Memorial Weekend Racing in Iowa
Last weekend a few of us PSIMET gals (me, Cathy Frampton and Kelli Richter) plus one former PSIMET and current Vanderkitten, Jeannie Kuhajek, hit the road for Iowa to tackle Snake Alley, Melon City and Quad Cities. We hit the road early enough on Friday that we had time to go for a ride once we got to Burlington. The weather was perfect (too bad it didn’t last) and we had a chance to see some of the men’s road race. We spied the PSIMET jersey of Nick Pomella in the mix which we ended up seeing the next couple days at the pointy end of the men’s cat5 races. A really long wait for unimpressive food at the Drake finished off our day. Continue Reading
May 4,5 – Tour de Champaign & Urbana Grand Prix
Went down to C-U with Kelli, Leah, Katie, and Shannon - both days were dreary with rain falling and clammy cold air - but that is not what it felt like to race. The enthusiasm and smiles – not only of us, but also our Curtis-family led Psimet support team and our competition, wiped away that weather reality. Continue Reading
Spring SuperCriterium
So it’s finally road season, our cross bikes are relegated to storage. Back on the road bike and it just feels… right. Continue Reading
Memorial Weekend Racing in Iowa – Women’s Races
The Psimet women tackled a huge challenge this past weekend: five races in three days at the Quad Cities Criterium weekend. The goal for the weekend was to push our limits, both physically and mentally, and to grow as a team. And we did just that and more. Continue Reading
PSIMET’s Fox River Grove Omnium – W Open by Leah Sanda
In case you were in a coma recently, last weekend was our team’s omnium. Elgin on Saturday and the infamous Fox River Grove on Sunday. Elgin offered a great sprinters course with a technical set of turns. Fox River Grove was a climbers course. It’s not a long climb but at a grade hitting over 15%, it’s painful. The omnium was scored based on 2 points laps and overall finish. Continue Reading
What’s that TRO on the side of our kits?
What’s that “TRO” on the side of our kits? You may not have noticed or if you did, you probably have no idea what it is. That TRO is the name of my husband and biggest fan’s business. His name is Scott Sanda and he has graciously offered to be a sponsor this year. (If you see him at a bike race, please thank him!) Continue Reading
Fox River Omnium Winners Jersey
Inspired by the old Coors Classic Race Leader’s jersey we came up with the following Omnium Category winner’s jersey. Seeing as how the Omnium is a combination of a fast crit (Elgin) with 2 intermediate points sprints combined with the hill climbing of Fox River Grove we decided to pay homage to those two disciplines with the sleeves. If you win an overall Omnium category at the Fox River Omnium you will receive one of these jerseys thanks to Sponsors PSIMET Custom Wheels, and Pactimo . Continue Reading