Race Recaps Archives
March 6, 2007
Weekend wrap up
Here are some results from some of the masters guys racing this past weekend SOLID! Doug Pomerantz – 11th -tt, 1st –crit, 1st –RR, 1st –overall Albany GA Cup Doug Frederick- 1st, and 1st overall snake creek tt series Terry Duran - 2nd Sumatanga Training Race Chad Hungeford- 10th Sumatanga Training Race
March 15, 2007
Weekend race review (from Tim)
Once again BooKoo-Birmingham Bicycle lines up and takes a couple of wins! At the Sumatanga training races the boys and girls controlled the “B” race to deliver a 1,2 finish compliments of Darrell and Shawn and the in the spirited “A” race the guys despite a long break were only able to mange a 4th place finish by Terry. Over all we proved that we were there to race our bikes and will always be a factor no matter who shows up or where that happens to be. Great showing from everyone! In the GA state single speed championships Doug Fredricks managed a top 10 finish in the open class! Once again Doug Pomeranz cranked out a win in the Maryville, TN criterium attacking the field with five to go and staying away. Word is, carrying a frame pump and seat pack can rocket you to the finish. Great job all weekend and I will see everyone at the Tour de Tuscaloosa in two weeks!!
March 28, 2007
Weekend Results (from Tim)
BooKoo-Birmingham Bicycle shows up in force and delivers in T-Town!! With some amazing efforts and great team work we were able to rack up some serious results in the first big race of the season for the entire team. Thanks to everyone for their participation and support of the team it is great to win and better to be associated with a group of quality individuals who race, win and represent our team with class. Thanks!
Tour de Tuscaloosa
Criterium results:
Masters- Chris 2nd 35+, Terry 6th 35+, 1st 45+, Doug F. with a prime
Cat 1,2,3- Chris 4th, Terry 9th
Cat 3,4- Dave 11th, Darrell 12th Jeff C. with a prime
Women- Elizabeth 3rd, Kelly 5th, Meredith 8th
Road Race Results:
Masters- Terry 1st 35+/45+, Chris 5th, Doug F. 8th, Mo 10th
Cat 3,4 Wael 1st, Darrell 11th
Women- Elizabeth 2nd, Kelly 6th, Brooke 7th, Meredith 8th
Georgia Cup Gainesville
Masters Doug Pomeranz chalked up a 3rd in the TT, 3rd in the crit, 1st in the RR and 1st overall!! Andreas is also coming on strong with a 7th place finish in the crit.
April 3, 2007
Weekend results
BooKoo-BBC racks up two more top fives with Brooke pulling in a 3rd place in an extra muddy MTB race in NC and on the road Doug Frederick managed 4th in the Perry Roubaix road race.
mud bath in North Carolina (by Maaike)
The mountainbike race in Tsali was CRAZY!!! Brooke got 3rd - awesome
job! I finished in one piece, which was all I could ask for.
It started to rain the night before the race, resulting in a very
muddy trail. We, the Sport category, were supposed to start in the
second wave, after the trail had been destroyed already a bit by the
beginners in the first wave earlier that morning.
The start was already hectic, with 2 crashes right in front of me,
but luckily nobody was seriously hurt, and the fireroad provided
enough opportunity to pass the slower women and catch up to the
leading ladies (incl Brooke)(the total field was about 30).
After half a mile or so, the road turned into a single track trail,
that we would not leave for the next 20 miles, awesome environment!
Too bad everything got in worse and worse condition as the race
progressed, and I was pretty scared on the downhills, because of my
lack of technical skills and unfamiliarity with the course. I had to
stop a lot of times to allow my eyes to recover from all the mud in
them - it hurt so bad! After about 30 minutes of racing I stopped
going hard - I wanted to save my knees (they held up great by the
way!) and wanted to NOT DIE!
There were some crazy scary sections, with 30 feet drop offs right
next to the trail to the lake, with rocks and roots on the trail
right in that particular section: scary!!! They did 'tape it off'
with some orange tape though - like that's going to hold you up if
you fall! I walked a lot, and found no shame in that :-).
