a time. See you at the finish line. Thank you.