the more TMS changes the more it stays the same

09 willow update to follow

Heres the also ran version of what happened last few days.

Weekend recap – April 25th / 26th SATURDAY

– April 25th The Michigan Challenge kicked off with the Willow TT and near record racer participation. My vote for #1 Racing Superfans are the combined teams of Hagerty / Bay Tennis & Fitness, who came to the race in a team bus that probably is bigger and better than most Pro-Tour teams!!! Nice to see you guys making the trek downstate!

The weather was PERFECT for the race, with a strong wind making the race harder. I heard of one racer getting blown off the road. It was a difficult day if you were racing with a disc wheel.

Regardless, it was tough for everyone and there were some great performances. Race results are at: http://www.mbra.org/Results/2009/2009WillowTT.pdf

After the race we handed out the #1 Michigan Challenge Series Leader number to the category winners. Each of the Series leaders will wear the #1 Leaders numbers at the next event, Cone-Azalia on Sunday, May 3. After Cone, MBRA webmaster/database administrator, John Laidlaw, will calculate the results again and at the next event, Tour of Kensington Valley, we’ll have the leaders numbers ready for the leaders to wear in the race that day! We'll continue that through the last event of the season, the Cadieux/O2 race in Auburn Hills on Labor Day! NOTE TO SERIES LEADERS: Please place the numbers horizontally, directly on your jersey back pockets. Pre-registration for Cone-Azalia ends April 29th. Save yourself the head-ache of standing in line at the race and pre-register now at: http://www.aavc.org/cone/

SUNDAY – April 26th Today was the final race of the 25th running of the Quick Release/AAVC Spring Training Series at Runway Plaza in Ann Arbor. This was Paul Almans last race as race director and in honor of all he’s done for Michigan racing, the Ann Arbor Velo Club (www.aavc.org) hosted a post race cook-out and mixer. Weather was perfect and the racing was FAST, FAST, FAST!!!!! The A-Race featured many past state champions, as well as the current Michigan State Criterium Champion, Derek Graham (Bissell) and the current Michigan Road Race Champion, James Bruce (Lathrup). In what’s been a great start to the season, Luke Cavender (Wolverine), who already had the Spring Fling Overall series title wrapped up also took the win from a breakaway group of what was pretty much the top 10 racers in Michigan. It looks like all the work at the Bloomer Velodrome is paying off for Luke!

Congrats to everyone who came out to race. Watch for some pictures soon.

The post race mixer was AWESOME, with the AAVC cooking up a ton of food. Thanks to Ben Penner and the AAVC crew!!!!

UPCOMING RACES Next up in Michigan will be the famous Cone-Azalia Classic, Sunday, May 3rd. This race is Michigan’s version of Paris-Roubaix and features 4 miles of harsh gravel for each 10 mile lap. As one racer told me, “I’ve never puncture flatted at Cone, but I have pinch-flatted”. Give careful thought to the tires you’ll use. I’ll be racing on Continental 1000’s, 700x28, inflated to 120psi. Check out http://www.mbra.org/ for all the latest race information!!!! Now……

“GET OUT AND RACE!”

Heres ours:

Willow like the title says the more things change, the more they stay the same, for 2 yrs in a row the 1/2 TT win came down to mere hairs..burke and card are scary when there on a TT quest UNREAL, the top 10 in that group didnt look much different from last year as well..all the usual suspect were in there Vernier, JIMIM, the GODFATHER, Evil dude, etc.

The 3's almost gotten taken down by still a GIANT KILLER.

The cat 5 the everyday dudes was HUGE lotsa riders in a area were we need it the most.

the women's field got to get re acquainted with Mackenzie Woodring she was back in town and riding like she never left.

the big TMS questions were the MIA's

DK,

CYBORG, and the rest of SAT 's

Lathrups Archer? Bruce?etc?

PAPPAT?

Giants masters squad?

SUNDAY SUNDAY, STS STS STS STS STS STS the end of the line of a long run some, will miss him others will not tms ain't gonna comment on there take

adios Paul.

the king is dead long live the KING!

the racing is and was the same this Sunday as every Sunday in the last few weekends lotsa fury for Little filth. young luke saved some gas from Saturdays 4th to pick a win out of a breakaway and firmly secured his dominance of the the springking 2009.

whats left?

the season..

tighten down the sidis sceners.

its started.