My Athletes Rock!

It has been a long season so far, and we still have plenty of great racing to go.  My athletes are spread around the North American continent and all work very hard to achieve their goals.

I would like to take a moment and list some athlete accomplishment highlights from this season. You all have done some excellent hard work and it has really paid off. Check it out:

Aaron Elwell: After taking the NMBS Expert XC overall title last year, Aaron made the jump to Semi-Pro with great success, recently topped off with a 14th place at the East Coast NMBS National.

Andrew Tilin: Andrew had targeted the Mt Hamilton RR as his main goal of the season, but an inopportune mechanical put paid to any chance of a result there.  He rallied and took revenge on us Oregonians with a 9th place overall at the Cascade Classic!

Chris Peariso: Chris turned pro this year and stepped it up a notch, despite a long Wisconsin winter and some bad luck with nasty bacteria!  He is currently running in 34th overall in the NMBS Series.

Gant Enderle: Having started the season with a win as an Expert MTB rider, Gant nailed a bunch of top-5 finishes and came dangerously close to being upgraded to Semi-Pro.  His main goal, though, was BC Bike Race, where he and his teammate Grant Folske finished 23rd overall in the Open Men class.  Awesome!

Jane Adams: Jane has been once again tearing up the womens pro fields in the NorthEast.  Her latest conquest was last weekend in Delaware at the Iron Hill Challenge where she won yet again.  I have lost count of how many races Jane has won this year!

Jason Wilsey: Jason came back to bike racing with a vengeance this year, having come from multi-day adventure racing.  He soloed to two Cat-3 wins and earned a nice upgrade to Cat 2!

Mark Miller: One of Oregon's old guard, Mark returned to racing after a few decades off and hasn't wasted any time becoming successful.  After exceeding the horsepower rating of his old frame and breaking it at the Test of Endurance, he bounced back on a new 29er to place 3rd in his class at the OBRA Mountain Bike XC Championships!

Robert Miller: After fighting off sickness while trekking in the Himalayas, Robert trained hard to finish 2nd in the Callahan's Hillclimb TT.

Bruce Ostermann: Bruce has been on a rampage since this spring, increasing his LT wattage by about 80W!  He placed 2nd overall at the Montana State Games and set course records in both TT distances at the Senior State Games while also winning the road race!

Scott Bradway: Scott capped a series of podium XC places with an upgrade to Semi-Pro and a solid 5th Place at the Test of Endurance.  His target discipline is Cyclocross, so look out!

Shawn Tevendale: Shawn overcame a bout of Lyme disease to successfully defend his title in The 18 Hour - "Scouts Honor."  He is also currently leading the Virginia Off Road Series!

Steven Hunter: Steven started a solid road season with a 4th place at Eugene Roubaix.  He followed this with three more top-10 places in OBRA road events.  Now he is building up for his specialty event - cyclocross!

Stuart Lynne: After a solid 2007, Stuart started 2008 recovering from a broken clavicle.  He’s not easily stopped, though, and has managed a whole slew of top results.  I can’t list them all, so I will send you to his website: http://tt-training.blogspot.com/