Tag Archives: cross country

USA Cycling announces the 2014 Professional Cross-Country Tour calendar

Posted on December 28, 2013 by aa

Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 26, 2013) — USA Cycling on Thursday announced the seven races that will comprise the 2014 USA Cycling Professional Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) calendar. At the end of the seven races, the top five men and … Continue reading →

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Hammer Nutrition Sponsorship

Posted on December 17, 2013 by aa

Well, the 2014 race season is shaping up to be a good one. A few day ago I received sponsorship notification from Duro Tires, and today I found this in my email from Hammer Nutrition: “We are pleased to inform … Continue reading →

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Duro Tires Back for 2014

Posted on December 16, 2013 by aa

Duro Tires has returned for another year, continuing their sponsorship through 2014. 2013 was my first season with Duro, and I absolutely love the product. I have been racing mountain bike on the Duro Miner 29er tire. It’s an awesome … Continue reading →

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2013 Season Recap

Posted on December 4, 2013 by aa

The 2013 race season has come to a close for me, and overall, it was a very satisfying season. I had some great results, some good results and some so-so results. The highlights of my season was finishing 2nd overall, … Continue reading →

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2014 Singlespeed-A-Palooza

Posted on November 17, 2013 by aa

The guys at Darkhorse Cycles have release the information for this year’s Singlespeed-A-Palooza. Singlespeed-A-Palooza, New York’s only singlespeed only race, will be held on Sunday April 13, 2014 at Stewart State Forest. The race is a bit earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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2014 KENDA National Ultra Endurance Schedule Announced

Posted on November 9, 2013 by aa

The Eighth Annual KENDA National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series http://www.nuemtb.com announced the 2014 schedule, including stops at two new venues in California and Colorado. This follows the addition of the True Grit 100 in Utah and the Tatanka 100 in … Continue reading →

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Darkness @ 909 Night Mountain Bike Race

Posted on October 27, 2013 by aa

Darkness at 909 is a nighttime mountain bike race hosted in Pleasant Valley, NY. Costumes are strongly encouraged, and there is an award given out to the best one out on the trail. The race is done time trial-style, where … Continue reading →

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How To Be A Mountain Biker

Posted on October 24, 2013 by aa

This is a pretty funny video…and much of it is actually true with a lot of my mountain bike friends.

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2014 Race Planning

Posted on October 17, 2013 by aa

While cyclocross season moves along, I’m starting to look ahead to the 2014 mountain bike season. I’m leaning towards more ultra-endurance mountain biking. Sure, I’ll continue to race some of my standard cross country races, but there are two distance … Continue reading →

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Video: A Glimpse At Some Of The Trails I Train On

Posted on October 6, 2013 by aa

I’m fortunate enough to have trails pretty much at my door. In less than 1/2 mile from my house I can be on trails that will give me a 35-40 mile round trip mountain bike ride. Over the summer I … Continue reading →

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