Everybody's brakes gave out - all the mud was basically sand paper to
the pads, so whether you had V-brakes, mechanical disc brakes or
hydraulic disc brakes: everything failed. I therefore walked a mile
or 2 towards the end, alternatively pushing and carrying the bike,
because it was so (down)hilly that I did not dare to be on my bike:
dragging your foot in the mud only gives you that much stopping
power... Luckily the last 2 miles were relatively flat, so the foot-
dragging technique worked well enough so that careful pedaling was
possible, but it wasn't much fun at all, I can tell you that!
Mike gave up on racing after about 8 miles into the race, after
having crashed (hard) into trees on two occasions (dented his helmet
on one occasion, scraped up the right side of his body on another),
and 'leisurely' rode afterwards (for as much as you can
say 'leisurely' for a ride where you're afraid of hurting yourself
badly) and started to help people fixing their brakes, including
Brooke's! She was able to continue to race because of that, finishing
strong as mentioned earlier in third place.
Well, as you may gather, it was an epic ride, and leaves us with the
mental note to never ever ride the Tsali course when it's raining!
I'm glad we're all OK, except for the little scrapes and bruises here
and there, and BooKoo BBC can add another 3rd place to their
repertoire: Go Brooke!
Maaike
PS It was a good thing we didn't wear our new kits yet - my white
socks are still brown, even after 2 washings...
April 4, 2007
Tour de Tuscaloosa photos
Photos from the Tour de Tuscaloosa and the Knobscorcher SERC race at Tsali trail are now viewable at photos.bookoocycling.com. Lookin' good!
April 9, 2007
Women's Ride to Live RR (by Meredith)
The Cat 4 women finally had a race of their own this time, with 7 women (!) showing up to race, mostly local gals including Brooke, myself, Melissa (who rides often during the week), and Christina (Darryl's wife). The course was awesome, plenty of smooth downhill cornering, and it
took a few laps to figure out which "line" to take, and what gearing was necessary to crest all those rolling hills. After a few laps, Stacey Davis (local mountain biker who was racing her first road race), Brooke and I pulled ahead and basically rotated out the remaining laps. Brooke and I pulled away in the final lap, with an all-out sprint in the end, and Brooke's excellent surge edging me out in the very last seconds..... ;) I'm just happy it was a BBC girl going in for the win!
I can't give as detailed an account for the 1/2/3 women, but I can tell you it was a great race from the sidelines. Maaike, Kelly, Lisa, and the gal from Athens (don't know her name....) were the field, and the ladies raced strong the entire time, which was a feat in that wind! The results
ended up being Athens Girl/Kelly/Maaike/Lisa....(who was still in the money! ;) I think we did a great job representing, showing in strong numbers.
-Meridith
(p.s. Photos of both men and women in the Ride to Live race can be found on the photos page -- thanks JC!)
April 16, 2007
Ride to Live CR April 7
At Barbers in the abnormally cool weather and battling the windy conditions Team BooKoo Energy-BBC tackled the newest race on the schedule. In the explosion of the cat 1,2,3 field Terry managed to pull in a 3rd place finish for the guys. On the women’s side Brooke took the win in the women’s 4 race and Kelly and Lisa took 2nd and 3rd in the women’s 1,2,3 field.
April 18, 2007
Race news
Some Belgium weather descended upon Raccoon Mt this past Sunday which made for some interesting racing that no one seemed excited to be a part of except for myself. Despite the conditions Team BooKoo-BBC stilled rolled up some results.
In the morning groups the masters guys took 1st and 2nd in the 40+ with Doug P. and Terry and in the 30+ Doug F. and Chris came in 4th and 10th. The women's 1,2,3 race had Elizabeth 2nd and Maaike 7th and then in the cat three race working with the Juris guys I managed to come in 9th.
In the afternoon races Amy captured 9th in a big women's cat 4 field and new member Melissa got 14th. In the cat 5 race 40+ Hugh riding solo got himself across the finish line in 9th.
Congratulations to everyone on the great efforts at Raccoon Mt and I appreciate everyone's hard work and support.
May 16, 2007
Spring race season update
Great job to everyone over the last month!! Team BooKoo blasts the crit
circuit and scores some great placing in a couple of road races.
