Dean’s 2015 Masters Track Nationals Report

2015 Masters Track Nationals Report Track Nationals were held at the fantastic Giordana Velodrome facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It’s a new 250-meter concrete track, which has steeper banking then the 400-meter Marymoor track I raced on in Seattle at last year’s nationals. I stayed with our regional track guru Kurt “Chopper” Begemann who’d…

The 4th Annual Vermont Challenge Gran Fondo and “Ride Up” Bike Festival

The 4th Annual Vermont Challenge Gran Fondo and “Ride Up” Bike Festival

Fit Werx is a sponsor of the 4th annual Vermont Challenge.  Here is the latest from this fun and challenging ride and festival event: “The Vermont Challenge offers both challenging routes for elite recreational cyclists plus tamer routes for all riders. The routes traverse Southern & Central Vermont 4 days including the signature Saturday 1-day…

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Dean’s 2015 Purgatory 35+ Report – 2nd!

Dean’s 2015 Purgatory 35+ Race Report – 2nd Place Purgatory is the State Championship race and usually marks the end of the Spring road race season, yet this year it would be my first real race. An exciting early race season schedule saw Marblehead and Miles Standish get cancelled, a broken wheel at Battenkill, too…

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Dean’s Gran Fondo New York Report – 13th, 1st American 40+

Gran Fondo New York is the biggest race that really isn’t a race, but sure felt like one. This year’s 100-mile GFNY was going to be the championship event for a dozen GFNY events run worldwide this past year so the competition would be stronger than ever. Get yourself to the George Washington Bridge kitted…