Boltinghouse Buffet

The BBC are putting on their annual 'Battle of Boltinghouse' NEXT thursday on Sept 2nd. It'll be the ideal 'warm-up' for the Monroe County HC!

From Carl Field- "Boltinghouse Buffet" will be held Thur, Sept 2. It's a 1-hr "time trial" to see who can make the most repeated climb/descent loops of Boltinghouse Hill in an hour. Last year's winner (Kevin Hays) did it 16 times .... unbelievable.

Sign up will be at the bottom of the hill at 6:15pm, the gun will go off for the mass start at 6:30 sharp. Fun will be had by ..... the spectators. For the climbers, it'll be a suffer-fest to say the least.

More Racing

This saturday there is a double dip of long road race and time trial just over the border in Marshall Illinois at Lincoln Trail State Park. Early sign up ends today. Sounds as though it'll be a great race for those people with late season form who are revving up for the big Gateway Weekend over labor day.


Results here

...and sometimes you're the nail

Watch the 7m00s mark. You'll see Boonen in a full sprint unable to get back to Cancellara's wheel. That was me this evening when Guy East put the pressure on at the front on the group going through the Forest. Unfortunately all the local Cat4/5s cruised by me without too much trouble. Poor show.

Early Warning- Monroe County Hill Climb Sept 14th 2010

A change of venue this year as too many TT bikes are did well in 2009! In 2010 it'll be a short sharp shock on Lentz Road. Start at the bottom, finish at the top, less than half a mile of pain! First rider at 6.30pm. Trophies for 1st male, 1st female, 1st over 30 and 1st Frat-boy and hopefully some other prizes as well. Reports from 2009 here.

Route here (it's pretty simple)

Forest TT- 8/24/10

A few new faces graced the penultimate Forest TT in the coolest temperatures we'd had since April. Fred Rose took advantage of Ryan S going Merckx to win with an impressive 21.22. Ren-jay knocked a big chuck of time off his previous efforts and nudged under 22mins for the first time. Another great ride came from Melinda Balchan with a 26.58, she anchored AGD to 2nd in L5 last year and expect much more of the same next year. The final TT is in two weeks and it will be getting dark early so either drive out or ride with lights!
Name, Time
Fred Rose 21.22
Ren-jay Shei 21.55
Jonathan Atwell 22.36
Ryan Shanahan 23.02
Chris Beck 23.26
Bob Costello 23.56
Tom Cox 24.22
Clayton Feldman 24.25
Team Alderfer Coxdrum 25.56
Bobby Lite 25.59
Ashton Wischmeier 26.16
Geraint Parry 26.23
IU Team Pursuit 26.24
Carey Wagoner 26.56
Bruski 26.56
Melinda Balchan 26.58
Chris Bonham 27.56
Team Pansen 28.02
Ken Berglund 28.42
Austin Nielsen 28.52
Claire Troutman 29.18
Chelsea Merta 29.41
David Shirley (missed turn) 30.26
Luke Momper 30.32

Hummel Park Crit

Road season is winding down but there is plenty racing to be had out there. There's another Planet Adventure crit on Saturday at Hummel Park out on the west side of Indy in Plainfield. Information here and Registration here.


Results here

Worlds

Calling all students to come on out and show that summer form at WW- 6pm at the Sample Gates. The Forest Loop is on the schedule so no-one should get lost! WWW also meets at 6pm at the gates as well. For those already taking it off road then CXW meets at the tailgate fields at 6pm.

Mt Gilead road closed

From Adam- John Atwell thought it would be worth mentioning that Mt Gilead road is VERY closed for a while. He was trying to get across it on foot (while running) and had difficulty. It would be a shame to go down that hill to have to just turn around and climb it!

MMSF TT- Tuesday

TT starts at 7pm junction of Forest Road and Old37. Ride out from the back of BGI at 6pm if you wish.
From Sarah-
Come out and ride the MMSF TT!
There are two more time trials left for the season with the final TT on Sept 7th having a little extra incentive for attendance! Bloomington Bagel Company, Laughing Planet/Soma, and The Village Deli have pitched in to support the series by donating some goodies for the cyclists who come out to ride. Per usual, Most Improved Male and Female will be awarded for the riders that dropped the most time this year (Note: You obviously need two times for comparison and they must be in the same bike category. For example, you can't go cruise out a time on a road bike then show up the next weekend on a TT rig and blow it out of the water. And if you're a repeat cyclist, we'll know if you loaf it this week and go fast the next---I've got times all the way back to 2008!) There will also be a few raffles drawn at random, so come one come all!

Indy Crit

This saturday downtown Indy. Will be a great event. Come race and hang around to see if the Kenda P-R-Os can stop the NUVO winning run. Jason Fowler is getting married on the start- finish line before the Cat5 race....or something..
Sign up here before 10am friday!


Results from Indy Crit. Great day of racing in the inaugural event. Some IU girls were riding well in the Cat4 race with Hannah Calvert winning a couple of primes and finishing 2nd. Eric Young, Erik Hamilton, Isaiah Newkirk and Ryan Knapp made the break in the feisty Pro/1/2/3 race with Young getting pipped for the win by Colton Barrett of Texas Roadhouse and Marian U.

Check out the photos from John Bennett including this of Chris West.