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Race Report: Leonardtown and Fawn Grove

Beyond our succesful day at Poolesville, on Sunday a few members of District Velocity Racing p/b The Bike Rack tested their (tired) legs at either the Leonardtown Crit or the Fawn Grove Roubaix in Pennsylvania. Michelle, Jonathan, Tony and I travelled south to Leonardtown. Michelle jumped in the Cat 4 Women’s Race, which was dominated [...]

Race Report: Poolesville Road Race

Races around Poolesville seem to be our sort of thing. A few weeks back, we celebrated a two-year winning streak at the Murad Memorial Road Race with a second consecutive victory in the Cat 4 field. And this weekend we claimed a win in the Cat 3/4 field and a second place in the Cat [...]

Race Report: Murad, Turkey Hill and Bunny Hop

Apparently Murad is our sort of race. For the second year running, District Velocity Racing p/b The Bike Rack won the Men’s Cat 4 at the Murad Memorial Road Race, scorching weather be damned. Last year Tim B. took the victory after being part of a succesful 36-mile eight-man break, while this year Grant both [...]

Race Report: Crashes at Chantilly and Carl Dolan

Some weekends you have it, others you don’t, and yet others you don’t have a chance to find out. The latter may best describe the weekend in racing for District Velocity Racing p/b The Bike Rack. While we made good showings at both the Chantilly Crit and the Carl Dolan Memorial Circuit Race, we also [...]

Race Report: Walkersville/Tyson’s Corner

The 2010 season finally kicked into high-gear this weekend with back-to-back races at the Tour of Walkersville and the Tyson’s Corner Circuit Race. And though I missed both (returning from a week in Mexico and a diet of beer and fish tacos does not make for good form), the rest of District Velocity Racing p/b [...]

Race Report: Jeff Cup

Our race report for Jeff Cup is a day late because most of us are only now emerging from the deep freeze that came with racing in rainy, sub-50 degree weather. District Velocity Racing p/b The Bike Rack sent a large contingent down to Charlotteseville for the traditional start-of-the-season road race, with riders in the [...]

Race Report: Vint Hill Classic

As I looked at the start list for the 3/4 race at Vint Hill, I noticed that U23 cross wunderkind Joe Dombrowski (Haymarket/HomeVisit) was going to be lining up alongside the rest of us, the mere cycling mortals. Having read of his exploits in Belgium, I assumed he wouldn’t stick with us long, and if [...]

DVR Bids Farewell to the 2009 Season

From Jeff Cup and the early-season races to Turkey Day and the late-season contests, through multiple peaks and various transitions, from races down the road to races many states away, with thousands of dollars thrown into keeping the bikes running and many more thousands buying razors to keep our legs smooth and supple — it’s [...]

Green Mountain Stage Race Re-Cap

OK, so a few days ago I promised daily updates on the MABRA contingent at the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont. But with the amount of racing we did over four days — not to mention the recovering for each following day — I think it’s excusable that I wasn’t rushing to find the [...]

Green Mountain Stage Race Stage 1

We all drove anywhere from eight to 12 hours to get here, and on our first day in scenic Vermont we spent about 15 minutes on our bikes. Stage 1 of the Green Mountain Stage Race was a 5.7-mile uphill time trial, with the majority of the climbing taking place in the first two miles [...]