Road Schedule up!

2010 Schedule

RoadFeb 5-6
University of Florida
ITT/TTT,Crit,Crit

Feb 12-13
Georgia Southern
ITT/TTT,Crit,RR

Feb 26-27
Florida State
ITT/TTT,RR,Crit

Mar 5-6
University of Alabama
ITT/TTT,RR,Crit

Mar 12-13
Georgia Tech
ITT/TTT,RR,RR

Mar 26-27
Clemson
ITT/TTT,RR,Crit

Apr 2-3
Mars Hill
TTT,RR,Crit

Apr 9-10
King College
ITT/TTT,RR,Crit

Apr 16-17
Mercer (Conference)


May 6-8
Wisconsin-Madison (Nationals)
RR,Crit,TTT

Kim Fasczewski....NATIONAL CHAMP!!!!

A Wild Ride.

Whew. Okay so I know I have slacked off a ton this fall with my posting but I have been racing, I promise. Grad school is awesome but all consuming; blame Statistics for my lack of timely posts.


This fall has been riddled with highs and lows in my racing. I had one incredible day in Ohio, two disappointing days in Ohio, some fantastic racing in Georgia and North Carolina and  some challenging days at the USGP in Louisville. The short version of everything: I spent half the season battling a sinus infection that I did not know I had and another couple of weeks dealing with the aftermath of the flood caused by a broken pipe the weekend of Ohio. My Cross season was a roller coaster of ups and downs.


Even on the bad days I found some good things. At the USGP in Louisville I was on antibiotics (finally) from the sinus infection and was not at 100%. My goal was to work on bike handling and my starts. I had fantastic starts all weekend. I was top 5 going onto the dirt both days. I faded after that, but the initial effort was there. I learned how to push through the bad days and have fun just racing my bike.


In North Carolina I was healthy and ready to race. I had a great weekend. It was a UCI weekend and I rode as well as I ever have with 7th and 6th place finishes. WooHoo!!! I was finally starting to find my legs... hopefully this was going to be my year at Nationals. I finished the Georgia series strong, I remain undefeated in the Southeast. I sure do love the GA Cross scene. What an incredible group of women. And my teammates are also hooked. Look for more of the team in GA next fall.


This past week was Nationals in Bend, OR. Against my better judgement we loaded up a ridiculous amount gear and got on an airplane in hopes of glory; or at least a lot of fun. It is exam week so I had to do a little bit of sweet talking to make sure it was okay for me to be gone. I was registered for 3 races (plus a TT for start position in the Masters race); collegiate, masters and elite. As a full time student, I was eligible to race the collegiate race and I wanted to support my school and the cycling team by representing at nationals.


The TT was my first event and I rocked it. I took second and I was psyched. Unfortunately I rocked it a little bit too well and my legs had nothing the next day for the actual masters race. I had a horrible day. Grrr. Okay now I am just angry. After a day of recovery I was going to rip off some legs in the collegiate race. I wanted to come home with a medal so badly I could taste it.


The collegiate race and the elite race were the same day so we had some interesting logistics to contend with. The morning was a balancing act of eating, warming up, racing, cleaning up, eating, more warming up and racing again. We would be lucky if we pulled it off. I could have never done it without Mark's help. Thanks babe!!! My warm-up began before the sun came up (my first race was at 8am) and I was sleepy but excited. I was definitely the "old lady" of the collegiate ranks. I did not know a single person I was racing against so I was just going to have to take it as it came. UTC is  Division 2 for cycling; both D1 and D2 were racing at the same time with a 1 minute gap between us. They sent off the D1 ladies and I was focused. It was show time. They blew the whistle and I was immediately at the front with three other girls. Okay, I am going to settle in and see where I stack up against them. After the fist minute or so I knew I was "on". My body felt good and everything was rolling perfect. I LOVE that feeling. I passed the front girls and never looked back. I floated over the mud and flew around the course. I crossed the finish line with my arms in the air. I had just won a national championship!!!!!!


The rest of the day was a blur. Somehow I cleaned up, ate and made it to awards before it was time to race the elite race. The elite race was my victory lap. I enjoyed every second of being out there and even though my legs were done I pushed hard and did okay. I know I could have raced a lot better had I not already raced that morning but I no longer cared where I finished. I just wanted to enjoy the race and the cheers. The fans were incredible. I still finished in the top half, almost top third (47th out of 111 starters) with tired legs and a tired (extremely MUDDY) bike. I collapsed that evening and didn't even get to celebrate. I was too exhausted.


