The BBC was well represented at Chris Thater Criterium. Notable finishes, Joe Cook, The Bike Shop, 1st in the cat 4-5 race. Traci Mariniello, Tom's Pro Bike/Plan2Peak, 3rd place in the woman's 3-4 race. James Cowle, Wachovia Securities, 8th in the cat 3-4 race. Mike Bridges, Shickluna, finished 7th in Masters 30+ race. Mike attacked on the hill with 3 laps to go and held off the chasing peloton  full results

Congratulations to Frank Mesi, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar. He is the Master 50 NYS TRACK Omnium Champion, along the way he picked up 3 Golds, Point race, Scratch race, and Tempo; 1 Silver, sprint; and 1 Bronze 500m TT. Plus the overall Gold against all the races.

At the Toy Town Bike Race Chris Tirone, French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar,  finished 1st in the masters 35-44 race. Ben Badagliacca, Job One Managed Care Network, finished 1st in the masters 55-64 race. John McClory, The Bike Shop, finished 2nd in the masters 55-64 race. Stephen Forrestel, Job One Managed Care Network, finished 3rd in the masters 55-64 race. Frank Grillo, Job One Managed Care Network, finished 3rd in the masters 45-54 race. Joe Niezgoda, The Bike Shop, finished 1st in the 4-5 race. Adam Trost, The Bike Shop, finished 2nd in the 4-5 race. Vincent Lorenz, The Bike Shop, finished 3rd in the 4-5 race. full results

The club could not be happier with the results from last weekends racing. Thank you all.

Congratulations to Mike Loranty of Wachovia Cycling on his 1^st place finish in the Rochester Twilight Criterium. With the Wachovia team controlling the field Mike was able to keep his advantage from an early attack. Three riders including Joe Halter were able to bridge up, but it was all Mike in the final sprint. Great Race!

Congratulations to Greg Jensen of The Bike Shop on his 1^st place finish in the cat 5 (18-30 yr.) race.

The BBC was well represented and had some other very nice results. full results

Also, sorry this is a bit late. The club would like to congratulate all of our members that received medals at the Signal 30 NYS Road Race Championship.

Laura Igoe, Toms Pro Bike / Plan2Peak, Gold Elite Women
Joe Cooke, The Bike Shop, Gold Jr Men 17-18
Milosz Nowak, Handlebars, Silver Jr Men 17-18
Mike Bridges, Shickluna, Silver MM 35-39
Donald Felice, Team Fuji/Berts Bikes, Bronze MM 35-39
Chris Tirone, French Meadow Bakery- Fortistar, Gold MM 40-44
Allen Erb, The Bike Shop, Silver MM 40-44
Scott Dorfman, Handlebars, Bronze MM 40-44
David Hawkes, Ingram Micro, Bronze MM 50-54
John McClory, The Bike Shop, Gold MM 55-59
Stephen Forrestel, Job One Managed Care Network, Silver MM 55-59
Benjamin Badagliacca, Job One Managed Care Network, Bronze MM 55-59
Deb Matteliano, Job One Managed Care Network, Gold MW 45-54

Congratulations to BBC club members Frank Mesi, French Meadow Bakery / Fortistar, silver medal, Chris Tirone, French Meadow Bakery / Fortistar, silver medal, and Miloz Nowak, Handlebars CC, silver medal. All represented the club well at the NYS Criterium Championships at Glens Falls. full results

To our NY State Racing friends:
The 150th anniversary of the City of Welland is sure to be a historic one
with part of the festivities including the inaugural "The Welland Race"
weekend.

With a Saturday downtown Criterium and a Sunday Road Race on the schedule,
you won't want to miss out.

Many of Ontario's top riders should be in attendance as they prepare for the
Provincial Road Race.

Another beautiful night at the July 29 Track training series, low
winds and warm weather made for some fast races. A total of 17 riders
made their way to Holland speedway.

The format tonight was an 8 lap scratch races with Ben Jamesson (
Shickluna) winning the sprint from Joe Halter (Handlebars), Jim Cowle
(Wachovia Securities Cycling Team), Mike Luther (Handlebars) and Adam
Trost (The Bike Shop) were not far behind.