MS Gran Prix
Hugh- RR - 8th; TT - 2nd; CR - 11th; Overall 10th
Athens
35+ Doug P 1st
45+ Terry 2nd, Doug P 6th, Andeas 9th
Twilight
Doug P 7th, Jason 11th, Terry 12th
Roswell
35+ Doug P 2nd, Terry 6th, Andreas 9th
45+ Doug P 1st, Terry 2nd, Andreas 3rd
Cat3 Wael 9th
Cuba RR
Darrell- 1st cat4
Jeff C- 4th cat3
Sally- 2nd
Sunny King Crit
Michael 3rd, Ian 11th Cat 5
Elizabeth 1st Kelly 3rd, Brooke 4th, Maaike 8th
Darrell 1st cat 4
Doug P 2nd masters,
Terry 6th 2/3
jDon's Race Recap: Giro de Rankin
Though the start of the race came with a much delayed and unorganized time trial, the course was a short three mile downhill which allowed the team to place well and post some good times. Darrell posted the best time around 6 minutes 15 seconds with a fourth place finish. Hugh and Shawn did well placing in the top 20; I ended up finishing 23rd with a time of 6 minutes 47 seconds. Kelly and Elizabeth did a great job representing the team in the TT, with Elizabeth coming in (not positive though) second. The day continued with a delayed Road Race which turned out to be very interesting. The course was rolling but the ridiculously rough roads and patchy pavement made for a tough 60 miles. My race started early, within the first 15 miles when I inadvertently road off the front on the only significant uphill. I was riding at a good rhythm up the hill when I looked back and saw the peloton behind by about 100 meters. I was about to back
off and get back in when a kid from Memphis bridged up to me and wanted to work for a break. He said others were coming so I figured why not; I felt strong and we put in a lot of effort over the next couple of miles. We stayed together, out of sight of the peloton for the next lap and a half, at this point he said we were caught, I looked back and saw a couple of guys about 30 seconds back. He dropped off as I maintained my rhythm thinking that if we were caught I would get pulled back in, but after a few minutes I looked back and was by myself. I paced myself but continued my effort. Ultimately I ended up riding solo for the next 20 miles or so. When I eventually got caught by the peloton I had spent a total of 35 miles off the front and had about 18 to go. My time out front gave Darrell time to relax as other teams chased, as a result he was able to counter an attack soon after I was caught. A couple of guys went off the front, with the peloton putting in no great effort to chase. Darrell maintained the break and took a decisive stage win, with me coming in with the sprint to take 12th. Sunday's crit was fast and flat it started with an early break instigated by Darrell and me. Four of us stayed out front for several laps until about 4 others bridged up to us. I was struggling to maintain the pace and dropped
off the break about 20 minutes in. Shawn was working hard in the chase group and I caught onto his wheel. Shawn and I did a good job of blocking by not doing any work at the front but rather riding around third and fourth wheel. Ultimately, with 3 laps to go we were lapped by the leaders which integrated into the front of the group. The last 500 meters were a little sketchy but Darrell came in 7th of the guys in the break and I came in 8th finishing in the front of the chasers. Darrell's effort in all three events gave him enough points to take the overall. I came in 12th overall. All together the team put in a lot of effort and received compliments from many of the teams on our ability to be a dangerously competitive factor in both the crit and the road race. Hugh did a great job racing in his first cat 4 event, likewise Elisabeth demonstrated her talent by making the podium in each of her races and taking 2nd overall. All in all it was a tough weekend
of racing but we pulled it off.
