Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Happy New Year
Greetings Friends, family, sponsors and supporters of the F&M Cycling Team,
Happy New Years! On behalf of the team, I would like to wish all of you the best in the coming year. This year stands to be a big one for F&M Cycling. With almost the entire team returning (Congrats to Stephen Thomasch '10 for graduating and moving on to Georgetown Law) we are expecting big things from the team this spring. We intend to build on our first appearance at the National Championships last spring and turn our momentum into results at the highest levels of collegiate racing. We hope that all of you will follow our progress over the course of the year and continue to support us in our efforts to represent F&M with pride.
You can follow us on our blog, Facebook and twitter at these addresses.
Below I would like to introduce the team, our schedule, and our sponsors for the 2011 season.
F&M Cycling's 2011 roster:
Returning:
Drew Mitstifer '11
Adric Quackenbush '11
Nick Ferra '11
Robert Burnett '12
Dan Rossi '12
Charlie Salzer '12
Eliot Scymanski '12
Matt Mosca '12
Nick Chertavian '12
Jamie Wolf '13
Cory Van Galen '13
Courtney Gregor '13
New Riders:
Katherine DeCrosta '12
Steve Clipman '13
Zhongrong Wang '14
Ryan Mckenna '14
Megan O'Donnell '14
Katie Oxman '14
2011 F&M Cycling racing schedule:
Please feel free to come out and support us at any of these races!
| Dates | Race | Location | Events | |||
| Mar 5--6 | Rutgers Scarlet Scurry | Piscataway, NJ | ITT, Circuit, Crit | |||
| Mar 12--13 | Columbia Grant's Tomb | New York, NY | Criterium | |||
| Stevens Duck Country | Morristown, NJ | ITT, Circuit | ||||
| Mar 19--20 | Philly Phlyer | Philadelphia, PA | TTT, Circuit, Crit | |||
| Mar 26--27 | RPI Tour de Troy | Troy, NY | ITT, Circuit, Crit | |||
| Apr 2--3 | Boston Beanpot | Westminster, MA; Boston, MA | TTT, RR, Crit | |||
| Apr 9--10 | Yale Lux et Velocitas | New Haven, CT | HC, Circuit, Crit | |||
| Apr 16--17 | Dartmouth L'Enfer du Nord | Hanover, NH | ITT, Crit | |||
| UNH Live Free or Ride Harder | Strafford, NH | TTT,RR | ||||
| Apr 23--24 | Easterns @ PSU | State College, PA | TTT, RR, Crit |
F&M Cycling's 2011 Sponsors:
We have compiled a fantastic group of sponsors for the coming season. If you have the option this year please visit our sponsors and use their products, they have been a huge help to our team and we couldn't do it without them.
Primal Wear: These guys make great clothing and have be designing great looking jerseys for us for the last three seasons. Visit them here:
primalwear.com
Shirk's Bike Shop: Staffed by the friendliest, most knowledgeable staff and best mechanics there is no better bike shop in PA for all of your cycling needs. Visit them here:
Shirk’s Bike Shop
1649 Ligalaw Road
East Earl, PA 17519
Rudy Project: They make safe and high performance helmets as well as stylish glasses. Visit them here:
e-rudy.com
Green Pedals Ltd.: Located in downtown Lancaster Green Pedals helps you reduce your carbon footprint by selling the best selection of electric bicycles available anywhere. Visit them here:
http://www.greenpedalsltd.com/
And introducing new sponsors for 2011:
GearGrinder: They make stylish, comfortable and environmentally friendly cycling inspired casual clothing. Check them out here:
greargrinder.com
Mercury Wheels: Fast race wheels made in the USA. Check them out here:
We hope to make this coming season our most competitive yet. If you would like to learn more about the team, get involved, or make a donation please feel free to respond to this email. Thank you all again for your support and have a great 2011.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Welcome back!
The Cycling blog has been dormant for a half year. This wasn't due to a lack of activity - far from it! Team members were busy training & racing over the summer, and shared many emails about their experiences & successes. Some of those emails will be reposted here on the blog over the next few days.
Also soon to be posted will be permanent links for new racing apparel. And when the season starts in the Spring, the racing schedule will be posted.
While it may be hard to travel to distant races, please feel free to support Team members whenever & however possible.
Andy Gulati
F&M Cycling Team Adviser
Also soon to be posted will be permanent links for new racing apparel. And when the season starts in the Spring, the racing schedule will be posted.
While it may be hard to travel to distant races, please feel free to support Team members whenever & however possible.
Andy Gulati
F&M Cycling Team Adviser
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Philly Report: The Wins Keep Coming!
