Bike Stop & Vanderkitten: Girl Power!

The Bike Stop ladies meet the Virginia Beach Vanderkitten ladies

in Culpeper for Bike VA!

So, there MJ (my lil sis--also an avid supporter of the BSPT and soon to be the team's first running member for 2010) and I were, working the Bike Stop tent in Culpeper for the local block party and Bike VA celebration. We had been drinking wine and beer, dancing to country music, and selling merch since 5pm when along came a group of gorgeous ladies with the Bike VA crowd. Thinking I may recognize them, I walked over to where they were congregated and talking about the Vanderkitten team jersey we had for sale. "I have to buy it!" said one of the women. "It's your team!" What? I thought. Whose team? That is when I realized that the women standing in front of me were members of the Virginia Beach Vanderkitten team. Awesome! We had to take some pics. After BJ (a.k.a. "Podium Kitty") took down my contact info, they were on their way. Good luck ladies from the BIKE STOP PRO TEAM :)

*Check out the VB Vanderkitten blog:

vanderkitten-virginiabeach.blogspot.com

RESULTS

Charlottesville Sprint Triathlon: Walnut Creek, Charlottesville, VA 6/20/09 - Female triathlete, Alex Forte, competed in the annual C'ville triathlon this weekend. Alex completed the 450m swim, 16mile bike, 3mile trail run in a time of 1:23, finishing 2nd overall out of about 100 women. Additionally, male triathlete and team supporter, Ed Norlander, placed 3rd in his age-group in a total time of 1:35:14.

Big Races; Big Results

Eagleman Ironman 70.3: Cambridge, MD 6/14/09 - Male triathlete, Dave Jones, competed in the Eagleman half-ironman distance, placing 178th overall (out of almost 2000 male participants) and 35th in his division (out of over 200). Dave completed the 70.3 mile race (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run) in a time of 4:50:26. Kick ass Dave!




7 Springs-Gravity East Series: Seven Springs, PA 6/13-14/09 - Male downhill rider, James Boyer, placed 7th in his division in a time of 2:41.65, racing in a mixed category with both "Sport" and "Expert" riders. Nice work James!

BSPT IN DA NEWS!

Check it out:
www.starexponent.com/cse/sports/other/article/pulling_out_all_the_stops/37614/
(Culpeper Star-Exponent "Pulling out all the stops")

Championship spots all around!

Photo: http://bobandbj.smugmug.com/
Amphibious Assault Criterium: Norfolk, VA 6/13/09 - Male mountain biker, Brian Marsh, broke into the road racing circuit this past weekend with his first ever criterium. Racing Cat 5, Brian won the 40 minute circuit race with a sprint finish. Welcome to the world of road!

XTERRA Atlantic Cup: Richmond, VA 6/14/09 - Female triathlete, Julia Peck, competed in the 1000m swim, 30k bike, and 10k run XTERRA championship this past weekend, finishing 1st in her division with a time of 3:29:20. This puts Julia into 9th position for the US rankings and 1st for the Atlantic region in her XTERRA division. And . . . qualifies her for the 2009 XTERRA World Championships in Maui on October 25th! Awesome Julia!

RESULTS

"Ride Sally Ride" Criterium: Sterling, VA 6/7/09 - Soon-to-be college student, Jacob Aber, placed 8th in his division at one of his first road races of the season. Keep it up!

WISP Gravity East Series: Wisp Resort, MD 6/5-6/7/09 - Male downhill racer, James Boyer, placed 2nd in his division at the two-day Gravity East Series downhill event held at WISP Resort. James finished in 2nd place on both days in a time of 2:51 on the first day and 2:43 on the second day with a combined time of 5:35. Awesome!

Massanutten Hoo-Ha!: Massanutten, VA 6/7/09 - Male junior mountain-biker, Parker Yost, finished 9th in his division, completing the 12.5 mile race in about 2 hours. Keep it up Parker!

PODIUM SPOTS!

Reston Sprint Triathlon: Reston, VA 5/31/09 (4oom swim, 12mile bike, 5k run) - Julia Peck and Alex Forte competed in the short course triathlon which directly followed a heavy thunderstorm. Julia finished 1st in her age-group and 22nd overall woman in a time of 1:12:51; Alex finished 1st overall in a time of 1:02:25. You Go Girls!

(view photos: http://www.backprint.com/view_event.asp?PID=bp%18sC&EVENTID=50887)

Shootout on Angler's Ridge: Danville, Va 5/31/09 (35 miles off-road) - Brian Marsh came home with yet another 2nd place finish, swearing he will never again venture so far for such a long and grueling course. Keep it up!