Over the course of the next few days, more post will be coming out regarding INTERBIKE, including several product reviews, more photos, and a general wrap up. In total, the lil' blog that could will have produced close to 25 post about the expo. YIKES!
"X" Marks the Spot
Its officially cross season, so below are a few races in select regions. For those in the Los Angeles area, this weekend wraps up the Elite National Track Championships. One of the great stories out of Carson, CA so far is Taylor Phinney (Team 5280). If the name sounds familiar, and it should, Taylor is the son of American cycling legends Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter.
Competing in his first-ever track race, the 17-year-old captured a national title in the elite men’s individual pursuit. The new Stars & Stripes jersey will be the perfect compliment to the rainbow jersey Taylor brought home from the UCI Junior World Road and Track Championships held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, where he won in the time trial discipline.
10/03/2007- 10/07/2007
USA Cycling Elite National Track Championships
Carson, CA
10/06/2007
Stony Run Cyclocross Race (TM)
Denver, PA
10/07/2007
John Bryan Cyclocross Classic
Yellow Springs, OH
Whirlybird 'Cross @ Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn, PA
SCPS #2-Redline Cup of Cross
Suylmar, CA
Bay Area Super Prestige Series #1-Sierra Point CX
Brisbane, CA
Stony Creek CX
Shelby Township, MI
Mars Hill Mack Daddy CX Training Race
Mars Hill, NC
For results and photos, click through to Truesport.com.
Injury Update
From the latest doctor's appointment, the broken clavicle I sustained while out at INTERBIKE Demo Days looks to be broken in two places rather than simply at the distal end [where it looks somewhat fragmented]. And if you ever wondered how blood pools from a back-to-front impact injury, take a gander at the front of my shoulder [the back is merely scraped up a bit].
First - ouch!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, how does one go about qualifying for track nationals without ever racing on the track? Sure, Taylor Phinney is a great story, but is nationals really an all-comers meet?
it seemed that he fell under some type of qualifying exemption...did he not Sean?
ReplyDeleteand agree about it all of a sudden being an "open" forum as there are a ton of talented trackies who probably missed out
I don't know that winning a world title on the road should qualify you on the track. If that is the case, than I would fully expect the BMX world champion in the U.S. to be eligible to race the road nationals. And I don't see that happening...
ReplyDeleteIt took me three days, but I believe I have come across the answer.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Phinney's entry into the Elite National Track Championships was facilitated by the qualification that
"USAC licensed male members age 18 and over who meet all other UCI requirements for
international competition" are eligible to participate in talent pool events. The talent pool qualifiers will eventually advance on to compete for the U.S. in world and Olympic championship events in 2008.