Warming up for Twilight
Check out the Bikegame.com for an exclusive on how team leader Adam Myerson is preparing for the Athens Twilight Crit on Saturday.
Add comment April 27th, 2007
Archive for April, 2007
Nerac to USA Crits SE
Nerac Pro Cycling Team announces today its roster for the upcoming USA Crits SE series. The team will be sending six riders to this eight race series. Headlining the squad will be Adam Myerson a crit specialist. He will be accompanied by track sprinters David Wiswell and Todd Yezefski, and strongmen Dan Holt, Patrick Walsh and Aidan Charles. Check back on Saturday for daily updates on how the guys are making out. For more info on the event check out the USA Crits SE Series website.
Add comment April 27th, 2007
Tour of Virginia
Team Nerac rider Christopher Jones is riding for the US National team this week at the Tour of Virginia. The race started on Tuesday with a Time Trial and Criterium. After day one Chris was in 35th place overall just 20 seconds out of first place. Click here for full results. Todays stage was a tough 100 mile day with some big climbs. I did receive word that Chris finished 3rd on the day but have not been able to confirm results yet. Check back this week for updates on Chris.
Add comment April 26th, 2007
Battenkill Roubaix
Roubaix is a 80 mile road race that has multiple sectors of steep dirt climbs. This unique challenge drew 125 riders from the U.S. and Canada, and included riders from five professional squads. Alec Donahue was the Nerac representative, and had a tough job of staying out of trouble on the dirt, and monitoring any threatening moves. The field whittled down significantly over the first few road and dirt climbs, however the pace between the inclines was moderate. It looked like most riders were waiting for the last climb at the 75 mile mark to make their moves, or to hold the group as long as possible. Riders from the Kelly and Symmetrics teams tried to escape on the flats preceding the final challenge, but were not successful. Fior di Frutta set their team on the front for the last climb and split the group. Over the top there were two from Fior, two from
Colavita and one Nerac rider. The group worked on the steep descent, but was
caught after a few miles of less than stellar cooperation. The last few
miles were all downhill to the finish, and a group of twenty formed. A Jelly
Belly rider jumped early for the sprint, but faded early. The Nerac rider
was out kicked in the final 40 feet but held on for seventh.
This race is a challenge for equipment. There are technical descents, huge
potholes in the dirt sections, and it finishes with a demanding field
sprint. All the gear worked great.
Add comment April 19th, 2007
Nerac 4th at Jacksonville NRC
This past weekend Nerac Pro Cycling Team participated in the Jacksonville Cycling Classic. The race started off fast and Chris Jones was able to get in a break of three riders. The break immediately gained time on the field due to the help of some strong thunder storms. Half way through the 90 min event the trio lapped the field.Â
Another group of 4 riders was then also able to ride off the front and they two lapped the field. With the group all together and seven riders who lapped the field the race would come down to a field sprint for those riders. Chris called on the help of his teammates to keep him at the front going into the final laps. Chris was guided through the final couple of turns by Adam Myerson and David Wiswell. Unfortunately the guys were boxed in on the final turn and were forced back into the field. 
In the end Chris was able to manage a 4th place finish followed by Adam in 11th, Dave in 16th and Dan in 25th. This was a good result for the team and a great way to prepare for the upcoming USA Crit South East Series.
Add comment April 16th, 2007
Instant Classic
Is the only way to describe the inaugural edition of the US Cycling Open in Richmond Virginia. The riders woke up to less than ideal conditions, 30 degrees and Snowing!!! Not what was expected but the course which was described as a Belgian Classic was getting the weather conditions to match.
The guys were very excited to compete in the spotlight of NBC with the Nations best cyclist all in attendance. The riders were all feeling strong coming off a great winter in Tucson and an early season race schedule in California.
Team Director Dave Werling told the guys to be very aggressive from the start and to try and get in the early move which we all expected to happen. However this plan backfired possibly due to
the poor weather conditions but no break got away on the 60 mile flat run into the circuits in downtown Richmond.
With all the riders still feeling strong we rode at the front on the technical 5.5 mile circuit which consisted of a cobbled climb up Libby Hill and a fast cobbled descent. It was defiantly a challenging circuit. Despite the solid legs most of the guys had we ran into some bad luck and suffered a couple flats and a crash from our team leader on the day Chris Jones.
In the end the day didn’t go as planned but the guys all felt that the fitness was there and look out for them next weekend in Jacksonville.
Add comment April 11th, 2007
US Open Cycling Championships
This weekend Nerac Pro Cycling is particiating in the US Cycling Open in Richmond, Virgina. The 112 mile races starts Saturday at 8:00am in Williamsburg, VA. The event will be televised live on NBC at 2:30 on Saturday.
Add comment April 6th, 2007
Nerac Sweeps Podium
Nerac Pro Cycling sent a full squad to the traditional “official” season opener in New England the Michael Schott Memorial Circuit Race. The course consists of a 2.2 mile circuit raced around beautiful Marblehead neck. With its million dollar homes and sweeping views of the Atlantic, this is a unique venue for a race. The riders were fortunate and the weather was perfect. Sunny skies temps in the 50s light ocean breeze.Â
The course features a short climb before a quick descent to the finish line. This is followed by a dip, then a
small rise and a right turn into the backstretch, which is wide open and ascends slightly. After cresting a small rise, there is a fast S-turn which leads down to a flat section before a sharp right U-turn leads back into the climb to the finish. Although not overly selective, the little climb and the traditional winds take their toll on the field. The goal of the day was to place two riders in the top three. We were hoping for a break with good numbers and at least one of our two main sprinters in it. We also knew that we were going to be the marked team. Sending a full team to a race like this puts a lot of pressure on us to succeed and a lot of determination from the other elite teams not to allow us to control the race.   The boys were attentive from the start following all dangerous moves and making sure we only worked with the correct combination. This style of racing continued for the first half of the race until the field was getting a little tired from all the attacks. It was at that point when a group of 15 riders were able to roll off the front. We had three riders in the move with one of our sprinters David Wiswell. This was a good move for us and our riders worked to help keep the break off the front. The breakaway gained about 30 seconds on the field going into 2 laps to go. That is when the breakaway started attacking eachother and with one lap to go Chris Jones countered an attack and had 10 seconds on the break. Chis rode a gutsy final lap to stay away. Rolling in for second place was Alec Donahue and then taking the field sprint for third was David Wiswell.  Nerac went 1-2-3 on the day. What a way to start the New England season. 
Next week the team heads down to the US Open Cycling Championships in Richmond, Virginia. You can all watch the race on NBC at 2:00pm on Saturday. Wish us luck!Â
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Add comment April 2nd, 2007
