Hotter’n Hell 100
Racing
Nico Toutenhoofd Wins Prestigious Mt. Washington Hill Climb
RacingPhotos by: Dennis Coughlin for Velonews
Read the Velonews story for details and results. And don’t miss this photo gallery.
What’s Nico’s secret? Read about his “Vampire Rides” here and here.
Also, read Nico’s specific comments (gray box) on how he races a hill climb and avoids going too hard too early or “blowing up” getting him to the finish first.
Colorado Road Race Championships
Racing
Team Hotel San Jose’s Colorado team put on an impressive show of road race domination by taking the top 3 spots in the Colorado Road Race Championships. The 136 kilometer race took place on a difficult circuit within the mountainous Air Force Academy grounds at 7000 feet above see level.
Right: Ben Blaugrund and LeRoy Popowski cross the line together for the win. Kevin Nicol of THSJ finished 3rd a little over a minute later.
Texas State Time Trial Championships
Racing
Stefan Rothe set a new Texas State Time Trial record with 50:50 in the 40k (that’s an average of 47kmh or 29mph). Heath Blackgrove was 3rd place and Logan Hutchings 4th. Also, Cody Foster of THSJ won the u23 Texas State Time Trial Championships. These riders will also make up the Team Time Trial (TTT) team for Sunday’s race. Update: Team Hotel San Jose/Juwi Solar wins the TTT.
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National Tandem TT Champs
Racing
Nico Toutenhoofd and Ben Blaugrund of Colorado score a new first for Team Hotel San Jose — a national tandem championship title!
Rockwall Criterium – THSJ 1st and 3rd
Racing
The picture says it all. Josh Carter takes the win and Carlos Vargas rolls in 3rd.
Tour of Elk Grove
RacingPhotos by: Lyne Lamoureux
Yet an other jersey for THSJ’s Jen Percell.
Heath in the day’s most dangerous break.
Superweek (AKA: International Cycling Classic) Report
Racing
Jennifer Purcell won the Women’s Pro Race Today and Will Ross won the master 35 plus!
Two wins at Superweek in one day! Congrats and we are very proud.
They are both incredible representatives on and off the bike. Jen is the current USA Collegiate Crit Champion, from MSU.
Will is current Texas Masters Crit Champion, former State Cross Champion, and State Mtn Bike Champion and was a founder of Hotel San Jose 10 years ago. He has raced consistent, year after year and now he’s stronger than ever.
Its been a busy week in Wisconsin.
Oh, and on the THSJ Elite Team side of things, Heath Blackgrove has had a string of top 10 finishes and the team is looking strong in this very competitive series. Stay tuned for something big because the boys are poised for a victory.
http://www.internationalcycling.com/race-results?year=2010&race=1278
