Take a moment and stop by Main Street Bikes to congratulate Teresa and Tom on the birth of their daughter Matilda Waggener! Oh yeah buy a bike while you are at it! Kids are expensive.

Join Main Street Velo’s very own Jason Monk, this year’s USGP Champ, for a  Cyclocross Clinic

• Sunday, January 23 at 2:00pm at the Shelbyville – Family Activity Center (717 Burks Branch Road, Shelbyville, KY 40065)
• 12pm – 2pm
• Skills; braking and cornering; slalom, tight, corner-focused course (to keep HR within Winter zones).
• Video feedback coffee from Sixth and Main,… Sunrise Bakery goodies, included
• Cost: Only $10 !!!!

MSV already has two Time Trials under their belts in 2010. With several more Time Trials to go and the State Championship MSV is showing they have the legs to compete.

Main Street Velo’s Matt Fegenbush, Rob Grissom and Gene Zaparanick-Brown competed in the second of the Main Street Bikes TT series. Tom Waggener and Todd heady were running the race like a well oiled machine along with Todd’s excellent staff at HeadFirstPerformance.com.

Matt Fegenbush finished 5th in the 20K and shaved exactly a minute off his time!

Rob Grissom finished 8th, using non-aero equipment, and shaved a minute and 20 seconds off of his time!

Gene Zaparanick-Brown takes 6th place in the 40K TT course for his first TT of the season and put in a very respectable 1:13:10, using non-aero equipment.

The weather couldn’t have been better for a TT in April. It was warm and not to windy for a change.

At the first TT in the series Main Street Velo’s Tom Waggener, David Shelton, Matt Fegenbush, David Lane, James Smith, Jason Monk, Robert Grissom and David Sac turned out for one very windy March TT. The head winds on the back of the course measured 24.5 MPH at times.

It was a 1, 2  finish for Main Street Velo in the 20K course.

Tom Waggener turned in a blistering 00:31:50:00 for first place

David Shelton turned in a 00:33:12:30 for second place

MSV also had 5 top Ten finishers!

5    Matt Fegenbush 34:42.30
7    David Lane 34:54.40
8    James Smith 35:14.40
9    Jason Monk 35:24.50
10    Robert Grissom 37:41.60
11    David Sac 39:34.10

See you a the next TT May 16th.

As the road season begins, here are a few reflections on the 2009 Ohio Valley Cyclocross series. These events were well organized, well attended, and lots of fun. Cyclocross tends to attract spectators. The racing is comical to watch. The traditional food and music make it easy to spend a day at each event.

Tom Waggener earned 9th in the Cat 4 division. This was impressive in two ways. The rankings are based on your top seven finishes and Tom was only able to attend six events. In addition Tom was racing with the young guys, who climb like goats, because he didn’t realize he was eligible to race in the 35+ division. Chad Needham performed well in the Cat 4 35+ division. He only had time for two events, but won the race in Lexington and finished near the front in the Louisville finale. Chad’s aerobic capacity and fearless riding make him a natural for cyclocross. David Lane had some success early in the OVCX season and came back to win the Cat 4 45+ division. Special thanks to Chad who accidentally ran over David’s competition in the Louisville finale. All three racers will probably upgrade to Cat 3 next season.

Cyclocross is great fun and surprising safe sport given all the wrecks and mishaps. This sport is growing in popularity. Since Louisville landed the 2013 Elite Cyclo-cross World Championships and the 2012 and 2013 Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships, this region is likely to get a lot of attention.

Tom has been developing a cyclocross course in Shelbyville, racers in Lexington have been using Veterans Park for a few years, and Frankfort also has a practice course. If you haven’t tried cyclocross yet, consider gearing up for the 2010 season this Fall.

All team kit items ordered should arrive at Main Street Bikes in a few weeks. There will be a few Jerseys, bibs and Euro Caps for sale at Main Street Bikes as well. We will be doing another KIT order in March for both club riders and teammates. Stay tuned for a significantly more organized order process!.

Thanks to all of our sponsors and the Team Mates that helped track down funds and all of the sponsor logos. Thanks gang, you made my job easy.

Announcing the 2010 Main Street Velo Racing Team

All members of the Main Street Velo team of 2010 should check their email for directions on how to get a peek at the 2010 MSV Team Kit. Many new items and all new sponsors represented proudly. Can’t wait to try them on!

We will post the graphics of all the new Team and Club uniforms to the web site in the next couple of weeks.

While cyclocross is still officially in season we have decided to announce our 2010 Sponsors.

Main Street Velo had an amazing 2009 and we are very thankful to our current sponsors Main Street Bikes, Max Performance Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab, Diagnostic Imaging of Shelbyville, Kentucky Tent Rental, Head First Performance, GSR Solutions, TeezFactory.com and Curtis Tolson Coaching Services. Without these sponsors Main Street Velo could not have achieved such an impressive season. Those sponsors who will not be returning in 2010 we are sad to see you go we especially appreciated your help in these tough economic times.

We are pleased to announce the following new sponsors for the 2010 season:

New 2010 Sponsors

We are very excited and fortunate to have the following sponsors return including our title sponsor Main Street Bikes:

Returning 2010 Sponsors

Please help the team by purchasing goods and services from these amazing companies and tell them Main Street Velo Cycling and Racing sent you! To learn more about our sponsors click on there logos above.

New team emerges for 2010 race season.

Main Street Velo (MSV) and Sunrise Bakery Racing have decided to combine their efforts for the 2010 race season.  The team merger occurred after a season of friendly competition and cooperation between the two teams.  MSV was headed by the Bikes on Main bike shop on Main Street in Shelbyville, while Sunrise Bakery is located on Main Street in downtown Lexington.

The 2009 season was the second for MSV and the first for the Sunrise Bakery team. Both teams showed strong improvements throughout the season, with many members moving up in the racing categories, while also boasting several podium and top 10 finishes.

The two teams are focused on supporting riders new to racing, including youth, men, and women, and to providing a place to meet new friends while having a lot of fun in the process.  They share a common ideal that is to provide support and to teach new racers the fundamentals of racing, while continuing to push for more success and improvement in the higher category races.

One of the highlights of this development is the continued support of the women’s team, who formerly raced with the Sunrise team.  The women’s team is currently 5 strong, and is rapidly gaining experience and strength.  They proved to be a strong group who worked together well at the 2008 Blue Grass State Games. They hope to build on that success for next year and would gladly welcome new members.

The new team looks to 2010 with high hopes.  The new MSV looks to secure new sponsors, to provide opportunity for the women’s team to attend more races, to make their presence know in the competitive Cat. 3 division, and also build on last year’s success in the men’s Cat. 4/5 division.  They plan to secure another top 5 in the McDonald’s Spring Series, and will be traveling to 6 different states to race throughout the season.

The new team will be represented by over 30 talented and respected riders from Louisville, Lexington, Shelbyville, Waddy, and Bowling Green, KY, and have high expectations for more success in 2010.

This is one of the busiest times of year for us at Main Street Velo Racing. This is when we receive several requests to join the team. If you are interested in joining the team please email Rob Grissom for more details. We will be hosting a Meet and Greet Ride next month to introduce team hopefuls to the existing team members. This is not a try out, it just just gives all potential members and existing members to make sure that our team is a good fit for them.

The event will be scheduled soon and will be posted here on the team site as well as emailed to all of our new and current members registered via the Main Street Velo Yahoo Group.