Today we went bike racing in Silver City up to the Mogollon. This was the first day that I have raced with the team, it was awesome. We rode really well as a team and everything went good.
To elaborate on this we had Spotti and Workman make numerous perfect feeds from the car all day long. They kept us fueled and ready to get the job done. Nick, Phill, and Shaggy kept us out of the wind and up in the front of the field. The stage is set up to where it is mostly flat until the last five miles of the race where you take a right hand turn and go up to the finish. This is where the race really started. When we hit the wind going up the hill Nick kept me in the front group and kept my legs fresh for the final climb. From the help of others I was able to have ony of my best days climbing and finshed 18th out of the field. Rolf was not far behind in 28th.
It was a great day of racing and am looking forward for more to come.
Ben
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Lance at the Gila...
So as with all of us, this is the first time I have ridden with lance, and as expected it was quite the experience. The start line was buzzing with Lance mania and it was clear that the field had great respect for the man and his achievements, and rightfully so. You would see the peloton giving him the extra space that a man of his stature commands. Needless to say I had my own little moment with Lance, though not so sedate. Coming into the finish with 8 miles to go I found myself at the front of the race. I was riding just outside of the echelon and next thing I know I caught an elbow in the ribs. I was a little shocked and wasn't sure what had just happened. In the next moments Lance rolls up next to me and not so kindly informs me that, I shouldn't be in the line. I suppose if your going to hear that I guess it is better to hear from a seven time Tour winner than anyone else. I guess I'll see what tomorrow brings in the Lance Armstrong show...
Brad
Brad
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ciclismo wins again!- Brown County Road Race, Nashville, IN 4-26-2009
Brown County Road Race, Nashville, IN
Ciclismo wins again
5 miles loop x 12 with 2 bigger climbs.
First lap started out fast and we dropped ½ the field as we crested the second climb. By the 3rd lap we were down to 4 riders and then the next lap we had only 3. we lapped everyone by the last lap and it came down to a sprint finish. I was able to out sprint the other two for the 3rd win of the season! I would like to thank Elizabeth for providing feeds during the race. If it wasn’t for her I would not have had a chance. After to race we went shopping for a few before we made it home around 8pm. I put the bike in the box and slept until bring dropped off at the airport at 7:30am for my trip to Gila. I flew from SDF to Midway then to St. Louis and finally to ABQ where the guys picked me up and we drove another 4 hrs to Silver City. It is awesome to be with the team again!
Ciclismo wins again
5 miles loop x 12 with 2 bigger climbs.
First lap started out fast and we dropped ½ the field as we crested the second climb. By the 3rd lap we were down to 4 riders and then the next lap we had only 3. we lapped everyone by the last lap and it came down to a sprint finish. I was able to out sprint the other two for the 3rd win of the season! I would like to thank Elizabeth for providing feeds during the race. If it wasn’t for her I would not have had a chance. After to race we went shopping for a few before we made it home around 8pm. I put the bike in the box and slept until bring dropped off at the airport at 7:30am for my trip to Gila. I flew from SDF to Midway then to St. Louis and finally to ABQ where the guys picked me up and we drove another 4 hrs to Silver City. It is awesome to be with the team again!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Ciclismo comes out on top in Cincinnati OH
4-19-09
Road race 64 miles (8min laps)
Night before the race was Thunder of Louisville. Big deal for the region with over 800,000 people showed up to watch the biggest fireworks display in the country and air show. Once the fireworks were over Elizabeth and I managed to make it to our car which was the first goal. The next was to get home. Within 10 mins of not moving in the car the gas light came on. We watch the gas mileage go from 50 down to 19 when we finally make it 2 miles which took 1 and ½ hours.
The race started with a break which lasted about a lap. There was another move as we went up a slight climb. I made an effort to join the 3 other riders. We rolled away from the rest of the field and never saw them again. It was the slight climb on the last lap where I made a slight effort to see how the other 3 were feeling. One guy fell off and the rest of us kept going making sure he did not catch back on. Four miles to the finish I made another move dropping another guy but he was able to crawl his way back on. Once he did he attacked and I went with him and we dropped the other guy. It was only me and another rider who kept trying to attack but did not have any luck dropping me. I attacked 400 meters to the finish and dropped him and Ciclismo won!
