Fast and flowy course made it for some epic battles at Stewart State Forest. FinKraft had 45 + masters , juniors and masters riding the open class. Well organized and great vibe as always with the MTBNJ crew. Sierra and Finley took 1-2 in the open cat 2 women , combine age 24 , soContinue reading “H2H Stewart MTB Race.”
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Women’s Woodstock Cycling Classic
Nancy Ford wins the General Classification in 55+ class in very wet and rainy conditions at the Women’s Woodstock Cycling Grand Prix! Great accomplishment and super happy for Nancy to pull this big win off with some tough girls. Roger@FinKraft www.finkraftcoaching.com
Inferno MTB Race in NC
The Inferno was a shorter race for Karen and Jeff , after doing all the longer endurance events this was all about speed. Karen raced in the women’s open category today. At the start up the mile pavement climb Karen passed 2 girls right before they went into the single track at this point sheContinue reading “Inferno MTB Race in NC”
Winding Trails Fat Tire Classic
2nd round in the Cliff-bar Dirt Cup took place last Sunday in Farmington, CT. Course was damp , but the rain kind of held off. I personally love this course. Not too technical, a few power climbs and a lot of pedaling. Our junior girls Finley and Sierra raced the Girls Cat 2 , 12-18Continue reading “Winding Trails Fat Tire Classic”
2019 Quabbin Road Race
A New England spring classic , the Quabbin Road Race. A beautiful 64 mile loop around the Quabbin Reservoir with a nice gradual uphill finish at the end. With the rolling hills there is a selection, but most of the time a pretty good size group at the end sprinting for the line , whichContinue reading “2019 Quabbin Road Race”
High Point Hill Climb
On April 27, 2019 TT race number 4 of the NJ TT series brought riders to High Point for the traditional Hill Climb organized by Skylands Cycling. Temperatures at the start of 42 degrees and ever so changing wind speeds and directions made as always for tough conditions on this hill. The actual gradient isContinue reading “High Point Hill Climb”
Karen Tripp Wins the Women’s Open Hammerhead 50 MTB Race
Report by Karen: Another year doing the Hammerhead 100/50 mile MTB race. One of my favorite races and this year it was even better because the temperatures were in the 60’s instead of the hot and humid 80’s. I must say, I’m not very excited about how the race starts. Everyone lines up together, allContinue reading “Karen Tripp Wins the Women’s Open Hammerhead 50 MTB Race”
Hop Brook Clif Bar Dirt MTB Race
Sunday June 7th , Hop Brook MTB always marks the CT MTB Race kick off for the season. Great course and very nice dry fast conditions this year. FinKraft brought 3 juniors and 5 masters to the race. The juniors dominated, Frank Jr winning the cat 2 15-18 year olds by a healthy margin. SierraContinue reading “Hop Brook Clif Bar Dirt MTB Race”
Allamuchy TT
The 3rd stop of the NJ Time Trial Series was Allamuchy TT. A fast course (circuit with overlap) with several turns that were wet due to the rain overnight into the morning. So a certain amount of caution, if there is any at these higher speeds, were in order. FinKraft once again represented with GlennContinue reading “Allamuchy TT”
Cape May TT
FinKraft Cycling Team once again represented in the NJTT series on April 6, 2019. The second stop brought riders to Cape May. Unusually nice conditions and moderate winds, ensured fast times Andreas Runggatscher won the Masters 45 category and Glenn Babikian won the Masters 50. Both were close to the fastest times of the day.Continue reading “Cape May TT”