Next up was a little different format, we had 2 heats with the top 6
from the last race, split between the 2 group and riders filling the
empty spots for each heat. The first heat finished up with Ben
Jamesson, Frank Mesi (French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar), Jim Cowle and
Mike Luther. The next heat saw Joe Halter, Mike Bridges, and Steve
Forrester (Job One), and Milosz Nowak (Handlebars) completing the
final foursome.

All the rest now made up the bracket for a special race with the top
3 getting prizes donated by the East Aurora BIKE SHOP, Thanks again.
The riders really appreciate the racing for items. The 6 lap race saw
Steve Toorongian (Ingram Micro)breaking away for the final 2 laps,
Frank Grillo ( Job One) was second and Greg Jenson ( The Bike Shop)
was third.

The final for the 4 lap sprint, had a 4 up sprint that had the judges
asking each other who was 1st thru 4th . A photo finish would have
helped but by the crowd the finished showed Joe Halter 1st, Ben
Jamisson, Frank Mesi, Mike Bridges all within a wheel at the finish.
That would have made a great photo. Mike Luther was not far behind
for 5th.

The Feature race was a 16 lap point race with 5 sprints, the points
went as follows:

Bridges, Halter, Mesi
Mesi,Halter,Bridges
Steve T, Milosz, Kina
Cowle,Halter, Mesi
Mesi,Brigdes,Cowle

Final placing:
Mesi, 8 points, Bridges, 6 points, Halter,6 points, Cowle 4points and
Steve T with 3points.

After a night of races, the Omnium had Joe Halter with 15 points, Ben
Jamisson with 12 Points ( made only 2 races), Frank Mesi 10 points,
Mike Bridges 7 points and Jim Cowle 5 points.

Dave Bisnius and Frank Grillo decide to continue the pain and did one
lap TT, Dave clocked a 34.11 and Frank 35.48. Well done after all the
racing.

Now for the question of the day, a clear night no wind and where are
the riders. Ask anyone that comes here, this is the best training
race series in Buffalo for your speed. It may be a ride to get here
but no one who comes leaves with anything left in their legs.
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. TRACK IS AGAIN NEXT WEEK!!!!!

Track results from 7/15/08

A small but select group of riders showed for the 2^nd official track night, and it was a beautiful night to race. Little or no wind and a night time temp in the high 70’s made for some fast racing.

The first event was a one lap TT, I have to say that the times were impressive. Mike Bridges had the fastest time a quick 31:17 for the one lap, better by almost a minute from his time in May at our first event. Next 4 was Joe Halter (Handlebars)31:46, Ben Jamesson ( Shickluna) 32:46, Frank Mesi (French Meadow Bakery) 32:62, Mike Luther (Handlebars)33:14. 

Full List below, I still think if Jason put in the effort I would have seen my first sub 31. Maybe Larry Reade keeps records on these times but this looks to be the quickest times in some time. From the first night, some riders were 4sec faster, great night for speed. 

The group did a 10 lap scratch race for a nice warm up. Joe Halter won the gallop to the finish with Ben Jamesson 2^nd, Mike Bridges 3^rd, nice job chasing me down, Ryan Nye(Preferred Care) 4^th and Jason Skalski (Handlebars) 5^th. Mike Farrell (Ingram Micro)and Chris Tirone (French Meadow Bakery) not far behid. 

We did an 8 lap B race for some of our riders, where are the rest of B’s from this club you are missing out of a great time. John Moore took a close sprint from Dave Kina AGEdwards and Chris Dodd finished 3^rd, with Janel Bedard (Preferred Care) following for 4^th.  

The feature races was a 30 lap scratch race with primes donated from the BIKE SHOP in East Aurora. Thanks for the prizes. With prime sprints the pace was quick and eyes were popping when the speed were hit 30+ during the ride. Primes were won by Scott Farrell, Frank Mesi, Joe Halter and Ben Jamesson and Mike Luther. The finish had another close sprint with Joe Halter and Ben Jamesson. The rest of the places were filled by Ryan Nye, Frank Mesi and Mike Luther. 

