Stark Velo News ...
3.14.10: A handful of riders redefined March madness yesterday by racing in 45 F and rainy conditions at the Frosty Toes Road Race in Hartford, OH. Among the cat 4 field were our own Billy Slutz, Bill Flecher and Bob Brnilovich. Bill was our best result in third. Billy broke a cleat attacking on the last lap and had to retire from the race.
3.13.10: The Chippewa Creek Road Race is back this season thanks to Chagrin River Cycling. The race is scheduled for Sunday, May 16, in Brecksville, OH. This course is entirely within the Brecksville reservation of the Cleveland Metro Parks, and it is a local favorite. Race director, Al Dottore tells us the road surface is in good condition. See this link for more race information.
Team Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist is now online. Our former members Erik Lesco and Brent Martin will be racing with the TPCC regional squad this season.
3.09.10: Stark Velo opened the 2010 race season at the Tour of Knox County outside of Mt Vernon on Saturday, March 6. Billy Slutz provided our best result of the day with a third in the cat. 4 race. Don Bunker, Darin Miller, Fritz Hoffman and Bob Brnilovich raced with Billy in the cat. 4 field. John Lowry finished with the group in the cat. 1/2 race which was won solo by Brian Batke (Carbon). Dewane Jubara raced in the cat. 5 field, and Dave Jolin was fourth in the masters. Bill Flecher also raced in the masters field. Results are online here.
Bike Authority is having its annual spring sale beginning Thursday 3/11 through Sunday 3/14. It's a huge sale with 10-40% off store accessories, parts, clothing and bikes.
3.03.10: The Frosty Toes Road Race, originally scheduled for last weekend, February 28, was rescheduled for March 13. The Mid-Ohio Circuit Race was moved to April 3 because there is still snow on the track. See the updated schedule for the Torelli Cup here.
3.02.10: Brad Hansen informed us via email that the Cuyahoga Valley Circuit Race Series (aka/ Covered Bridge Road Race) is in jeopardy due to the poor road conditions. Reportedly, an alternate venue might be arranged, so stay tuned.
The Hyde Park Blast, June 26 in Cincinnati, has been named the third race in the 2010 USA Crits Series. See a related announcement on the event website for more details. If you like challenging crits, circle that weekend on your calendar. On Friday, June 25 is the Madeira Centennial Criterium in Madeira, OH. The following day is the Hyde Park Blast. And finally, on Sunday, June 26 is the Grandview Classic in Columbus.
2.27.10: Team MVC announced on their website that the Mill Creek Park Criterium will take place on June 6 in Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, OH.
Benjamin Kuhlman of Team Athens emailed to notify us of the 2010 Appalachian Road Race Series. The seven race series takes place in WV and PA and begins April 3 in Morgantown. As you would expect, the venues are pretty hilly. Information about the series is available at this website.
You can register online at Bikereg.com for all events in the 2010 Ohio Spring Race Series at once. See this link.
The Frosty Toes Road Race, originally scheduled for today, was postponed to a later date (TBA) because of weather and related road condtions. It's nearly springtime in Ohio, so you know we'll be at the mercy of the weather for the next few weeks.
1.31.10: We wish the best of luck to Brent Martin and Erik Lesco. They will leave Stark Velo in 2010 to race with the Panther/Competitive Cyclist team. We thank them for the many race results, and most of all, their friendship. Good luck!
1.27.10: The tentative Ohio road racing schedule has been posted at the OCA website.
| Cycling Links ... |
| Upcoming Regional Events ... |
- March - |
| 3.13 - Frosty Toes RR, Hartford, OH |
| 3.20 - Tour of Hueston Woods, Oxford, OH |
| 3.27 - Tour of Malabar Farms, Mansfield, OH |
| 3.28 - Germantown Road Race, Germantown, OH |
- April - |
| 4.03 - OSRS Mitchell Memorial Forest, Cincinnati |
| 4.03 - Mid Ohio Circuit Race (ABR), Lexington, OH |
| 4.03 - Morgantown Road Race, Morgantown, WV |
| 4.10 - Tour of Sugar Grove (ABR), Sugar Grove, OH |
| 4.11 - Cuyahoga Valley Circuit Race (tentative), Bath, OH |
| 4.11 - OSRS Hueston Woods, College Corner, OH |
| 4.17 - Tour of Mohican (ABR), Loudenville, OH |
| 4.17 - Race at the Lake Series, Munroe Falls, OH |
| 4.18 - Cuyahoga Valley Circuit Race (tentative), Bath, OH |
| 4.18 - OSRS Vandervort’s Corner, Wilmington, OH |
| 4.18 - OMBC Mohican Wilderness, Loudonville, OH |
| 4.24 - Tour of Granville (ABR), Granville, OH |
| 4.24 - Race at the Lake Series, Munroe Falls, OH |
| 4.25 - Cuyahoga Valley Circuit Race (tentative), Bath, OH |
| 4.25 - OSRS Spring Valley, Waynesville, OH |
| 4.25 - Colavita-Zipp TT, Casstown, OH |
| Notable Outlying Events ... |
| 5.16 - Chippewa Creek Road Race, Brecksville, OH |
| 5.29 - Tour de Frankenmuth, Frankenmuth, MI |
| 6.05 - Mohican 100, Loudenville, OH |
| 6.06 - State TT Champs, Groveport, OH |
| 6.06 - Mill Creek Park Crit, Youngstown |
| 6.13 - State RR Champs, Waynesville, OH |
| 7.09 - Tour of the Valley, July 9-11, 2010 |
| 8.08 - Zoar Road Race, Zoar, OH |
| 8.15 - Smith Dairy Milk Race, Orrville, OH |
additions or corrections? email calendar@starkvelo.com |
The Stark Velo Cycling Team is a USAC club, founded in the spring of 2002, in Northeast Ohio. We are dedicated to the development of competitive cyclists and the promotion of racing. We emphasize sportsmanship, teamwork, and respect for the sport and the communities in which we live and ride.
Stark Velo promotes the annual Zoar Road Race.
Stark Velo in the Press ...
December 21, 2008, Elves & More of Northeast Ohio delivered around 1,000 bicycles to children of the Mason Park neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. See related media coverage at Ohio.com and WKYC Cleveland
Photographs of the 2008 Zoar Road Race in the Times Reporter (Dover-New Phily