May 17, 2007
Roswell and Athens race reviews (by Maaike)
Saturday: Athens, W3/4 race, 8:45 AM
About 30 women rolled up to the start line Saturday morning on the 4-corner crit course a few blocks from downtown Athens, including Kelly and myself sporting BooKoo-BBC colors. Unfortunately Mike and I had hit traffic leaving Atlanta that morning, so I had only about 5 minutes of warm-up, resulting in a nauseated feeling about half way through the first lap, wondering why in the world I used to like doing crits... Luckily I could focus on Kelly's MedPlan-marked behind, and I hung on for about 15 minutes. It was supersketchy though, with scary turns, and a crash in the first lap did not remove that sinking feeling from my stomach that this was going to be a hard race. Luckily we both avoided the downed riders so no premature end of the race for us. After about 15 minutes the MedPlan advertisement could not prevent me dropping from the main pack, and after chasing the pack for about a lap and a half I gave up and started to slow-pedal. I got picked up by 2 other dropped riders, and we worked together to not get lapped, in which we succeeded (small silver lining right there). Kelly ended with the main pack and sprinted to 15th place, I got 22nd of the 25 riders that ultimately finished the race. Funny detail about the race was that Kelly did not realize I was behind here when she spit out some superfluous salive halfway through the race, hitting myself and my bike full on. She mumbled an apology, but I assured here that she only had covered her team mate in spit, so nothing to worry about, hahahaha! Saturday: Athens, Men's 5 race, 2:00 PM
Mike's first crit! Sporting a BBC jersey graciously provided by Jeff (no more Sponge Bob :- )) he waited nervously for the starting signal in the midst of about 40-something guys, and got to the front quickly once they went on their way. He was in the top 5 or so in the first few laps, but then realized that it's much easier to be a bit more in the back of the pack, so he was able to recover some. He was able to hang with the main group, unlike at least half of the contestants, and finished strongly in about 15th place, despite looking more and more pale with each lap :-). It was a fast race, averaging about 25 mph, and was definitely a good experience. Sunday: Roswell, W3/4 race, 12:45 PM
A beautiful day in historic downtown Roswell saw 3 BooKoo-clad women at the start: JC, Kelly and myself were going to represent the best energy drink and coolest bike shop in the US of A! Again about 30 riders at the start, and all three of us were able to wiggle ourselves to the front line of the line-up. This course had way smoother corners than the Athens crit, and it was a much better race with less sketchy riders. I actually had warmed up thoroughly for a change, and what a difference it makes! Granted, the pace wasn't as fast as in Athens, but it was still a dynamic race with multiple attacks that were all covered. Kelly and I were able to hang with the pack, and with 2 laps to go I told Kelly that I'd attack on the straight-away across the start-finish line, to string the pack out, wear the other girls out, and position her in a good spot for the final lap. Well, as soon as I said that they announced it was a preme lap, so I sighed 'so much for that idea' - of! course everybody was going to sprint the next lap, no chance of me attacking and getting away. Fortunately, I was actually in a good position when we came around the last corner, so I figured I might actually go for the preme. That didn't work (got 4th or so I think), but I was able to get to the front of the pack (be it with heart pounding in the chest and thinking to myself why the heck I need to be so aggressive), and when the actual finish came in sight I was able to sprint to 6th place. I was actually wondering why this was the case - with a sprint the lap before and not being in supershape this was a bit surprising result! Well, as it turned out, half the pack did not know we were on the last lap! Lots of bitching and moaning could be heard, but in Dutch we have a saying: 'if you're not strong you gotta be smart', so I guess I was smart enough in that race to pay attention to the signs with the number of laps to go :-)... Kelly raced strong and finished 15th (again: ! so consistent!), JC was able to finish and flash BooKoo-BBC colors for lots of photographers along the course, so way to go!
Sunny King race review (by Maaike)
Saturday May 5th, Anniston, W3/4 race
That Saturday started with a drizzling rain, reducing the enthusiasm with which I was heading to Anniston, but luckily when we were about to start the race the skies had cleared and the pavement was actually pretty dry. We had 5 girls in the race, definitely dominating the 20 or so women that showed up. We actually had a tactical plan: Meridith, Kelly and myself were going to be on the front of the pack, attacking and/or controlling the pace, whereas we'd save Brooke and Elizabeth for the sprint. I was happy to hear that some of the strong racers in Athens and Roswell had catted up to a 2 and were going to play with the big girls in the afternoon: more chance for us to take control of the race.
