As a very strong and technically capable rider, albeit with limited road racing experience, Tommy was tasked with looking after our two strongest riders for the hills, Jaymz Lipinski and Nic Narraway. From the start, Tommy was selfless and focused on his mission as a domestique stopping for Nic when he had a crash on stage 2 and then on stage 3 pacing him back to the group after a flat tire not once, but twice; 30 minutes of riding he described as the toughest of the week.
2019 an exceptional year for Brands Cuevas Junior Development
2019 has proven to be an exceptional year for Brands Cuevas Junior Development that is a reflection of the hard work of our athletes and support from our dedicated coaching staff and community.
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New York State Juniors represent at Road and Track Nationals
Over the summer, Star Track racers earned 10 National Championship jerseys and more than 25 medals at Jr. Road Nationals in Hagerstown in June and Jr & Elite Track Nationals in Carson in July. Highlights for our New York City area riders include:
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New York State Time Trial Championships
Congratulations to our 2019 Time Trial State Champions from the race on July 15, 2019!
Head over to the Current State Champions page to see the new champs. Pictures from the event are available here, and full results are available here
This event was supported by a grant from NYSBRA.
Importance of a Professional Bike Fit
Personally, I think the single greatest investment a cyclist or triathlete can make in his or her own performance is a professional bicycle fit. I am not saying this as a coach or even a bike fitter, but as one who has seen far too many athletes spend small fortunes on bicycles that in the end were not properly fitted to them.
A bicycle fit is essentially the proper marriage between rider and bicycle. It the past, determining the proper frame size one should ride was done using a generic formula (.647 x your inseam in centimeters), which would give you an approximation of your frame size (ie. an 85cm inseam would point to a 55cm frame size). But that method does not work as well as it has in the past.