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Joe Zauner

2003-04-11

Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

I've posted my Editor's Notes for Friday. Sorry for the delay, but events

breaking at Sea Otter caused me to hold the column for about 12 hours.

There's a mess down there that's caused riders to take safety measures into

their own hands. I've talked to several Northwest riders about the

situation. It's interesting.

Also, I have a run down on Ryan Miller's climb back to the pro ranks. He was

"called up" by Prime Alliance on Monday to race as a pro again. If you?re

having trouble remembering Miller, his list of credentials includes a sixth

place at the world junior road championships in 1998 and, less than a year

later at the age of 19, he won the 1999 U-23 national time trial

championship.

At that time he seemed destined for great things, but two years later, with

no results to speak of, he seemed the poster child for athletic burnout.

He's made a nice comeback.

Here's the link: http://nwracereport.com/

Thanks,

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

Owner

Macro Sun Graphics

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/

(206) 362-2690

Joe Zauner

2003-04-02

Greetings Oregon riders,

I just posted a race preview for the Battle in Seattle mountain bike race by

expert mountain bike analyst Doug Graver. In that preview he details the

course who to watch.

I've also posted my Editor's Notes for Wednesday. In them I look at two

surprisingly fast junior riders. One from Oregon, Mikkel Bossen and Kacey

Chamberlin.

Here's the link:http://www.nwracereport.com/index.htm

Enjoy,

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

Owner

Macro Sun Graphics (Developing Web sites and print material)

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/

(206) 362-2690

Joe Zauner

2003-03-14

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

This is stacking up to be a record week for Northwest Race Report. The past

three days have averaged more than 1,400 unique visitors to the site. Once

I?m done with final exams and publishing the racing section inside the

Bicycle Paper, I?ll have to start selling ads.

Speaking of the Bicycle Paper: April?s edition will have coverage of Mason

Lake, Sequim and the Banana Belt Road Race. It will also include a feature

story by Rich McClung ? check his stories online by clicking here; he?s an

entertaining read ? and a column by yours truly on who the top riders are

heading into the spring races. You can pick up a copy of the Bicycle Paper

at most local bicycle shops in the Northwest.

How it works: Okay, like most mortals, I can only be in one place at one

time. But, the Northwest has multiple races on any given weekend. So, some

races don?t get coverage. That?s starting to change. So far several race

directors have stepped up to pay NWRR-approved freelancers to cover their

events. If you?re a race director and you want coverage of your event,

please call or e-mail and I?ll find a journalist and/or photojournalist to

cover your race. The fee is $50 per journalist. Think of it as an added

value to your participants.

Take the pictures: I?m no longer slicing images (except on the home page) so

people can download all the pictures they want for private consumption or

use on club web sites. If they?re used on a club web site, please give

credit and link to www.nwracereport.com. They are not authorized for use on

commercial web sites without payment. Thanks.

About the ?catty? thing: Okay, a lot of people are wondering if I?ve backed

away from a statement I made in a column several days ago stating that there

was tension between two women?s cycling teams in the Puget Sound area. The

answer is no. In fact, I stand by it. Now, some people might not like the

word choice, but that doesn?t change validity of the statement. What I

reported was, in my mind, true. And, I have it from some very good sources

that the olive branches are being extended by both teams despite the fact

that some say there has never been any animosity on either side.

As far as the word choice (catty) goes, I apologize for trampling anyone?s

sensitivities. As for whether I?d ever describe the men?s peloton as catty,

let me say that one of the most frequently used slights in the men?s peloton

of late is being called a bitch, so I guess they are quite catty indeed.

And, in case anyone is wondering, I DO think women?s cycling is every bit as

serious as men?s cycling. The evidence: the Olympic gold medals awarded to

men are the same as those awarded women; world championships, too.

A side note: I got several letters stating the Emily Westbrook (Ti

Cycles/Prevention Solutions) is a "great" ambassador for the sport of

cycling. I?ll agree with that. I?ve seen her go out of her way, even during

races, to offer advice to fledgling cyclists. She?s a prime example of

someone working hard to grow the sport.

More bad reporting: I reported a rumor last week that Broadmark rider Tyler

Thompson may have signed a pro contract. It appears that he has not signed a

pro contract. Generally, reporting rumors in a column is acceptable provided

that the columnist states that what is being reported is a rumor and

provided the rumor doesn?t cause any harm to a person?s character. The rumor

WAS NOT that Thompson was a member of the Klu Klux Klan, just that he signed

a pro contract, neither of which is true ? Thompson is not a pro (not yet)

and is not a hooded racist.

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

Owner

Macro Sun Graphics

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/

(206) 362-2690

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Greetings Northwest cyclists, 

 

This is stacking up to be a record week for Northwest Race Report. The past three days have averaged more than 1,400 unique visitors to the site. Once I?m done with final exams and publishing the racing section inside the Bicycle Paper, I?ll have to start selling ads. 

 

Speaking of the Bicycle Paper: April?s edition will have coverage of Mason Lake, Sequim and the Banana Belt Road Race. It will also include a feature story by Rich McClung ? check his stories online by clicking here; he?s an entertaining read ? and a column by yours truly on who the top riders are heading into the spring races. You can pick up a copy of the Bicycle Paper at most local bicycle shops in the Northwest. 

 

How it works: Okay, like most mortals, I can only be in one place at one time. But, the Northwest has multiple races on any given weekend. So, some races don?t get coverage. That?s starting to change. So far several race directors have stepped up to pay NWRR-approved freelancers to cover their events. If you?re a race director and you want coverage of your event, please call or e-mail and I?ll find a journalist and/or photojournalist to cover your race. The fee is $50 per journalist. Think of it as an added value to your participants. 

 

Take the pictures: I?m no longer slicing images (except on the home page) so people can download all the pictures they want for private consumption or use on club web sites. If they?re used on a club web site, please give credit and link to www.nwracereport.com. They are not authorized for use on commercial web sites without payment. Thanks. 

 

About the ?catty? thing: Okay, a lot of people are wondering if I?ve backed away from a statement I made in a column several days ago stating that there was tension between two women?s cycling teams in the Puget Sound area. The answer is no. In fact, I stand by it. Now, some people might not like the word choice, but that doesn?t change validity of the statement. What I reported was, in my mind, true. And, I have it from some very good sources that the olive branches are being extended by both teams despite the fact that some say there has never been any animosity on either side. 

 

As far as the word choice (catty) goes, I apologize for trampling anyone?s sensitivities. As for whether I?d ever describe the men?s peloton as catty, let me say that one of the most frequently used slights in the men?s peloton of late is being called a bitch, so I guess they are quite catty indeed. 

 

And, in case anyone is wondering, I DO think women?s cycling is every bit as serious as men?s cycling. The evidence: the Olympic gold medals awarded to men are the same as those awarded women; world championships, too. 

 

A side note: I got several letters stating the Emily Westbrook (Ti Cycles/Prevention Solutions) is a "great" ambassador for the sport of cycling. I?ll agree with that. I?ve seen her go out of her way, even during races, to offer advice to fledgling cyclists. She?s a prime example of someone working hard to grow the sport. 

 

More bad reporting: I reported a rumor last week that Broadmark rider Tyler Thompson may have signed a pro contract. It appears that he has not signed a pro contract. Generally, reporting rumors in a column is acceptable provided that the columnist states that what is being reported is a rumor and provided the rumor doesn?t cause any harm to a person?s character. The rumor WAS NOT that Thompson was a member of the Klu Klux Klan, just that he signed a pro contract, neither of which is true ? Thompson is not a pro (not yet) and is not a hooded racist. 

 

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races. 

 

 

Joe Zauner 

Editor-and-chief 

Northwest Race Report.com 

http://nwracereport.com/ 

Owner 

Macro Sun Graphics 

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/ 

(206) 362-2690 

 

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Joe Zauner

2003-03-12

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

First off, a many thanks to all the volunteer writers, photographers and

programmers who keep NWRR going. And, the biggest thanks to Martha Walsh, my

copy editor. If you see a column or story with a bunch of typos and

grammatical errors, that means I forgot to e-mail it to her before

publication.

A couple big things this week. First, Northwest Race Report.com

(http:www.nwracereport.com) came oh-so-close to a new unique users record

(1,634 unique users on Monday; the record is 1,665 unique users set June 3,

2002). A unique user is a single computer logging on to the site in a

24-hour span.

Other big things: The Broadmark cycling team established itself as a

Northwest squad to beat. Broadmark riders won both Washington races ? Mason

Lake and the Tour de Dungeness ? and the single Oregon event ? the Banana

Belt Road Race. Broadmark rider Rob Campbell ? winner at the Tour de Dung ?

will gladly tell you all about it in his column headlined "Headline should

read: Broadmark sweep."

All three of those races are back on for the coming weekend, including Mason

Lake. Race organizer of Mason Lake, Dave Douglas, thanks all the athletes

and spectators for acting like civilized human beings for a couple hours and

not littering, urinating on the side of the road or walking around naked.

Great work people!

This I know: From watching the Mason Lake Road Race on Saturday, I can say

without a doubt that all the riders in that winning break are in good

early-season form and should be factors in the big races in April. The three

big April races in my mind are the Snohomish Road Race on March 29 (okay

that?s not in April), Kings Valley Road Race on April 12, and the

Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race on April 19. Also, a strong case can be made

for the Piece of Cake Road Race near Corvallis, Ore., on March 30 as a top

spring race, and if you prefer a flatter, windier course, that?s your best

bet. Also, in British Columbia there?s the Harris-Roubaix Classic on April

13, a course that rolls over some pretty tough pave.

Some riders to watch: Of course these training races are all meaningless,

right? Probably not. The six riders I saw in the winning break at Mason Lake

are indeed going good right now and my guess is they?ll continue to do so

for at least another two months. Expect to see Rich McClung (Broadmark) go

the entire season winning and making winning breaks. Last year wasn?t good

for the "Baby Bull" as he was studying for the very difficult CFA

examination. (Sidebar: Someone asked me where McClung?s "Baby Bull" nickname

came from. Well, I made it up. He looks like the right-handed slugger Greg

Luzinski who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970s. They called

him the "Baby Bull" because of his tank-like build.)

Also of note was the performance of Daimeon Shanks (Hutch?s). This

21-year-old is a very strong rider and an extremely determined competitor.

In fact, he reminds me of McClung in that he has a very tank-like physique.

We?ll call him Baby Bull #2. At Mason Lake he was in two moves before the

winning break went clear. Keep in mind that the winning move formed at six

miles ? evidence of how active Shanks was at the front early on. He started

two failed break attempts before grabbing on to the winning move, which

countered his attack. In all I think he spent about 400 meters in the field.

But the rider that really seemed strongest at Mason Lake was Doug

Ollerenshaw (Broadmark). The classy Oregon athlete, who now lives, trains

and studies for a masters degree in engineering in Corvallis, Ore., home of

Oregon State University, really seemed to have a little bit more than anyone

else. He was obliged, of course, to sit on Shanks after McClung flew the

coup and watch as his teammate rolled up the road. The next day Ollerenshaw

took a sprint win from Sam Schartz (Hutch?s).

Schartz is another interesting athlete. It sounds as though he?s really gong

to make a go of cycling as a career. He told me that he?ll head down to

California for that state?s big spring races ? Sea Otter and Redlands. It?ll

be interesting to see how he holds up against that level of competition.