The race started off horribly with a big crash in the field due to inept riders, resulting in Elizabeth going down and the rest of us thoroughly startled. Thanks to Jeff B. who'd put in his campy 10-speed wheels in the pit, Elizabeast was able to continue after her free lap, ignoring the road rash and what turned out to be a broken helmet. Brooke, Kelly and Elizabeth were able to sit in the pack whereas I was too afraid to be in the back since I figured I'd be blown off the back after a couple of turns. This unexpectedly resulted in me pulling a heck of a lot in the race, interpreted by competition and fans as 'dictating the pace', and 'attacking', hahaha! If they only knew it was all show... A lap before the end a girl named Whitney (I think) went off the front, but everybody was too pooped to chase, including myself. Luckily Elizabeth's fresh road-rashed legs served her well, and she easily bridged up to her, taking the win with 'two fingers in her nose' (pardon the Dutch expression). Brooke sprinted to 1st W4 place (we were scored separately), Kelly was 5th W3, I finished something like 8th W3 and Meridith completed the BooKoo triumph by finishing 4th in the W4 category. In the race we were also able to take some wonderful primes, including a lifetime supply of Utter Butter which is currently at my house...anyone in need of shining smooth buttocks is welcome to take some :-). Finally, this race report cannot be complete without mentioning the awesome cheers from the sidelines: there were so many BooKoo fans and friends that every lap we heard our names called out: it definitely lifted our spirits during the race: thank you all!
May 29, 2007
Edgar Soto - Women's report (by Meridith)
Friday, Time Trial (6 miles): Elizabeth 10th Kelly 22nd Meridith 27th Brooke 31st
Saturday, Circuit Race (33 miles, AWFUL hills): Elizabeth 5th Brooke 21st Kelly 25th Meridith 26th
Sunday, Crit (40 mins around downtown Nashville): Elizabeth 6th Kelly 19th Brooke 22nd Meridith 28th
Monday, Road Race (58 miles, last 3miles a 6% grade, I think): Elizabeth 8th Brooke 18th Kelly 19th Meridith 22nd
Overall GC: Elizabeth 6th Kelly 18th Brooke 19th Meridith 23rd
There were 35 girls total, with Pro/1/2/3/4 racing all together. Elizabeth obviously kicked butt, and proved that she can hang (and beat) the Cat 2 ladies. The rest of us worked hard as well, and showed a respectable standing in the end. The race was very well put on, and we had a great time overall. I hope we get more gals out racing this year. BBC had the one of the largest teams, with only 4 gals, I can't imagine how well we'd do with the whole pack out there. The guys did great as well, with Darryl taking 7th in the Cat 3 GC (his first Cat 3 race...nice).
June 23, 2007
Team update (from Tim)
The latest results: Edgar Soto Memorial Stage Race- Darrell finished 2nd in the circuit race and 7th on GC in his first cat3 race. Elizabeth finished 6th on GC at Edgar Soto and is now a Cat 2. Union City, GA- Andreas got 1st in the master’s crit and Doug P. was 1st Overall GC, 2nd RR which made him GA State Champion! Sandy Springs, GA- Doug F. was 4th in the RR and Doug P. landed 1st in the RR, TT, and Crit which I believe was were he landed his 16th win of the year!! Beth was 6th in the cat4 women’s crit.
Bump and Grind MTB, AL- Terry got a first place in vet expert and scored the fastest time of any one except the pros, David was relegated to 4th by a tree, Will came in 5th in the junior class and Brooke came in 1st for the ladies.Festival of Speed: Wael was 1st in the cat 3/4 omnium, and at the June masters omnium at Dick Lane Velodrome Wael was 3rd and Jeff Cloar was 4th.
Savannah GA Cup: Doug Pomeranz scored a 2nd in the TT and a 3rd in the RR and Crit.
Great job to everyone on some awesome results on and off the road! I apologize if I missed any one or messed up any of the stats.
E-mails… as always please send me your results so I can keep track more accurately and put out the emails with the correct placing.
