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Hartford Riverfront CX 50+ Cat 1-4

The Hartford Riverfront CX race was held on Saturday September 9th. It was another beautiful Southern New England day at the former Nation CX Championship venue. Although the course was on the same venue as the Nats it was a very different setup. The Hoffman heartbreak hill was still there but in a different location. The hill was steep, long run-up and provide the best place to max out your heart rate. I had a max heart rate of 180bpm and I am sure that’s where it happened.

Blunt Park CX - 55+ 1-4

Sunday, August 27th was a beautiful summer’s day with temps in the upper 70s, no humidity and clear skies. Expo had a good contingent roll up to the starting line in the “old man’s” race. Joe Candeias was able to sneak into the row 1 (good move Joe!). I was in the second row right behind Joe. Off to my left in the 3rd row was Matt Holcomb. It was a nice surprise to see former Expo rider Keith Honda line up with us. BTW – Keith is soon to be a grandfather, congrats to the Hond

Blunt Park CX

CROSS IS HERE: The local 2017 cyclocross season kicked off this Sunday at Blunt Park in Springfield, MA. The CompEdge team always put together an enjoyable event with a fun and technical course to get things underway. Expo was represented in a number of categories. For the Men's 3/4 race, newcomers Erik C. and Will L., along with yours truly, were flying the Expo colors in a competitive field of 35 or so starters. On a narrow, twisty course, a good start is always critic

Noho CX Weekend

The Northampton International race at Look Park in Massachusetts is one of the best venues of the cyclocross calendar. The race is put on by the godfather of cyclocross and former professional Adam Myerson. For an entire weekend the best of everything that is cyclocross comes together combining a party atmosphere with a challenging race course featuring steep uphill running sections and dangerously fast technical downhills. Being part of a racing family means waking up early

Winning the Canadian Championship

I am very happy and relieved to report that I won the Canadian National Championships for my age group, 40-49, for the 2nd time in my career. As a main focus, perhaps the main focus, of my entire season, it is a relief to have all the hard work pay off. Being Canada, in this case Sherbrooke Quebec (just to the East of where Rte 91 meets the Canadian border), conditions were cold and featured a layer of snow in the morning, which combined with the grass of Parc Jacques Carti

Orchard Cross @Applecrest Farm Orchard

I had originally planned to skip racing this weekend and focus on training... With the weather looking nice and me itching for a bit of CX action, I had two choices, stay local and race Cheshire CX (great race venue!) or take a day trip up to Applecrest Farm Orchard in Hampton Falls, NH; 2 hours drive. Since I've been to Cheshire a number of time and never to Orchard Cross, I decided to make the day of it. I enlisted my son Taylor on the trip to keep me company and gives me

Cheshire CX - Hero Dirt!

I had heard about Cheshire Cx for years, and finally had a chance to go this past weekend. It has a reputation of being the best of grassroots fun, and it really was. A ripping good time of a woods section (hero dirt!), and the deafening roar of the Hill People on Heckle Hill, made it hard not to grin. We also got to line up with Jan Bolland Tanner in the Women's 123! A hero in her own right. After leading for a lap, and then trading spots back and forth with Caitlin Szy

NBX Weekend Race Report

Race Report by Jesse Quagliaroli NBX Weekend Day 1 After taking some time off in the middle of the CX season to be a “responsible” homeowner, I decided what better way to come back to racing than on a weekend where temps would be in the 20s/30s and the wind and rain would be plentiful. I didn’t realize how long it had been since I had gone to a race until I had several teammates not recognize me due to my Jesus like appearance. Not to break my luck streak this year, both days

Bay State CX Recap (Multiple Categories Lots of Pictures!)

Race Report By Rich Allen Bay State CX Recap, Sterling, MA (Sunday) The Expo boys & Vicky Monahan were out in force this weekend providing a good turnout and some solid results. Keith Gauvin, Todd Bowden, Tim Ratta, Jeremy Brazeal , Gary Aspens, , Keith Honda, and Rich Allen were there to represent the red & black. Ok, Todd wasn’t wearing red & black but I know his blood is red…. Keith Gauvin had a stellar ride putting the hurt on the 35+ (123) group. Keith jumped out to lead

Baystate Cyclocross Weekend Masters' 45+ Race Report

Race Report By Gary Aspnes Baystate Cyclocross Weekend Masters 45+ Saturday and Sunday, Sterling, MA I am a cold loving kind of person and normally like to play in the snow. That includes riding in snow, but usually when it is nice and fluffy. Older and slushy is an entirely different ball of wax, especially when the riding is racing. Those were the conditions I experienced racing in Sterling this weekend and the picture above pretty much sums up how I felt after two days

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