Before that, the next big test for Schartz, in my mind, will be at the

Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race. This course doesn?t favor a climber, but

you have to be able to climb and although Schartz seems good on the Banana

Belt course, TST might be another ballgame. He?ll get a flavor of what TST

can be like at Kings Valley, but the TST hills are much steeper. We?ll just

have to wait and see if Schartz can haul his big frame over demanding

terrain. If he can, he could be real trouble for the top Northwest talent

this year.

Interesting turn of events: At the Tour de Dung Road Race in Sequim, Wash.,

on Sunday, Ashmead College?s Chris Farias soloed to a win in the last six or

so miles of the race. Now, everyone thought that the big team to beat in

2003 was Prevention Solutions with Washington BARR champion Emily Westbrook

and a returning-to-form Karlee Brandner (fifth at the 2001 national

criterium championships), but Ashmead looks formable. Not only do they have

Farias, who brings world-class triathlon fitness to bear on long road races

with effectiveness, but they also have Suzie Weldon, who is quite possibly

the best climber in the Northwest with Farias not far behind.

At Sunday?s very flat race in Sequim, Westbrook flatted on the first lap and

Brandner was the recipient of some tag-team tactics by the entire Ashmead

squad. According to Farias, the attacking didn?t stop until she went clear

and rolled home for the win. Brandner won the bunch sprint. I will say that

if Westbrook doesn?t flat, the unfolding of that race is dramatically

different. Is the result different? Hard to tell.

As a side note, I?m pretty sensitive to this type of thing and I?m going to

go out on a limb and say there?s a bit of animosity between these two teams,

Ashmead College and Prevention Solutions. I can?t quite put my finger on it,

but they seem a little tense when they?re in each other?s presence. A

little, dare I say, catty.

More Washington stuff: Alright, I?ve gone on too long about Washington

riders, but I haven?t been down to Oregon or up to British Columbia so far

this year. That will change?but not this weekend.

Again I?ll stay in Washington to cover the Tour de Dung. If anyone is

interested in hitching a ride with me, let me know ASAP. I can carry two

bikes and two people. We?ll split the gas.

If anyone in Oregon has a handle on the scene down there and wants to

contribute a column about other people (not yourself), please do so. I?ll be

down there for a bunch of races in the summer. In April I?ll be there to

cover the Peak Sports MudSlinger on April 6 and the Kings Valley Road Race

on April 12.

Lastly and most sadly, the professional peloton lost Andrei Kivilev today.

The Kazakh rider died as a result of head injuries suffered in a crash

during the third stage of Paris-Nice. When I started racing bicycles in

1981, I never wore a helmet in training. Never. In fact, I raced the Tour of

Tallahassee without a helmet ? just a cycling cap made to look like there

was my forgotten Cinelli hairnet under it.

I?m old school. I still own a steel bike with friction-shift Super Record

and love it, but like my friend use to say, "As humans, we evolve. We don?t

live in caves anymore." And don?t ride without a helmet anymore.

That?s all I have. See you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

Owner

Macro Sun Graphics

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/

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Greetings Northwest cyclists, 

 

First off, a many thanks to all the volunteer writers, photographers and programmers who keep NWRR going. And, the biggest thanks to Martha Walsh, my copy editor. If you see a column or story with a bunch of typos and grammatical errors, that means I forgot to e-mail it to her before publication. 

 

A couple big things this week. First, Northwest Race Report.com (http:www.nwracereport.com) came oh-so-close to a new unique users record (1,634 unique users on Monday; the record is 1,665 unique users set June 3, 2002). A unique user is a single computer logging on to the site in a 24-hour span. 

 

Other big things: The Broadmark cycling team established itself as a Northwest squad to beat. Broadmark riders won both Washington races ? Mason Lake and the Tour de Dungeness ? and the single Oregon event ? the Banana Belt Road Race. Broadmark rider Rob Campbell ? winner at the Tour de Dung ? will gladly tell you all about it in his column headlined "Headline should read: Broadmark sweep." 

 

All three of those races are back on for the coming weekend, including Mason Lake. Race organizer of Mason Lake, Dave Douglas, thanks all the athletes and spectators for acting like civilized human beings for a couple hours and not littering, urinating on the side of the road or walking around naked. Great work people! 

 

This I know: From watching the Mason Lake Road Race on Saturday, I can say without a doubt that all the riders in that winning break are in good early-season form and should be factors in the big races in April. The three big April races in my mind are the Snohomish Road Race on March 29 (okay that?s not in April), Kings Valley Road Race on April 12, and the Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race on April 19. Also, a strong case can be made for the Piece of Cake Road Race near Corvallis, Ore., on March 30 as a top spring race, and if you prefer a flatter, windier course, that?s your best bet. Also, in British Columbia there?s the Harris-Roubaix Classic on April 13, a course that rolls over some pretty tough pave. 

 

Some riders to watch: Of course these training races are all meaningless, right? Probably not. The six riders I saw in the winning break at Mason Lake are indeed going good right now and my guess is they?ll continue to do so for at least another two months. Expect to see Rich McClung (Broadmark) go the entire season winning and making winning breaks. Last year wasn?t good for the "Baby Bull" as he was studying for the very difficult CFA examination. (Sidebar: Someone asked me where McClung?s "Baby Bull" nickname came from. Well, I made it up. He looks like the right-handed slugger Greg Luzinski who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970s. They called him the "Baby Bull" because of his tank-like build.) 

 

Also of note was the performance of Daimeon Shanks (Hutch?s). This 21-year-old is a very strong rider and an extremely determined competitor. In fact, he reminds me of McClung in that he has a very tank-like physique. We?ll call him Baby Bull #2. At Mason Lake he was in two moves before the winning break went clear. Keep in mind that the winning move formed at six miles ? evidence of how active Shanks was at the front early on. He started two failed break attempts before grabbing on to the winning move, which countered his attack. In all I think he spent about 400 meters in the field. 

 

But the rider that really seemed strongest at Mason Lake was Doug Ollerenshaw (Broadmark). The classy Oregon athlete, who now lives, trains and studies for a masters degree in engineering in Corvallis, Ore., home of Oregon State University, really seemed to have a little bit more than anyone else. He was obliged, of course, to sit on Shanks after McClung flew the coup and watch as his teammate rolled up the road. The next day Ollerenshaw took a sprint win from Sam Schartz (Hutch?s). 

 

Schartz is another interesting athlete. It sounds as though he?s really gong to make a go of cycling as a career. He told me that he?ll head down to California for that state?s big spring races ? Sea Otter and Redlands. It?ll be interesting to see how he holds up against that level of competition. 

 

Before that, the next big test for Schartz, in my mind, will be at the Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya Road Race. This course doesn?t favor a climber, but you have to be able to climb and although Schartz seems good on the Banana Belt course, TST might be another ballgame. He?ll get a flavor of what TST can be like at Kings Valley, but the TST hills are much steeper. We?ll just have to wait and see if Schartz can haul his big frame over demanding terrain. If he can, he could be real trouble for the top Northwest talent this year. 

 

Interesting turn of events: At the Tour de Dung Road Race in Sequim, Wash., on Sunday, Ashmead College?s Chris Farias soloed to a win in the last six or so miles of the race. Now, everyone thought that the big team to beat in 2003 was Prevention Solutions with Washington BARR champion Emily Westbrook and a returning-to-form Karlee Brandner (fifth at the 2001 national criterium championships), but Ashmead looks formable. Not only do they have Farias, who brings world-class triathlon fitness to bear on long road races with effectiveness, but they also have Suzie Weldon, who is quite possibly the best climber in the Northwest with Farias not far behind. 

 

At Sunday?s very flat race in Sequim, Westbrook flatted on the first lap and Brandner was the recipient of some tag-team tactics by the entire Ashmead squad. According to Farias, the attacking didn?t stop until she went clear and rolled home for the win. Brandner won the bunch sprint. I will say that if Westbrook doesn?t flat, the unfolding of that race is dramatically different. Is the result different? Hard to tell. 

 

As a side note, I?m pretty sensitive to this type of thing and I?m going to go out on a limb and say there?s a bit of animosity between these two teams, Ashmead College and Prevention Solutions. I can?t quite put my finger on it, but they seem a little tense when they?re in each other?s presence. A little, dare I say, catty. 

 

More Washington stuff: Alright, I?ve gone on too long about Washington riders, but I haven?t been down to Oregon or up to British Columbia so far this year. That will change?but not this weekend. 

 

Again I?ll stay in Washington to cover the Tour de Dung. If anyone is interested in hitching a ride with me, let me know ASAP. I can carry two bikes and two people. We?ll split the gas. 

 

If anyone in Oregon has a handle on the scene down there and wants to contribute a column about other people (not yourself), please do so. I?ll be down there for a bunch of races in the summer. In April I?ll be there to cover the Peak Sports MudSlinger on April 6 and the Kings Valley Road Race on April 12. 

 

Lastly and most sadly, the professional peloton lost Andrei Kivilev today. The Kazakh rider died as a result of head injuries suffered in a crash during the third stage of Paris-Nice. When I started racing bicycles in 1981, I never wore a helmet in training. Never. In fact, I raced the Tour of Tallahassee without a helmet ? just a cycling cap made to look like there was my forgotten Cinelli hairnet under it. 

 

I?m old school. I still own a steel bike with friction-shift Super Record and love it, but like my friend use to say, "As humans, we evolve. We don?t live in caves anymore." And don?t ride without a helmet anymore. 

 

That?s all I have. See you at the races. 

 

 

Joe Zauner 

Editor-and-chief 

Northwest Race Report.com 

http://nwracereport.com/ 

Owner 

Macro Sun Graphics 

http://www.nwracereport.com/Macro/ 

(206) 362-2690 

 

 

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Joe Zauner

2003-03-07

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

A couple of things to note:

First, our numbers are right back to where they were during the summer

months last year. We averaged more than 1,000 unique users per weekday this

week. The companies that advertise on this site support Northwest cycling so

please show your support by purchasing some of their products. Our URL is

http://www.nwracereport.com

Speaking of product, I was at the Seattle Bike Expo. I?ll have a column

coming from that event next week. During the research for that column I had

the opportunity to chat with Roy Knickman, former 7-Eleven pro. He seemed

like a very nice person.

He?s a part owner of Abici Bicycles and although my intent was to talk

bicycle equipment with him, the conversation turned to his achievements as a

cyclist, specifically his 1988 ride at the Paris-Roubaix. In case you missed

it, Knickman was in part the catalyst of an 11-man break that produced the

unlikely winner Dirk Demol of Belguim.

For whatever reason, the peloton failed to pull this break of relative

unknowns back and it became apparent that Knickman ? who said in our

interview that he was absolutely flying that day ? was starting to look like

the man to beat when he punctured.

"I hit the start of a pave? section too fast and just flatted," he said. "I

was kind of stupid, really."

Knickman said he was so excited to be in what appeared to be the winning

move at what is quite possibly the most important single-day road race in

the world that he was hot dogging it a little when he hit the cobbles. He

said his tire never stood a chance.

So I asked him, "Do you look back on your career and think to yourself that

you blew your big chance at Paris-Roubaix?"

His response was less-than candid, "No. I enjoyed that moment and I enjoyed

my career as a professional cyclist. I feel fortunate to have raced in the

Tour of France and to have raced all those years with 7-Eleven?."

