See you all next week!
Paul
and Frank Mesi went to Virginia Beach for a cross race last Saturday and a
Duathlon off road race the next day. It was cold but not
snowy like Buffalo. Frank placed 3rd in the Master 45 race, and
Paul was 11th in the 123 race. Paul had a great start, bridged up
to the leaders on the first lap, but rolling his rear tire and had to
running back to the pit, got a wheel change, but lost almost 2min to the
leaders. Chased hard for a lap but need another
change with his front wheel, back in the race and
still finished on the lead lap. So in all not a bad day, for a couple of
snow bunnies, racing in the south. The next day Paul did the 5k run, 20k
bike, 5k run. He started very good winning the first part of the run, and
coming back first on the bike, he loss a little time getting off the race
course, LOL. But a mile from the finish, found out what bonking is all
about, walking some of that last mile. Guess shoving snow is good for
strength not running stamina. A great weekend of racing for Ridley/French
Meadow team.
2009 USA Cycling National Championship Dates & Locations:
*All Dates and Locations Subject to Change
March 21: USA Cycling BMX National Championships – Desoto, Texas
May 15-17: USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships – Fort Collins, Colo.
June 28 – July 4: USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships – Louisville, Ky.
July 2-5: USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships – Carson, Calif.
July 4: USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships – Breckenridge, Colo.
July 8-12: USA Cycling Junior, U23 & Elite Road National Championships – Location TBD
July 10: USA Cycling Tandem Sprint Championships – Trexlertown, Pa.
July 16-19: USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships – Granby, Colo.
Aug. 15-16: USA Cycling Elite & Professional Criterium National Championships – Downers Grove, Ill.
Aug. 18-23: USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships – Indianapolis, Ind.
Aug. 29-30: USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships – Greenville, S.C.
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4: USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships – Carson, Calif.
Dec. 11-14: USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships – Location TBD
Date TBD: USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships – Location TBD
Date TBD: USA Cycling 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships – Payson, Ariz.
Date TBD: USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships – Location TBD
Date TBD: USA Cycling International Omnium National Championships – Location TBD
Thanks to everyone that came to the awards banquet last night. it was an excellent night of cycling related gibber. A special thanks to our guest speakers Todd Sheske and Scott Page. They really gave us a good feel for what is coming with the Tour de New York, how it came about, and how we can be a part of it.
Scott said this will not be a linear event starting on one end of the state and crossing to the other side. Scott and Todd say they have broken some of the rules of Professional Stage Racing. Its not normal for a Pro stage race to have a criterium stage, Tour de New York will. It's not normal for a Pro Stage Race to have a category race as part of a stage, Tour de New York will.
As you can see this will not be your normal Professional Stage Race. Did you expect that from Western New Your? What this will be Scott said, is a show case of the Finger Lakes Region and Up State New York.
Lets give our support to the Tour de New York. It will be the biggest thing in Bicycle Racing to come to our region.
Tour de New York Event Founder Scott Page and Promoter Todd Sheske will be our guests at the BBC Awards Banquet. Come get first hand information on the newest UCI 6 day stage race. The Banquet is Saturday November 15. flyer
Here is the latest, Draft #3, of the NYS road race calendar
Greene Cross Race, Greene NY
Paul Mesi (Ridley, French Medal Bakery, BBC) continues his quest in the world of Cyclocross, with a 2nd place in the open race, just behind Jeremy Gardner (Syracuse Bicycle/Spokepost.com/Michelin) who last week finished 3rd in the NYS championship for the Cat 123. Paul has been recently been upgraded to a Cat 3 Cross license after his gold medal performance at states and is looking to continue his upward ranking in the discipline. Paul leading the race mid way thru the 1 hour event, before placing 2nd to Gardner.
NY State Cyclocross Championships
Camillus, NY
2008
The New York State Cyclocross Championships took place on a picture perfect day, yesterday in Camillus, NY. The race promoters did a terrific job setting up the course at the Camillus Town Park and included a variety of terrain and obstacles for the riders. Some of the more notable sections of the course; a steep single track descent followed by a 180 turn to a sharp embankment, followed by two others of similar size and length but with the addition of a few roots to make things very tricky. Some long grassy sections also sapped the riders legs over the event along with some wide switch backs through a tree’d section of the park.
