Tri-State Velo

 Dear TSV Members:

I looks like the weather will finally give us a break in the coming days and, hopefully, weeks.

In February of this year, i came to understand why Lance Armstrong coined the phrase "it's  not about the bike."
February of this year was not about the bike.

This Sunday (9/13/09) the Tri-State Velo 55+ team gave our field at the Yuasa Criterium a good lesson in negative racing. This form of racing is not the first thing you think of when you envision a bicycle race. It is relatively slow. All breakaway attempts are brought back and the field is kept together for the final dash to the finish.

First; although I have decent fitness, I was a lot more fit earlier in the year, so that had little to do with the win.

The trick here is that before and during the race I was watching a number of conditions and riders very closely.  I also counted on my team mates to make quick and logical decisions during the race ... and they did, perfectly.  

Mad respect is what I have for my homeland's mountains and valleys.
Well, mostly the respect was earned by it's incredibly steep
mountains, specifically the mountains of the small 'pueblo' of Cayey,
Puerto Rico.

Amoroso’s Baking Company
Leonard Amoroso Jr., General Manager
845 South 55th Street Philadelphia, PA 19143

July 11, 2009
Dear Mr.Amoroso,

JBN Criterium, Bethlehem, PA - July 12, 2009

Dateline Sutton, Quebec, Canada, 6/27/09 - Despite three rain-soaked, back pain ridden stages and a very tough field here at the Coupe des Ameriques Stage Race, I am pleased with the results, so far.

The following is TSV’s Junior, Tom Schubert’s account of the Bethlehem Crit on Saturday, May 30 and the Bob Rodale Fitness Park Criterium on Sunday, May 31, 2009. . .enjoy:

Thank you to everyone that supported the race. Special thanks to our amazing TSV volunteers who came out at 5:30 AM to make sure that registration ran smoothly and the course was safe for all.

 We hope to see you next year.

 Ron Ruggiero

Promoter, TSV