Hi Team, Last week I competed in several xc mountain bike races in Bentonville, Arkansas. It was the second round of the US Cup Series, including one short track and two cross country events (UCI HC). I raced U23 cross country and elite short track. Planning to miss the whole week of classes at Berkeley, […]
Justin Peck – Race report from Bentonville, Arkansas ~ April 15, 2023 Read More »
Here is some info on upcoming races and let me know if you plan to attend! One change of note is that there is now a great XC race at Skyline Park in Napa on May 13, and there is another CCX on April 16. From Chris Peck —————————————————————— April 1 – Fish Rock Gravel April
Upcoming Dirt / Mountain Bike Races – from Chris Peck Read More »
Exchequer MTB Race 40+ Expert 4 of 15 Amazing venue! Plenty of camping and amazing views. Course is directly adjacent to the Barrett Cove campgrounds and has 15+ miles of fun single track. XC course starts with a long 2.5 mile climb with a steep descent on a black diamond trail then some fast rollers
From Michael Cordova: Mar. 25, 2023 – Exchequer MTB Race 40+ Expert ~ 4 of 15 Read More »
Bariani RR 20/47 P12 80miles Course was changed and shortened due to flooding in the farmland across the 505. We did a 10 mile loop leaving from Bariani Olive Oil, right on frontage road, right onto super rollers, right onto climb then back to the start for a 10 mile loop. Tons of wind especially
Race Result: Bariani RR ~ 80miles, from Michael Cordova Read More »
Hey All, The Los Gatos Mike’s Bikes shop rides will resume on Monday 20th for anyone looking for an evening group ride. Meet at the shop by closing (6pm) to roll out shortly after. We alternate the ride every week from road to dirt (MTB), so first Monday of every month is road and every
Mike’s Bikes in Los Gatos – 6:00pm ride: alternating dirt/road Read More »
Race: Grasshopper Huffmaster Age Group 30-39 Date: February 25, 2023 Result: 24 / 48 Course: Gravel – 90miles. Completed in 6 hours Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8622441631 Hi All, This was probably one of the hardest gravel race I have ever done where mud and snow for 90 miles took over all the fun of the event. On top
Feb. 25 – Race Report from Gianluca Ambroglio Read More »
Women 3 Our weekend itself was slammed with bike events. We had a NICA HS MTB race in Modesto that Ben coached on Saturday, a middle school MTB race, also in Modesto, that Ben also coached on Sunday and our own bike races on Monday. We camped with our tailor in napa at a campground literally
Cherry Pie Crit: A race report from Alexis DeZubiria Read More »
Date: February 12, 2023 Result: 17th / 27 Course: 45 Minutes This is my first year racing on a bike, and actually this was my very first biking race. Before the race, I decided to upgrade from Cat-5 to Cat-4, and entered the Men 35+ Cat 3/4. Being new to biking races and to the
Salvatore Talarico Race Report: Livermore Criterium, Men 35+ Cat 3/4 Read More »
This was my first XCO race in a MTB Series. As first time and not knowing exactly what to expect, I’ve decided to join Cat 3. I had no real goals for the race other than do my best. The starting line was in a paved section that would join the trails at about 1/3 of the course. People
Race Report from Gianluca Ambrogio : CCCX MTB XC RACE #1 February 12, 2023 Read More »
I entered into two races; the Women’s 3s and the Women’s P/1/2/3. Women’s 3: (5th/6th) They grouped the W3s with the Women 40+ and it was a strong group. This race isn’t traditionally known to be fast, because it’s an early season race, and today it was. I managed to keep with the front group
Livemore crit #1: A Race report from Alexis DeZubiria (Lexi) Feb. 12, 2023 Read More »
Tune Up discount offer going until the end of February https://mikesbikes.com/pages/wheelsmith-tech-departments
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22 Oz or 26 Oz bottles: same price for either size. Email Barry if you are interested: bgordonfnace@gmail.com.