But I wasn?t taking that answer so I interrupted him, "Come on. You could

have been the first American to win Paris-Roubaix. You have got to feel some

disappointment on that front."

"Nope," he said.

Okay, I?ll have to live with that response.

About Abici Bicycles: I was given one recently and if the bike sucked ? and

I mean this honestly ? I?d say so and let the advertising-revenue cards fall

where they may. But it doesn?t suck. Point of fact is, from a performance

standpoint, it?s the best bike I?ve ever ridden. If you?re in the market for

one, check their site. I know they were selling frames for $850 at the

Seattle Bike Expo. That was an Expo special and regular is something like

$1,600. I doubt they?ll sell them for $850 anymore, but give them a call.

They just might.

Okay, one more product to pitch: The Northwest Race Guide is available for

download. If you?re reading this as e-mail, you?ll have to go to the site

(http://www.nwracereport.com) and got to the top of the home page and click

on Editor?s Notes. If you?re there already, click here (880K) to get it.

You can also pick up a copy in your local bike shop. We?ve run off 6,000

copies and judging from the pick-up rate at the Seattle Bike Expo, these

will not last long. If you?re an OBRA member, you?ll get a printed edition

in the mail soon.

Also, expect to see Northwest Race Report.com in the Bicycle Paper. We will

have at least four pages each month dedicated to bicycle racing.

Now for bicycle racing: Northwest Race Report.com WILL NOT be at the Banana

Belt road race on Sunday. Instead we WILL be at the Mason Lake Road Race on

Saturday. I will have a reporter in the form of Chris Bright at the Banana

Belt Road Race so expect top-notch coverage there.

About the Mason Lake Road Race: In some ways race organizer David Douglas

has created a monster with the Mason Lake series. If you?re not from

Seattle, you won?t understand the anticipation of this season-opener.

Athletes step up their training for this event, quite possibly damaging

their chances for success in the summer months.

Now, on the surface, this might seem like a bad thing, but Mason Lake, and

its cousin race Tour of Dungeness, are tune-ups for some very high-profile

races in March ? the (Subway) Snohomish Road Race, Kings Valley Road Race

and Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya. These races should be regarded as an early-season

triple crown and anyone who can win or place high in all three establishes

him or herself as a solid athlete on the bike regardless of results later in

the year.

In fact, it?s beginning to make sense for athletes to specialize or focus

their efforts in races they stand a better chance of winning during certain

times of the year. The Northwest season can be broken down into something

similar to the European season with several races bidding for recognition as

a spring classic and several stage races vying for recognition as a grande

tour. Both categories of races favor different riders.

Riders and teams to look out for this year? Well, as much as I?m champing at

the bit to write that column, I?m going to save it for the Bicycle Paper. I

will say this, though. There are several riders I?ve ridden with recently

who look very good and will likely have some early-season success and no one

but me and a few of their teammates know who they are.

Also, word on the street at the Seattle Bike Expo has it that Broadmark

rider Tyler Thompson has signed a pro contract with another team. I?ll need

a couple phone calls and a few more days to confirm this.

One last thing: My car can accommodate two people and their bikes, if anyone

needs a ride to Mason Lake. E-mail if you do at jo-@nwracereport.com

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

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First, our numbers are right back to where they were during the summer months last year. We averaged more than 1,000 unique users per weekday this week. The companies that advertise on this site support Northwest cycling so please show your support by purchasing some of their products. Our URL is http://www.nwracereport.com 

 

Speaking of product, I was at the Seattle Bike Expo. I?ll have a column coming from that event next week. During the research for that column I had the opportunity to chat with Roy Knickman, former 7-Eleven pro. He seemed like a very nice person. 

 

He?s a part owner of Abici Bicycles and although my intent was to talk bicycle equipment with him, the conversation turned to his achievements as a cyclist, specifically his 1988 ride at the Paris-Roubaix. In case you missed it, Knickman was in part the catalyst of an 11-man break that produced the unlikely winner Dirk Demol of Belguim. 

 

For whatever reason, the peloton failed to pull this break of relative unknowns back and it became apparent that Knickman ? who said in our interview that he was absolutely flying that day ? was starting to look like the man to beat when he punctured. 

 

"I hit the start of a pave? section too fast and just flatted," he said. "I was kind of stupid, really." 

 

Knickman said he was so excited to be in what appeared to be the winning move at what is quite possibly the most important single-day road race in the world that he was hot dogging it a little when he hit the cobbles. He said his tire never stood a chance. 

 

So I asked him, "Do you look back on your career and think to yourself that you blew your big chance at Paris-Roubaix?" 

 

His response was less-than candid, "No. I enjoyed that moment and I enjoyed my career as a professional cyclist. I feel fortunate to have raced in the Tour of France and to have raced all those years with 7-Eleven?." 

 

But I wasn?t taking that answer so I interrupted him, "Come on. You could have been the first American to win Paris-Roubaix. You have got to feel some disappointment on that front." 

 

"Nope," he said. 

 

Okay, I?ll have to live with that response. 

 

About Abici Bicycles: I was given one recently and if the bike sucked ? and I mean this honestly ? I?d say so and let the advertising-revenue cards fall where they may. But it doesn?t suck. Point of fact is, from a performance standpoint, it?s the best bike I?ve ever ridden. If you?re in the market for one, check their site. I know they were selling frames for $850 at the Seattle Bike Expo. That was an Expo special and regular is something like $1,600. I doubt they?ll sell them for $850 anymore, but give them a call. They just might. 

 

Okay, one more product to pitch: The Northwest Race Guide is available for download. If you?re reading this as e-mail, you?ll have to go to the site (http://www.nwracereport.com) and got to the top of the home page and click on Editor?s Notes. If you?re there already, click here (880K) to get it. 

 

You can also pick up a copy in your local bike shop. We?ve run off 6,000 copies and judging from the pick-up rate at the Seattle Bike Expo, these will not last long. If you?re an OBRA member, you?ll get a printed edition in the mail soon. 

 

Also, expect to see Northwest Race Report.com in the Bicycle Paper. We will have at least four pages each month dedicated to bicycle racing. 

 

Now for bicycle racing: Northwest Race Report.com WILL NOT be at the Banana Belt road race on Sunday. Instead we WILL be at the Mason Lake Road Race on Saturday. I will have a reporter in the form of Chris Bright at the Banana Belt Road Race so expect top-notch coverage there. 

 

About the Mason Lake Road Race: In some ways race organizer David Douglas has created a monster with the Mason Lake series. If you?re not from Seattle, you won?t understand the anticipation of this season-opener. Athletes step up their training for this event, quite possibly damaging their chances for success in the summer months. 

 

Now, on the surface, this might seem like a bad thing, but Mason Lake, and its cousin race Tour of Dungeness, are tune-ups for some very high-profile races in March ? the (Subway) Snohomish Road Race, Kings Valley Road Race and Tahuya-Seabeck-Tahuya. These races should be regarded as an early-season triple crown and anyone who can win or place high in all three establishes him or herself as a solid athlete on the bike regardless of results later in the year. 

 

In fact, it?s beginning to make sense for athletes to specialize or focus their efforts in races they stand a better chance of winning during certain times of the year. The Northwest season can be broken down into something similar to the European season with several races bidding for recognition as a spring classic and several stage races vying for recognition as a grande tour. Both categories of races favor different riders. 

 

Riders and teams to look out for this year? Well, as much as I?m champing at the bit to write that column, I?m going to save it for the Bicycle Paper. I will say this, though. There are several riders I?ve ridden with recently who look very good and will likely have some early-season success and no one but me and a few of their teammates know who they are. 

 

Also, word on the street at the Seattle Bike Expo has it that Broadmark rider Tyler Thompson has signed a pro contract with another team. I?ll need a couple phone calls and a few more days to confirm this. 

 

One last thing: My car can accommodate two people and their bikes, if anyone needs a ride to Mason Lake. E-mail if you do at jo-@nwracereport.com 

 

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races. 

 

 

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

Amazing numbers for the cross season. Our Monday averages are well over

1,000 unique users and we're averaging around 850-weekday users a day. To a

road racer, those numbers might seem surprising, but keep in mind, 412

athletes competed in the Portland UCI 'cross event last month ? numbers any

race director would be proud to report.

Anyway, I've posted an advance (that's newspaper lingo for a preview) on the

UCI races next weekend. I did a little reporting and found out that just

about every major cyclocross player in the nation will race in both the

Portland and Steilacoom events. National champion Todd Wells and his

teammate Marc Gullikson will race along with Tim Johnson from Saturn, Carmen

d?Aluisio, Lynne Bissette... the list goes on, and on. And of course our

Northwest athletes will be vying for podium spots as well.

Here's the link to the site: http://nwracereport.com/

The advance is on the home page.

Thanks and I'll see you at the races,

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

(206) 362-2690

Joe Zauner

2002-11-18

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Greetings Northwest cyclists:

Headlines topping the homepage of Northwest Race Report.com

(http://nwracereport.com/) for Monday, Nov. 18:

The battle that wasn't: Sundt wins the Microsoft Seattle Metro Cyclocross

Series round five but the showdown between himself and Knapp didn't fully

materialize; Jeannette Nussbaum continued her winning ways and eyes a spot

on the German worlds team. Just up: more images from Sunday's race by

photographer Kevin Maude.

Wicks is back: Cross Crusade round six featured the return of u-23

worlds-team hopeful Barry Wicks. Wicks defeated Tonkin handily while Mazza

won the women's race.

This week: A preview of the up-coming UCI events in Washington and Oregon.

Thanks and I'll see you at the races.

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Headlines topping the homepage of Northwest Race Report.com (http://nwracereport.com/) for Monday, Nov. 18: 

 

The battle that wasn't: Sundt wins the Microsoft Seattle Metro Cyclocross Series round five but the showdown between himself and Knapp didn't fully materialize; Jeannette Nussbaum continued her winning ways and eyes a spot on the German worlds team. Just up: more images from Sunday's race by photographer Kevin Maude. 

 

 

Wicks is back: Cross Crusade round six featured the return of u-23 worlds-team hopeful Barry Wicks. Wicks defeated Tonkin handily while Mazza won the women's race. 

 

 

This week: A preview of the up-coming UCI events in Washington and Oregon. 

 

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Monday: Oregon's Naomi Gollogy tells about calling it a season in Bermuda.

Tuesday: Coverage of Oregon's Cross Crusade

Wednesday: British Columbia's Matt Usborne tells about calling it a wrap in

Canada

Thursday: Northwest Race Report's "Best of awards." This week: Best athletes

Friday: Jeremy Gieser's trip from Bellingham, Wash., to Boston. Some of the

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Tuesday: Coverage of Oregon's Cross Crusade 

 

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2002-09-01

Greetings Northwest Cyclists:

I am heading off to a much-needed vacation near La Paz, Mexico. By the time

many of you read this, I will be standing knee deep in the Sea of Cortez

fishing for King Mackerel, holding a rod-and-reel in one hand and two beers

in the other. I haven?t figured out how the later is possible, but my father

assures me that it can be done. The question is, what happens to the

rod-and-reel if the fish are biting?

Anyway, to keep everyone abreast of the Northwest cycling action, I?ve

posted several columns by local cyclists plus my editor?s notes. All are

better viewed and easier to read at http://nwracereport.com/

Probably the best cyclist consistently racing the Northwest circuit is

Saturn of Bellevue rider Kenny Williams. That may change. After finishing

third Sunday in the points race at the USCF Track Cycling Championships, he

pondered the possibility of moving to Trexlertown, Penn., full time.

