Trying Wheels by
Grame
Lauterbach
BVF Youth Rider, age 8
School Writing Assignment,
November 30, 2011 I was
getting my first two wheeled bike
ever! In a few minutes I was going
to get my first 2 wheel bike. I was
on the train home, my new bike
held firmly in my hands. When I got
off the train I ran home so I could
try my new bike. As soon as I got
home I tried out my new bike. I was
about to hop on my bike and I felt a
jolt of excitement and I hoped on my
bike. I started to pedal and it was
so amazing, the wind
hitting my face, the sensation of my
legs going up and down, I felt free.
PAST
NEWS AND HAPPENINGS
Mountain Bike Racing in Turkey January
2012: Cüneyt Eviner races in
Turkey! Photo by Aziz
M. Sahin.
Power Tap Hubs! Just in - PowerTap
Pro and G3 hubs for
the track and road - we'll
be building these up soon!
Prospect Park Fall Duathlon November 13,
2011: Cüneyt Eviner places
second in the Mens 35-39 age
group and 10th in the overall
event. Full
results
here. First time
racing in a BVF jersey
(really!).
Spa Cyclocross
Spa
Cross
2011 hosted in part by
Andrew Bernstein, a BVF alumni
and current Gear Editor at Bicycling,
BVF went to the event in
Saratoga Springs, NY and had a
blast (thanks for the special
start box)! Video by Peter Baiamonte on Vimeo.
BVF at Leadville Leadville 100
Mountain Bike Race, August 13,
2011
BVF is Going to Leadville At the
Wilmington/Whiteface 100km
Mountain Bike Race on June 18, 3
BVF riders qualified for the
Leadville 100 mile: Pete
Baiamonte, Midori Nakamura and
Francie Seidl Chodosh.
We'll see you in August atop the
Colorado Rockies at 11,000' !
FLOYD WIN ! Win at the
Floyd Bennett Field Tuesday
Night Series, Andrew
LaCorte. June 7, 2011. <Results>
THE TRACK IS OPEN !!! The track
is now officially open for
2011! A great 2 days of
racing with 20 bags of Gorilla Coffee
and other prizes were awarded for omnium
wins, race wins and race primes. <More
Info> Race or
Spectate with BVF During Bike
Month in May!
Here
are some great opportunities to
race, spectate and join the
activities with BVF events and
sponsors:
Affinity
Cycles'
Kissena Royale
- an ongoing racing
and training series throughout
the spring at Kissena Velodrome
and the Valley Preferred Cycling
Center (aka Ttrexlertown or
T-Town). A second series
will begin in the summer.
2011
Opening Weekend -
the traditional kickoff of the
track racing season with a two
day omnium at Kissena Velodrome,
May 7+8.
What is Bicycle Racing?
- Never been to a race right
here in NYC? Unsure about
what it is or how you might even
participate? Join BVF on
May 14 to watch a race in
Prospect Park and we'll go to
Gorilla Coffee afterwards.
Brooklyn
Velo Force Supports Continued Racing
at Gateway National Recreation Area
and Floyd Bennett Field
Photo by Tom Olsenvich
Brooklyn Velo Force
wholeheartedly supports the inclusion of
cycling and bicycle racing as a part of the
planning and future development of Gateway
National Recreation Area. The current
venues at Floyd Bennett Field and Sandy Hook
are a vital part of competitive racing in
the New York City region. Cycling is
an existing use that must continue into the
future. We look forward to
participating in the ongoing series of
public discussions and are eager to see the
expansion of
racing in the upcoming design
report and development of Gateway in the
years ahead.
More information is available at http://www.rpa.org/floydbennett/
and NY1.
A copy of our letter to the Regional
Planning Association can be viewed here.
Affinity
Cycles is promoting a spring race
series at Kissena Velodrome.
Events include both race and
training days. Another summer
series will also take place,
starting in June.
Sean Barry drives
thorugh 50 miles of "the windiest
race ever seen at Floyd Bennett
Field" to win a field sprint out of
the remnants of the peloton for 5th
place overall in the Pro/1/2/3
field.
Here's
a jersey not seen everyday!
Mike Howard is bringing this one
back from Cuba and continues his
championship streak for 2010 with a
Gold Medal in the Masters 55+ Team
Sprint. Mike's teammates for
the event were Earl Henry and Pat
Gelleneau. Mike also finished
4th and 5th in the 500m and 200m
sprints in the Masters 65+ category.