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Hi Team, This weekend is a great opportunity to give cyclocross a try at two races that are relatively local in Santa Cruz. The promoter does a great job with a creative fun course with lots of Halloween themed decorations and a kid’s race. Check out all the details https://www.cyclo-x.com/ and on-line registration closes Wednesday at 5pm,
Cyclocross Events in Santa Cruz Saturday (11-29) & Sunday (11-30) Read More »
Hi Team, In July, I took two weeks to travel to Winter Park Colorado to participate in the USAC mountain bike national championships. Since Winter Park is situated at 9000 feet of elevation I had to acclimate. To acclimate, I spent a few days at Mammoth Lakes followed by Park city, and then a few
Peter Hecht’s Race Report from MTB Nationals Read More »
Hi Team, This year’s mountain bike national championships were held in Winter Park, Colorado again at an elevation of over 9000ft. To help prepare for racing at altitude, our family spent the previous week in Tahoe to acclimate to 6000ft before driving out to the Rockies. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon, giving me a few days to
Mountain Bike National Championships Report by Justin Peck Read More »
Report from From Justin Peck, June 30, 2022 Hi Team, My teammate Dylan Atkinson and I just completed a three-week road trip to three UCI mountain bike races in Montana and Canada! We took his Sportsmobile van and camped out at the race venues along the way. It was a great trip with tons of
Missoula and Canmore/Whistler Canada Cup Race Report Read More »
In-person LGBRC Team Meeting! Our first in-person team meeting occurred at approximately 6:30 PM on Thursday June 16 at Mike’s Bikes in Los Gatos! President Ben Dodge starting the discussion followed by Mike’s Bikes Los Gatos Manager, Levi Luna, who provided updates on bicycle supply chain issues. There was barely a drop bars bike to
June 16 Meeting held at Los Gatos Mikes Bikes Read More »
Rare – Three Sets of 650C Wheels (Clinchers and Sewups) Sewups: Zipp front and Trialist rear disc. RaceRim carbon aero clinchers. Pair of Easton aluminum clinchers. The bike was sold and built by Wade Hall of the Spokesman in Santa Cruz with an extra third brake next to the rear shift lever. As you would
48 cm Cervelo P2 Time Trial Bike for Sale – $1900 Read More »
LGBRC, Your beautiful custom Specialized Pure Taste water bottles are here! Here is the cost breakdown including the 9% Morgan Hill sales tax, regardless of size (e.g., 22 or 26 oz): $10 for one bottle (retails >$12) $15 for two bottles ($7.50 each) $20 for three bottles ($6.67 each) $25 for four bottles ($6.25 each)
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The LGBRC BOD and Leadership team are excited to invite you to, and see you at, an in person meeting! The in-person meeting will be on Thursday, June 16, at Mike’s Bikes in Los Gatos at 6:30. Feel free to arrive early! Mike’s will be providing some refreshments as well as an opportunity to shop
In-Person Meeting at Mike’s Bikes June 16, 2022, 6:30pm Read More »
July will be another quite month for road racing. The annual Davis July 4th Crit will not be held this year due to the streets used for the course have been opened up to restaurant dining. ———————— So the month will start with this weekends Leesville Gap road race held at Williams. I can’t tell
Upcoming Race News From Mark Howard, Road/Track Team Director Read More »
During the week leading up to my race at Soldier Hollow, I was able to take some time off and do school virtually in Utah while riding trails and acclimating. The first part of the week went by pretty quickly as I enjoyed riding some of the best trails in the country at Corner Canyon
Peter Hecht’s Race Report: Soldier Hollow Read More »
March, April & May have been busy months in the shop, lots of new bikes coming in, but unfortunately still not too many of the road type. We have had some mid range bikes in from Orbea, Giant and Cannondale and while ours have gone out the door quite quickly there are still some models
Shop Talk from Mark Howard, Mike’s Bikes in Los Gatos Read More »
The Auburn Downtown crit is this weekend (May 15), but they were struggling to get enough riders registered to make the race happen. Madera Stage Race is coming up but is also in the same boat as Auburn and needs at least 200 registered otherwise the event is at risk of been cancelled. At the
Stage 5 – Gila Monster Road Race After a hair-raising crit experience, the team wanted to make their mark on this edition of the epic Tour of the Gila. Alison Tetrick informed us at our evening race debrief that historically a break can go on this stage. We were determined to be represented in it.
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