April 5, 2025 Race Report: Slug Circuit – Cat 3/4/5 35+
Race Report: Slug Circuit – Cat 3/4/5 35+ Date: April 5, 2025 Field Size: 10 LGBRC Racers (finishing position): Salvatore Talarico (5th) Brian Paden (6th) Vu Nguyen (10th) Reporter: Brian Paden Course: 11 laps on a scenic but hilly 3-mile loop through the UC Santa Cruz campus. Excellent pavement, non-technical layout—you might not even touch your brakes the […]
Copperopolis RR – 50+ 4/5 – Shane Mario Ruggieri
Date: March 29, 2025 Placed 8/9 Video to follow With 9 riders at the starting line, the whistle blew and our neutralized 100m start was not so neutralized as one of the riders pulled out a 15m lead. I’m not sure if he knew or heard the neutralization or if he just thought we were […]
Copperopolis Road Race – 35+ 3/4
Race Report Writer: Salvatore Talarico Race: Copperopolis Road Race – 35+ 3/4 Date: Saturday, March 29th, 2025 LGBRC racers: Salvatore Talarico, Dan Scannell, Eric Brown, and Vu Nguyen Top Results: Salvatore (3rd place) Course: 42 miles race composed of 2 laps, where each lap features two climbs, one at the start and one toward the finish with tough rollers in between, and […]
March 23, 2025 – Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Classic Criterium Cat. 4/5 -Shane
RACE REPORT from Shane Ruggieri – Categories 4/5 I’d like to start this with gratitude for LGBRC and its members. While I’ve not raced since I did the Cat 5 30+ Red Kite on Feb 7 in Livermore in 2016 under LGBRC colors, I told myself this was the year that I’d get back out […]