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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.
April 26th, 2007
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.
April 6th, 2007
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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April 2nd, 2007
The team took part in their first NRC event of the season as a team. We sent 6 riders to the Redlands Classic in Redlands California last weekend. The event was a 4 day stage race and a great way for the guys from New England to test thier form against the rest of the pro peloton.
The race started with a 5k hilly prologue. I think the best way to put this day is a quote from Chris Jones on his blog “Short, but hard day at the office. 5K of false flat to straight uphill racing. We didn’t fare so well today, but watch out for us tomorrow…” http://crjonez.blogspot.com/.
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Chris was correct and Day 2 was much better for the team. It was 150km stage with a long climb at the finish. Going into the base of the final climb we had two riders with the lead group Todd Yezefski and Chris Jones. Then some bad luck struck Todd and he flatted. With a slow wheel change any hope of him finishing with the leaders was gone. However, Chris continued on and finished a great 18th on the day with all the big leaders of the race. This finish moved him up to to 20 overall on GC.
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Day three was the crit. A stage suited for our team. We fared pretty well placing two riders in the top 20. Adam in 9th and Todd in 20th. Chris maintained his GC position.
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The final day was the toughest. The road race was completed over 10 laps of a 12k course. The team however did what it had to do and helped Chis maintain his top 20 in GC.
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Additionally this past weekend David Wiswell stayed in the Northeast and won two races in New Jersey.
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Pro 1-2-3
PLACE RIDERÂ TEAM
1 Wiswell David Nerac Pro Cycling
2 Simes John (Jackie) Pennsylvania Lightning
3 Lundgren Kenneth Central Northeastern
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Not bad for the guys second race weekend of the season. The team heads back to the east coast this week for the start of the New England season in Marblehead Mass. Hopefully thier good legs from this past weekend will carry them to victory this weekend.
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March 28th, 2007
It was a strong start to the season for the boys in purple. Team Nerac took part in this past weekends San Dimas stage race. This was the first race for many of the team members and a chance for all of them to race together as a group for the first time this year.Â
The race started on Friday with an uphill time trial. The guys all tried to pace thier effort not knowing how much they had in them for this first big effort of the season.  Each rider felt great after the TT and all finished with a lot left in the tank. A good sign for things to come as it is still very early in the 
season.
Day 2 was the road race. It was completed over ten laps of a nine mile course. The teams goal was to get some riders in the break and hopefully jump a few spots on GC. The plan worked to perfection and Chris Jones was able to get in the break and finished a solid 5th on the day catipulting him up to 12th on GC.
The final day was the criterium. The race was held on a fast six corner course in downtown San Dimas.  The teams goal was to get Chris into a break and hopfully get him into top ten overall in GC. This plan was set on the back burner half way through the race as both Adam and Aidan joined a break of about 10 riders. The break got over a minute on the field until the final few laps when the field really started to chace hard. The gap was brought down to about 30 seconds until Adam told Aidan to go to the front and drill it as he was feeling good for the finish. Aidan made a huge effort sacrificing himself for the team. His effort kept the break away and Adam sprinted his way to a solid third place finish and the first podium of the year.Â
March 19th, 2007
The team has finally begun the start to its season. The team is still spread across the country with riders in on the West Coast getting in their last few training rides before the racing starts with San Dimas and Redlands. Those riders still on the East Coast are beginning to find there racing legs as well. In this past weekends action David Wiswell a new member of the team and coming off a victory in the sprint Competition at the Tour of Belize took part in the Ris Van Bethel. Below is a race report from the event.
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The P/1/2/3 race was fast from the start. Notable starters included pros Mike Norton (Rite-Aid) and David Wiswell (Nerac). Â Both were unafraid of being active and were constantly at the front. Â Fiordifrutta had a full complement of racers and were visible in virtually every move, chasing down breaks they missed and trying to make other ones. Â But as one rider put it, it was a fast, fast day. Â ”A lot of strong guys and no breaks means nothing got away”.
Norton led a half dozen riders at the bell with perhaps a 5 meter gap to the field. Â The Bethel police officer on duty, having been educated on the fine points of bike racing and drafting (“it’s like motorcycle racing”) thought perhaps this wasn’t the best move for the Rite Aid pro. Â But drawing on a decade of circling the course, Norton managed to ride away from the other riders.
Eneyas Frere (Target Training) was best of the rest, followed by Wiswell. Â CRCA’s John Loehner nabbed fourth, and long time Series racer Chris Rozdilsky (FiordiFrutta) fifth. Â Rounding out the points places was last year’s dominant Cat 3/4 winner, Peter Morgan (Anthem-CCCC)
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Pro-1-2-3
1. Â Mike Norton, Rite-Aid
2. Â Eneas Freyre, Target Training
3. Â David Wiswell, Nerac
4. Â John Loehner, CRCA
5. Â Chris Rozdilsky, Fiordefrutta
6. Â Peter Morgan, Anthem-CCCC
7. Â Robert Giannini, Sakonnet Technologies
8. Â Kevin Molloy, Empire
9. Â Jacob Hacker, Unattached
10. Â Justin Lindine, Target Training
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March 13th, 2007
Team Nerac is proud to announce it has signed a three year deal with Duratec bicycles. The team will be supplied with road, track, time trial, and cyclocross bikes from this Czech manufacturer through the 2009 season. Here are some photos of the road bikes in production.Â
 
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February 23rd, 2007
Nerac Pro Cycling teams with the Big Y Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride. On February 8, 2007, Coach Jim Calhoun announced a new statewide event he is organizing called the Big Y Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride to benefit The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UConn Health Center and Coaches vs. Cancer. Coach Calhoun is a cancer survivor and will participate in the ride. The ride will take place on June 9, 2007, with the start and finish in Simsbury, Connecticut.  Team Nerac believes this is a great event for the State of Connecticut and all of our riders will ride in the event with Coach Jim Calhoun to help support the cause.Â
February 9th, 2007
With a strong final race Adam Myerson nudged his way into a podium position for the Verge New England Cyclocross Series. The series was competed over seven races and Adam’s consistency paid off. The final race of Adam’s season is this weekend at Cyclocross Nationals in Providence, RI. Adam is riding the best he has all season and is looking to finish his season on a high note.
December 15th, 2006
It was a solid weekend of racing for Adam Myerson down south in North Carolina. Adam took part in the North Carolina GP #1 and #2 in Hendersonville  NC. Adam had a solid race finishing 9th overall on the first day and 5th on the second.Â
November 22nd, 2006
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