He?s been there for the past month, training and racing before crowds of

between 2,000 and 4,000 avid track cycling fans in preparation for the

national championships. He said that denizens of Trexlertown venture out to

the velodrome to watch racing like most people in small towns used to head

out to the drive-in theatre. That?s just what they do. He added that, on any

given Friday night, 30 to 50 CAT 1/professional riders line up to race.

Now, anyone who knows Williams knows he will do anything within legal

parameters to win a bike race. So it should come as no surprise that he is

seriously considering a permanent move to Trexlertown.

"It?s what I have to do to continue racing at this level," Williams, 34,

said Saturday. "It?s like comparing the minor leagues to the major leagues.

We (Northwest track athletes) can do all right at masters nationals, but to

race at the elite level you have to come out here. You have to come to

Trexlertown."

Will Williams stay in the Northwest? We?ll have to wait and see. But is

Williams the best Northwest cyclist? That depends on what you consider a

Northwest cyclist to be. Or, maybe not.

Russell Stevenson is certainly from the Northwest, but he races mostly on

the national circuit. Todd Littlehales and John Walrod live in Portland, but

they too gear their season around national events.

Even still, I think Williams can beat all the aforementioned on almost all

the Northwest race courses. In fact, when you think about Williams? career,

there aren?t many courses he hasn?t delivered the goods on. And, he does so

year in and year out, all season long.

Consider his 2002 season. He won his first road race in early April at the

Kings Valley Road Race near Corvallis, Ore.

(http://nwracereport.com/race_coverage/race_coverage_road/coverage_road_kvrr

02_p12.htm). He won a UCI pursuit later that month and went on to win

virtually every major Northwest criterium and most of the road races he

entered. Pretty impressive stuff. I?d have to rate him best among Northwest

riders.

Speaking of impressive riders, there?s more than a few in British Columbia

plying the roads, but one will likely be topping the podium with regularity

next year in Washington and Oregon. His name is Matt Usborne from Nanaimo,

B.C. If the name sounds familiar, it might be because Usborne is NWRR

columnist. Or it might be the fact that he?s also a hell of a bicycle racer.

I first met Usborne at the Garry Lund Memorial Classic near Victoria, B.C.,

in April. He won that race, bridging to a five-man break, covering a

45-second gap alone.

Usborne hasn?t raced in the United States this year, but in British Columbia

the 23-year-old has amassed an impressive list of credentials. He?s won 15

races and made the podium in every race he?s entered except three. He said

he?s planning on racing more in Washington and Oregon because, "That?s

where?s it?s happening," adding, "That?s where all the big sponsorship deals

are. In the States, the sponsorship commitment is on a different level."

Usborne rides for PartOne International. In 2002, he supplied his own bike,

paid his own entry fees and footed all his travel expenses. This, despite

the fact that he?s shown he can beat the top racers in North America.

Witness his performance at the Tour of Delta in British Columbia in early

July. There he won the opening uphill time trial, defeating reigning world

mountain bike champion Rolland Greene. Also keep in mind that Saturn?s

professional team was at that race.

Currently Usborne is looking for a team to race for, and my guess is,

whoever picks him up will do so for a song. It won?t take much to lure him

away from his current deal with PartOne.

Other British Columbia riders looking for teams include Dylan Sebel and his

CDS Lumber teammate Adrian Elzinga. Both have made podium appearances in big

Northwest stage races including Sebel?s defeat of Kenny Williams in the

opening time trial stage at the Tour of Walla Walla and Elzinga?s 21st place

performance at the Cascade Classic in July.

Record-breaking performances are a good indication of young talent working

its way up the food chain. That being the case, keep you eyes peeled for

Wheelsport rider Adam Southerland, who set the Alpenrose track record in the

kilo for juniors on Aug. 16 with a time of 1 minute, 12.90 seconds. The

previous record was set by Jamie Mikami in 1994.

Southerland is a dedicated athlete with a load of talent and a great support

structure. You know, it?s much easier to believe in yourself when you?re

surrounded be people who tell you that you can. With the folks at the

Marymoor Velodrome and Southerland?s family pulling for him, he?ll at least

be a top contender on the Northwest circuit for some time to come.

From young riders to old ones? relatively speaking. Seattle Super Squadra

rider Steve Higgins almost did the big Seattle double this season, winning

the series points standings at the two weekly criterium evening races.

Higgins, 43, won the Seattle International Raceway (SIR) series, handily

beating David Richter (Recycled Cycles) by 11 points. He finished second at

the Seward Park Criterium series by one point. The winner there was Kenny

Williams, who has won that series for the past nine years.

Higgins also won the Washington Velo Circuit Race series, displaying an

ability to produce all season long. He has a memorable quote relating to

longevity in the sport of bicycle racing: "You know, you just have to finish

the season. The whole season."

He did and, without overstating, he did it in style.

But Higgins isn?t the only rider handing riders half his age their butts.

Ti-Cycles racer Alastair Lockett, at 50, won the Washington State points

race recently. You can read his account of that race by going to

http://nwracereport.com/columnists/alister/lockett_nats083102.htm

The Subway Cycling team based in Seattle will concentrate its efforts next

year solely in support of female bicycle racers. The team currently supports

39 female racers, many of whom are the backbone of Northwest Women?s Cycling

(NWWC), which promotes a very successful mentoring program.

This program was greatly responsible for signing up more than 100 CAT 4

women racers. At the Subway Snohomish Road Race in early April, 48 CAT 4

women racers line up to race. It was the biggest women?s field I saw all

year regardless of category.

The cycling twilight zone:

Okay, I leave you with three of the strangest things I?ve seen while riding

a bike. If you think you?ve got three stories (or even one) that can top

mine, e-mail them to me and I?ll publish them. We?ll make a contest of it.

Story one: I was riding in downtown Miami with my brother Ward in route to a

training ride, when from out of an alley way, we heard the echo of what

sounded like a garbage can tumbling over. We looked in time to see an older

homeless man staggering towards us with one arm raise above his head as if

to signal our attention.

As we rolled by he hollered, "This ain?t no six-day race!"

Story two: I missed the break at some 110-mile road race in North Carolina,

but managed to catch onto a 15-man chase group. We were making good time in

the 90-plus degree heat. At 90 miles, there were only about six of us left.

At around the 100-mile mark, I thought I might be hallucinating when I saw

three alligators, each at about five feet in length, running in tight

formation down the road in front of us.

As if that wasn?t strange enough, from behind I saw the one out front pull

off and the other two pulled through with the precision of a team pursuit

squad. They were going at least 20 mph, but when we passed them they

scattered as if we might have discovered their secret for covering long

distances by (four) foot.

Story three: In Gainesville, Fla., where I grew up, there?s a road called

the Angle Road, which cuts through a swampy hunting preserve.

On that preserve there?s a graveyard where the second governor of Florida is

buried. It?s said that the Hell?s Angels meet there on occasion for

all-night parties and general debauchery. I don?t know about the Hells

Angels part, but I do know that this is a pretty spooky place and I?d never

be caught there alone after the sun goes down.

Well, one evening, my brother Ward and our friend John Harlen were returning

home on the Angle road from a way-too-long after-work ride when the sun

indeed was on it?s way down. John suggested we cut through the graveyard to

a limestone road he knew of that was a shortcut. "And besides," he said,

"There?s plenty of light. Look. It?s a full moon."

Okay, the scenario couldn?t get much worse? Well, it did get worse. We got

lost. Now, no one gets killed with a chainsaw or bitten by a bat, but, as we

were riding, Ward mentioned that he had to take a, eh? crap. No more than a

minute later, we turned a corner and right in the middle of the dirt road,

gleaming white in the moonlight was a toilet. We just rode by it and didn?t

say another word until we got back onto paved city roads. It?s an incident

that we rarely speak of.

Okay people, see you at the cyclocross races, of which there are many to be

raced this year in the Northwest.

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

(206) 362-2690

Joe Zauner

2002-08-08

Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

Check out the Q&A with Candi and Mike Murray

(http://nwracereport.com/index.htm), the King and Queen of OBRA ? the Oregon

Bicycle Racing Association. If you haven?t raced in Oregon, I encourage you

to do so, especially this time of year. Great weather, big fields and of

course the tight organization that some Oregon riders might take for

granted.

And this weekend is a good time to head south. There is a lot of racing

going on in Oregon and Northwest Race Report.com will be at much of it. Here

are the following races we?ll cover:

1) Friday we?ll be at the Rose Pedal Twilight Criterium in downtown

Portland. That?s right, a criterium on Friday night in downtown Portland.

The place will be wall-to-wall spectators. I might even suit up for this

one, although it would be the first time I?ve been on a bike in more than a

year, but a $5,000 pay out will make a man do strange things.

2) The next day we?ll be at the Oregon mountain-bike championships. Erik

Tonkin is a confirmed start, so I?ll expect everyone to be gunning for the

bearded man from Portland.

3) Sunday it?s back to the roads with the Oregon criterium championships in

Gresham. Just a hunch here, but don?t be surprised to see Sunnyside Sports

rider Ed Roberts come away with the win. The Bend, Ore., rider had some

solid rides this season in crits and certainly knows how to set up for a

sprint. I?m sure the usual suspects will also make a run for the line ?

Serna, Houghton, Ollerenshaw, Littlehales and anyone else I?ve left out.

If you haven?t already, take a look at the coverage of the Oregon road

championships. The image on our home page

(http://nwracereport.com/index.htm) is probably the most dramatic I?ve shot

this year. It looks like something from the Tour of Flanders, except? well,

of course it?s sunny and the roads are smooth, but the facial expressions ?

pure agony.

Okay, that was stretch, but you can buy that image, and any image on NWRR,

with a credit card online.

And, race promoters, I?ve gotten solid feedback relating to the

effectiveness of advertising on NWRR. We have special deals for race

promoters wishing to advertise, but not wanting to commit to a full month.

Drop me an e-mail to find out more. Also, you can pay for your ad online

with a credit card.

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. See you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Editor-and-chief

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/

(206) 362-2690

Joe Zauner

2002-08-01

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

Northwest Race Report.com (http://nwracereport.com/) had more than 17,000

unique visitors last month. We have special deals for race directors wanting

to promote their event on our site. Just respond to this e-mail for details.

NWRR will be at the Oregon road championships on Sunday. We?ll be at the

Boston Harbor circuit race on Saturday.

Headlines:

1) NWRR to stop slicing images: NWRR gets a lot of request from individuals

who want low-resolution images from our site. Slicing has made that nearly

impossible. Slicing, however, makes for faster page downloads. We?ll have

more images of marquee events and they won?t be sliced, but instead we?ll

thumbnail them. They are free for individuals and clubs for use on their Web

sites with credit. Everyone else will needs to pay. E-mail for

clarification.