Overall Joe Halter 1^st, Ben Jamesson 2^nd, Mike Bridges 3^rd, Ryan Nye 4^th, Frank Mesi 5^th. 

1 lap TT
Mike Bridges 31:17
Joe Halter 31:46
Ben Jamisson 32:46
Frank Mesi 32:62
Mike Luther 33:14
Chris Tirone 33:46
Ryan Nye (no warm up) 33:66
Joe Cooke 33:81
Scott Farrell 34:04
Paul Mesi 34:31
David Kina 34:78
Chris Donn 35:65
Jason smallring Skalski 36:37
John Moore 36:76
P. ????? 38:91
Janel Bedard 40:69

The Crits are on for this Thursday 7/24. Warm up starts at 6:00pm, B race starts at 6:30. The points will now be awarded 10 places, 15,12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. There will be awards at the end of the series for the top 10 places in each category. Check the flier for all the details.

Also something new this year. There will be 2 points races on 7-31 and 8-21. There will be points every 5 laps, 5 places and points at the finish 10 places. you won't want to miss these races. 

The Rochester Twilight Criterium is 3 weeks away. Get your crit training here now...

It was truly a great day of racing Sunday in Boston NY. The weather held out and the competition was fierce. Thanks to all the athletes that came out and made this a fantastic event. Thanks to our sponsors for their generous contributions. And many thanks to our club members and cycling community that came out to help host the NYS Road Race Championship. Results

I would like to dedicate all of our hard work and the success of this event to our friend and team mate Tim Putman. Tim was signed up early and ready to race. Lets not forget him when we count our blessings. I know he was looking down and very proud to be part of our club. Part of our success was because of him. Thanks Tim, You will always be part of the Buffalo Bicycling Club.

It is with great sadness that I write this post. Our friend and fellow club member Tim Putman was tragically killed this morning in a motorcycle accident. Tim was an active member of our racing club. To loose a member of our club is truly one of the saddest days. Tim was really one of the good ones. Our heart goes out to the Putman family. Please keep Tim In your thoughts and prayers.

TRACK CHALLENGE TRAINING SERIES
Holland Speedway – Holland NY
Tuesday, July 15^th 2008 AT 7:00 P.M $5.00 Entry Fee

Open Training Session/ registration 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m   New Flyer

We had a good turn out for the first night of racing at ECC. About 40 riders showed up for the training night. Other than Ryan catching his pedal in turn one the night went well. We had an A & B race. The B race was instructional for the first 20 laps, then full racing for the last 10 laps. I think we will keep a portion of the B race instructional for at least a few more weeks. I will have a few of the seasoned A's ride with the B group. The A race was full racing from the start with 40 laps. Ben Jamesson took the honors followed closely by Joe Halter. Mike Bridges and Chris Tirone were not far behind.

Next week will be the start of the points series. the points will be 5 places with 7,5,3,2,1 awarded. We will need to do a little better next week with marshals. There were a number of cars on the course, and this will be unavoidable. We must do a better job of managing this. I will ask again next week for volunteers from each race to marshal for the other race, please help when you can. The one thing I will insist on is that we treat everyone on campus with respect. No yelling or swearing please. We did have one small incident last night at the finish line and that was one to many.

Thanks very much to everyone that helped last night.

Congratulations to Laura Igoe, of Tom's Pro Bike/Plan2Peak, on her 2 Masters National Titles. Laura took home the Stars and Stripes in the road race and time trial. In the Women Masters 35-39 category she won the time trial with a time of 0:55:36.9 on Monday and then went on to win the road race with a time of 2:02:27 on Tuesday. the second place finisher in the road race was 7 minutes behind. Way to go Laura the club is very proud of you.

Larry Reade, of Tom's Pro Bike, was 2^nd in the time trial, Men Masters 75-79 category, with a time of 0:37:23.2. Larry has a hand full of National Titles.

Also in the time trial from Toms Pro Bike, Jim Puglisi 17^th in the Men Masters 55-59 category, John Fabian 32^nd in the Men Masters 50-54, and Stuart Green 22^nd in the Men Masters 45-49.

