Thursday, May 09, 2019

STATE OF THE STATE



When two really cool races via for the same date on the calendar someone looses
The rust shaker sees a whopping 3 elite entries..
boy howdy golly jeeeezz that sounded like a fun day 


like pushing a chain..the scene continues to eat itself 





well if this were 2008 everyone could of had a chance to measure there winter marginal gains at the annual Willow time trial..
but since its 2019 and we all pulled our aerobars off our TT bikes to hook them on roadbikes with mountainbike tires that aint happening anymore 
not enough interest leads to the death of the longest standing TT in the scene
sad..the end of an era ends a gravely  death 





dont throw away those aero-bars though.......





KIDA...
has been on the alternative route since the dismissal  of the  euro pro-life, 
from Michiganscene base miles on a mountain bike...
to full on US of A Mountain bike pro racing to gravel road racing to Waffle ridin 

KIDA has been kickin his genetic gift freestyle 
fuckin awesome





Hellkaat 100 
is slowly moving up the official status..
last years gravel King Alex T,
Dam Y,
and
the Runner guy who has the worst taste in helmets split the group in half through the day..


Just when it all seemed like a trio
from what is seems  the only guy to ever win a bike race in Michigan who has small kids
 Dam Yunkus puts the nail in the coffin and makes up for the BRX miss..








Check the handle bar gear...
Hell it was a few years ago that you would ran a some guy in a ditch for showing up to a group ride with tubes on there handlebars,

now its dam fuckin near par norm to use em on a bike that is going down roads with pot-holes bigger than most sceners credit debit
my only thought about these above guys is if they really are that concerned over the aero-advantage is maybe paying the grip to  getting a proper bike fit. shit heads..
I dunno  maybe they just need to use em when they are getting tired and feel the need to lay down and take a break,,,


boy it a veeeered world we live in...


rumor has it all the local bike shops have been digging deep in the basement for unsold profile aero-strikes









Andy Warhol says i should get my 15 minutes any fuckin way i feel i need to..
EAT A DICK ROADIES


Sorry, folks!

 We're closed for two weeks to clean and repair America's favorite family fun park. Sorry, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!


The spring-fling-thing seems to be slowly chuncking along unfortunately there are few that really care enough to show up every weekend 
Your looking at the guys who are caring the most right here..Mcbride hasnt won yet at AAVC but hes winning the sock game..

Andy G shows up out A2 every now and then and usually wins..and the guy on your left Steve Bromeal is pretty sudden 



years ago seems people used to dam near crucify guys for caring soo much about a crit series run in a industrial park for 3-4 weeks calling them spring fling kings or spring burnouts...

well the brunt of our crit racing along with weekday race car tracks is where its at..





Not this year...sorry Maybe again someday
Oh i forgot USAC frowns on Ski Masks and fake noses


Lets talk Scotty for minute...




this guy has been winning on all fronts from an AAVC win to a Fort Custer stampede win..to Waterford worlds shakedown 
bout the only thing Scotty hasnt won yet soo far is the line to recess at my local grade school
but i bet if he were around he would win that too..
fuc




The Grayling Giant made it 7 in a row,

At what seems to be the only place where you can hide from Aero-Bars and recumbent s ..

the Mud Sweat and Beers saw a huge turnout..
like old school 90s days...









Interesting event but 62 miles can hardly seem like a Time Trial
Is it me or does everything have to be long folks

i dunno about you but i know plenty of fine foxy ladies that like it short sweet...
62 miles no one is time trialing 62 miles at full tilt tongue under the hood tickling that jelly bean boogie..



The MBRA is announcing the details of the 2019 Michigan Road Race Series. We reached out to all race promoters to solicit their participation in the series. We have 5 exciting races, including 2 state championship races and a PRT event, who stepped up to create our series this year. Once again we will offer prize money for the top categories and jerseys to winners of each category. The races participating this year are:

June 1 - The Waterford Races

June 29 - Port City Criterium

July 13 - Detroit Cycling Championships

August 3 - Cherry Roubaix Road Race

August 25 - Debaets Devos Criterium

All races feature experienced race directors with experience hosting quality events.

The scoring in 2019 will be a points series format with the highest total points across the 5 races.

A UCI based points table will be used, carryover from 2018.

The categories are:

Men - Cat 1/2/3, Cat 3/4, Cat 4/5, Master 35+, 45+ and 55+

Women - Cat 1/2/3, Cat 4/5, Master 45+

Juniors - Men and Women 9-13 and 14-18

Points are not transferable across categories in the event of an upgrade

Prizes - Top 3 in the Cat 1/2/3 category , $250/$150/$100, then jerseys to all category winners

Thanks to the race promoters for their participation and our sponsors, Velofix Detroit and VIE13. Make sure to pre-register for all events in 2019 and help support Michigan racing!

this hurts a little bit..
Well...you cant hate on doctors trying to keep it on life support..


Modern Gravel riders would of never liked this route anyway






The human body was never meant to be pushed this hard..






The sun glass companies must be sniffin glue
fucn gawd dammit
Oh i forgot these where swagged in the bag along with a Cherry flavored CBD oil and a Slick stuff lube sample from Adam and Eve





Dude dont even say anything
we all love options


former scner, now east coast transplant and all around cool guy
Danny Soltan grabbed a much coveted KOM at that waffle ride out west...

Nice........



Now this has me warm inside...
Bells Beer marketing dept is rumored to be testing the waters with this whole gravel phenom,
the Team is being led by first time mid 30 something women on comfort bikes looking to spice it up with a little day drinking and
 some up right threshold testing. A far cry unfortunately from the Day of The OG gals and Beer buddies decimating the elite fields...
but hey its worth a look and you go where the the grip is..

But....Im in total disappointment The company is lacking the matching shorts and helmet 





This is your world now...
you better get used to it..

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of the best lines to ever appear on this site:
"The sun glass companies must be sniffin glue fucn gawd dammit Oh i forgot these where swagged in the bag along with a Cherry flavored CBD oil and a Slick stuff lube sample from Adam and Eve"

Anonymous said...

amen

Scotty Albaugh said...

I've won plenty of foot races in my short life, especially when recess was involved!