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cycling learning experience, News, proper clothing windstopper pro cycling, soren jensen - October 27, 2011

Cycling is a lifelong learning experience.

Fall is coming, and it’s time to begin planning your off season training. Transitioning from a summer cycling routine to a less intense winter program will not only maintain a good foundation or base for the ramp up that will come with your early spring rides, but also minimize the risk of catching a cold. Always, make sure to awear proper clothing to protect yourself against the elements, learn from other riders, then you’ll always be one step closer to achieve your next goal.

Have patience is easy to say, but not always easy follow. My 22 years of cycling, including 12 years of racing taught me many lessons. Here are some of the little things which helped me to achieve my personal goals.

HAVE PATIENCE
Every January and February for years, my cycling mates won the sprints on training rides, or could stay up front leading the pack for a longer time even in higher wind resistance while I just hung on. When May came, I left most of them in the dust and took all the hill-sprints.

REMEMBER TO RECOVER
It’s great to want to improve and push your limits. But many riders work too hard without allowing the body time to recover. Building aerobic power takes years of consistent training. To become a better cyclist, you must manage your energy levels.

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crit, hook, milano, News, red - October 17, 2011

Red Hook Crit Milano result.

After two consecutive 2nd place finishes in the Red Hook Crit, Neil Bezdek absolutely dominated the 2011 RHC Milano taking first overall, fastest lap and both race primes. The podium was completed by last year’s RHCM winner Jon Ander Ortuondo in second and Al Barouh in third place.

In fourth place, Italy’s Francesco Martucci, as best placed Italian he was awarded a plane ticket to New York to contest the next edition of the race where he can try to make an impact on the race’s viciously selective home course.

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Red Hook Crit Highlights, Milano, Oct 15th. 2011.

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News, red hook criterium - October 13, 2011

At night. On track bikes. No brakes. What could be cooler?

Castelli is stoked to be a supporting sponsor on the second Milano edition of the Red Hook Criterium.

The Red Hook Criterium is an unsanctioned race featuring fixed gear bicycles competing over multiple laps of a fast twisty route within the desolate streets in the Bovisa area of Milan.

The field consists of elite-level road, track, cyclocross, and mountain bike racers, bike messengers and urban cyclists. The RHC has developed a unique style of cycling event that combines the underground art of street racing with the intensity of high-level competition in a spectator-friendly atmosphere.

Great looking jerseys. Blue: the winner’s jersey. Red: Official RHC jersey.

The competition include the best street riders from the United States battling against a mixture of Italian street racers and elite level Gran Fondo riders.

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6.0, cross, CW, cx, cyclo, cyclocross, glove, Gloves, News, Product talk - October 10, 2011

Oh yeah let’s cross again – CW 6.0 Cross Gloves!

Oh yeah let’s cross again like we did last Winter. Oh yes – it’s what all cyclo-cross devotees have been waiting for all year – time to dust off those cowbells – you’ve been prepping your cross bike, starting cross training clinics already and are probably now raring to go!

Matching with your new custom Castelli Cyclo-cross Suit, the new cyclo-cross glove will complete your kit for the season ahead.

Butler dominant at Cross Crusade opener

Sue Butler (River City Bicycles-Ridley) left a strong impression on the local women’s field on Sunday, opening a gap early on and holding it all the way to a solo victory in front of a boisterous home crowd. The Portland-based pro racer took the coveted win at the iconic Alpenrose Dairy, which hosts the season-opener of the Cross Crusade, one of the nation’s largest cyclocross series.

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Mild temperatures and overcast skies took a turn half-way through the Elite Men’s and Women’s race with the sudden appearance of rain, turning the off-camber sections of the course into sodden clumps of churned grass and slick mud.

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Cycling is a lifelong learning experience.

Red Hook Crit Milano result.

At night. On track bikes. No brakes. What could be cooler?

Oh yeah let’s cross again – CW 6.0 Cross Gloves!

Butler dominant at Cross Crusade opener

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