2) Hard times in Altoona: Prime Alliance rider Russell Stevenson writes

about the hardships of pro bicycle racing, this time from Altoona, Penn.,

where he is competing in the International stage race...

http://nwracereport.com/columnists/stevenson/stevenson_altoona_1.htm

3) Off the back, but not dropped: This is a column previously published

about five years ago just prior to the start of the Giro de Italia and

during a long hiatus from bicycle racing for the author. I get a lot of

requests to re-run this column, so I do. And, for the record, John Harlan is

a real person, living in Gainesville, Fla., and still working as a bike

mechanic... http://nwracereport.com/

4) Junior national road championships: NWRR will have updates throughout the

day from Clemson, S.C., on the junior national road championships. Early

reports indicate a Northwest rider has already silvered in the criterium.

We?re still looking for freelance writers and photographers. If you?ve sent

me your resume or clips, please re-send them as they are the hard drive that

crashed several days ago, which is in the city dump someplace.

That?s all I got. See you at the races.

Joe Zauner

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NWRR will be at the Oregon road championships on Sunday. We?ll be at the Boston Harbor circuit race on Saturday. 

 

 

Headlines: 

 

1) NWRR to stop slicing images: NWRR gets a lot of request from individuals who want low-resolution images from our site. Slicing has made that nearly impossible. Slicing, however, makes for faster page downloads. We?ll have more images of marquee events and they won?t be sliced, but instead we?ll thumbnail them. They are free for individuals and clubs for use on their Web sites with credit. Everyone else will needs to pay. E-mail for clarification. 

 

2) Hard times in Altoona: Prime Alliance rider Russell Stevenson writes about the hardships of pro bicycle racing, this time from Altoona, Penn., where he is competing in the International stage race... http://nwracereport.com/columnists/stevenson/stevenson_altoona_1.htm 

 

3) Off the back, but not dropped: This is a column previously published about five years ago just prior to the start of the Giro de Italia and during a long hiatus from bicycle racing for the author. I get a lot of requests to re-run this column, so I do. And, for the record, John Harlan is a real person, living in Gainesville, Fla., and still working as a bike mechanic... http://nwracereport.com/ 

 

4) Junior national road championships: NWRR will have updates throughout the day from Clemson, S.C., on the junior national road championships. Early reports indicate a Northwest rider has already silvered in the criterium. 

 

We?re still looking for freelance writers and photographers. If you?ve sent me your resume or clips, please re-send them as they are the hard drive that crashed several days ago, which is in the city dump someplace. 

 

That?s all I got. See you at the races. 

 

 

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

We need someone to pilot a motorcycle at the Oregon Road Championships on

Aug. 4, Sunday. It's a great way to see the race firsthand and help with

NWRR's in-depth coverage of the event.

If you're interested, please reply to this email ASAP.

Thanks

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists, 

 

We need someone to pilot a motorcycle at the Oregon Road Championships on Aug. 4, Sunday. It's a great way to see the race firsthand and help with NWRR's in-depth coverage of the event. 

 

If you're interested, please reply to this email ASAP. 

 

 

Thanks 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists,

Here are a few headlines for Thursday:

1) Junior Nationals: Farrar, Southerland, Buckley all medal; Tracy qualifies

for sprint rounds... http://nwracereport.com/news/junior_nats02_3track.htm

2) Tour de White Rock: McCormack, Espeseth roll to wins in one of the

richest road races in the Northwest...

http://nwracereport.com/race_coverage/race_coverage_road/white_rock02.htm

3) McClung is back: If you're wondering what kind of insanity surrounds the

U.S. national team, wonder no more. McClung has the scoop. This time it's

racing the Tour de Trump...

http://nwracereport.com/columnists/mcclung/mcclung_trump.htm

4) Roadside Prophets: The popular series is back. This month, Northwest

racers and coaches tell how they cope with racing and working fulltime.

Insightful training tips abound... http://nwracereport.com/index.htm

Editor's note: We'll have daily and often twice-daily coverage of track

junior nationals at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis, which, by

the way, is a beautiful facility and I encourage anyone interested in

cycling to take a look if they're ever in that neck of the woods. Also, I

encourage everyone to take a look at Rich McClung's columns about racing for

the U.S. national team. He's likely one of the best bicycle-racing writers

around. His latest, the Tour de Trump, will especially appeal to all those

growing up and racing in the early and mid 80's. Remember Henk Lubberding

and Ti Raleigh?

Other notes: This week's pop-up ad features Washington racer Kenny Williams.

Now, I know for a fact that Williams is paid nothing for promoting Optygen

and First Endurance products. Okay, he does get free product, but we're

talking capsules here, not tires or saddles or something he sells off at the

end of the season. If it didn't work, why would he continue to promote it

just to get more of... well, of something that doesn't work?

Click on the ad. Take a look at their web site. There are more than a

handful professional riders and national champions using their product. In

fact, I talked with Prime Alliance pro Russell Stevenson the other day, and

come to find out, he uses Optygen as well. So, take a look and remember,

these folks support Northwest cycling.

That's it. I'll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/index.html

Editor-in-chief

Macro Sun Graphics

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists, 

 

Here are a few headlines for Thursday: 

 

1) Junior Nationals: Farrar, Southerland, Buckley all medal; Tracy qualifies for sprint rounds... http://nwracereport.com/news/junior_nats02_3track.htm 

 

2) Tour de White Rock: McCormack, Espeseth roll to wins in one of the richest road races in the Northwest... http://nwracereport.com/race_coverage/race_coverage_road/white_rock02.htm 

 

3) McClung is back: If you're wondering what kind of insanity surrounds the U.S. national team, wonder no more. McClung has the scoop. This time it's racing the Tour de Trump... http://nwracereport.com/columnists/mcclung/mcclung_trump.htm 

 

4) Roadside Prophets: The popular series is back. This month, Northwest racers and coaches tell how they cope with racing and working fulltime. Insightful training tips abound... http://nwracereport.com/index.htm 

 

Editor's note: We'll have daily and often twice-daily coverage of track junior nationals at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis, which, by the way, is a beautiful facility and I encourage anyone interested in cycling to take a look if they're ever in that neck of the woods. Also, I encourage everyone to take a look at Rich McClung's columns about racing for the U.S. national team. He's likely one of the best bicycle-racing writers around. His latest, the Tour de Trump, will especially appeal to all those growing up and racing in the early and mid 80's. Remember Henk Lubberding and Ti Raleigh? 

 

Other notes: This week's pop-up ad features Washington racer Kenny Williams. Now, I know for a fact that Williams is paid nothing for promoting Optygen and First Endurance products. Okay, he does get free product, but we're talking capsules here, not tires or saddles or something he sells off at the end of the season. If it didn't work, why would he continue to promote it just to get more of... well, of something that doesn't work? 

 

Click on the ad. Take a look at their web site. There are more than a handful professional riders and national champions using their product. In fact, I talked with Prime Alliance pro Russell Stevenson the other day, and come to find out, he uses Optygen as well. So, take a look and remember, these folks support Northwest cycling. 

 

That's it. I'll see you at the races. 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

http://nwracereport.com/index.html 

Editor-in-chief 

Macro Sun Graphics 

http://home.attbi.com/~bigsungraphics/ 

Owner 

(206) 362-2690 

cell (206) 229-3855 

12051 28th Ave. NE, #303 

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Greetings Northwest cyclists:

Here are some quick headlines for Friday (go to http://nwracereport.com/ for

the details):

1) Wenatchee rider Tyler Farrar leads the Tour L'Abitibi, which is

considered one of the top junior stage races in the world. Farrar has won

one World Cup stage race this year and a lot of people say he's the next big

thing in U.S. cycling. He's proving it.

2) Almost 30,000 spectators lined the course at the Steamworks Tour of

Gastown in Vancouver, B.C. Saturn riders topped the podium in both races,

but they were pushed by local favorites. We have pictures to prove the

masses do support cycling in Vancouver.

3) There's a Q&A with Seattle-area rider and Prime Alliance pro Russell

Stevenson, which includes, among other things, what it was like being in a

lengthy break at the U.S. Pro Road Race in Philadelphia recently. A

must-read for juniors and aspiring CAT 1 riders.

4) Also, don't forget this weekend is the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge in

Portland. Here's a chance to see some of the very best track athletes in the

world. Olympic champion Marty Nothstien headlines this event, but Jeff

Labauve, who recently broke Nothstien's 200-meter record, will also race.

Check Northwest Race Report.com for daily updates including this afternoon's

rounds.

Notes: Rumor mill is circulating that Idaho rider Alison Beall won the U-23

National Time Trial this afternoon. I can tell you Goldy's rider Heather

Albert finished sixth in the women's open tt. I called the USCF to confirm

Beall's win and their very nice, though likely incompetent, communications

people said, "Your guess is as good as mine." Okay. That's your hard-earned

USCF dollars at work, there. Northwest Race Report.com will be at the

Washington Sports Message Skagit Flats Circuit Race tomorrow. Expect full

coverage. For more information on that race reply to this e-mail and I'll

forward the details.

Coming up: Expect a feature on OBRA and Team Murray (Mike and Candi). It's

a Q&A by David Aucker. Also, Roadside Prophets makes its return. The topic:

What's the best race in the Northwest and why? Also, expect an editor's

choice awards for the best cyclists in the Northwest coming soon.

One more thing: We're establishing a cash flow at NWRR and I want to get a

few freelance writers and photographers on the payroll. If you've got

experience writing/shooting sports in general, you qualify. If you've a got

a few clips, send them. We're particularly interested in finding people in

the BC area willing to write report on/shoot mountain biking, but we need

qualified people from all over the Northwest and Northern California.

Thanks, and... I'll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

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Greetings Northwest cyclists: 

 

Here are some quick headlines for Friday (go to http://nwracereport.com/ for the details): 

 

1) Wenatchee rider Tyler Farrar leads the Tour L'Abitibi, which is considered one of the top junior stage races in the world. Farrar has won one World Cup stage race this year and a lot of people say he's the next big thing in U.S. cycling. He's proving it. 

 

2) Almost 30,000 spectators lined the course at the Steamworks Tour of Gastown in Vancouver, B.C. Saturn riders topped the podium in both races, but they were pushed by local favorites. We have pictures to prove the masses do support cycling in Vancouver. 

 

3) There's a Q&A with Seattle-area rider and Prime Alliance pro Russell Stevenson, which includes, among other things, what it was like being in a lengthy break at the U.S. Pro Road Race in Philadelphia recently. A must-read for juniors and aspiring CAT 1 riders. 

 

4) Also, don't forget this weekend is the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge in Portland. Here's a chance to see some of the very best track athletes in the world. Olympic champion Marty Nothstien headlines this event, but Jeff Labauve, who recently broke Nothstien's 200-meter record, will also race. Check Northwest Race Report.com for daily updates including this afternoon's rounds. 

 

Notes: Rumor mill is circulating that Idaho rider Alison Beall won the U-23 National Time Trial this afternoon. I can tell you Goldy's rider Heather Albert finished sixth in the women's open tt. I called the USCF to confirm Beall's win and their very nice, though likely incompetent, communications people said, "Your guess is as good as mine." Okay. That's your hard-earned USCF dollars at work, there. Northwest Race Report.com will be at the Washington Sports Message Skagit Flats Circuit Race tomorrow. Expect full coverage. For more information on that race reply to this e-mail and I'll forward the details. 

 

Coming up: Expect a feature on OBRA and Team Murray (Mike and Candi). It's a Q&A by David Aucker. Also, Roadside Prophets makes its return. The topic: What's the best race in the Northwest and why? Also, expect an editor's choice awards for the best cyclists in the Northwest coming soon. 