It's another Team Event this week. Sunday June 29^th we are racing on the Corfu West Course. Race starts at 9:00 AM, registration opens at 8:00.

This Sunday June 22^nd marks the return of the Team Series. While Wachovia has the horse power to stay on top in the 'A' series, Tom's Pro Bike/Plan2Peak is poised to take the lead in both the 'A' & 'B' series. With club Champion, Allen Erb,  The Bike Shop will be looking to overtake TPB/P2P in the 'B' Series, and Job One Managed Care Network will try and make up some ground. The standings are tight with five races left. We will be racing on the challenging Rice Hill  course. Race starts at 9:00 AM, registration opens at 8:00.

TRACK CHALLENGE TRAINING SERIES
Holland Speedway – Holland NY
Tuesday, June 17^th 2008 AT 7:00 P.M $5.00 Entry Fee

Open Training Session/ registration 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

FEATURE RACES: Flying Laps for all racers, Scratch race #1 40 laps with
primes, Scratch #2 30 laps with primes. Plus a "Win and Out" and Team
Sprints plus a surprise or two. New Flyer

Kevin McCrone son of club member Jeff McCrone shot some video at the Holland Track Challenge a few weeks back. He used the piece for a class and also posted it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a04nQoYPCUE. Check it out, I think you'll like it. The track is great training and this is a great video.

This week June 7^th and 8^th is the Club Championship.

It will be held on the Marilla Combined Course. The Women and B Category Championship Race will be on Saturday June 7^th. The A Category Championship Race will be on Sunday June 8^th. Races start at 9 AM registration opens at 8 AM. $5 entry fee for this event. The combined course encompasses the outer roads of the Marilla East and Marilla West course. It is a 9.4 mile loop. The Woman and B categories will do 5 laps, 47 miles, and the A category will do 6 laps, 56.4 miles. There will be a prize list and I'm sure some preems. Race entry is open to all with a USA Cycling or UCI license. One day license available for $5.

Results from Track Racing on May 27th are posted. results

Catch the fever 
TRACK CHALLENGE TRAINING SERIES
Holland Speedway – Holland NY
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 AT 7:00 P.M $5.00 Entry Fee

Open Training Session/ registration 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

FEATURE RACES: 12/10 LAP SCRATCH RACE (A/B), 18 LAP POINT RACE (A), 7 Lap Tempo Race (A/B), Total point score will determine places. New Flyer
Sponsored By:

It was a busy weekend of racing for locals. Tour of the Battenkill on Saturday, Bloomfield and Paris to Ancaster on Sunday. Many of our local racers had very nice results. Some notable finishes were John Roden, JW Dundees 3rd overall at Paris to Ancaster. Dan Staffo, JW Dundees 4th in the masters 30+ at Battenkill. Kevin Mahoney, JW Dundees 4th in the masters 40+ at Bloomfield. Mike Loranty, Wachovia Cycling Team 6th in the Men's 20-30 at Paris to Ancaster. Job One Managed Care Network Cycling Team took 3 of the top 5 places in the masters 50+ race at Bloomfield with Atillio Nicosia finishing 2nd, Steve Forrestel 3rd, and Ben Badagliacca 5th. Steve Hoadley, Job One Managed Care Network Cycling Team 6th in the Cat 5 at Bloomfield. Congratulations to all.

Atillio Nicosia 2nd, Steve Forrestel, 3rd, and Ben Badagliacca 5th in the Masters 50+ at Bloomfield.

GVCC Classic (Bloomfield) 4/20

Register on Bikereg by Friday! There is NOT day of registration this year!

Today's race April, 13th on the Alabama East course is cancelled due to snow.

The BBC helps in Orchard Park. The Job One Managed Care Network Cycling Team helped the Cub Scouts Pack 177 on Thursday  with a Bicycle Rodeo. The kids were so excited to be around real bike racers. The team also had a lot of fun doing it.

Track racing starts in one month. We will be back at Holland Speedway. Check the flyer for full details.

