The Western flank of HURT Velo made a good operation at the Owasco Flyer, a 36-mi. hilly bike race around Owasco Lake. A. Luban finished 4th among 18 and under boys. The competition wasn't too shabby either--the kid who won rides for the University of Colorado. Just two seconds later, E. Luban and new team acquisition Kay Simonson, making her bike racing debut, crossed the finish line in 4th place out of 8 (!) tandems. Although the race was close to their training grounds, RNR were conspicuous by their absence from the 250-strong field of riders. Some speculated that "ROC's" non-appearance could be related to fallout from recent bike reports that a search warrant has been issued for the owner of Rock Racing as part of an ongoing investigation into performance-enhancing drugs and other team problems. RNR/ROC/Rock . . . perhaps there's more there than meets the eye . . . its a lot of R's.
The TT season is in full swing as Kvam posted a new PR for the 10 mile River Road TT course. On a night that saw fierce winds and the majority of the field slow down compared to previous weeks, Kvam was able to drop over 15 seconds from the week before and post his best time by 1.2 seconds. It isn't much, but it is a great sign of things to come as he prepares to set off on a 12 day cycling adventure in the Pyrenees Mountains following the 2010 Tour de France. Training will be top secret but it is speculated that it will be long hours and tons of climbing.