June 26, 2007
Weekend results/News (from Tim)
Here are the results from the past weekend, Team Bookoo scoring some great finishes!! Bull's Gap TT Men's 1,2,3: Terry Duran 2nd, Darrell O'Quinn 4th, Jeff Cloar 6th Men's 4: Hugh Smith 3rd , Brian Farris 5th Men's 5: Rob Gannon 1st Women: Kelly Bownes 4th Stacey Ramirez 5th, Maaike Everts 9th, Beth Santoro 10th, Lisa Geyer 13th Avery Trace: David 9th RR Race NEWS: If you did not already know the Dahlonega GA Cup has been postponed! The Flyer for the Huntsville race is out and I have attached it for your convienence. This weekend is the Memphis GP and the Festival of Speed at the Dick Lane Velodrome. Next Sunday is the Alabama State Championships TT in Sprott, AL for all categories and ages. There are also 2 and 4 person team time trial divisions. Ride NEWS: If you haven't gotten an e-mail yet Dave has decided to move the Barber's training crit to Wednesday's at 6:15. For this week joining the regular Tuesday ride will be the option for a group ride today. The only difference is we will break off at the top of 78, regroup and then continue on to do the long loop out to Rex Lake and Sicard Hollow. This will be a better loop that is safe and actually translates better to racing; it will also give us more options for the ride in the future. (I am checking to see if the Tuesday ride will swing by the shop again so be ready to ride by 5:30 at the shop in case they will not come by we will meet the ride at the Irondale school)
If there are any questions please let me know. Thanks for all the hard work and support!
July 23, 2007
Team BooKoo represents at SCCC Races!
Congratulations to Team BooKoo for their excellent performance at the 2007 Spring City Cycling Club Race Weekend in Huntsville, AL! Check out the photos page for updates. Tim's race recap coming soon.
BooKoo recent race results
Here's a wrap up of the last few weeks: Memphis GP: David 7th RR, Beth 5th overall women's omnium
Georgia Games: David 4th RR
Sprott Individual TT: Will 2nd Jr, 4/5 Paul 2nd state 9th overall, 4/5 Hugh 2nd state 3rd overall
Sprott Team TT: Jeff and Tim 2nd State 3rd overall, Wael/Carl/Shawn 5th (on fixies), Elise/Elizabeth/Kelly/Lee 6th, Maaike/Beth/Amy/Melissa 8th, Byll/Jason/Ian/Ken 10th
Rome GA Cup: TTT Doug Pomeranz 1st, Crit Doug 1st, Wael 7th, RR Doug 3rd, Overall Doug 2nd.
Masters Nationals (by Doug Pomeranz)
Story of the masters nationals by Doug Pomeranz:
I arrived at Pittsburgh Intl airport on Saturday mid day, with about an 1 1/2 hr drive to Race site I picked up a Big Fat Burrito for a Saturday night meal, On the drive, there was major road construction and we had to be diverted - the drive wound up taking about 3-4 hours, Well Mr. Burrito sitting in a car for 4 hours must have got busy, not thinking about the prospects of Food bacteria, I scarfed it down, Within a few hours my stomach turned inside out and this continued, I could not eat solid food for 3 days, I would try and eat and within an hour, run wildly for the can.
Sunday morning was the crit, I figured I would sit in - well the race was aggressive and fast and I was pedaling through Mud - no strength - finished in the field. With RR 2 days later, I was hoping for a quick recovery - but this did not happen, the worst was yet to come - just couldn't keep any food down. After consideration of heading home, I decided to go to the RR Start and give it go and see. The Course was a Hilly, Climbing Monster, over 6000' in 56 miles To give you some understanding, we did a four laps on a Lollipop loop with a .7 mile climb at 9-11% hitting the climb at no speed, as we had to make a hard 90 degree left turn and then hit this wall (4 times up) then we finished on top of a ski Lodge about 7 miles to the top (Similar to Climbing River Gorge in Tenn for 7 miles) From the gun the race was banzai fast with people knocking and bumping for position on the narrow country roads. My legs and body were not at full strength and was not able to ride the race I wanted. Each time up the wall we lost many riders, I stayed in contact each lap. We hit the Final 7 mile stretch with about 30 riders of the 100 man field, 3 riders were up 30 seconds so the chase was on. This final climb was steep and with little recovery.
There was a surge and we split off more riders, with 2 miles to go there was one guy off the front, another chasing, this was 1st and 2nd, then our group of 18.
There was another 1K climb WALL to the finish we pretty much came in 1 by 1, I finished 16th.
Not really content, but satisfied with the result considering my health, I yruly felt under normal healthy conditions I would have been more of a factor.