Catch the fever

TRACK CHALLENGE TRAINING SERIES

Holland Speedway – Holland NY

  Starting Tuesday, May 13^th 2008 AT 6:30 P.M 

  Open Training Session/ registration       6:00 p.m. -   6:30 p.m.

  May racing start at 6:30 PM $2.00 Entry, 

  June-Aug 7:00 pm start $5.00 Entry

Corfu East Road Race – Sunday - April 06, 2008

Race Director: Duane Wisniewski

Marshals: Shelley Isaacs, Cathy Forrestel for Steve

Report: Weatherwise, one of the best opening days ever and a great turnout. No real attacks in either race until the end of each one. In the A's, Peter Cummings (Tom's Pro Bike/Plan2Peak) flew off the front with less than a half-lap to go, and took advantage of a tailwind on the finishing straight to hold off Scott Farrell (Ingram Micro) and Ben Willis (Wachovia), whose chase came up seconds short. John Garrett (Handlebars) took the pack sprint for 4th place. In the B's, David Van Horn (Bert's Bikes/Fuji Bikes) took off with over a lap to go and easily soloed in for the win, 40 seconds over the peleton. Jason Gabreski (Ingram Micro) edged out Bob Patterson (Tom's Pro Bike/Plan2Peak) by a wheel to take the pack sprint for 2nd.

The season opener is upon us, and many of you are still not prepared administratively.

Many of you have still not renewed your memberships, and of those of you that have renewed, very few of you remembered to also send in a completed USCF standard release form.
Please get these to me in the mail in the next day or two so that I have them by saturday, and I do not have to deal with this at the race on Sunday.

You may also fax these forms to me beginning on Thursday as I should have my fax machine up and running by then. The number is 674-9274

Also remember to renew your USCF license and print out the receipt to show at the race or you will be forced to purchase a 1-day license for $5.00.

Everyone also needs to sign up for a marshaling duty. If you have not contacted Harry Slocum or myself by April 7th, you will be randomly assigned a race. Failure to fulfill your assignment will result in your suspension from all BBC events until you have made it up.
We still need at least two more marshals for the opening race on Sunday, April 6th.
Remember that you can have any competent adult marshal for you.

Team directors also need to get me their rosters asap. Again, try to either mail or fax it to me so that I get it by Saturday. Team fees can be paid to me at the race this weekend or the races the following weekend.

Thanks.
Duane

After starting 4 weeks ago on the scorched plains of the greater Pendleton area, the Race to the Sun reached the sunny, verdent hills of Marilla on Sunday. With a warm breeze at our back, the pack rolled down the main street of Marilla, amid the cheers of various stary dogs and free range chickens. With some small hills and a decent selection of crosswinds, the course held the potential to break things up a bit and promote some more aggressive racing, maybe.The first move of the day found Dorfman and Burget off the front, gaining a couple minutes over the slumbering pack. Despite a large field of about 30 and a pretty flat course, the field showed no great interest in the two riders who were vanishing well up the road. After maybe 20 miles, the two off the front cracked and it was all even, so a series of attacks started, but the hills were not quite steep or long enough to get the job done. After a long spell of the attack-weld-regroup cycle, a group of about 10 remained. On the bell lap, Skalski noodled off the front and just kept going, going, gone. On the last time up the rolling hills, Roden, Nye and Halter rolled off the remaining group, but a tactical Halter said no dice and Nye said fiddlesticks to Halters non-work ethic, so Roden joined in the inaction and a perfectly good little spilt was re-absorbed by the dwindling pack. Garret and Youhess both launched nice "Hail Mary" attacks from the 1K kite but were reabsorbed as the sprint wound up. Nye led the sprint out from a goodly ways, Halter tried to come over the top on the windy side, reconsidered and tried to sneak by on the white line but ended up on the shoulder, bounging his way into third behind Nye. Roden slogged in for 4th. with Farrel rounding out the remaining points.