 

One more thing: We're establishing a cash flow at NWRR and I want to get a few freelance writers and photographers on the payroll. If you've got experience writing/shooting sports in general, you qualify. If you've a got a few clips, send them. We're particularly interested in finding people in the BC area willing to write report on/shoot mountain biking, but we need qualified people from all over the Northwest and Northern California. 

 

 

Thanks, and... I'll see you at the races. 

 

 

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Northwest Race Report.com 

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Greetings Northwest cyclists:

Some quick notes before heading into the July 4 racing onslaught. First,

Northwest Race Reports.com (http://nwracereport.com/) is still growing. We

had a record month in June and I?m sure we will continue that streak in July

with everyone?s continued support of the site. So, if you?re sitting at work

reading this, hit the site, click on an advertising banner, see what they?ve

got to offer AND BUY SOMETHING. These are the people supporting the sport at

our Northwest grass-root level.

Northwest Race Reports.com will be in Burien, Wash., tomorrow to cover the

Joe Matava Memorial Criterium, which is also a junior state championship

event. The racing there should hot. Expect to see Kenny Williams and his

Saturn of Bellevue squad on hand to continue their winning ways. Both

Washington races this weekend went to Saturn of Bellevue riders.

We?ll also be in Medford on Saturday for the Mayors Cup. There?s $10,000 on

the line there, so don?t bring a knife to this gunfight if you expect to get

a share of the loot. I imagine every top crit racer in the Northwest will to

be on hand, including Prime Alliance pro John Walrod. Also, keep your eyes

peeled for an old friend of mine, Ed Roberts from Bend, Ore., to be in the

mix there as well ? just a hunch.

On Sunday Northwest Race Reports.com will be at the Talgo Criterium

(http://www.seafair.com/x274.xml) in downtown Seattle. You can?t ask for a

better venue: Pike Place Market. Tons of spectators will undoubtedly be on

hand and the course will favor stronger riders as it has a nice sprinter?s

hill on it.

Some great racing this past weekend, particularly the men?s race at Mount

Tabor, where Trek/VW rider Doug Ollerenshaw notched another race win. Here?s

a rider who has been going good all year. He first appeared on the Northwest

Race Reports.com radar screen back in April at Teheya-Seabeck-Tehuya when he

made a "Who?s Who of Northwest Cycling" break and finished fifth. World Cup

mountain biker Geoff Kabush from British Columbia won the race.

Since T-S-T, Ollerenshaw has continued to hammer the Northwest peloton

without letting up, and believe me, as I travel around the circuit right

now, there are a lot of athletes letting up. In fact, many aren?t even

showing up. Former Coors Light pro and current coach of Prime Alliance rider

Russell Stevenson said to me once, "You know, you just got to finish a

season. The whole season." Words to live, people.

Speaking of Russell Stevenson, I talked with him on Tuesday and his Prime

Alliance handlers are pleased as punch with his performances of late. He was

18th at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Beauce last month in Canada. This is the

premier stage race in North America. Don?t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Stevenson was also in a 40-mile break at the US Pro in Philadelphia. He

described that as a dream come true, so I asked him, "When you were out

there, did the thought ever cross your mind that this break might make it

all the way to the line?"

His reply: "Nope."

At 24, he?s a realist, a champion and bound for big things, possibly even

the Tour some day. I?ll have a full Q&A with Russell later this week.

And, on the note of promising riders, Luke Pennington turned in the best

performance I?ve seen this year by a Northwest junior, hands down. Just when

everyone else seems to be going backwards with the midseason blaaas, this

16-year-old is upping the ante. He was at the front a quality Pro 1-3 field

at Mount Tabor, made one successful solo bridge to a break and got half way

across to the winning break before coming back to the field with five laps

to go. With a little luck, he would have made the break.

You know, there?s a lot of junior national champions out there who never

experience success on the senior level. Pennington is a multiple national

junior champion and really seems suited for the big leagues. He goes up

hills well despite carrying a substantial amount of muscle mass. It?s that

muscle mass that allows him to punch the accelerator when he needs it. He

has truly a rare combination in that department.

When I asked Erik Tonkin, who was third at Mount Tabor, about Pennington, he

too thought the kid was headed for great things. "That?s the next winner of

the junior Tour of Flanders right there," he said.

Sounds possible, but let?s not jinx the kid.

One last rider ramping up in time for summer racing to mention ? Ron

Schmeer. The Saturn of Bellevue rider won by about two minutes alone at the

Great Northern Aurora Road Race near Bellingham on Saturday. Schmeer is a

former pro, but he?s the rider who can go out and win big races without

training.

"I?ve got to have the miles in my legs," he told me once. In many ways he

reminds me of my brother, Ward, who won some big races in South and Central

American in the late 80s. His talent was the fact that he could train and

race hard for days, weeks and even months on end without getting injured,

tired, sick or just plain sick and tired.

Schmeer is the same way. He has a proven capacity to achieve unbelievably

high levels of fitness through training. And apparently, right now anyway,

he?s finding time to train. It?s pretty inspiring stuff, like the movie

Rocky. People love to think that, "If I train hard like that, I?ll be a

winner some day." The problem is, for the vast majority of athletes, we just

can?t train that hard, that long without falling apart. If I was to be

blessed with a talent, let it be that of a sprinter.

Okay, I?ve gone on too long. I?ll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/index.html

Editor-in-chief

Macro Sun Graphics

http://home.attbi.com/~bigsungraphics/

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Greetings Northwest cyclists: 

 

Some quick notes before heading into the July 4 racing onslaught. First, Northwest Race Reports.com (http://nwracereport.com/) is still growing. We had a record month in June and I?m sure we will continue that streak in July with everyone?s continued support of the site. So, if you?re sitting at work reading this, hit the site, click on an advertising banner, see what they?ve got to offer AND BUY SOMETHING. These are the people supporting the sport at our Northwest grass-root level. 

 

Northwest Race Reports.com will be in Burien, Wash., tomorrow to cover the Joe Matava Memorial Criterium, which is also a junior state championship event. The racing there should hot. Expect to see Kenny Williams and his Saturn of Bellevue squad on hand to continue their winning ways. Both Washington races this weekend went to Saturn of Bellevue riders. 

 

We?ll also be in Medford on Saturday for the Mayors Cup. There?s $10,000 on the line there, so don?t bring a knife to this gunfight if you expect to get a share of the loot. I imagine every top crit racer in the Northwest will to be on hand, including Prime Alliance pro John Walrod. Also, keep your eyes peeled for an old friend of mine, Ed Roberts from Bend, Ore., to be in the mix there as well ? just a hunch. 

 

On Sunday Northwest Race Reports.com will be at the Talgo Criterium (http://www.seafair.com/x274.xml) in downtown Seattle. You can?t ask for a better venue: Pike Place Market. Tons of spectators will undoubtedly be on hand and the course will favor stronger riders as it has a nice sprinter?s hill on it. 

 

Some great racing this past weekend, particularly the men?s race at Mount Tabor, where Trek/VW rider Doug Ollerenshaw notched another race win. Here?s a rider who has been going good all year. He first appeared on the Northwest Race Reports.com radar screen back in April at Teheya-Seabeck-Tehuya when he made a "Who?s Who of Northwest Cycling" break and finished fifth. World Cup mountain biker Geoff Kabush from British Columbia won the race. 

 

Since T-S-T, Ollerenshaw has continued to hammer the Northwest peloton without letting up, and believe me, as I travel around the circuit right now, there are a lot of athletes letting up. In fact, many aren?t even showing up. Former Coors Light pro and current coach of Prime Alliance rider Russell Stevenson said to me once, "You know, you just got to finish a season. The whole season." Words to live, people. 

 

 

Speaking of Russell Stevenson, I talked with him on Tuesday and his Prime Alliance handlers are pleased as punch with his performances of late. He was 18th at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Beauce last month in Canada. This is the premier stage race in North America. Don?t let anyone tell you otherwise. 

 

Stevenson was also in a 40-mile break at the US Pro in Philadelphia. He described that as a dream come true, so I asked him, "When you were out there, did the thought ever cross your mind that this break might make it all the way to the line?" 

 

His reply: "Nope." 

 

At 24, he?s a realist, a champion and bound for big things, possibly even the Tour some day. I?ll have a full Q&A with Russell later this week. 

 

And, on the note of promising riders, Luke Pennington turned in the best performance I?ve seen this year by a Northwest junior, hands down. Just when everyone else seems to be going backwards with the midseason blaaas, this 16-year-old is upping the ante. He was at the front a quality Pro 1-3 field at Mount Tabor, made one successful solo bridge to a break and got half way across to the winning break before coming back to the field with five laps to go. With a little luck, he would have made the break. 

 

You know, there?s a lot of junior national champions out there who never experience success on the senior level. Pennington is a multiple national junior champion and really seems suited for the big leagues. He goes up hills well despite carrying a substantial amount of muscle mass. It?s that muscle mass that allows him to punch the accelerator when he needs it. He has truly a rare combination in that department. 

 

When I asked Erik Tonkin, who was third at Mount Tabor, about Pennington, he too thought the kid was headed for great things. "That?s the next winner of the junior Tour of Flanders right there," he said. 

 

Sounds possible, but let?s not jinx the kid. 

 

One last rider ramping up in time for summer racing to mention ? Ron Schmeer. The Saturn of Bellevue rider won by about two minutes alone at the Great Northern Aurora Road Race near Bellingham on Saturday. Schmeer is a former pro, but he?s the rider who can go out and win big races without training. 

"I?ve got to have the miles in my legs," he told me once. In many ways he reminds me of my brother, Ward, who won some big races in South and Central American in the late 80s. His talent was the fact that he could train and race hard for days, weeks and even months on end without getting injured, tired, sick or just plain sick and tired. 

 

Schmeer is the same way. He has a proven capacity to achieve unbelievably high levels of fitness through training. And apparently, right now anyway, he?s finding time to train. It?s pretty inspiring stuff, like the movie Rocky. People love to think that, "If I train hard like that, I?ll be a winner some day." The problem is, for the vast majority of athletes, we just can?t train that hard, that long without falling apart. If I was to be blessed with a talent, let it be that of a sprinter. 

 

 

Okay, I?ve gone on too long. I?ll see you at the races. 

 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

http://nwracereport.com/index.html 

Editor-in-chief 

Macro Sun Graphics 

http://home.attbi.com/~bigsungraphics/ 

Owner 

(206) 362-2690 

cell (206) 229-3855 

12051 28th Ave. NE, #303 

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

Northwest Race Reports.com will be at the Tour of Enumclaw this weekend.

We?ll try to cover all the races, with concentration on the Pro 1-2 and all

the women?s racing (CAT 1-4). Should be a great event. Look for big fields

with loads of talent. I don?t expect to see Kenny Williams repeat as

champion as he won?t be there, but look for Dylan Sebel (CDS Lumber/Kenwood)

of Vancouver or Todd Coglon (Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com) of Seattle to make

an impact in the overall.

It was a great weekend of racing up in Canada at the Gary Lund Memorial

Classic. There were some organizational issues to be worked out, but all in

all a great race. I saw some top-caliber road athletes in both the men and

women?s fields. Tremendous road athletes in BC ? a testament to their

diligent training ? but many seem to hate racing criteriums. Nothing wrong

with that.