The F&M Cycling Team had another incredibly successful weekend, this time in Philadelphia. The team racked up three more wins along with several podium places!!!
Saturday morning started out with Team Time Trials. In the Men's D2 race the F&M team of Jamie Wolf, Nick Ferra, and Matt Mosca took the win over RIT.
The Men's C team was on a mission after a poor performance one year ago on the same course. The took off strong and passed three teams on their way to a win in the Division 2 category! Only two Division 1 teams could beat them, Penn State and U Penn, two schools much larger than F&M.
Saturday afternoon was a circuit race.
In the Men's D race mechanical issues hampered Matt and Nick, but Jamie was able to stick with the leaders and sprinted to a great 4th place, his best so far this year! Cory and Adric both did will in their first D races, helping out their teammates and setting a hard pace on the front.
The Men's C's did a great team effort, with Dan Rossi setting the pace up the final hill, setting up the rest of team for great finishes. Charlie Salzer sprinted for 2nd with Drew Mitstifer following closely in 6th and Stephen Thomasch in 9th, putting three F&M riders in the points!
In the Women's C race Courtney Gregor avoided some serious crashes to finish 11th.
In the Men's A race Rob Burnett missed a big split and sprinted home in the second group for 22nd place.
Having had a great Saturday the team was determined to have fun and throw down in Sundays Crit. The course was narrow, short and had six 90 degree turns so we knew staying at the front would be important.
In the Men's D race Jamie and Matt made the front group. Jamie was aggressive on the front, winning a prime and eventually sprinting for second place, only being beated by an MIT rider who broke away late in the race. Matt came in right behind in a solid 8th.
The Men's C Crit was totally dominated by F&M. We knew we were the strongest team in the race and we wanted to show everyone how good we were. For the first four laps F&M controlled the front, setting a high pace and staying out of trouble. The first to attach was Dan Rossi, taking a Bucknell rider with him. He stayed away for two laps. Once he was caught Stephen Thomasch took off solo. He quickly got a gap. This sent a panic into the field with riders scrambling to try to chase him down. Charlie and Drew did a great job of blocking and disrupting the chase. Finally after six laps off the front Stephen was caught. Immediately Charlie attacked, taking a Millersville rider with him. After two laps the gap had grown to 15 seconds, thanks in part to some amazing blocking by Stephen and Drew. Soon the Millersville rider could not hang on to Charlie's high pace and was dropped. With Three laps to go Charlie had a 20 second gap and had the race locked up. He rode hard the last three laps to win the race solo by over 20 seconds. Back in the pack, halfway into the final lap Stephen attacked and got a gap. He was able to hold it until the finish for 2nd place. Out of the group Drew was able to out-sprint everyone else, taking third place. F&M SWEPT THE PODIUM!!! It was an amazing display of power and team tactics. All four riders will be upgrading to the B category for next weekends race at Princeton.
In the Women's C race Courtney Gregor rode a solid race to finish 6th.
In the Men's A race Rob Burnett rode another solid race to finish 16th, good enough for points and another step towards qualifying for nationals.
Overalls:
F&M placed 10th out of over 45 schools for the weekend (this includes big D1 schools like UVM and U Penn).
After three weekends of racing F&M is ranked 15th out of over 50 schools (6th amongst division 2 schools)
In the win count (unofficial) F&M is tied for second. UVM has won the most races across all categories so far this year with 8 wins. F&M is tied for second with MIT with 7 wins each!
For full results and finish photos: http://www.velocityresults.net/results/249/eccc-week-3-philly-phyler-philadelphia-pa
F&M is on an amazing roll right now and we intend to keep it up, thank all of you for your support.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
NYC Report
What a weekend in NYC!!
We had some great improvements happen over the two day weekend ranging
from the intro class all the way up to A's..
Saturday: The men’s D field took the course around Grants tomb first,including Matt Mosca and Jamie Wolf....Unfortunately Jamie took a small spill around the first 180 degree turn and fell behind the pack. Yet Jamie wasn't done there, he grinded his teeth and pushed himself through the 50mph winds and torrential down pouring to earn himself 15th place. Matt had a great ride, staying in the front of the pack the whole time and looking solid. Mosca took 9th place in the crit. Next came the furious men’s Intro riders, looking to make their way up the rankings into the D’s, even with the hurricane in front of them. Nick Ferra and his thirty year old bike, The Red Hog, and Cornelius Van Galen received 6th and 7th place respectively. The men C racers today had to say the least, a minor ‘brain fart.’ Charlie Salzer and Drew Mitstifer both missed the start of the race, leaving Charlie 45 seconds back from the pack and Drew around the minute mark. Both time trialing for a mere 5 laps, the pack came nowhere in sight. Both riders got the famous whistle, “thanks for racing, your done!” Dan
Rossi was the lone, intelligent rider, who made the start, and showed a solid race. Ending up in 22nd place, Rossi could not wait to get back in the car, and chow down some awesome waffles. Courtney “staring” Gregor had a sweet race! While starting with the pack over the first half of the race, she and a few others got spit out the
We had some great improvements happen over the two day weekend ranging
from the intro class all the way up to A's..
