tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319809642009-07-12T00:56:13.478-04:00“Hub Racing” is a Washington DC based USA Cycling club dedicated to the fielding of an elite international women’s road racing team as well as promotion of cycling events in the National Capital Region.hubracingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31980964.post-46569146060442320692009-07-12T00:54:00.001-04:002009-07-12T00:54:17.369-04:00

international cycling classicsuper week womens pro tour race 1 of 14saturday july 11th 2009Metro South Medical Center Blue Island ProAma solid opening for the hub racing women: 4 in the money, 6in the gc points, 2 riders in the sprint points, a primewin. colavita came out firing winning the red (sprint) andyellow (general classification) with Jennifer Purcell.colavita dominated the finishing

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fitchburg longsjp classic 2009final general classificationgreen sprints jersey:1 Cliff-Ryan, Theresa Verducci/Breakaway--18 Annis, Sally Hub Racingoverall general classification:1 Stevens, Evelyn Team Lip Smackers 5:31:27 @ 00:00--25 Annis, Sally Hub Racing 5:34:12 @ 02:4558 McGuire, Amy Hub Racing 5:40:36 @ 09:0959 Giddens, Josephine Hub Racing 5:41:23 @ 09:5664 Farrin, Sheba Hub Racing 5:47:15

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fitchburg longsjo classicthe sunday critstage 4 of 4a great ride for the hub ladies. Josie spent a couple laps off the front showing off the jersey. sally scored some points in the sprints and finished in the field to secure her 25th place in gc (nrc points!). Sheba and josie would sprint together for a pair of top 20's with amy right behind in 25th on the day. check back monday evening for full

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50th Annual Fitchburg Longsjo ClassicStage 3 of 4 Wachusett Mountain Road Racebreakaways never got more than 20 seconds off the front ascolavita dominated the day keeping kelly benjamin in thegreen jersey of points leader and claiming the stage winwith andrea dvorak. but on the final lap, when 4 riders,including 2 from colavita, got 2 minutes on the peleton, itwas lipsmacker who methodically

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fitchburg longsjo classicstage 2 of 4 the Fitchburg State College Circuit Race2008 average speed: 24.21mph2009 average speed: 28.49mphthe fast pace took its toll on the field and colavita'skelly benjamin did the work winning 2 of the 4 pointssprints and setting it up for tina pic in the final sprintfor the finish. tina exploded out of the last turn into thefinish climb and put 7 seconds on the

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a rainy morning gave way to a foggy misty time trial. arecord 113 starters for the womens pro field at thefitchburg longsjo classic. sheba had trouble seeing out ofher visor and shorted the turn around. sally flatted andnever knew it. josie's arm pads were soaking wet, so shehad to ride without them. but sheba looked styling on the cannondale slice tt bikeand the kids had a ton of fun. sally

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some quick results from the exeter criterium:(retired) former olympian nicole freedman wins it in asprint finish. podium for hub racing's josie giddens!hub riders in the money:3rd josie giddens4th veronica martinez8th sally annis12th liz leyden15th arley kemmererjosie also won the brian bogart mid race memorial prime,and sally and arley also both won primes along the way. fitchburg starts

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july 2009 is gonna rock for the hub racing women and itstarts on Tuesday June 30th with the exeter hosppitalcriterium in new hampshire. hub racing won this last year with brooke o'connor andhub's arley kemmerer took the David Barrows 9th Lap prime.then its the fitchburg longsjo classic - thursday july 1stthrough july sunday july 5th. we get to race againstJeannie Longo!then across to milwaukee

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Nature Valley Grand Prix Final Results Stillwater Criterium stage 6 of 6 Kristen Armstrong put the hammer down from the gun. taking no chances, she shattered the field on her own in thefirst couple of laps. only a pair of riders stayed with heras the peleton broke into about 10 different groups on the steep climb, and armstrong would win the day and the tour. making the time cut became a

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Nature Valley Grand PrixMankato Road RaceStage 5/691.8 milesit was well predicted that the road race would break up thegeneral classification, and it didnt dissapoint. amongstthe 6 riders up the road in the breakaway, both webcor'salexis rhodes and tibco's brooke miller would take serioustime from a chasing kristen armstrong. but while theyclosed the gap, armstrong still holds yellow by 11

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nature valley grand prixminneapolis uptown criterium stage 4 of 6a massive crowd gathered in minneapolis for the uptowncriterium. a mix of residential and resturants lined the Lshaped course. technical and flat was just what USAnational champion brooke miller needed for the stage win.kristen armstrong remains up by 12 seconds in the generalclassification. the stretched out field tossed several

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Nature valley grand Prix stage 3Cannon Falls Road Race The race saw break attempt after break attempt as virtuallyevery team took a shot at Kristen Armstrong. Even whenmultiple teams got off the front, it never lasted.armstrong took 5th in the sprint behind erica allar'svictory and kristen remains 12 seconds up on allison powersin the gc.The hub racing women:a huge dissapointment for amy mcguire

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Nature Valley Stage 2 St Paul Downtown Criteriumthe 2nd race on the day and the women didnt slow down.kristen armstrong took 10th and lost a couple of seconds toallison powers who took 2nd. armstrong now sits 12 secondsup on powers in the gc.the hub racing women: liz leyden still nursing a bruised hand from liberty had tohold back in the fast downhill turn, and the gap put heroff the back too

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nature valley grand prix 2009stage 1 resultsst paul river front time trial1. Kristin ARMSTRONG CTC Cervelo Test Team .13'48" 41,954km/h, 26,069mph Hub Racers:84. Sally ANNIS 2'32" 94. Josephine GIDDENS 2'45" 102. Sheba FARRIN 2'58" 112. Amy MCGUIRE 3'17" 115. Arley KEMMERER 3'32"116. Liz LEYDEN 3'33"

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nature valley grand prix stage 1st paul riverside time trial hub racing's josie giddens on the cannondale slice timetrial bike

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Liberty Classicwe are frequently asked, "what is success for the team atany given race?" well, this is pro racing, so normally,success is making the money placings. Liberty is different.its the biggest, baddest race in the world and for all buta few of the peleton, success is just showing up and havingthe guts to take on the manayunk wall. a look through thefinal results and you will see the

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The Hub Racing women gave away a bunch of stuff from oursponsors and signed some autographs for the fans.It'll be early to bed tonight then racing the LibertyClassic in the morning...

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hub racing's amy mcguire scores again with her 3rd top 20in a row, placing 17th at the Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup . the field split early, about 10 laps into the 50 lap race.with 10 riders in the break up the road, hub racing wasforced to chase, and chase immediately. the chase andsubsequent capture 5 laps later tore the peleton apart.while hub was in the mix up front again, the

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bryan vaughan's video from inside the mens pro race at the rfk crit:http://bryanvaughan.blogspot.com/2009/05/video-rfk-p12-crit-dnf-but-good-ride.htmlyou gotta check this out! 2 parts, a little over an hourlong.

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as many of you know, hub racing's sheba farrin was quiteill at the rfk crit on sunday. (she's feeling much betternow). the cause was a stomach virus contracted from her baby.several other immediate family and friends have now alsobecome ill. those that have become ill have all hadmultiple consistent intimate contact with sheba, her baby,or another family member while they were ill. no one elseon

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the hub racing team showed the orange today at the nationalracing calendar Tour of Somerville. With josie giddens andsally annis spending much of the race at the front, hubhelped mark the breakaways and bring it to a final sprint.hub was all lined up 5 deep behind amy mcguire riding inabout 15th place coming into the last turn. but racers weretrying to jump the train, and the left half of the

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