Racing and Rides Information Blog 2008

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Mon, 30 Jun 2008

The Final Augusta Series Race - Don't Miss It!
Moments like this only come along every once in a great while for those that are lucky, for most it will never come at all. Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Augusta Fairgrounds we will have the culmination of 16 weeks of racing. An epic battle has emerged between Skyland's sprinting star Milo B. and DKNY's emergent roadie Glenn B. Both riders enter the final event of the season tied at 160 points. Westwood Velo's Dave F. sits in third at 147 points. Let's not forget some great racing in the B race with Skyland's John J. sitting in second place just 2 points behind Montclair's Nate M. who has 92 points. For sure, these competitors and their team mates will lay all on the line tomorrow to push their team to that special place at the top of the three boxes! See you at the races.

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Skylands Racers deliver podium performance at NJ State Road Championship!
Due to the 3+ hour drive to Bridgeton, NJ, the 4/5 team arrived at the NJ State Road Race Championships with only two entries. Gene Victori in the cat 4 event and John Jackson in the cat 5 race. Well, it seems with only two riders, each racing solo, against teams with up to 8 members, the Skylands sprinters made it to the podium by both sprinting to 2nd place and taking NJ State silver medals! A big congrats to Gene and John who battled the miles(51 and 34 respectively), the 90+ temps and also had to cover any breakaway attempts on their own without the luxury of having assigned teammates for the job...as the larger teams did, playing to their advantage.
Also a big congratulations to Milo for his 3rd place in the cat 3 race and his second podium in the event as he also finished 3rd in 2007!! The finish also brings Milo within a few points of the chase for the NJ Cat 3 Cup. Note: Skylands produced podium finishes in Cat 5, Cat 4, and the Cat 3 NJ Championship RR...nice job!
To all 4/5 Skylands racers!!! We need more involvement at the races...come on out and be a part of Skylands' success. Let me know what races you would like to attend so the team can make a plan of attack for future races. See you on the bike.
Brian G.

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