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Cyclocross Season Wrap Up

2012-02-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

Cycleution athletes experienced success across the board during the 2011-2012 cyclocross season. While the European 'cross season still has one more weekend of racing left, most of us have hung up the 'cross bikes for a little while. We'd like to take the time to recap some great results and congratulate the Cycleution athletes that achieved them.

Coach Grant Berry was a top contender in Masters 35+ races across the country this season. The highlight being a win in the final round of the USGP series in Bend, OR. Thanks to Joe Sales for the photo of Grant's win below!

A solid handful of Cycleution Athletes made the trip to Madison, WI for our first January Nationals. Highlights included:

David O'Brien - 15th - Junior Men 15-16
Anna Dingman - 10th - Masters Women 30-34
Grant Berry - 9th - Masters Men 35-39 after fighting back from a mechanical
Sarah Sturm - 4th - DI Collegiate Women

With the end of the cyclocross season most of our athletes took a small break, and many are beginning to hit the training hard in preparation for their Spring and Summer goals. It's not too late to get started with a training plan tailored to you from Cycleution Use the Contact page if you are interested in taking your racing to the next level this year! Stay tuned for more updates from our coaches and athletes as the new season gets underway!

Athlete Profile: Sarah Sturm

2011-11-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

Meet, Sarah Sturm, recently crowned DI Women's Collegiate Short Track National Champion! Sarah has been making big leaps in her cycling career while working with Coach Chris. She is preparing for cyclocross nationals and her first full season of racing with a new team. Check out her bio below!

Team: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Durango DEVO Sweet Elit

Current Residence: Durango, CO

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

Years Racing: 4 years

Racing Disciplines: Cyclocross, Road, Mountain

Intro to Racing: I started racing my freshmen year of college in 2008, and have been racing the collegiate races ever since. Last summer was my first summer racing with a team other than Fort Lewis College. Even though I only started racing my freshmen year of college, I have been involved with athletics all my life. From elementary school through high school I played soccer. I also swam and ran competitively that is until I started racing my bike!

Highlight of 2011 season: I got 3^rd at U23 Nationals in Idaho this summer and I won Collegiate Short Track Nationals!

Upcoming Goals: My next goal will come in the cold month of January for Collegiate Cyclocross Nationals. I would like to get another podium this year! Then comes Collegiate Road Nationals were I would like to podium, especially after last year barely missing that podium spot! I will be racing for a new mountain bike team this summer and am excited to race my first full season!

Favorite Cycleution Workout: I love the tempo hill climbs and the long 20 min efforts, but make me do a sprint and I will hate every short second of it.

Athlete Profile: David O'Brien

2011-09-13T08:33:00.000-06:00

Meet Cycleution Athtlete, David O'Brien. David has been making huge gains in his first year working with Coach Chris. Check out the quick facts below about David and have look at some of his goals and achievements.

photo courtesy of dbcphoto.com

Hometown: Olympia, WA

Team: Revel Consulting / Rad Racing NW

Years Racing: 6 yrs of Road and Cyclocross. 2 yrs of Mountain Biking.

Highlight of your 2011 road season: This year my main goal was to upgrade to Category 3 on the road. It was a long path to get there that involved many crashes and defeats in the Cat 4's, but I finally the upgrade. So after a successful summer I'm now turning my focus to cross.

Goals for your 2011-12 cross season: I am trying to peak for Cyclocross Nationals in January where I hope to land on the podium in the Junior 15-16 Men's race.

Favorite Cycleution workout and why: I really enjoy the strength frequency repeats(SFRs). They help me to better my pedal stroke, and make me stronger without tiring me out too fast.

David getting dirty at a Spring Mtn bike race. photo courtesty of Laurie O'Brien

Look for David to be tearing it up all cross season in the NW before he heads to Nationals in Madison, WI. Next up for him will be this weekend's Starcrossed and Rapha-Focus GP. We are all excited to see the potential he has really opening up this year!

U23 Road Nationals Wrap Up

2011-07-02T10:41:00.001-06:00

Cycleution athletes Benny Swedberg and Steve Fisher both raced at USA Cycling's U23 Road Nationals in Augusta, GA this past weekend. Here are some highlights and photos:

Benny follows Coach Chris at the Nevada City Classic the week before nationals. Photo: Mark Nadell


Benny in the driver's seat of his train on the way to a 6th place finish in the U23 Criterium after a hectic finale. A strong result for Benny's first year in the U23 category.

