April 24, 2008
BooKoo Riders Post Strong Finishes in Tuscaloosa, Cuba and Chattanooga
Darrell O'Quinn takes part in a breakaway at the Georgia Cup, Chattanooga criterium on April 12, 2008. Darrell finished 2nd in the criterium and 5th overall.
Tour of Tuscaloosa, March 29-30, 2008
Darrell O'Quinn (Cat 3) 4th CT
Wael Amara (Cat 3) 8th CT
Jamie Oliver (Cat 5) 6th RR
Elizabeth Fox (W 1/2) 6th RR
Beth Santoro (W 3/4) 3rd CT, 9th overall
Maaike Everts (W 3/4) 10th CT
Cuba Road Race, April 6, 2008
Darrell O'Quinn (Masters) 2nd, 5th overall
David McNeal (Cat 3) 4th
Chattanooga-Mountain Cove Stage Race (Georgia Cup), April 12-13, 2008
Darrell O'Quinn (Cat 3) 7th TT, 2nd CT, 5th RR, 5th overall
Beth Santoro (W 3/4) 5th CT, 4th RR
Heather Ladd (W 3/4) 4th TT, 10th RR, 6th overall
April 22, 2008
Birmingham Bicycle Company hosts Tour de Blue April 26th
BBC is sponsoring the Tour de Blue century on April 26th to help support prostate cancer screening for some of Alabama's poorest citizens.
Click here for the latest news and for a link to sign up for the ride.
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."
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.
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'!
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 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:
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http://sadlebred.smugmug.com/gallery/4528952_6B6g9
http://tedbowling.smugmug.com/Cycling/480835
October 9, 2007
The BBC Haunted 100
The BBC Haunted 100 will be Saturday, October 27th. There will be 50, 75 and 100 mile options. The ride will benefit the Alabama Bicycle Racing Association. Come out and ride to support ABRA!! More details soon.
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+
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.