Thursday?s mailbag is starting to pick up. We had three letters this month

along with about a dozen people responding to letters who did not wish to be

published. If that?s the case, tell me up front so I don?t spend time

editing your work. I?m hoping to see more responses in the coming weeks,

especially after we run our story on doping inside the Northwest peloton,

which is due out in a week or so.

Our classified ads are picking up as well. They?re free. You can include a

picture and? well, they?re free.

We?re welcoming a new columnist from the BC area to the Northwest Race

Reports.com staff. Matt Usborne, winner of the Gary Lund Classic, is game

for doing some writing. He?s a copy editor by trade, so he?s got some

experience at this. His first column is an intro to the American audience.

The rest will focus on the racing scene in BC, of which there is plenty. If

you?re a stateside racer, you might want to check his columns before heading

up there to race so when you get your clock cleaned, you?ll know whom it was

that did the cleaning.

Also, we have a race report from the Rad Racing Team ? the junior powerhouse

club in the Northwest this season ? on their performance at the Washington

age-graded road championships. Rad Racing really has a very good program and

operates on a shoestring budget. They produce some solid athletes whose

names we will likely see toping the Pro 1-2 results in the coming years.

They have two athletes currently ranked in the top ten among junior mountain

bikers. Aaron Bradford is ranked second and Ryan Iddings is ranked fifth in

the nation. John Murphy of Marietta, Ga., leads those rankings. Rad Racing

was also awarded the 2001 USA Cycling club of the year, so the accolades

keep rolling in.

One last thing. I have a feature story by Aaron Renner, who you might

remember as the Huffy rider. He started his first USCF race on a 30-pound

Huffy at Mason Lake in early March. Now he?s competing regularly, but with a

better bike courtesy of the Seattle Super Squadra team. Renner, 16, is

getting the hang of the sport and has developed a passion for it. He?s also

a pretty good read, so I encourage you to check out his work. A side note:

Jeff Nachtigal, one of the founding publishers of Northwest Race

Reports.com, spotted Aaron at the Mason Lake race and produced a story on

him. The S-3 club saw the story and offered Aaron a ride on their team. So

hats off to Jeff?s good journalistic judgement, of which Aaron will benefit

from for a lifetime, and to the S-3 club for forwarding the sport of

cycling.

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

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Greetings Northwest cyclists, 

 

Northwest Race Reports.com will be at the Tour of Enumclaw this weekend. We?ll try to cover all the races, with concentration on the Pro 1-2 and all the women?s racing (CAT 1-4). Should be a great event. Look for big fields with loads of talent. I don?t expect to see Kenny Williams repeat as champion as he won?t be there, but look for Dylan Sebel (CDS Lumber/Kenwood) of Vancouver or Todd Coglon (Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com) of Seattle to make an impact in the overall. 

 

It was a great weekend of racing up in Canada at the Gary Lund Memorial Classic. There were some organizational issues to be worked out, but all in all a great race. I saw some top-caliber road athletes in both the men and women?s fields. Tremendous road athletes in BC ? a testament to their diligent training ? but many seem to hate racing criteriums. Nothing wrong with that. 

 

Thursday?s mailbag is starting to pick up. We had three letters this month along with about a dozen people responding to letters who did not wish to be published. If that?s the case, tell me up front so I don?t spend time editing your work. I?m hoping to see more responses in the coming weeks, especially after we run our story on doping inside the Northwest peloton, which is due out in a week or so. 

 

Our classified ads are picking up as well. They?re free. You can include a picture and? well, they?re free. 

 

We?re welcoming a new columnist from the BC area to the Northwest Race Reports.com staff. Matt Usborne, winner of the Gary Lund Classic, is game for doing some writing. He?s a copy editor by trade, so he?s got some experience at this. His first column is an intro to the American audience. The rest will focus on the racing scene in BC, of which there is plenty. If you?re a stateside racer, you might want to check his columns before heading up there to race so when you get your clock cleaned, you?ll know whom it was that did the cleaning. 

 

Also, we have a race report from the Rad Racing Team ? the junior powerhouse club in the Northwest this season ? on their performance at the Washington age-graded road championships. Rad Racing really has a very good program and operates on a shoestring budget. They produce some solid athletes whose names we will likely see toping the Pro 1-2 results in the coming years. They have two athletes currently ranked in the top ten among junior mountain bikers. Aaron Bradford is ranked second and Ryan Iddings is ranked fifth in the nation. John Murphy of Marietta, Ga., leads those rankings. Rad Racing was also awarded the 2001 USA Cycling club of the year, so the accolades keep rolling in. 

 

One last thing. I have a feature story by Aaron Renner, who you might remember as the Huffy rider. He started his first USCF race on a 30-pound Huffy at Mason Lake in early March. Now he?s competing regularly, but with a better bike courtesy of the Seattle Super Squadra team. Renner, 16, is getting the hang of the sport and has developed a passion for it. He?s also a pretty good read, so I encourage you to check out his work. A side note: Jeff Nachtigal, one of the founding publishers of Northwest Race Reports.com, spotted Aaron at the Mason Lake race and produced a story on him. The S-3 club saw the story and offered Aaron a ride on their team. So hats off to Jeff?s good journalistic judgement, of which Aaron will benefit from for a lifetime, and to the S-3 club for forwarding the sport of cycling. 

 

Okay, that?s all I?ve got. I?ll see you at the races. 

 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists:

After covering some great cycling in Bellingham this weekend, Northwest Race

Reports.com is headed further north Sunday to the Gary Lund Road Race near

Victoria, BC. This challenging out-and-back race is growing in popularity.

It features several steep climbs and, as is the nature of out-and-back

courses, some pretty steep descents as well. Look for Canadian Dylan Sebel

(second at the Tour of Walla Walla) to be in on the decision there.

Our Roadside Prophets series has returned. That?s multiple national master

champion Glenn Bunselmeyer on the front of our Web site. He, along with

world silver medallist Renee Duprel and champion road cyclist Lysle Wilhelmi

give first-person accounts on how they discovered the particular talent that

made/makes them so dominant. Duprel?s was speed, Wilhelmi?s was climbing and

Bunselmeyer, apparently, was his ability to endure pain.

Topping our Briefs section, Hillsboro, Ore., resident Sandra Earl won a

12-hour race in Ohio, in which she set a course record of 249 miles ---

that?s 20.8 mph. Also, for Seattle-area residents, there?s a meeting to

night at the Washington Department of Transportation regarding highway and

bike-lane use. In case you don?t make it to our site, here?s the link:

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr99/default.htm

Another thing, Thursday is mail day, so chime in with a letter to the editor

on just about anything cycling related. Topping today?s mail, a reader

questions, where has the CAT 4 women?s race coverage gone?

Northwest Race Reports.com had a record two days, recording more than 2,300

visitors and 16,000 page views on Monday and Tuesday. Our rates are still

cheap, but won?t stay that way for long. So lock in today?s rates today with

a long-term contract, because they won?t be today?s rates tomorrow. If

you?re interested in advertising, contact me at jo-@nwracereport.com

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Greetings Northwest Cyclists: 

 

 

After covering some great cycling in Bellingham this weekend, Northwest Race Reports.com is headed further north Sunday to the Gary Lund Road Race near Victoria, BC. This challenging out-and-back race is growing in popularity. It features several steep climbs and, as is the nature of out-and-back courses, some pretty steep descents as well. Look for Canadian Dylan Sebel (second at the Tour of Walla Walla) to be in on the decision there. 

 

 

 

Our Roadside Prophets series has returned. That?s multiple national master champion Glenn Bunselmeyer on the front of our Web site. He, along with world silver medallist Renee Duprel and champion road cyclist Lysle Wilhelmi give first-person accounts on how they discovered the particular talent that made/makes them so dominant. Duprel?s was speed, Wilhelmi?s was climbing and Bunselmeyer, apparently, was his ability to endure pain. 

 

 

 

Topping our Briefs section, Hillsboro, Ore., resident Sandra Earl won a 12-hour race in Ohio, in which she set a course record of 249 miles --- that?s 20.8 mph. Also, for Seattle-area residents, there?s a meeting to night at the Washington Department of Transportation regarding highway and bike-lane use. In case you don?t make it to our site, here?s the link: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr99/default.htm 

 

 

Another thing, Thursday is mail day, so chime in with a letter to the editor on just about anything cycling related. Topping today?s mail, a reader questions, where has the CAT 4 women?s race coverage gone? 

 

 

Northwest Race Reports.com had a record two days, recording more than 2,300 visitors and 16,000 page views on Monday and Tuesday. Our rates are still cheap, but won?t stay that way for long. So lock in today?s rates today with a long-term contract, because they won?t be today?s rates tomorrow. If you?re interested in advertising, contact me at jo-@nwracereport.com 

 

 

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2002-05-02

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Greetings Northwest cyclists,

A record month for Northwest Race Reports.com. Okay, we?ve only been up two

months, but the numbers are still good. We had 19,971 unique visitors and

138,516 page views. Our ad prices are still cheap and, unlike some sites,

your ad goes on every page, so get on board. Special deals for race

directors.

We?ve got a new advertiser, and I expect their ad to be up shortly. They

are Recycled Cycles, a Seattle bike shop that has long supported bicycle

racing, currently with a prosperous team. We?ve also partnered with the

Bicycle Paper, so you?ll be seeing our work in their magazine from time to

time.

Apologies to Suzanne Stockman, our special projects editor. We couldn?t

find photos of reasonable quality of several of the subjects she interviewed

for Roadside Prophets series, so where holding those stories until we do.

We?re hoping for next Thursday, but not making any promises.

In the meantime, we?ve got a nice feature on Karlee Brandner of Gregg?s

Cycles/VW team. Brandner finished fifth at the national criterium

championships in her first full season of racing . Not bad, eh? Right now

she's back to training after a knee injury, so hopefully this story motivate

her to some high placings on the national scene later this year.

The Tour of Walla Walla produced some very interesting racing. Kenny

Williams (Saturn of Bellevue) and Jeanette Nussbaum (Kona/Recycled Cycles)

won top honors, but they had to fight for it. Williams lost his first time

trial of the season to Dylan Sebel from British Columbia, and Nussbaum had

her hands full with U-23 national road champion Larsynn Staley from

Portland. Both Williams and Nussbaum needed time bonus in the final stage to

win.

Staley is also the national junior champion in the road race, so she's young

still ? 16, I believe. She was a very determined rider at Walla Walla, and,

despite her lead going into the final stage, rode aggressively. Another

rider of note at Walla Wall was Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com's Todd Coglon,

who finished third.

Coglon is one of those guys who doesn?t? look like an athlete off the bike,

but on the bike it?s a whole other ball game. It almost seems as if a

bicycle grew out from under him. Great technique and style, and a very cool

head on and off the bike. Plus, a very nice person to know.

Our schedule for this weekend is still up in the air. The options are

covering the racing up in Bellingham, Wash., going over to Bend, Ore., or

staying at home and watching the NBA playoffs. Can?t decide.

If you?re having problems with slow buttons on the navigation of our site,

you might want to reload the page. That usually does it. The site works best

on Internet Explorer 5.

Okay, one last thing. I?ve been getting a few request for prints of

pictures, especially since I started shooting Kodak and Fuji film rather

than Fred Myers brand ($1/roll ? what can I say). If I get enough requests

to make it worth while, I will offer high-quality prints for $20 each. But

there?s got to be enough demand.

