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 [...]

Sad news from Rochester as Champion Cyclist Jon Dechau (center) was killed yesterday while on a training ride.
From the Genesee Valley Cycling Club Website:

Dechau killed by Motorist: Jonathon Dechau (center above - after winning the Niagara Classic in 2003) was killed last night September 13, 2006 while out training on his bike. [...]

The Kodak Gallery team are one of the few if only teams to be using the new SRAM Force gruppo on their bikes. Back in June during the Rochester Twilight Criterium, I was able to get a closer look at the gruppo. Walking by the Kodak mechanics I started fiddling with one of the spare [...]

(photo courtesy of Photoradius)
Last Saturday I raced in the Rochester Twilight Criterium. The race circles around downtown Rochester with several corners, and uphill and downhill section that are not very difficult, but get worse as you are going around at full speed. My race was the Cat5 over 30 competition which had a field of [...]

I raced the Rochester Twilight Criterium this past weekend. The course is lots of fun, the competition is fast, and the crowds are gigantic. 40,000 people lined the streets of downtown Rochester to see pros ride over 30mph. Many of the spectators were new to cycling and the speeds were impressive.

Rochester Twilight Criterium on [...]

(photo from photoradius)
My first real race of the season was at The Perinton Spring Classic on Sunday. The race was put on by the Genesee Valley Cycling Club who are located in Rochester, NY. They are the same folks that ran the Rochester Giros and will host a bunch of other races later this year. [...]