Coming off his win the previous night, Mark was highly motivated and ready for the big event. The teams strategy was ideally to have Mark get into small breakaway and save Isaac for any potential field sprints. Going into the race Isaac was only 26 points behind Clayton Barrows in the USA Crits series and making sure Isaac was fresh at the end would ensure he had a shot at the podium and a chance to take back the lead in the Series. On the 11th of 40 laps the evening’s first threatening breakaway formed comprised of 12 riders and pr plan Hekman was there. Read the rest of this entry »
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Crossroads Cycling Classic
On August - 6 - 2010
The Crossroads Classic is a 5 race series in the week leading up to the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium. Each race course is fast, technical, and serves as good opening for the race on Saturday evening. The series started off on great foot when Isaac and Neil went 1-2 in the Downtown Mocksville Criterium. The next night in the Cabarrus Creamery Criterium the team rode smart and aggressive but Isaac saw misfortune come when he was taken out with only one lap remaining. On Wednesday on a rainy an cold night at the Downtown Salisbury Criterium Will Hoffarth finally wrested the Sprints leader jersey from former team rider Logan Loader. Read the rest of this entry »
Isaac Lends a Helping Hand
On August - 1 - 2010
With an off week before Elk Grove started Isaac ventured to Blacksburg VA for a 3 day omnium in hopes of staying sharp for the bigger races still out there. We do not typically make a big deal about the smaller races. In summary, Isaac won the criterium, got 4th in the Time trial and was 3rd in the overall. But there was more to Isaac’s weekend than just his performance.
On the last lap of the road race as attacks were happening and as the decisive move was about to be launched there was an incident in the field and two riders bumped which sent a third rider crashing to his left and he slid off the road. Unfortunately for him, there was no shoulder, just a sheer, 40 -50 foot drop to what looked like a dry creek bed. Read the rest of this entry »
Capital Criterium
On July - 12 - 2010
The professional men’s field was treated to a challenging 1.3-kilometer circuit that included seven corners with the start-finish line located on the famed Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. The race had some stellar backdrops and many points of interest but the guys did not have much of a chance to enjoy them.
After an aggressive race, a breakaway containing six riders snapped off the front with six-laps to go and included both Jackie Simes and Booby Lea. Lea attacked over the circuit’s short hill with three laps to go and Simes was the only one able to follow. The pair maintained a slim 10-second margin ahead of the field for the remaining two laps. Isaac was held in position by the team and was once again up there with some of the fastest men in the country earning a well deserved 6th. Mark and Thomas held onto places in the top 15 after protecting Isaac on the run into the finish.
Although Isaac was not able to overtake Clayton Barrows for the overall USACrits series lead he did make a dent into the points difference and made a statement that he was not intending to just let the jersey go without a fight.
A sincere congratulations to CapCrit winner and former team Mountain Khakis team member Jackie Simes on a great and well deserved victory.
1 Jackie Simes (USA) Jamis Sutter Home 1:47:05
2 Bobby Lea (USA) Start Cycling-Bahati Composite- 0:00:01
3 Frank Travieso (USA) Jamis Sutter Home 0:00:05
4 Yosvany Falcon (USA) Start Cycling-Bahati Composite-
5 Anibal Borrajo (Arg) Jamis Sutter Home
6 Isaac Howe (USA) Mountain Khakis
7 Mauricio Frazer (Arg) Start Cycling-Bahati Composite-
8 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelley Benefits Strategies
9 Nick Bennette (USA) Metlife P/B Grosolar 0:00:06
10 Diego Garavito (Col) Aerocat
14 Mark Hekman (USA) Mountain Khakis
15 Thomas Brown (USA) Mountain Khakis
The professional men’s field was treated to a challenging 1.3-kilometer circuit that included seven corners with the start-finish line located on the famed Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. The race had some stellar backdrops and many points of interest but the guys did not have much of a chance to enjoy them.
After an aggressive race, a breakaway containing six riders snapped off the front with six-laps to go and included both Jackie Simes and Booby Lea. Lea attacked over the circuit’s short hill with three laps to go and Simes was the only one able to follow. The pair maintained a slim 10-second margin ahead of the field for the remaining two laps. Read the rest of this entry »