We are now on the journey home. My season has been the most incredible one ever.


I raced for the US National Team at a World Cup.


I won a gold medal and a national championship jersey.


What a wild ride it has been.


Thanks for reading....

Camp Jordan Cross

This Last weekend GA Cross hosted a race near town and Stephanie and Kim came out and raced.  Kim kicked major butt (passed most of the men) taking the win for the Women's 123 field.  Steph raced her first CX race and came in third for the Women's 4 field!

THANK YOU NEW SPONSORS!

For the 2010-2011 Collegiate Cycling season we now have our sponsor list!!!  Please take the time to thank them if you see them on the road/trail!!!

Technology Projects- http://www.tech-projects.com/
Sterchi Construction- http://sterchiconstruction.com/
Pilates Of Chattanooga- http://pilateschattanooga.com/
Warp 9 Bicycles- http://www.warp9bikes.com/site/
Multisport Direct- http://www.multisportdirect.com/shop/
Velo Coffee- http://www.facebook.com/velocoffee
Scenic City Velo- http://www.sceniccityvelo.com/
Krystal Burgers

Cross Season!

Kim raced under her USCF Pro Team in the GA Cross series with past weekend and did awesome!  She seems to be having a great season thus far.  She will be racing this weekend in GA as UTC Cycling, so GOOD LUCK KIM!   

From GA Cross website: The Women's A race saw a record 14 racers. Kim "Fairy" Flynn (Grace Law-Trek) took the win by about 40 seconds. An epic battle for second and third brewed between Lisa Randall (Outspokin) and Kim Sawyer (Nouveau Velo). Lisa pipped Kim at the line for 2nd.

Mountain Bike Conference, Conyers, GA

Conference went well!!!  Got a lot of comments and interest about the team which is good. Everyone seemed to really like our Jerseys as well!!  James competed in all four of the events. We still do not have results for the TT but I believe James Kicked butt!  He accidentally DQ'd himself from the ST race because of a miscommunication on the LAST LAP!  Then raced DS, qualified then missed two gates and got DQed..again..Then the next morning FLATTED on the first lap of the XC race talk about bad luck. However, James was trooped and rode what he could until he was able to get a spare and change out tubes and proceed to finish the race.  Way to go!  Stephanie raced three of the four, still unsure of TT results, 1st in the ST, and 1st in the XC race on her rental bike ;) Pics to come soon hopefully!!  Sadly we never made it to the fair.

River Gorge

August 28 and 29th marked our Road season closer at the River Gorge Omnium.  We had a great turn out for UTC as we had three guys race the road race and two girls.  There is not a better way to end the season then at a local race with a brutal climb at mile 40 to the top of Racoon!!  It was great to see this season end on such a good note.  Last summer we started with nothing and with five people racing I can not imagine what we will be able to get accomplished in the next year.   James came out and did his first road race and did very well, with a 27th finish and Rob not far behind.   Even though we did well, we had a few set backs, Rob broke his pedal and Don had a nature break. Sarah, raced her first race ever as well and got 2nd place in the Womens four group!!!What an amazing climber and trooper to hang in during all the attacks.  At the time trial, Stephanie got caught behind a car on the course and was forced to sit up and finished 12th.  During the crit on sunday Don and Stephanie both did well, Stephanie finished 5th in the sprint, giving her 5th overall for the Omnium, and raced again in the 123 race where she had a mechanical and could not get back in.  Don also did very well leading the group out and in the front constantly.  He finsihed  in the crit and  overall.

Thank You!

On Friday Merves,  burger place on Mountain Creek Rd, across from the old Food Lion donated $30 to the team!!!!!! THANK YOU MERVES!!!  If you stop by there be sure to thank them!!!

Booker T. Sunday Aug 22nd

UTC had a good weekend overall as James Eubank and Kym Fasczewski both won at Booker T's mountain bike race this past weekend.  For James this was his first race and beat the number two guy by 21 mins!!! Congrats James!!  As for Kym, she WON the Woman's pro field racing under her team Grace Law-Trek-Vantiago and is leaving this wed to race in the World Cup Finals under the USA National Team!!!! GOO KYM!!  Collegiate Mountain bike season is just around the corner and things are looking GOOD!

