A New England spring classic , the Quabbin Road Race. A beautiful 64 mile loop around the Quabbin Reservoir with a nice gradual uphill finish at the end. With the rolling hills there is a selection, but most of the time a pretty good size group at the end sprinting for the line , whichContinue reading “2019 Quabbin Road Race”
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High Point Hill Climb
On April 27, 2019 TT race number 4 of the NJ TT series brought riders to High Point for the traditional Hill Climb organized by Skylands Cycling. Temperatures at the start of 42 degrees and ever so changing wind speeds and directions made as always for tough conditions on this hill. The actual gradient isContinue reading “High Point Hill Climb”
Hop Brook Clif Bar Dirt MTB Race
Sunday June 7th , Hop Brook MTB always marks the CT MTB Race kick off for the season. Great course and very nice dry fast conditions this year. FinKraft brought 3 juniors and 5 masters to the race. The juniors dominated, Frank Jr winning the cat 2 15-18 year olds by a healthy margin. SierraContinue reading “Hop Brook Clif Bar Dirt MTB Race”
Allamuchy TT
The 3rd stop of the NJ Time Trial Series was Allamuchy TT. A fast course (circuit with overlap) with several turns that were wet due to the rain overnight into the morning. So a certain amount of caution, if there is any at these higher speeds, were in order. FinKraft once again represented with GlennContinue reading “Allamuchy TT”
Cape May TT
FinKraft Cycling Team once again represented in the NJTT series on April 6, 2019. The second stop brought riders to Cape May. Unusually nice conditions and moderate winds, ensured fast times Andreas Runggatscher won the Masters 45 category and Glenn Babikian won the Masters 50. Both were close to the fastest times of the day.Continue reading “Cape May TT”
Allamuchy Short Track MTB Race
On Sunday we woke up to gray skies and as soon as we got to the race venue it started to rain. Mud and no shortage on rocks in Allamuchy. Warm mud and warm slick rock where not so bad though. Awesome turn out and a really fun course, due to the weather it hasContinue reading “Allamuchy Short Track MTB Race”
Sandy Hook Time Trial
This past weekend there was also the first Time Trial of the season in the NJ Time Trial Cup, as always with the prologue in Sandy Hook. Weather can be challenging there, especially the winds as it is near the ocean and one becomes an “open target”. Although the sun was brightly shining riders wereContinue reading “Sandy Hook Time Trial”
Hell of Hunterdon 2019, the Future of Cycling
The season has begun and as always it is a mix of our team members doing some group training rides (slams) on various terrain and of course starting to test their fitness in early season races. One of the rides that have a mix of road and gravel is the yearly Hell of Hunterdon. AndreasContinue reading “Hell of Hunterdon 2019, the Future of Cycling”
March Mayhem H2H MTB Series Kick Off
This past weekend Finley lined up with the big girls and took 5th in the open cat 2 women. Turned out to be a really long race at XC speeds and was definitely a solid day on the bike for anyone. Dad placed 2nd in the 45+ race after a good battle to the line.Continue reading “March Mayhem H2H MTB Series Kick Off”
Sierra Vasquez Opens Her MTB Season in Bonelli, CA with a Win
Sierra’s race report: This weekend, March 17th, marked the beginning of my racing season. I raced at the Frank G. Bonelli park in San Dimas, California. The days leading up to the race I was feeling slightly nervous but on race day I was excited and ready for the race. I lined up next toContinue reading “Sierra Vasquez Opens Her MTB Season in Bonelli, CA with a Win”