Joe Halter 57
Jason Skalski 54
Ryan Nye 18
John Roden 15
Frank Mesi 8
Dan Staffo 7
Kevin Mahoney 7
Ben Willis 6
Dan Youhess 4
John Garrett 3
Jim Costello 1
Mike Luther 1
Scott Farrel 1

Saturday's Giro will be on the Lockport course, with the usual sign-up at Handlebars. Sunday's finale will be on the Marilla course, with the sign-up at the school. Group leaves the shop and the school at 10:00 am. sharp so please be signed in early.

NEWS RELEASE

Williamsville, N.Y., Effective immediately, Team Red Door has taken on a new name and a new mission:  Ingram Micro Cycling, Presented by the Bicycle Company of Red Door is now racing for the benefit of local charities.  Ingram Micro Cycling, Presented by the Bicycle Company of Red Door has created a new era of bicycling in Western New York today with the announcement of a brand new race team and corporate sponsorship. Starting this Spring, the Ingram Micro Cycling team will participate in Western NY road racing events on the Buffalo Bicycling Club calendar and select events on the WNYMBA Off-Road Mountain Bike series.

The magnitude of this partnership with Global Fortune 70 Organizations like Ingram Micro and the Team's local sponsors is enormous.  It will create an immediate positive impact on our Western New York community and generate significant charitable contributions made on the Team's behalf to these foundations.  Ingram Micro Cycling's intent is to shine a spotlight on these charities and to pioneer and reshape corporate sponsorships with tremendous focus on charities.  What better vehicle to deliver this message than a Cycling team comprised of highly motivated individuals right from our own community.

"We feel that sponsoring a cycling team is a great way to highlight corporate initiatives at Ingram Micro and co-sponsors who have signed on from the IT industry",  explains Thomas Bamrick, Senior Global Director at Ingram Micro. "This gives us an opportunity to not only raise awareness for important charities, but to also stress our commitment to wellness in the workplace, balancing life and work, and support for our communities.”

Ingram Micro Cycling's main mission is to promote healthy competition balanced with philanthropic goals.  The Team’s core commitment is to raise the awareness and participation in marquee Charity events such as The Ride for Roswell and The Tour De Cure.

Our many thanks to our Global Sponsors:
3COM, Hewlett Packard, Jcarr Associates
Nortel, Sonicwall, Polycom, SanDisk, Kingston
Comtrol, Symantec, BlueSky Biotech

And our special thanks to our regional sponsors:
The Bicycle Company at Red Door, Stereo Advantage, and Monster.

We at Ingram Micro Cycling are very excited about being a part of the local and regional racing circuit but more importantly about helping to define the charitable foundations of our community.

 
About Ingram Micro
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 150 countries and is the only broad-based global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com.

New York becomes 34th USA Cycling Local Association

USA Cycling announced today the New York Bicycle Racing Association (NYBRA) as its 34th Local Association (LA). The establishment of the new Local Association comes as the state of New York continues to increase its number of USA Cycling-licensed racers, clubs and events.

The introduction of NYBRA brings the total number of USA Cycling Local Associations to 34, covering 43 states. There were 94 licensed cycling clubs and 103 permitted cycling events in the state of New York in 2007 and officials expect to see continued growth.

"The launching of The New York Bicycle Racing Association is the beginning of a new era for bicycle racing in New York State

read more at USA Cycling

Saturday Race Report  March 13, 2008

John Roden
The morning's misty kiss was still on the pavement as the third
episode of the BBC / Handlebars Giro broke free from the surly bonds
of earth and vectored ever northward toward the uncharted wastelands
of Niagara county. With somewhat decent weather, a stout field in
the 20's or so left the shop at the stroke of 10:22, under the clock-
steady Latin eye of sometimes Impresario Jim Costello.

After a dawdling warmup that led into a dawdling first few miles a
series of attacks signaled the days festivities had begun. read the full article

Name Total 1-Mar 2-Mar 15-Mar
Joe Halter 21 7 7 7
Jason Skalski 12 2 5 5
John Roden 7 3 3 1
Dan Staffo 5 5
Ben Willis 3 3
Ryan Nye 2 2
Frank Mesi 2 2
Jim Costello 1 1
Mike Luther 1 1

Racing is on this weekend. Saturday from handlebars at the usual time, leaving the shop at 10:00. Sunday, meet at the school in Marilla for registration and neutral ride to the course. We will be racing the west course. Registration opens at 9:00 race starts at 10:00. 7 mile loop, probably race 4 or 5 laps depending on weather.

