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Tour of the Battenkill Announces Schedule

By on March 21, 2013 in Cycling

For the 9th year in a row, America’s toughest road cycling race will take place just outside of Albany, in Cambridge, NY. This year’s event will take place April 12-14. If you’ve never been to a road race, this is the one to go to first. There’s tons of vendors and all sorts of things happening on the finishing strip and it’s crazy to see how fast these dudes actually go for 100 or 200km at a time. Also, you have to hit a few of the crazy climbs to see everyone suffering up the hills.

From the copy:

Cambridge, NY USA – Organizers of the annual Tour of the Battenkill announce the schedule for event which returns for the 9th consecutive year on April 12-14 in Cambridge, NY. Internationally known as America’s toughest road cycling race, the event will feature amateur races, a school outreach program, an event expo, kids races, and a new ‘gran fondo’ (open) division to replace the Men’s professional race. The Tour of the Battenkill continues its tradition as North America’s largest amateur cycling race. Up to 4,000 participants are expected for the 2013 event.

For more information, including schedules, sponsorship, expo, and volunteer opportunities, please see tourofthebattenkill.com

Previously on Keep Albany Boring: Tour of the Battenkill 2012 Recap and Photos

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Saratoga Spa CX: Photos and Recap

By on October 23, 2012 in Cycling, Gallery

This past Sunday was the annual Spa:Cx cyclocross race held in Saratoga Springs on the race track grounds. As compared to last years total mud fest, this was dry and fast, and compared to two years ago, there was much more flow to the course and technical sections replaced many grueling power sections.

The course itself was really fun, although really narrow in some places. There’s a long downhill sand-pit, lots of deceptively hard flat technical sections and fast straight sections. It was really great for spectating as well, and the temperature and food vendors also helped people stick around to watch the last race. Definitely a great vibe and a good way to spend your Sunday afternoon.

Not sure why results still aren’t posted, but check back on crossresults in a few days. Congrats to John who got 3rd in the B race, Austin who won the single speed NYS championship and everyone else who had a blast.

There’s a few more races left in the NYCROSS.com series so come out and watch!

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Uncle Sam GP: Photos and Recap

By on October 16, 2012 in Cycling, Gallery

This past weekend marked the NYCROSS.com cycling team’s (the cyclocross team KAB sponsors) big race in Troy’s Prospect Park.

This race had record attendance and wildly different conditions on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was frigid and dry, making the course fast and suited for riders with big engines, and Sunday’s rain made the course slick and was much better suited to those with lots of bike handling skills.

I did the C race on Sunday and our race was only three laps. By the second lap, I was shredded and felt horrible, thanks in part to working two long days before the race with almost no sleep between them. And I’m sure the lack of training didn’t help either. There was an awesome back and forth during the Pro race with Curtis White and Christian Favata on both days and once it warmed up, all of the races were awesome to spectate.

If this all seems interesting, your next chance to race/spectate is this Sunday in Saratoga!

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Kirkland Cyclocross Race: Photos and Recap

By on September 16, 2012 in Cycling, Gallery

Today’s weather was absolutely beautiful and only made todays cyclocross race even more enjoyable. It was my first race in over a year and it was a blast. It was the first race in the NYCROSS.com series, which is a race series thrown by a team right here in Albany, with the races all over the greater Capital District. The course was incredibly laid out with perfect technical and power sections and a bunch of really fun features.

My race went very well. I’ve literally only ridden my bike twice before today’s race and found myself racing with a group within the race itself. Once I found my rhythm and a comfortable pace I was able to ride away from the group and finish with a good amount of time on them. I didn’t place well but it was a total success all things considered.

If this looks fun to you come out to either race or drink a bunch of beer and heckle the racers!

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NYCROSS.com 2012 Series Announced

By on July 16, 2012 in Cycling

The Capital Region based cyclocross team and race series promoter, NYCROSS.com, has announced their 2012 race series:

Sunday, September 16, Kirkland Cyclocross, Kirkland, NY
Saturday, October 13, Uncle Sam GP of Cyclocross, Troy, NY
Sunday, October 14, Uncle Sam GP of Cyclocross, Troy, NY
Sunday, October 21, Saratoga Spa Cyclocross, Saratoga, NY (The 2012 NYS Cyclocross Championships)
Sunday, October 28, Wicked Creepy, Bennington, VT
Sunday, November 11, Bethlehem Cup, Bethlehem, NY

If you don’t already know, cyclocross is a hybrid of mountain biking and road biking, developed by the Belgians to keep themselves in shape for cycling during the fall and winter. It’s on a short 3-4 mile track, usually both on and off road, with obstacles such as stairs, super steep inclines, barriers, etc., all designed to make the race as hard as possible. It’s super fun to come out and watch the races, drink some beers, heckle some riders and even more fun to jump in and acutally race.

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Bicycle Film Fest is this weekend in NYC

By on June 27, 2012 in Cycling

If you’re into bicycles, even a little, and have been searching for a reason to take a trip on the Crime Bus to NYC, you’ve just found it. There’s three days of great films to see that oftentimes don’t get released after the festival. Not to mentions tons other bicycle related happenings over the course of the festival. I’ve been quite a few times and have really enjoyed it every time. A lot of work goes into making this happen, it’s not to be missed!

For the full scoop, check the BFF website.

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Wolff’s Biergarten to show the 2012 Tour de France

By on June 21, 2012 in Cycling, Things to do

One of my favorite things about living in New York was being able to wake up and ride my bike over the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan to be able to catch every stage of the Tour de France live. Not to mention get my morning coffee and breakfast in the same spot. And this summer, I’m really excited I’m going to be able to do almost the exact same thing in Albany, at Wolff’s Biergarten.

The prologue starts on June 30th, and save from a few rest days, goes every day until Sunday, July 22nd.

See you there!

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