Monthly Archives January 2008

New USA Cycling Upgrade Guidelines

Minneapolis, MN-
The new USA Cycling rulebook has been released. The biggest change has to do with the distribution of upgrade points, and new upgrade procedures for cyclocross. These changes will have an immediate impact on the Minnesota Cycling scene and abroad. Bikethrow investigates the changes and tells you all you need to know.
The following table […]

Interview with Jim Cullen, Plus Rookie is a no show! - Episode #22

Huge podcast today with ROY 35+ Open Champion Jim Cullen on location at Dunn Bros in Minneapolis. We talked about everything you wanted to hear about. Even better, Rookie was not at the podcast although Frye did a great impression of him.

We brought back some more challenging intro music today, as always, let us know your guess in the comments to win a wonderful t-shirt.

 
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Masters 35+ Open 2007 Recap/2008 Preview

ColdSprints #3 Tonight.

Minneapolis, MN-
Tonight is the third installment of the ColdSprints indoor racing series at Grumpy’s Bar in Downtown Minneapolis. The first two nights of computerized roller-racing raised close to $800.00 for the Second Harvest foodshelf. Tonight’s racing is a benefit for the Mark Loesch Memorial Fund and organizers are hoping for another large crowd to take […]

Are You Getting Cold Feet?

The number one reason why I don’t ride more in the winter is because I have a problem with keeping my feet warm. The Smartwool, MTB shoes, toe warmers, and crappy Pearl Izumi AmFib shoe covers (Soft Microfleece lining for added warmth my ass) just don’t work.

The Throwdown: Synergy Scores Big. Flanders Adds More Firepower.

Welcome to the first in what will hopefully become a semi-regular feature on BTDC. My hope for this feature is that it will be self-sustaining from BTDC readers. The following two pieces are prime examples of what we hope to tell the larger audience of Minnesota cycling fans. These were submitted by our readers and I […]

Interview with Spencer Haugh - Episode 21

(dis)corn

In another amazing episode, the BTDC crew talk with designer and bike racer extraordinaire, Spencer Haugh ((dis)). We uncover some deep dark secrets hidden away in the (dis) vault. Also, Memorial Day stage race, a (re)new team, and bar parties.

 
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MCF Banquet Flier

MCF Banquet

Jibber, Jabber, Bla, Bla, Bla - Eposide 20

Episode 20 was a fine episode about not much.  We ran out of content so we used our test audio as a closer.  **Warning, there is no closing thanks for listening so I’m including it here - thanks for listening, we’ll talk to you next week on the BTDC Podcast.
We brought back the theme music […]

 
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ROY is Good Peeps

What’s all the fuss about the Rider of the Year (ROY) competition?  It’s pretty simple – create a series to get the competitive juices flowing and attract top talent and large fields.   Seems everyone has an opinion on the need for ROY, the relevance, the success, having ROY winners for many categories, etc.  Have your […]