From the Masters
Regional Track Championships at the
Valley Preferred Cycling Center
Velodrome, Mike brings
back silver and bronze medals in
2000m and 500m in the 65+ age group
and silver in the team sprint in the
55+ group.
After a summer of almosts, Scott wins
the Omnium at Trexlertown's Valley
Preferred Cycling Center Velodrome
with 2 wins and a 3rd Place in the
day's events. Learning power
output with the CycleOps
PowerTap was key to changing
strategy and earning the wins.
Plus, Mavic Huez
shoes are not just for climbing - they
are equally suited to the banked oval.
Scott is now upgraded to CAT3 on the
track.
After 7
races, Chris Barbaria tallies enough
points to win the overall winner's
jersey in the Lucarelli &
Castaldi Cup race series, held in
Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The
entire BVF squad contributed to
Chris' win and hold of the jersey
for all 7 races from chasing breaks
and sweeping wheels to bicycle
fitting. Chris is also now
upgraded in his USAC race
category. Also, special thanks
to Charlie Issendorf and the local
officials for holding the events and
supporting Chris and BVF through the
races with fair-play. In
Chris' words, "I must say thank you
all who came out & raced &
supported my effort in the series."
Chris is now upgraded to CAT3 on the
road.
Nate
Archibald, James Mahlmann and
Jason Voigt finish 5th, 9th, and
11th in the opening prologue on
Friday, then reverse the order
completely on Sunday with a 9th,
5th and.... wait for it... 1st
Place finish at Sunday's
Mountaintop Classic Road
Race! And in between those
two days, Saturday's Epic Road
Race gets 4th and 6th Place
finishes by James Mahlmann and
Jason Voigt. Excellent ride
for BVF! Final GC standings
were 4th (Jason), 6th (James) and
9th (Nathan).
Scott places 2nd in the day's omnium
at the Kissena Velodrome. The
selection and scoring of events is
based upon a format established in the
2010
USAC
track rulebook.
2nd Place June
20, 2010 Graeme
takes 2nd in the Kid's Race at the
Harlem Criterium. Caught
behind and early mix-up at the start
of the race, Graeme used his pursuit
skills to navigate the full
circuit and close the gap on
the leaders. He was clocked at
19.6mph on the finishing straight,
missing the win by a only a bike
length.
2nd
and 4th - TT and RR
4th and 6th - Omnium July
25+26, 2009
Pete and Scott spend a week
in the Big Sky of Montana
and race the Tour de Bozeman
Omnium. Pete places
2nd in the Time Trial and
4th in the 70 mile Road
Race, claiming 4th overall
in the Omnium. Scott
placed 6th in the Omnium.
Gold,
Gold, Gold, Silver July
25+26, 2009
Christine D'Ercole races in
BVF colors and brings back 4
medals from the Valley
Preferred Cycling Center
Velodrome in Trexlertown.
New York Times
Featured
New
York Times Video
on BVF team member Rob
Mecea.
Housatonic Hills
1st
Place
June 21, 2009
Danny's climbing legs strike
again with another win at
the Housatonic Hills Road
Race.
1st Place
May 10, 2009
Danny Inoa WINS
Bear Mountain CAT4 race with a
solo attack in the final
miles!
Brian Breach places 8th in the
CAT3 race.
Recent alumni Andrew Bernstein
places 3rd in the CAT3 race.
4th
Place
April 25+26, 2009
Ray places 4th in the points
for the weeeknd omnium event
at Kissena Velodrome Opening
Weekend and gets a foot
into the New
York
Times. The
opening weekend was
co-sponsored by Brooklyn
Velo Force and the Kissena
Cycling Club.
3
Jerseys
February 29, 2009 Three
jerseys available. Three
jerseys claimed. Brooklyn
Velo Force takes all jerseys in
the first race of the 2009 Cadence
Cup CAT4 Series.
Race Win and Leader's Pink Jersey:
Sheldon Warner (right)
KOM: Danny Inoa (center)
Sprint: Benjamin Woodbury (left)
November
15+16, 2008
Pete Baiamonte rides the
supra-muddy Mercer Cup Cyclocross
course. Part of the 10 race
Mid-Atlantic Cyclocross series
(MAC), Pete finished Masters B 35+
category in 10th Place
overall. The points Pete
acquired in the series included a
2nd Place finish at the Nittany
Lion race in Pennsylvania.