And, I?ll see you at the races.. and, I guess the velodromes here pretty

soon.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

http://nwracereport.com/index.html

Publisher

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Greetings Northwest cyclists, 

 

A record month for Northwest Race Reports.com. Okay, we?ve only been up two months, but the numbers are still good. We had 19,971 unique visitors and 138,516 page views. Our ad prices are still cheap and, unlike some sites, your ad goes on every page, so get on board. Special deals for race directors. 

 

We?ve got a new advertiser, and I expect their ad to be up shortly. They are Recycled Cycles, a Seattle bike shop that has long supported bicycle racing, currently with a prosperous team. We?ve also partnered with the Bicycle Paper, so you?ll be seeing our work in their magazine from time to time. 

 

Apologies to Suzanne Stockman, our special projects editor. We couldn?t find photos of reasonable quality of several of the subjects she interviewed for Roadside Prophets series, so where holding those stories until we do. We?re hoping for next Thursday, but not making any promises. 

 

In the meantime, we?ve got a nice feature on Karlee Brandner of Gregg?s Cycles/VW team. Brandner finished fifth at the national criterium championships in her first full season of racing . Not bad, eh? Right now she's back to training after a knee injury, so hopefully this story motivate her to some high placings on the national scene later this year. 

 

The Tour of Walla Walla produced some very interesting racing. Kenny Williams (Saturn of Bellevue) and Jeanette Nussbaum (Kona/Recycled Cycles) won top honors, but they had to fight for it. Williams lost his first time trial of the season to Dylan Sebel from British Columbia, and Nussbaum had her hands full with U-23 national road champion Larsynn Staley from Portland. Both Williams and Nussbaum needed time bonus in the final stage to win. 

 

Staley is also the national junior champion in the road race, so she's young still ? 16, I believe. She was a very determined rider at Walla Walla, and, despite her lead going into the final stage, rode aggressively. Another rider of note at Walla Wall was Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com's Todd Coglon, who finished third. 

 

Coglon is one of those guys who doesn?t? look like an athlete off the bike, but on the bike it?s a whole other ball game. It almost seems as if a bicycle grew out from under him. Great technique and style, and a very cool head on and off the bike. Plus, a very nice person to know. 

 

Our schedule for this weekend is still up in the air. The options are covering the racing up in Bellingham, Wash., going over to Bend, Ore., or staying at home and watching the NBA playoffs. Can?t decide. 

 

If you?re having problems with slow buttons on the navigation of our site, you might want to reload the page. That usually does it. The site works best on Internet Explorer 5. 

 

Okay, one last thing. I?ve been getting a few request for prints of pictures, especially since I started shooting Kodak and Fuji film rather than Fred Myers brand ($1/roll ? what can I say). If I get enough requests to make it worth while, I will offer high-quality prints for $20 each. But there?s got to be enough demand. 

 

And, I?ll see you at the races.. and, I guess the velodromes here pretty soon. 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

http://nwracereport.com/index.html 

Publisher 

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Please forgive this added msg.

I was just informed and giving more detail about some of Joe Hailey's life to which I had no knowledge about. I know there are some things better left unsaid, so in this case. We'll let the final chapter close to a book.

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Fellow riders,

I just read this, so pardon any repetiveness regarding Joe Hailey.

I knew very little about this man, only to remember small conversations at Alpenrose Velodrome while cycling w/ him. He was a man with great spirit and had exuberant amount of joy for cycling. His presence will be dearly missed.

Perhaps, we could honor him in some fashion on the first day of races at the Velodrome and the next Road Race.

Such reminders that we can be wisped away at any time and that life is a dear gift to hold preciously.

Fellow cyclist,

Bill Hooper

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Fellow riders, I just read this, so pardon any repetiveness regarding Joe Hailey. I knew very little about this man, only to remember small conversations at Alpenrose Velodrome while cycling w/ him. He was a man with great spirit and had exuberant amount of joy for cycling. His presence will be dearly missed. Perhaps, we could honor him in some fashion on the first day of races at the Velodrome and the next Road Race. Such reminders that we can be wisped away at any time and that life is a dear gift to hold preciously. Fellow cyclist, Bill Hooper <A href="http://www.nwracereport.com/tow.html">http://www.nwracereport.com/tow.html</A> <DIV> </DIV>

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2002-04-04

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Good morning Northwest cyclists,

A record Monday for Northwest Race Reports.com

(http://nwracereport.com/index.html) ? 1,247 visitors and 10,922 page views.

We publish every Monday with race reports, results and photos of the

weekend?s racing and every Thursday with feature stories and columns.

And? our MOST EXPENSIVE ad option is $210/month. CHEAPEST is $100/month.

This morning we have a Q&A with Annette Hanson. After winning the masters

world pursuit championship in October for the third consecutive time, this

40-year-old single mother with a solid career in the software industry

tested positive for ephedrine ? a stimulant commonly found in

over-the-counter cold medicines. Hanson was stripped of her world tittle and

given a suspension during the non-racing month of December. Though Hanson

had unwittingly taken the drug ? she was rehabilitating a broken collarbone

and was taking numerous supplements at the time ? the relatively light

punishment seemed to fit the, well? crime.

Then came the morning of Dec. 18. A phone called from a friend alerted

Hanson that her story was on the front page of the sports section of the

Seattle Times. It was also all over the Internet, including Cyclingnews.com

and Velonews.com. Even today, if you go to Google.com and type in Annette

Hanson, the results mostly relate to her drug suspension. The fallout of the

suspension turned her life upside down. Suddenly the punishment didn?t seem

to fit the crime.

Also, check out Seattle-based, neo-pro Russell Stevenson?s diary on the

March madness that is Sea Otter, Redlands and Solano. This guy just signed a

contract with Prime Alliance, and according to my partner, Jeff Nachtigal,

that team really went out of its way to get him on board. And for good

reason ? Stevenson has a rare gift in that he can climb with the leaders in

most domestic races and then turn around the next day and stay at the front

of a 35-mph criterium ? Tour de France stuff there.

As stated before, we?ll be at the Kings Valley Road Race near Corvallis,

Ore., on Saturday and at the Boat Street Criterium in Seattle on Sunday.

Coverage of those events will be Monday. Thursday?s feature will be on Women

racing in the Northwest.

And? I?ll see you at the races.

Joe Zauner

Northwest Race Report.com

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Good morning Northwest cyclists, 

 

A record Monday for Northwest Race Reports.com (http://nwracereport.com/index.html) ? 1,247 visitors and 10,922 page views. We publish every Monday with race reports, results and photos of the weekend?s racing and every Thursday with feature stories and columns. 

 

And? our MOST EXPENSIVE ad option is $210/month. CHEAPEST is $100/month. 

 

This morning we have a Q&A with Annette Hanson. After winning the masters world pursuit championship in October for the third consecutive time, this 40-year-old single mother with a solid career in the software industry tested positive for ephedrine ? a stimulant commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines. Hanson was stripped of her world tittle and given a suspension during the non-racing month of December. Though Hanson had unwittingly taken the drug ? she was rehabilitating a broken collarbone and was taking numerous supplements at the time ? the relatively light punishment seemed to fit the, well? crime. 

 

Then came the morning of Dec. 18. A phone called from a friend alerted Hanson that her story was on the front page of the sports section of the Seattle Times. It was also all over the Internet, including Cyclingnews.com and Velonews.com. Even today, if you go to Google.com and type in Annette Hanson, the results mostly relate to her drug suspension. The fallout of the suspension turned her life upside down. Suddenly the punishment didn?t seem to fit the crime. 

 

Also, check out Seattle-based, neo-pro Russell Stevenson?s diary on the March madness that is Sea Otter, Redlands and Solano. This guy just signed a contract with Prime Alliance, and according to my partner, Jeff Nachtigal, that team really went out of its way to get him on board. And for good reason ? Stevenson has a rare gift in that he can climb with the leaders in most domestic races and then turn around the next day and stay at the front of a 35-mph criterium ? Tour de France stuff there. 

 

As stated before, we?ll be at the Kings Valley Road Race near Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday and at the Boat Street Criterium in Seattle on Sunday. Coverage of those events will be Monday. Thursday?s feature will be on Women racing in the Northwest. 

 

And? I?ll see you at the races. 

 

Joe Zauner 

Northwest Race Report.com 

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Publisher 

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2002-04-01

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Hello Oregon cyclists,

We have race reports and results from the Piece of Cake Road Race and full

coverage of the Subway Snohomish Road Race.

Both events went well, but the Piece of Cake sounds like the more

interesting of the two. There the Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com elite team came

up from California on its way home to the Northwest and found the going

tough. Okay, they went 1-2, but it wasn't with ease. New Zealander Jeff

Burndard topped the podium with Portland's Evan Elken finishing second.

Shanan Whitlatch scored her second win of the season in the women's race ?

she wrote an inside-the-peloton race report that's very interesting.

Strange, with perfect weather, only six women riders toed the line.

At Snohomish, solo wins were the order of the day. Seattle Super Squadra's

Ian Tubbs soloed in the Pro 1-2 race, as did Recycled Cycles Jeanette

Nussbaum (she's a German native) in the women's race and Excel Sports rider

Paul Johnson did the same in the men's masters event. In fact, Johnson was

off the front either by himself or with one other rider all day.

Remember, full coverage of both the Kings Valley Road Race near Corvallis,

Ore., and full coverage of the Boat Street Criterium in Seattle are slated

for next week. (Full coverage means race reports, photos and results.)

We finished the month of March with more than 90,000 page views, despite not

being live until the March 5, so if you know of any advertisers interested

in utilizing Northwest Race Report.com as an advertising vehicle, send them

our way. We'll keep plugging away at this sales thing, despite being rather

incompetent at it.

Also, any images on our site are for sale. Email me for details.

And, I'll see you at the races...

Joe Zauner

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Hello Oregon cyclists, 

 

We have race reports and results from the Piece of Cake Road Race and full coverage of the Subway Snohomish Road Race. 

 

Both events went well, but the Piece of Cake sounds like the more interesting of the two. There the Broadmark/Elitebicycle.com elite team came up from California on its way home to the Northwest and found the going tough. Okay, they went 1-2, but it wasn't with ease. New Zealander Jeff Burndard topped the podium with Portland's Evan Elken finishing second. Shanan Whitlatch scored her second win of the season in the women's race ? she wrote an inside-the-peloton race report that's very interesting. Strange, with perfect weather, only six women riders toed the line. 

 

 

At Snohomish, solo wins were the order of the day. Seattle Super Squadra's Ian Tubbs soloed in the Pro 1-2 race, as did Recycled Cycles Jeanette Nussbaum (she's a German native) in the women's race and Excel Sports rider Paul Johnson did the same in the men's masters event. In fact, Johnson was off the front either by himself or with one other rider all day. 

 

Remember, full coverage of both the Kings Valley Road Race near Corvallis, Ore., and full coverage of the Boat Street Criterium in Seattle are slated for next week. (Full coverage means race reports, photos and results.) 

 

We finished the month of March with more than 90,000 page views, despite not being live until the March 5, so if you know of any advertisers interested in utilizing Northwest Race Report.com as an advertising vehicle, send them our way. We'll keep plugging away at this sales thing, despite being rather incompetent at it. 

 

Also, any images on our site are for sale. Email me for details. 

 

 

And, I'll see you at the races... 

 

Joe Zauner 

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