As reported on cyclingnews.com March 14, 2008

Largest one-day US race set for April

The 2008 Tour of the Battenkill Cycling Race in Salem, New York has become the largest one-day race in the United States, organisers announced Thursday. With 1200 current registrants, the race has already surpassed Monterey California's Sea Otter Classic, and more than 1600 racers from across the US and Canada are expected to race on April 19. read the full article

The upgrade requirements for road and CX have been changed significantly. Check them out in the USA Cycling Rulebook, http://www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf . You can also access the upgrade requirements via the discipline-specific pages of the USA Cycling website. The essential differences compared to last year are as follows: read the full article

Bloomfield pre-registration is open on bike reg. www.BikeReg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6052

Weekend Buffalo Giro Dispatch by John Roden

March 2, 2008

The first weekend of racing in the Buffalo Giro Series has now been written in the history books and packed away in our collective memories as a special time out on the highways and byways of northern Erie county.

Saturday's race saw the southtown's blanketed in white, but a last minute recon trip by Ryan Nye in the mighty S-10 showed the roads to the north to be devoid of snow, scenery or much of anything to stop the wind. With a temperature in the high 20's and a raking wind from the northwest, only a hardy and dedicated band of cyclists shoved off from the bike shop read the full article

The GVCC is running a separate Giro series in Rochester. They have invited Buffalo racers to take part. www.gvccracing.com

Mike Loranty of the Wachovia Cycling Team has been training in New Zealand. He sent us a few pictures. Mike has his family there with him. It looks like the riding is really something special.

The Giros start in one week and I have a couple of things to note. There are a number of registered riders that have omitted their license numbers. You NEED to have a current license to race, no exceptions. Don't get turned away on race morning as we need to have licenses to ensure coverage. You can renew online if you have not done so already.

The Marilla race will be on the west course. The race starts at the school with a neutral ride to the start line. There will be no sign in at the start line so make sure you get there early enough to sign in. The same goes for the Lockport race. The race starts at Handlebars with a neutral ride to the start line.

There are some Category 4 and 5 entries in the A race. The A race is for category 1,2, and 3 riders. Category 4 and 5 riders will race in the B race, unless you have been approved to race in the A race by Jim Costello.

Couple of announcements. Two of our Club Teams have changed names and sponsors this year. NOCO is now French Meadow Bakery/Fortistar. AG Edwards is now The Wachovia Cycling Team. Both of these teams are poised to make a big impact this year on the local and regional racing scene. Please join us in welcoming these new sponsors to the BBC.

Some of our club members enjoying a training camp in Las Vegas. This shot is from lake Mead. Coach Peter Cummings has held this Camp for a good number of years now. Sure does look inviting.

The 2008 marshal schedule is now posted. Pick your dates now so you get the races you want. There will be a lottery to fill in the remaining races. Email Harry Slocum with your request.

2008 NY Cup schedule of  events, categories being scored, and points system. As posted to nyraces on 2/4.

Pre-Registration for the Giro at bikereg.com. pre-reg price is $20.00 day of the race is $25.00.

The 2008 USA Cycling Master Road National Championships have been awarded to Louisville, Kentucky. The 2008 edition will be held from June 30 to July 6 and will feature national championship competitions in road race, time trial and criterium events for amateur road cyclists age 30 and up.

More information regarding the 2008 championships available at USA cycling.

Giro Schedule has been posted. Races start March 1^st.

Training rides leave every Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM from Handlebars. Call the shop for details.

The 2008 race schedule has been posted. Also the team series schedule is posted. It won't be long and we will be racing.

The 2008 season is now upon us. The club has renewed it's license and it's time to get yours. Go to USA Cycling and you can renew online. Also don't delay in getting your Club Application in.

The New York State Road Race Championship will be held in Buffalo this year on July 20. It will be put on by the Buffalo Bicycling Club and Queen City Cyclists. It will be held on the Back Creek course. Look for details soon.