Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team

Our Master’s track team enjoyed home court advantage this past week at the Master’s National Track Championships that were held in Colorado Springs, CO August 8-13th.   During the week each of the team members posted impressive results and personal bests as they challenged the nation’s best masters riders.

Brent Hanlin started the week some some great results with a 2nd place in the kilometer time trial and following that with another silver medal in the points race for the men age 35-39.   Jeff Paul also had a personal best in the kilometer time trial to finish 4th for men age 45-49.   He followed that [...] Continue Reading…

The Vitamin Cottage men and women crowded the podium this past weekend on the Colorado race scene.  The women made it 4 for 4.  After dominating Grand Junction over the labor day weekend, the VC girls continued their success by taking victory in the Gore Pass Road Race and Swankys Criterium.

Sharon Allpress repeated her solo effort from the Grand Junction the weekend before to win by two minutes over the rest of the field at Gore Pass.

Sharon Allpress

On Sunday, Renee Eastman took the victory at the Swankys criterium in Englewood, CO.  [...] Continue Reading…

Parker Omnium Report by Dirk Friel
Last week was my last race of the year and what a doooozy! The Parker Mainstreet Omnium was one hard event. Things kicked off with a difficult 7-mile time trial where I slogged my way to about 50th place. The first half of the course was gradually climbing into a head wind and I found myself standing on the 53 x 23. I can just envision the likes of Chris Wherry gliding by me in a 56 x 19 seated.

Parker Criterium – Starting Line VC riders prepare for battle [...] Continue Reading…