Rolf Eisinger
Road race 64 miles (8min laps)
Night before the race was Thunder of Louisville. Big deal for the region with over 800,000 people showed up to watch the biggest fireworks display in the country and air show. Once the fireworks were over Elizabeth and I managed to make it to our car which was the first goal. The next was to get home. Within 10 mins of not moving in the car the gas light came on. We watch the gas mileage go from 50 down to 19 when we finally make it 2 miles which took 1 and ½ hours.
The race started with a break which lasted about a lap. There was another move as we went up a slight climb. I made an effort to join the 3 other riders. We rolled away from the rest of the field and never saw them again. It was the slight climb on the last lap where I made a slight effort to see how the other 3 were feeling. One guy fell off and the rest of us kept going making sure he did not catch back on. Four miles to the finish I made another move dropping another guy but he was able to crawl his way back on. Once he did he attacked and I went with him and we dropped the other guy. It was only me and another rider who kept trying to attack but did not have any luck dropping me. I attacked 400 meters to the finish and dropped him and Ciclismo won!
Rolf Eisinger
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
So I race a TTT and a crit this weekend. Since none of my teammates live here I had to ride the TTT with a couple of former teammates from Team KAOS. It was a pretty good race about 8.5 miles technical course. I think we won by over a minute but it was nothing really special. All we won was our entry fee to the crit later that day. The Good: I won the crit lapped the field I'm not too sure that anyone else even pulled during the entire race. I went off the front on the lap and tried to make it fast. Someone told me that there were guys off the back after the first couple of laps, which brings me to the Bad: the field. It was by no means a star-studded field but some local racers showed up and road hard. Being the first race of the year many people around here are just getting into it, Im sure races are just going to get faster. Next is the Ugly: A crash that happened at the end of the race as I was finishing with the lapped group, a tight corner 75 meters from the finish claimed a victim. Some guys were sprinting for 5th or 6th for no money, no prizes, nothing really. I have never seen a bike fly so high up in the air. They took him away in an ambulance I think that he is going to be ok though. It just goes to show how competitive cyclists are at any level or any commitment. These guys with nothing to gain or win threw caution to the wind and were sprinting like mad for a nothing more that pride. All in all it was a great day of racing and hopefully there are many more to come.
Jarred
Jarred
Monday, April 13, 2009
Race Reports from KY
KY race report
Sunday, April 5, 2009
It was a beautiful day for a bike race here in Kentucky. We drove 45 minutes outside of Louisville to the nondescript Waddy, Kentucky for today’s 50 mile circuit race. Though storms were promised for early in the afternoon, they held off and we had 75 degree weather with sunshine and a strong south/southwest wind.
The race started out quick; in the first thirty seconds attacks were firing like the fireworks at Kentucky’s Thunder Over Louisville (look that one up!). I did my best to cover and found myself in a break with five guys. About halfway into the first lap, I attacked and stayed off the front with one other guy, who just sat on my wheel. I made it all the way to the end of the third lap with the same guy still on my wheel, though he was starting to get fatigued when I continued to attack him on the climbs. We were caught by two others towards the end of the third lap and I attacked starting the fourth lap. This time I was by myself, so at least my work was a little more productive.
Three-fourths of the way through the fourth lap, I was caught just before the big climb. I rested for a few and a few people caught up to me. As I crested the hill, I attacked again and soloed the rest of the fourth lap and half of the last lap when a few guys caught me. I rested for a couple minutes before I countered a move. Another guy just sat on my wheel and I asked him if he wanted me to counter my own attack or are you willing to rotate with me. After a couple pedal strokes of silences I countered my attack. When I looked back I saw his legs locked up and he was done. I rode the rest of the way in and finished well over a minute ahead of the chase group of three.