Steve Fisher battled to 25th place in the Georgia heat after a large group of riders got up the road early on. Steve hit out from what was left of the pack with a couple miles remaining to secure his spot. Shortly thereafter Benny won the field sprint at the top of the climb in dominating fashion after a long day in the heat. Check out Steve's full road race report here.

Look for more updates from all of our Cycleution Athletes as the summer racing season continues!

April - May Athlete Round Up

2011-05-16T18:58:00.000-06:00

Cycleution athletes have been on a tear all over the US, showing some superb early season form. Here are just a few of the highlights from a few riders.

David O'Brien of Olympia, WA dominated the JV Boys category in Washington's first season of high school MTB racing! David took wins in both races of the series to help his Olympia Composite team capture the overall season title.

The Fremont Bank Cycling Team's AJ Kennedy displayed some great form and tenacity in the Wente Criterium. AJ took 2nd in the Masters 35+ race and then lined up again to snag another podium spot on the day with a 3rd place in the Pro/1/2 race. Two podiums in one day for AJ is certainly impressive and a good show of his strength.

Benny Swedberg may have only raced one race at the Wente Criterium... But he took a convincing sprint win in the Pro/1/2 race the add to his list of podium results so far this season! These are just a few racing highlights from some Cycleution Athletes in the early season. Check back soon for more updates!


Thanks to David Cheung of Chunky Cow Photography for the photo.

Grant Berry joins the Cycleution team!

2011-04-08T15:24:00.000-06:00

Former National Cyclocross and Mountain bike National Champion Grant Berry has become part of the Cycleution family! Grant brings a degree in Exercise Science and 15 years of racing and coaching experience to offer clients the latest in power-based and intuitive training.

Grant factoids:

USA Cycling Certified Coach

B/A, Exercise Science, Fort Lewis College

2009 Cyclocross Masters National Champion

2002 Mountain Bike National Champion, Semi Pro

Member, 1998 Collegiate National Championship Team, Fort Lewis College

Keeper and handler of Bentley the Golden Retriever

Cycleution is thrilled to bring Grant and his experience onboard!

Success at the Cherry Blossom Classic for Swedberg and Fisher!

2011-04-08T08:22:00.000-06:00

Benny Swedberg and Steve Fisher both raced the Cherry Blossom Classic in The Dalles, Oregon this past weekend. They each turned in some solid performances and are clearly headed in the right direction with their fitness as racing really starts to pick up. Benny scored a podium place in the Stage 3 twilight criterium, while Steve had a big day in the breakaway on Stage 4 that led to 4th on the stage and 6th overall. Thanks to Patty Swedberg for the photos below!

Exciting Happenings for Cycleution

2011-02-15T18:57:00.000-07:00

A lot of great new things are going on with Cycleution these days so here is an update:

Most of you are dealing with the coldest months of your training right now, luckily for you Coach Chris has written a great article on dressing for the weather. Check it out via Cycleution partner Raise the Bar. Everything you need to help you stay warm, dry and enjoy your Winter riding is in there.

Chris will be doing a radio interview tomorrow with Bike Talk Radio. The show starts at 1:00pm Pacific time and Chris will be calling in at 1:30pm. Click the link to check it out and stream the show.

Lastly, if you aren't following Cycleution on twitter yet you certainly should be. Check it out!

NEWS FLASH!!!

2010-05-15T09:54:00.000-06:00

Sorry for the lack of updates here...most everything is being updated on Facebook...become a fan! anywho, check out the news:

Cycleution has stepped into the world of motorcycle rally racing!!!!!!! I am proud to announcce that Cycleution will be training former Dakar competitor, Pete Moltmann of Canberra, Australia prepare for the Austarlasian Safari Rally this Spetember in Perth! Welcome aboard Pete! Check out his website, pete2dakar.com

Cycleution Athlete news

2009-11-19T13:09:00.000-07:00

This has been a great week for Cycleution Athlete's
Nate Byrom will be attending and racing for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Co.

Steve Fisher will be going to Geoff Proctor's Eurocross camp after cyclocross nationals in an attempt to make the U23 worlds team

Benny Swedberg will start his training for the first objective of 2010: Jr. Paris Roubaix!

Pretty excition stuff going on, some folks are taking a break right now, and others are racing cross...it is full tilt!

Do you have a goal without directions to get there? drop us a line, we will get you going.

Looking for solutions to your cycling challenges?

2009-11-13T15:04:00.000-07:00

Looking for solutions to your cycling challenges? Look no further. I started Cycleution to do just that, help you meet and surpass your goals.