Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

The Rochester Twilight Criterium just keeps getting bigger each year. This year the race moved up to a UCI 1.2 grade event. The crowds seemed bigger and the action in the pro race was fun to watch. The Downtown Rochester course is one of my favorites with the various twists and turns. Its just plain [...]

(video preview of the Inner Harbor/One Mile TT, sorry for the shaky camera)
On Monday a bunch of guys from the MaxPowerCycling Team and I decided to test ride the new One Mile Time Trial course for the Syracuse Race Weekend. Since Sam and I decided to forgo the Street Sprints in favor of a short [...]

(Andy Melnychenko finishing the Pro 1/2 race at Hollenbeck)
Sunday I headed down to Virgil, NY for my first crack at Hollenbeck. This is probably one of the oldest races in Central New York. It goes back well into the 80s and is known for its hills and tasty treats that you get at the end. [...]

(Brian Blake and Matt Panzarella in the Cat 5 Race)
The Binghamton Circuit Race was my first race of the season. The Tioga Velo Club puts on a great low key race at Kirkwood Industrial Park in Binghamton. Easy to get to the race and the course is nice for a circuit race. Kudos to Jeff [...]

Here is the new kit for the MaxPowerCycling Team. I designed the kit and VO Max is the clothing supplier. The only disappointment is that there is no spot to put a logo on the shoulder, but I am happy with the final product.
The design process was long as I went through almost 10 variations [...]

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Update: The collegiate races were canceled but the other races will go on:

Hi everyone. For those of you that were planning on attending this race in NYC, just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Because of the impending snow this evening, the collegiate portion of the program has been cancelled. So therefore, the USCF [...]

Check out exclusive pics from the MaxPowerCycling Team’s Sunday morning training ride on Velochimp.com. After a team meeting in the morning where kit designs for 2007 were finalized, the team headed out into the unusually warm Central New York roads. The plan was for a 45 to 50 mile ride of mostly flat roads. I [...]

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