August 2, 2007
Huntsville women's race results
Congratulations to the BooKoo/BBC women for strong finishes in the Spring City Cycling Club Omnium! Here are the results: Road Race: Elizabeth 1st, Beth 4th (1st cat 4), Stacey 6th (4th Cat 1/2/3), Amy (6th cat 4), Meridith (8th cat 4), Kelly (6th cat 1/2/3), Maaike (8th cat 1/2/3), Sally (9th cat 4) Time Trial: Elizabeth 3rd (Cat 1/2/3), Maaike 5th (Cat 1/2/3), Meredith 1st (cat 4) Criterium: Elizabeth 3rd, Beth 6th (2nd cat 4), Kelly 7th (5th Cat 1/2/3), Maaike (8th Cat 1/2/3), Meridith (6th Cat 4), Brooke (4th cat 4) Special congrats to Meridith for a 1st place Cat 4 omnium finish! 
AL State Championship Medals: - Cat 2: Elizabeth - Gold RR & TT, Stacey - Bronze RR
- Cat 3: Kelly - Gold RR, Maaike - Silver RR, Gold TT
- Cat 4: Beth - Gold RR, Meridith - Gold TT
In the women's road race, we were subjected to several attacks on the second lap by a veritable opponent, Debbie Milne. Later on in the 2nd lap, Debbie was sidelined with derailleur problems, and a group of six determined women (three BooKoos included - Elizabeth, Stacey and Beth) worked together until ending in a sprint finish. The women's crit started out fast and furious, and a breakaway group of three (including Elizabeth) lapped the main field later in the race. At the end, everyone powered through the uphill sprint finish, with Elizabeth clinching third place.
August 6, 2007
More Huntsville results & Cheaha
More Huntsville results from the BooKoo guys: Shawn- Cat4 RR - 8th
Wael- Cat3 6th RR, 1st CT
Tony- Cat3 9th RR, TT 2nd (1st in state)
Rob- Cat 5 2nd RR, TT- 2nd
Cheaha MTB Race:
Will Forbes-1st state champ
Tony-40+ Expert 8th 1st state champ
August 10, 2007
Allanti
Congrats to David McNeal who placed 4th and Darrell O'Quinn who placed 7th (Cat 3) in the Allanti Classic Road Race in Nashville last weekend.
August 22, 2007
GA Cup Dahlonega and Meridian overview (from Tim)
The masters were rolling in Dahlonega scoring a 2nd place on GC from Doug P., circuit race Doug P 2nd, Terry 5th, RR Terry 9th, and in the TT, Doug P 5th. Great work from those two guys flying the colors in GA! Checking the standings in the GA Cup. Doug P. is in 1st for the overall and 2nd for the KOM and MAR categories.
Meanwhile over in Meridian here is how we fared: Great work across all the categories!
Women's: Maaike got 4th in the CT, 8th in the RR, and 5th overall; Beth was 7th in the CT, 7th in the RR and 7th overall.
Cat4: Mo 1st in the CT, 9th in the RR and 1st overall
Cat3: David 1st in the RR and 2nd overall, 5th in the RR and CT for 4th overall, Darrell 4th in the CT and 9th in the RR for 10th overall, Tony 6th in the CT and 11th overall.
August 31, 2007
River Gorge race recap (from Tim)
We were represented really well which promoters always notice and this weekend was no exception. I was thanked repeatedly for all of us showing up and supporting the race. On top of that it was a good weekend for racing in the hills and flats of Chattanooga where Bookoo/BBC landed some great placing across all the categories. Thanks to everyone who was there racing. *Sorry for not listing TT results but they are not officially up yet*
Women Cat 1-3: Elizabeth RR 8th, CT 10th and Overall 9th
Women Cat 4: Beth RR 4th, Meredith RR 7th, Amy RR 8th / Meridith overall 7th
Cat5: Robb RR 5th
Cat4: Mo 3rd CT, 4th Overall
Cat3: Darrell 5th RR, 4th CT, 3rd Overall, Tony 6th CT
Masters: Terry RR 4th 30+, 1st 40+, Tim CT 10th 30+
March 18, 2008
Spokes for Strokes Crit - Hoover, AL - March 15, 2008
Congratulations to the BBC women on the strong performances in Hoover on Saturday!