All of the above terrain proved a benefit to Western New York newest team, Ridley/The Bike Shop/French Meadow and one Handlebars rider. In the Masters 35+ race, East Aurora’s Chris Tirone (Ridley) quickly sped away from the 40+ rider field and built up a 30 second lead on the chasing pack. Eventually, Raman Mira De Ordua, a German National made contact with Chris and the two quickly increased their lead over the chasers. After attacks and counter attacks, the two were locked together in what should have lead to a two up sprint for the win; but unfortunately lapped riders would help determine the finish as Chris was forced to hit the brakes and take silver.
In the men’s cat 3- 4 event; Ridley’s new upstart, Paul Mesi would show New York State cyclocrossers that his multiple top 10 finishes in the Elite races this season were no fluke. After a slow start followed by a crash; Paul would accelerate out in front of this 40+ rider field and essentially cruise to victory. Way to go Paul! His Dad; Frank, was also in the race and would have a respectable finish in 18th place. Later in the day; Paul would jump into the Elite Men’s race where he would ride in the top 5 until the day’s earlier race and crash took its toll and Paul would pull out with 3 laps to go. Strongman Dan Staff (Handlebars) would finally earn the Gold Medal that he has worked so hard for this year, followed by Eric Grimm of Rochester in 2nd place.
Equally as exciting was NY State Jr Road Champion Joe Cooke’s first cyclocross state championships where he faced multiple time NY State Champion and top national finisher xxx. Joe would get a great start and hold 2nd place for about a third of the race; eventually he dropped back to third where he would finally come in to claim the Bronze medal. For the season Joe completed a hat trick with the NY State Jr. Road Racing Gold Medal, Silver in the Time Trial and Bronze in cyclocross. Way to go Joe!!
All in all a very good showing for the new Ridley Team with the promise of more good results for the future.
Saturday October 18, 2008 Syracuse Grand Prix Cyclocross Race. Congratulations to Dan Staffo, Handlebars, on his 1st place in the Men's Open race, Chris Tirone, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, 6th place, Paul Mesi, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, 9th place, Frank Mesi, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, 30th place.
The BBC Awards Banquet will be on Saturday, November 15th. It will be held at the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery. Complete info in the attached flyer. Please get your checks and reservations in as soon as possible. flyer
Results from the Romp in The Swamp Cyclocross race.
Thanks to BBC club members and everyone that showed up both Saturday and Sunday to help make the Baer and Associates Cyclocross Classic a success. We had a great turnout. The Racing was excellent with racers coming from
many
of the surrounding areas. The kids races were power packed and there seemed
to be plenty of action for the whole family. A very big Thank You to John Roden for all his efforts. Also, thanks very much to our sponsors, Kevin
Mahoney, Baer and Associates, Mayer Brothers, Eastern Mountain Sports, The
Bike Shop, Handlebars, Makers of Unique Design the new bike shop in West
Falls, Great Harvest Bread Company, and The Erie County Parks Department, for
their support.Congratulations to Dan Staffo, Handlebars, on his 1st place in the Men's Open race, Mike Loranty, Wachovia Securities, on his 3rd place in the Men's Open race, Chris Tirone, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, on his 5th place in the Men's Open race, Ryan Nye, Preferred Care Elite Cycling, on his 7th place in the Men's Open race, Paul Mesi, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, on his 8th place in the Men's Open race, Brad Carbaugh, Ingram Micro, on his 11th place in the Men's Open race, Brian Rohr, Wachovia Securities, on his 15th place in the Men's Open race, Rob Hillyard, Wachovia Securities, on his 16th place in the Men's Open race, Stan Skotnicki, Wachovia Securities, on his 17th place in the Men's Open race. Congratulations to Kevin Mahoney, JW Dundees, on his 2nd place in the Masters 35+ race, Chris Fuller, Wachovia Securities, on his 5th place in the Masters 35+ race. Congratulations to Christopher Fuller, Wachovia Securities, on his 2nd place in the Masters 45+ race, Steve Torrongian, Ingram Micro, on his 3rd place in the Masters 45+ race, Frank Mesi, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, on his 8th place in the Masters 45+ race. Congratulations to Joe Cooke, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar, on his finish in the junior race, James Phillips, Buffalo Bicycling Club, for his finish in the Masters 45+ race. full results