Category Archives: Road

Podcast #40 - Like, This One’s … Umm, Not Lame

Hollywood Rocks the Mic
Hollywood rocks the mic at the Grandstay Criterium.

Frye and Homme fly in the missing man formation as Rookie catches up on some beauty rest and tries to recover from his mountain bike adventure.

We discuss stuff and introduce a new segment called “Let’s Ask Homme”. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this week’s subject.

 
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Pedaling Squares on Saturday and Getting Nitty Gritty On Sunday

Brabbit / Bergman
Jens Brabbit leads eventual race winner Adam Bergman of through the turn during during Sunday’s Grandstay Criterium in St. Cloud.
- photo by Andy Frye

The circle was unbroken as St. Cloud’s Granite City Days anchored the Granstay Criterium in a new location for 2008. The new course was a short loop around St. Cloud Tech High School and featured a tight, challenging final turn and made for some fast and exciting racing on Sunday.

Podcast #39 - Racing Rundown and an Interview with Dave LaPorte

Laporte
photo by Andy Frye

The man at the helm of the NVGP, Executive Director Dave LaPorte.

In this week’s podcast, Frye and Rookie …

 
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Podcast #38 - NVGP Wrap-up, State Fair Affair, Race Calendar

Lemieux
photo by Andy Frye

Pat Lemieux of GP takes the win in the State Fair 1/2/3 Finale. (Click on the above photo for more “Affair” pics.)

In this week’s podcast, Rookie, Homme and Frye reunite to recap the NVGP, catch up on the Freewheel Bike State Fair Affair, talk about upcoming races …

 
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NVGP Day 2 (The Locals):Special PodCast.

Stage 2 Locals:
Mean Dawg (GrandStay) 0min
-He is embaressed.
-Been training for the time trial.
Dale Sedgewick (Bianchi/GP) 1min
-Talks about the GP train
-Happy for the team
Pete Hanna & Patty Cakes (Bianchi/GP) 2:10min
-He doesn’t understand stickers
-Bike Racing 103
-Patty Cakes has to help with the stickers
-He wears Italian shoes
-Road Racing shorter than super week crits
Ian Sanford (GrandStay) 5:10min
-Talks about the […]

 
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NVGP Day 1: Special PodCast

From the streets of the NVGP we get the interviews you are dying to hear!
Day One:
Linda and Shana (Flanders) 0min
-Linda isn’t talkin’
-Shana’s mom likes Theresa more than her daughter.
-Shana won’t tell the secrets
Sean Noonan and Jake Boyce (Flanders?) 1:15min
-Noonan and Boyce at their best.
-Boyce has a bodyguard who plays Ultimate.
Noonan (Carleton?) 3min
-Noonan gives the low […]

 
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The Throwdown: State TT, Flanders Women In The Press, Minnesota 12 Revealed?, FGC Meet The Backstretch!,

The following is a compilation of the news floating around the Minnesota cycling scene of the past week. If you have any more news, ideas or tips please feel free to email us at bikethrow [at] gmail [dot] com.

The State Time Trial Championships are this weekend in St. Peter, Minnesota.
A quick glance of the pre-registration […]

The Throwdown: Date Flip/Flop. State Fair Criterium Series. Fixed Gear Classic.

The following is a compilation of the news floating around the Minnesota cycling scene of the past week. If you have any more news, ideas or tips please feel free to email us at bikethrow [at] gmail [dot] com.

As alluded to earlier in the 36th Bike Throw podcast, the dates for the Hamel Time Trial […]

Podcast #36 - Duluth, BK, Snake Alley, Boost, and Pics

Kent Throlson

Cat 3 racer Kent Throlson of LSC at the Cloquet Criterium

 
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Duluth Classic BTOW

Cat 4 Women’s Finish - Cloquet Crit
photo courtesy of Split Second Services

Jackie Carlson of Silver Cycling wins the Cloquet Criterium over Karlee Gendron of Woodcock.