Oak Ridge Omnium

We had a great weekend at Oak Ridge!  Don came in 6th in the State Championship RR, Rob competed in his first ever cat 5 race, and Stephanie came in 6th for the RR.  Later that day Stephanie competed in the TT finishing with a time of 22:3something. On Sunday, Stephanie finished 10 th in the crit putting her at a 8th place for the omnium.

Southern Heat Results

Thank you to everyone that showed up at our First Southern Heat 400 M Sprint Tournament.  It went very well we got MANY useful things!!!  Everyone had a blast and I believe there will be many more of these to come!!!

Highlights include Jack sprinting on a 47 cm bike, Matt beating Bert for the mens win and 6 women showing up to race!  Many showed just to watch as well!

Oak Ridge Race-Taken from Daniel Price on SCV Forum

I took a little drive up to Oak Ridge to check out the RR course shown on the Oak Ridge Velo site. I’m not sure if there is a neutral roll out from the Flat water grill where registration is or what, but I didn’t see any markings for the Start/finish line. The course is on good pavement, but there are some narrow roads, specifically Marlow Cir and Marlow Rd. The roads are gently rolling and a bit twisty…. Mostly big ring hills except for the single one mile climb that starts around 9.7 miles into the course on Sulphur Springs Rd. The climb starts out fairly gradual, then actually drops down a bit, then climbs back up and gets a little steep in a section with 9 or 10% grade maybe. The top of the hill is at the interstection of Sulphur Springs Rd and Black Oak Rd. You immediately descend back down. The descent is a little curvy, but no switchbacks. Most of the curves you should be able to take at speed. I’m afraid to speculate on how the finish will be since I didn’t see it marked, but the course is a little over 15 mile long laps so you’ll get to see the finish a few times before the end. Below are a few spots to take note: 

-Use caution on the right turn onto Marlow Cir about 1.5 miles into the race. You’re going downhill and that turn can sneak up on you. 

-Shortly onto Marlow Cir you will go under a railroad bridge. The road is very narrow there. Watch for a bottleneck. 

-Just before you turn onto Marlow Rd from Marlow Cir you will cross some railroad tracks. Also, that intersection has a lot of gravel at the moment. Hopefully that will be gone by race day. 

-While on Marlow Rd you will cross the railroad tracks again. This time at a bit of an angle… suck creek rd style. 

-On Dutch Valley Rd I saw a couple ankle biter dogs out in a yard…. Roughly 5.5 miles into the course 

-About ½ mile before the climb, Sulphur Springs Rd makes a hard left turn. You cross railroad tracks just before this hard turn. 

-Watch for the turn onto Laurel Rd from Sulphur Springs Rd. You are going downhill, and it sneaks up on you fast. 

-Also watch the turn from Laurel Rd back onto Oliver Springs Hwy. You’ll be going fast down that road and will have to break pretty hard for that turn. 

I think this is an awesome course (except for all the railroad tracks), and definitely a huge possibility for a breakaway to win this one. This will be a great tune-up race for our hometown race the following weekend. I can’t wait! 

Summer Heat- Our first Hosted event

Join us for a blistering fast 400 Meter Match Sprint Tournament to benefit the UTC Cycling team!

Date: Thursday August 19^th

6:00pm @ Pineville Rd. (between Hospital and Golf course)

Surprise awards for Bracket winners!

Entry fee to race is simple: donate any unwanted new or used bicycling equipment to UTC Cycling

(Tubes, Tires, CO2 Cartridges, Helmets, Lights, Energy food, cash ok too, Etc.)

Categories include: Mountain bikes, Road Bike, Fixed Gear with Women and Junior categories

Free Bike checks from the Main St. Bike Coop!!

Easy 10 mile ride to follow hosted by the Main St. Bike Coop. (helmets & lights a must)

Parking at GreenLife, Across from hospice on Manufactures Rd. and Moccasin Bend Hiking Trail parking lot on Pineville

The purpose of this event is to help support local collegiate racers and better prepare the team for fall training & 2010/11 season

Rules: 1) Have fun! 2) Knock out rules apply, if you win you move on/lose you’re out 3) HAVE FUN!!!