Matching Support for the Breast Cancer
Research Foundation
In celebration of
the team's win of the Pink
Leaders Jersey at the 2008
Cadence Cup, Brooklyn Velo
Force / GQ Racing is
donating an amount equal
to its event winnings to
the Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. Join us
in our support!
October 31, 2008 After
taking BVF's
#1 Youngest Fan to school,
Mark gets his photo in the New
York Post for an article on the
35% increase in bicycling
commuting in New York City.
Pink
Jersey September
13, 2008 Brooklyn
Velo
Force / GQ Racing wins the
Cadence Cup. Charlie
Issendorf awards Alessandro
Matteuci with the First Place
Trophy for the CAT4 series.
With team support, Alessandro was
able wear the Pink Leader's Jersey
for the entire 7 race
series. Chris Barbaria
finished 3rd overall and Rob
Lombardi finished 8th.
5th
Place
September 2 and 7, 2008
ChrisB travels to San Jose,
California and takes 5th
Place in the 1 Kilometer
Time Trial (40-44) and Team
Sprint (40+).
9th
GC
September 6-7, 2008 Four
BVF/GQ riders ride the inaugural
Tour of the Catskills and return
with a 9th Place finish in the
general classification.
August
22-24,
2008 A
bevy of precious metals
earned at the New York State
Track Championships by the
BVF/GQ "Go Fast, Turn Left"
riders.
Kissena Track
2008 Overall Points Series
2nd
Place August
19,
2008
In his first season on the
track, RobL takes 2nd place
in the overall series and
upgrades from Category 5 to
4 to 3 in the process.
Gold
August 16-17, 2008 Chris
brings multiple medals back to
Brooklyn from the Atlantic
Regional Track Championships at
Trexlertown's Valley Preferred
Cycling Center Velodrome.
One of those medals is a GOLD
in the 40+ Match Sprint.
3rd
+ 9th Place
August 2, 2008 ChrisB
takes 3rd and Danny takes
9th in the CAT4 Field.
Alex holds the overall Pink
Leader's Jersey in the
series, ChrisB is 3rd
Overall.
Team
Gold
July 27, 2008 Andrew,
the Brookyln Rider-at-Large,
joins the Adirondack Team
and helps move them to an
overall Gold Medal in the
team competition of the
Empire State Games.
June 21, BVF /
GQ Racing sweeps the podium in Cadence Cup
Race #2 with a 1-2-3
finish. <
Photos >
Prospect Park
and Harlem
June
14+15,
another typical weekend for
BVF/GQ Racing:
Win
the Saturday morning race in
Prospect Park, then spend
some time with "Fast" Freddy
Rodriguez, 3-time US
National Road Racing
Champion. Fred and the
Rock Racing team were in
town for the
Harlem
Skyscraper
Criterium on
Sunday. BVF raced at
Harlem on Sunday and took a
podium
placing in the CAT4
event. Then pick-up
the newspaper on Monday to
see our photo
in the early morning edition
of the Daily
News!
3rd
Place
June 7, 2008
Andrew continued with his
thriving good form. He
drove a breakaway to take a
3rd Place Finish at the
Balloon Festival Classic, a
tough upstate road race in
Cambridge, New York.
On the same day, BVF riders
were out racing in force
from our backyard in
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, to
the Velodrome in
Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.
1st
Place
August 14, 2007 Congratulations
to Ben Dailey for his win
in the summer-long points
competition at Floyd
Bennett Field, a
time-honored event of the
NYC race scene!!
June
3, 2007
BVF partners with CRCA to
sponsor an individual time
trial at Floyd Bennett
Field, with proceeds
benefitting Bike for Health
Day and the Youth Ride Club,
organized by Woodhull
Hospital and
Recycle-A-Bicycle.
Those trophies are
on-of-a-kind, custom
fabricated by our in-house
art deparment and
fabrication facility at Art-in-Construction.
BVF contributed $700 to
Recycle-A-Bicycle's Kids
Ride Club from the event
proceeds.
2006
and 2007
BVF helps escort Elite
wheelchair and handcycle
athletes at the New York
City Marathon.
Article printed in the New
York
Times and also here.