The finish of the women's 3/4 race was awesome with Beth outsprinting the
competition for 1st place and Maaike sprinting for 3rd. 
Elizabeth finished strong in the elite women's race with a monster effort, outsprinting all
but one other woman in the pack.
Check out photos from all the races Saturday: Photos 1 http://sadlebred.smugmug.com/gallery/4528952_6B6g9 http://tedbowling.smugmug.com/Cycling/480835
March 20, 2008
BooKoo women take 1st and 3rd in Camp Partlow Duathlon
Heather Ladd takes first place and Meridith Grimsley takes 3rd place in the Camp Partlow Duathlon in Tuscaloosa on March 8, 2008. Way to go, fast ladies! Published Thursday, March 20, 2008
Justin Ladner wins Camp Partlow Duathlon
Justin Ladner was the overall male winner at the recent 11th annual Camp Partlow Duathlon at Lake Lurleen State Park.
Ladner competed the course, which included a 2-mile run, a 20-mile bike ride and another 2-mile run, in 1:31.58. Heather Ladd was the overall female winner, finishing in 1:35.59.
Alex Woodward (1:21:36) was second in the male division, followed by Kendrick Gibson (1:22.26) in third. Emily Hulse (1:38.49) was second in the women’s division, with Meridith Grimsley (1:40.44) in third.
Age-group winners were Rachel Eubanks in female 25-29, Stephanie Wilkins in female 35-39, Carol Moore-Smith in female 50-54, Jay Meseroy in male 15-19, William Ansick in male 20-24, Darrel Williams in male 25-29, Jim Hamner in male 30-34, Erik Wilson in male 35-39, Jon Gilbert in male 40-44, Bill Christenberry in male 45-49, Thomas Struthwolf in male 50-54 and Richard Snow in male 60-over.
Among coed teams, Steve Polland and Gina Miller won in 1:32.06. Ben Weaver and Paul Weaver on the male teams division in 1:21.03.
March 24, 2008
BooKoo women deliver the 1-2-3-4 in Ride to Live races
Katie Curtis (far left), Beth Santoro (far right) The BooKoo women take home another day of big wins at the Ride to Live circuit races at Barber Motorsports Park on March 22nd. In the women's 4 race, former collegiate track star Katie Curtis (in her SECOND bike race ever!) breaks away on the final lap and maintains a solid lead for the win, and Beth Santoro takes 3rd place in the sprint to the line. In the women's 1/2/3 race, Elizabeth Fox takes 2nd with a long sprint to the line and Maaike Everts finishes 4th. Good work and congratulations, BooKoo ladies! Update: Movie of race finish taken by Katie's Dad. She was truckin'!
April 15, 2008
BooKoo Harriers Brave Rain, Mud at Chickasaw Trace
The peanut-buttery mud mess of a course at the Chickasaw Trace Classic in Columbia, TN on Sunday, March 30, 2008 was nothing to BooKoo rider Will Forbes who finished 1st in his age category and 9th in sport 19-29. Here he (207) demonstrates his skills on the steep, muddy ravine that saw spills by many riders, including the author.
Saturday's rain made the course so slick, even the most skilled riders were on and off their bikes making it more of a cyclocross race than a mountain bike race. Heather Ladd was running in third among sport women with 5 miles to go until a mechanical forced her to abandon. Her husband, Steve Erickson, finished 8th in the singlespeed category.
Kudos to race organizers for a great event.
April 22, 2008
Heather Ladd wins class at Attack on Swayback
Heather Ladd places first in the women's class at Attack on Swayback on Sunday April 20th. She outpedaled opponents Stacey Davis and Lila Bowers for the win. Congrats and good work, Heather! In Heather's words, "Swayback Bridge Trail is a beautiful 8 - 9 miles of twisting single track with a bit of fireroad. A couple miles of the trail has you riding a ridge along scenic Jordan Lake. The trail isn't very technical and has very little sustained climbing like you get at Oak Mountain, but there are plenty of roller coaster type hills including a section called 'The Zippa'. Riding it made me want to shout weeeeeeeee as I rode up and down."
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