BSPT goes Off-Road

XTERRA EX2: 7/12 Rocky Gap State Park, Flintstone, MD - Female off-road triathlete, Julia Peck, made the 3 hour trip to compete in this "brutal" and challenging race. In fact, the trail run included rock scrambles and cliff-side feast of strength (*see above photo). Finishing 2nd place in her division (out of 8) and 172 overall among men and women (out of 416), Julia completed the 3/4 mile swim, 14 mile mountain bike, and 5 mile train run in a total time of 3:19:32. She continues to be ranked #1 in the XTERRA regional rankings for the Mid-Atlantic. Yeah Jules!
























Battle at Burke: 7/19 Burke Farm, Rixeyville, VA - 3 team members and 2 team supporters showed up at CAMBO's Burke Farm for the annual "battle" mountain bike race. First timer, Alex Forte, placed as 1st female and 2nd overall in the Beginner race, followed closely by Jacob "J-Bird" Aber who finished as 3rd male and 4th overall. Team supporters Ed Norlander and Mark Munn also competed and finished as 14th and 15th men consecutively. Later in the day, junior star rider, Daniel "Twiggy" Austin, placed as 9th male and 12th overall in the Sport class. Nice work team!

BSPT in CO!

Team member, Daniel "Twiggy" Austin, headed out west for a little family trip and represented the BSPT along the way. Amazing view, Twigs! How come you didn't take the rest of the team?

TEAM CAPS ARE IN!

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Wednesday Racing

Wednesdays at Wakefield Series: 7/8 Annandale, VA - Male Expert mountain biker, Brian Marsh, again stood out in the top 10 of his division, finishing 7th at the recent (#3) "Wednesdays at Wakefield" mountain bike race series.

Junior Roadie Reps BSPT out-of-state

Greenbelt Park Training Race Series: Greenbelt, MD 7/8 - Junior roadie, Jacob Aber, got back out on the road and finished 22nd in this challenging road race.

The Piedmont Triad Omnium: Lexington, N.C. 7/10-12 - To put the icing on the cake, Aber raised the bar this past weekend placing 2nd overall in his division at the series (5th in the time trial, 1st in the sprints, and 7th in the road race).
Keep on rockin' it J-Bird!

2009 Working Man's Classic

2009 Kazane Racing Working Man's Classic: Richmond, VA 6/23-25/09 - "3 Nights of racing in Richmond's Bryan Park" - Brian Marsh, Daniel Austin, and Jacob Aber, newly inducted male roadies, traveled to Richmond for back-to-back days of road racing.

(Where's the BSPT rider?)

Tag-Team and such

The Smithfield HAMmer Fest 2-Man Team Time Trial: Smithfield, VA 6/27/09 - Male junior roadies, Daniel "Twiggy" Austin and Jacob "J-Bird" Aber tag-teamed it through the Smithfield team time trial road race, finishing 3rd in their category. Nice work guys!


Camp Hilbert Mountain Bike Race Series #2: Maidens, VA 6/28/09 - Male mountain biker, Brian Marsh, competed in yet another Camp Hilbert Race Series event, placing 4th in his division. This put him at 11th place in the series overall Male Expert category standings. Keep it coming!