Adam Myerson Lucks Out in Holland

By Adam Myerson of CRCA-Mengoni All right, I know I haven’t been sending the usual number of press releases this year, but I hope this one makes up for it. There’s been plenty to update: CRCA-Mengoni has been winning races and getting podium places every weekend, and the team is coming together nicely. We’ve got…

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CRCA Newsletter Now on Website

Members can choose to receive 2001 issues as a PDF file Big savings foreseen–could be earmarked for racing purposes This month’s issue of the newsletter is available on a website to read and to print out at home in order to help you decide at renewal time whether to continue in 2001 to receive the…

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Staying Up

I just barely avoided falling in the largish crash on the last lap of a race a few weeks ago, and that got me thinking about the key elements in avoiding crashing. The first is to convince yourself of something that isn’t completely true — that you are one hundred percent responsible for staying upright and avoiding crashes.

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Mike MC’s Track Talk

Elbow to elbow out of the last turn. Legs move at a blinding 140 strokes per minute as you make your final dash to the line in an all-out effort that won?t last more than a few blinks of an eye. Sound appealing? No? Okay. Try this. Four minutes of torture, only you?re so in the zone, you can?t feel a thing. Every ounce of energy in your body concentrates on staying low, holding your form, and destroying the guy on the other side of the track. Welcome to the wonderful world of track cycling.

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