Eisinger's 2nd Race
Ciclismo
70 mile flat windy road race with a stronger field:
I arrived at the race about 40 minutes before it started. The drive took around 3 hours. It was sunny but the wind was intense. The race started with a break out of the gate. I hung in trying to hind from the wind. The break was pulled back after about 12 miles and then people started to attack. I caught on a couple but then saved my energy since all of these efforts were being brought back. It wasn’t until the small incline in the course that a break started to roll off the front. I caught a wheel and worked to bridge to the break. We had 8 guys. Two teams had two guys each and we all worked well together just rotating until the last 4 miles. I know the finish was on a downhill and with a cross / tail wind. Most of the guys in the break were sprinters and I knew it would be tough to beat any of them in a sprint finish especially with there teammates. So I attacked mid way up the hill and got away with one other guy. He was kind of soft pedaling looking back and we were caught by 2 other guys (one was just sitting on) about 2 k out. We dropped the rest of the guys. Once we were caught there was a little hesitation and I attacked again. The guy who was doing all the work to catch us blew up and the guy who I was working with tried to reel me back in with the other guy on this wheel. He managed to catch me about 200 meters out and blew up but the guy who got the free ride went around both of us. I managed to place 2nd and felt good about the effort. The other guys in the break were impressed with the move and congratulated me instead of the guy who own.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
It was a beautiful day for a bike race here in Kentucky. We drove 45 minutes outside of Louisville to the nondescript Waddy, Kentucky for today’s 50 mile circuit race. Though storms were promised for early in the afternoon, they held off and we had 75 degree weather with sunshine and a strong south/southwest wind.
The race started out quick; in the first thirty seconds attacks were firing like the fireworks at Kentucky’s Thunder Over Louisville (look that one up!). I did my best to cover and found myself in a break with five guys. About halfway into the first lap, I attacked and stayed off the front with one other guy, who just sat on my wheel. I made it all the way to the end of the third lap with the same guy still on my wheel, though he was starting to get fatigued when I continued to attack him on the climbs. We were caught by two others towards the end of the third lap and I attacked starting the fourth lap. This time I was by myself, so at least my work was a little more productive.
Three-fourths of the way through the fourth lap, I was caught just before the big climb. I rested for a few and a few people caught up to me. As I crested the hill, I attacked again and soloed the rest of the fourth lap and half of the last lap when a few guys caught me. I rested for a couple minutes before I countered a move. Another guy just sat on my wheel and I asked him if he wanted me to counter my own attack or are you willing to rotate with me. After a couple pedal strokes of silences I countered my attack. When I looked back I saw his legs locked up and he was done. I rode the rest of the way in and finished well over a minute ahead of the chase group of three.
Eisinger's 2nd Race
Ciclismo
70 mile flat windy road race with a stronger field:
I arrived at the race about 40 minutes before it started. The drive took around 3 hours. It was sunny but the wind was intense. The race started with a break out of the gate. I hung in trying to hind from the wind. The break was pulled back after about 12 miles and then people started to attack. I caught on a couple but then saved my energy since all of these efforts were being brought back. It wasn’t until the small incline in the course that a break started to roll off the front. I caught a wheel and worked to bridge to the break. We had 8 guys. Two teams had two guys each and we all worked well together just rotating until the last 4 miles. I know the finish was on a downhill and with a cross / tail wind. Most of the guys in the break were sprinters and I knew it would be tough to beat any of them in a sprint finish especially with there teammates. So I attacked mid way up the hill and got away with one other guy. He was kind of soft pedaling looking back and we were caught by 2 other guys (one was just sitting on) about 2 k out. We dropped the rest of the guys. Once we were caught there was a little hesitation and I attacked again. The guy who was doing all the work to catch us blew up and the guy who I was working with tried to reel me back in with the other guy on this wheel. He managed to catch me about 200 meters out and blew up but the guy who got the free ride went around both of us. I managed to place 2nd and felt good about the effort. The other guys in the break were impressed with the move and congratulated me instead of the guy who own.
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