Saturday: The men’s D field took the course around Grants tomb first,including Matt Mosca and Jamie Wolf....Unfortunately Jamie took a small spill around the first 180 degree turn and fell behind the pack. Yet Jamie wasn't done there, he grinded his teeth and pushed himself through the 50mph winds and torrential down pouring to earn himself 15th place. Matt had a great ride, staying in the front of the pack the whole time and looking solid. Mosca took 9th place in the crit. Next came the furious men’s Intro riders, looking to make their way up the rankings into the D’s, even with the hurricane in front of them. Nick Ferra and his thirty year old bike, The Red Hog, and Cornelius Van Galen received 6th and 7th place respectively. The men C racers today had to say the least, a minor ‘brain fart.’ Charlie Salzer and Drew Mitstifer both missed the start of the race, leaving Charlie 45 seconds back from the pack and Drew around the minute mark. Both time trialing for a mere 5 laps, the pack came nowhere in sight. Both riders got the famous whistle, “thanks for racing, your done!” Dan
Rossi was the lone, intelligent rider, who made the start, and showed a solid race. Ending up in 22nd place, Rossi could not wait to get back in the car, and chow down some awesome waffles. Courtney “staring” Gregor had a sweet race! While starting with the pack over the first half of the race, she and a few others got spit out the
women’s C pack. Gregor wasn’t going to let this happen, one lap went around and there was a 15 second gap between her and the front group. Yet the next lap around, she was back in the pack and looking strong. Ending up in 6th place, and earning points, Gregor received the Battle Axe for the day! Rob. Rob Griffiths. Rob Griffiths Burnett! Men’s A field as usual looking quiet green and yellow from the riders up north in Burlington, VT. Robs plan for the day: To tear it up! As he did, following attacks left and right, leading the pack for laps on end, as well as hang on to the back of the pack, and many other things, Robert finished up in 8th place! An epic race to watch, even if it was looking through the steamy glass of Charlie’s car!
Sunday: A beautiful day. Cloudy, scattered rain, thunderstorms, I mean what else could a man/women ask for?! Today is just what F&M needed, and we asked for it. Starting off in the Men’s D, Jamie Wolf took a small spill at the front trying to get his cleats in the pedal, yet of course that doesn’t stop the turf loving rider! Sprinting at then end, Jamie placed 11th, while having a great second weekend. Matt Mosca was also looking good (especially they way he gelled his hair) and place a solid 13th right behind Wolf. Men’s C had a great race today. Dan Rossi was an absolute work horse today, bringing back multiple attacks, all by himself. Rossi was doing an amazing job covering for his other two teammates, Charlie and Drew, making sure both of them were sprinting for the win. The teammates work paid off, sending Charlie into a sprint and winning the circuit in his first C race! Drew was not far behind finishing in at a close 15th place, a great job done for it was his first C race as well. After a day of aggressive riding the day before in the A’s, Rob played the conservative card and rode away with 5 points in 17th place.
F&M Cycling is now tied with UCONN for 18th place in the ECCC!
Rock On!
Sunday: A beautiful day. Cloudy, scattered rain, thunderstorms, I mean what else could a man/women ask for?! Today is just what F&M needed, and we asked for it. Starting off in the Men’s D, Jamie Wolf took a small spill at the front trying to get his cleats in the pedal, yet of course that doesn’t stop the turf loving rider! Sprinting at then end, Jamie placed 11th, while having a great second weekend. Matt Mosca was also looking good (especially they way he gelled his hair) and place a solid 13th right behind Wolf. Men’s C had a great race today. Dan Rossi was an absolute work horse today, bringing back multiple attacks, all by himself. Rossi was doing an amazing job covering for his other two teammates, Charlie and Drew, making sure both of them were sprinting for the win. The teammates work paid off, sending Charlie into a sprint and winning the circuit in his first C race! Drew was not far behind finishing in at a close 15th place, a great job done for it was his first C race as well. After a day of aggressive riding the day before in the A’s, Rob played the conservative card and rode away with 5 points in 17th place.
F&M Cycling is now tied with UCONN for 18th place in the ECCC!
Rock On!
Monday, March 15, 2010
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