Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Powder Mountain Hillclimb, June 12th!

While Team Excelerator has been visiting the podium, most recently at the Bear Lake Classic, the team has also been preparing to put on the 2nd Annual Powder Mountain Hillclimb benefitting the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.  This is the steepest, toughest and most rewarding hillclimb in Utah and Team Excelerator and race sponsors are proud to bring this race to you again.  Check out all the details at teamexcelerator.com.  See you there!

Now, back to the podiums, Trent Olsen took third in the field sprint at the Bear Lake Classic on the 15th.  Jerald Olsen came in 4th right behind Trent for his best finish ever.  Ben Towery was the best placed Cat 4 racer at 16th.  Darren Goff unfortunately was riden into the pavement by another rider from another team who could not handle his bike.  A bummer for sure as Darren would have for sure placed high on the finish list!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

3 races, 3 podiums

This past weekend saw Trent Olsen and Darren Goff take on the Utah State Crit Championships.  Trent is proving to be a force in the Masters B field.  This is guys 35 + who are Cat 4's and 5's.  After suffering 2 flats in the last 2 races, he pulled though the crit event and sprinted to second place!  That makes 3 podiums for TE in the first 3 races of the season.  Unfortunately, Darren wasn't so lucky.  Darren made the upgrade to Cat 4 after taking second place in the first 2 events of the year.  He was in a break away with 3 or 4 others when a rider in front of him went down.  Darren had no where to go but into the barriers.  He's a little road rashed but says he'll be ready for Bear Lake.  Here's what Trent had to say:

"Darren was riding so strong and no doubt in my mind had this race won!!! He did a lot of work out front and still had more power to give when the crash happened. Darren had no where to go when the guy in front of him went down and Darren hit the plastic barrier pretty hard!! Darren, You still ROCK in my book cause we know who OWNED that race! Hope you heal quick brotha!"

We'll see 10 of the 11 member race team at the Bear Lake Classic on May 15th.  Look for TE to make a showing there and continue the success.  Here's some photos from yesterday's crit action.



Thursday, May 6, 2010

So far, so good

The season has opened on a very positive note for Team Excelerator!  The first 2 races we've entered have seen Darren Goff take second place in each, at Tax Day Circuit Race and East Canyon Road Race.  He'll now be racing with Ben, Kevan, Farrell and Vladimir as Cat 4's.  One of our new racers, Jason Knighton, also managed to finish his first grueling race.  We're proud of him and know he'll keep improving.  East Canyon also saw Ben and Farrell finish in the top 20 as Cat 4's, both putting in solid efforts.  Jerald Olsen continues to improve as well and he'll tackle the Masters B division with Trent Olsen at the Bear Lake Classic coming up on May 15th. 

Trent has had a bit of bad luck however.  He has yet been able to show his awesome strength due to flatting in his first 2 races!  Lets send some positive no flat energy his way for Bear Lake.

Kevan Steed attended the suffer fest that was the Antelope Island classic last weekend.  Last year the weather was wet and rainy the entire time.  This year the weather gods added cold and hail to the mix.  Frozen fingers made it tough for Kevan to even shift but he didn't quit and is a better rider because of it.

Darren will race his first race as a Cat 4 this weekend at the Utah State Crit Champs this weekend in downtown SLC.  The watch for the above racers with Brooke Dominguez and first timer Robert Castro at the Bear Lake Classic on May 15th.

Don't forget to put the Powder Mountain Hillclimb on your calendar for June 12th!