Category 3 team news

August 19 update - Baker, McCarthy, Pinkerton and more

Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMT

Baker wins Tour of Colorado, Gateway and Boulder Roubaix – Jon Baker continues to have a strong 2008 campaign. This past Saturday, Baker took out one of Colorado’s most prestigious races by winning a wet and muddy edition of Boulder Roubaix. The win was a sweet one due to the teamwork involved. Jon Tarkington went in a very early move with Alan Krughoff (Team Rio Grande) and put pressure on the field. When Tarkington was caught late in the race, Christian McCarthy took off on a solo move. Sheldon Taylor (Team Rio Grande) bridged up to McCarthy with only Baker in tow. Upon Taylor’s arrival at the McCarthy rear wheel, Baker launched a textbook attack and held it to the line for the win. McCarthy would finish third. Derek Strong continued a string of solid performances by finishing 6^th and Dirk Friel took 7^th. Tarkington hung on for 10^th.

Baker finished 5^th the following day at another Colorado Classic – the North Boulder Park Criterium. With that placing, Baker clinched the Tour of Colorado. In taking that title, Baker won a pair of climbing road races the prior weekend in Grand Junction, CO.

In women’s racing, Anne Lannan took 2^nd in the North Boulder Park Criterium with VC teammates Renee Eastman, Lisa Strong and Jenna Allen taking 6^th and 9^th and 10^th, respectively.

McCarthy racks up silvers – in other race news, VC strongman Christian McCarthy notched three-in-row second places in recent weekend races. In all three instances, McCarthy was second to some solid professional riders. McCarthy took second to Heath Blackgrove (Toyota United), Chris Baldwin (Toyota United) and Jason Donald (Garmin-Chipotle) at the Federal Center Circuit Race (Aug 2), Bannock Criterium (Aug 3) and Vic’s Prospect Criterium (Aug 9).

Pinkerton wins Nevada Masters State Championship – VC team manager and long time rider Bob Pinkerton recently took the Northern California/Northern Nevada State Criterium Championship in the 50+ Division at the Carson Valley Classic Criterium.

Kellagher, Barrowclough and Mapes – The Vitamin Cottage pb XP Companies team snagged a few recent victories of note. Bill Kellagher won the 45+ and James Mapes the Category 3 Boulder Roubaix race. Mathew Barrowclough won the Salida Criterium.

V.C 06!

Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:57:00 GMT

Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team Announces 2006 Riders, Sponsors, and Plans

The Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team, the 2005 NRC’s #1 ranked amateur team and the American Cycling Associations Best-All-Around Team, has announced its 2006 rider and sponsor lineup.

The Men’s Elite Team will consist of returning riders Alan McCormack, Chad Taylor, Christian McCarthy, Chuck Coyle, Dirk Friel, Joe Taddeucci, Joey Pinkerton, Jon Tarkington, Michael Schilling, Sean Bragstad, and Rob Holland.

New to the team for 2006 will be the 2004 and 2005 Colorado Best-All-Around Rider, Jonathan Baker. In addition to Baker, Scott Tietsel and Peter Horn will be joining the squad. Tietsel and Horn are both promising Espoirs that will be spending significant time at the Cycling Center in Belgium.

The Women’s Elite Team will consist of Rene Eastman, Beth Fisk, Ann Lannan, Sharon Allpress, and Carmen Small.

Three-time national track champion and world’s bronze medalist Victor Williams is returning to defend his titles on the track.

In 2006, The Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team will continue its focus on being the top Elite Amateur Team in the Colorado Region and Nation. Vitamin Cottage will look to continue its numerous wins in the Master’s and Category 3 and 4 fields.

Keep up with the team at www.vitamincottagecycling.com.

The team is pleased to announce its 2006 sponsors:

Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers continues its dedication to cycling and healthy living as the team’s title sponsor. Vitamin Cottage is a multi-store chain with over 700 employees in Colorado and New Mexico, and www.vitamincottage.com brings high quality products at every day affordable prices to people everywhere.

Industry Partners:

Easton – Forks, Wheels, Bars, Stems, and Seatposts

Eddy Merckx – Frames

Giordana – Clothing

Gommitalia – Tires and Tubes

Rudy Project – Glasses and Helmets

Clif Bar – Energy bars, drinks, and gels

Campagnolo- Components

Speedplay - Pedals

TrainingPeaks.com - Training Software for endurance athletes

Vecchio’s Bicicletteria – bicycle shop specializing in service and repair

Supporting Partners

NOW Foods – Manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, and supplements

The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine

For more information about the team, contact Bob at vitamincottagecyclingteam@yahoo.com.

Eastman wins / Friel second at Federal Center

Vitamin Cottage Cycling Team — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 04:34:00 GMT

Aug 6 - Renee Eastman is back in town and she's up to her old tricks. On a difficult winding circuit through the Federal Center in Lakewood, Eastman returned to Colorado with a victory for her Vitamin Cottage women's team.

In the men's race, at the end of an aggressive day of racing by his Vitamin Cottage team, it was Dirk Friel slipping away from the field with Zak Grabowski of TIAA-CREF with 3 laps to go. Grabowski took the win with Friel close behind for second. VC riders Joe Pinkerton and Alan McCormack took 5th and 10th. Michael Schilling rode an aggressive race in support of his team covering numerous break away attempts.

Lance Loehding, a first year road racer, showed he is getting the hang of it by placing 5th for VC in the category 4 race.