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On July 21st, 16 racers came out to compete on the humid, 80+ degree evening which featured a southeast wind at 12mph. Thunderstorms had been forecast and the skies were threatening but it didn't rain.

The 2nd race of our 20K time trial series will be Wednesday, July 21st. Click the Time Trial Series button on the menu for details.

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Buddy Houts was the lone PIF competitor at the Papillion Twilight Criterium on July 10th. He finished 20th in the Cat 4 field.

Sunday was the Babcook Memorial Road Race starting from the Mt. Michael Abbey near Omaha. This was also the Nebraska State Championship event for 2010. Bob Greigg, Cody McCullough and Jon Nelson would join Buddy in representing the orange and black on this day.

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Four Powerade/IFs headed to eastern Iowa to compete at the State Criterium Championship in downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 26th. Conditions were hot and muggy with a southeast wind around 10mph.

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Cody McCullough finished 3rd overall in the Category 1/2 Nebraska State time trial championship outside Yutan on Saturday. His time over the 24 mile course was 52:43 for an average speed of 27.31 mph.

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11 riders came out to contest the first Wednesday evening 20k TT of the 3-race series on the flat course north of Jefferson, SD. Race time temperature was about 80 degrees. It became humid and overcast as a storm front slowly approached but there was no wind during the race.

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The second day of Nebraska weekend racing was the Norfolk Criterium on Sunday which would settle the state championship bragging rights for 2010. Racers enjoyed sunny skies and moderate north winds in the morning that yielded to stronger winds in the afternoon on the popular 'u-shaped' 8-corner course.

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The Stanton Road Race enjoyed warm, sunny conditions in 2010 which was a stark contrast to the chilly rain of last year. Each square, 32-mile lap featured moderately rolling hills while the machine-ground surfaces on half the course made for a rough ride. Two of our Powerade-IF racers would emerge victorious on Saturday, June 5th.

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Two members of the PIF team are known to have raced over the Memorial Weekend. Category 3 Jeff Kluck had a very good 5th place at Snake Alley and was 17th at the Melon City criterium on Sunday.

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The weekend series continued Sunday with the "Pioneer's Park Grand Prix" on the familiar 2-mile circuit west of Lincoln. Three members of the PIF crew competed and enjoyed much less windy conditions than Saturday's crit.

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Jay Chesterman finished 2nd in the Experts race at Banner Lakes in Indianola on May 23rd. Banner Lakes is the 4th event in the 2010 IMBCS series of mtb races:

#1 - April 11 - Sylvan Island, Moline, IL

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The Flatwater Cycling Weekend kicked off Saturday with the "Capital City Criterium" south of the Capital building in Lincoln, NE.

The course is a flat, 8-corner, U-shaped loop on bumpy streets with a long false-flat drag to the finish. The main antagonist of the day, besides the sudden appearance of heat and humidity, was the wind. Increasing throughout the day, the southerly wind gusted at times upwards of 40mph. Luckily for the racers, the wind would be at their backs in the long stretch through the start/finish area and was felt mainly in 3 sections for short periods.

After 3 events in the 2010 Iowa Cup Series, Cody McCullough has maintained his lead in the 40+ standings with a 4-point lead over Paul Denninger (Velosport).

Clark Priebe is in 2nd place- 5 points behind Bryan Moritz (Bikes to You) in the Pro/1/2 category.

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The 3rd event in the 2010 Iowa Cup took place in Des Moines on May 16th. Promoted by the Zealous Racing team, the challenging course separated the strongest from the weak in short order. Lapped racers would be common in each category.

The 2010 Schedule:

4/3- Jewell Park, Bellevue
5/1- Swanson Park, Bellevue
5/8- Platte River SP
6/19- Ponca State Park
8/7-8- Tranquility Time Trial, Short Track and XC

From the Cycling Update website:

The 2010 Schedule:

4/24: Iowa City Road Race
4/25: Old Capitol Criterium
5/16: State Fair Criterium pb Zealous Consulting

SC Velo is pleased to announce the addition of two new sponsors for 2010: Crary Huff Attorneys at Law of Sioux City and Two Wheeler Dealer of Sioux Falls. Thank you for supporting our team.

The first of our 3-race 20k time trial series will be Wednesday, June 9th. The other race dates are July 21st & August 18th.

New for 2010:
3 races for the price of 2.
Cash prizes or Specialized gear for overall series Top 3 places.

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Some team Powerade/IF racers made the annual spring trip to contest the popular weekend rural road race and downtown criterium at Iowa City April 24th-25th.

Cody McCullough notched his first victory of the season by taking the win in the Master's 40+ road race on the familiar, mildly rolling course near the Kalona Cheese Factory on Saturday. Overcast skies and some wetish roads were in store but unlike past years, the wind wasn't a factor this time only blowing at around 10mph from the southeast. Bob Greigg finished 13th. Bill Feiges was 7th in the concurrent Master's 50+ race.

Local race prepares cyclist for Armstrong challenge

By Tim Gallagher - tgallagher@siouxcityjournal.com
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:00 am

CLIMBING HILL, Iowa -- Cyclist Ian Gray used a race in Woodbury County on Sunday as a tune-up for a dash through the mountains of New Mexico in 2.5 weeks.