We are a USCF registered cycling team in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our team members participate in various road and mountain bike races throughout the southeast, non-competitive organized rides, triathlons and a lot of the regular weekly rides around Charlotte.
June 6, 2010 | Comments Off | Featured
We are a USCF registered cycling team in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our team members participate in various road and mountain bike races throughout the southeast, non-competitive organized rides, triathlons and a lot of the regular weekly rides around Charlotte.
April 12, 2010 | No Comments | Featured
Carolina Flyers had a strong showing at the Rock Hill Classic. The Classic is a great three day event starting with Friday Night Sprints where Justin Hand came within millimeters of winning the Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3 class. Chris Steele pulled away and won the Masters 50+ Cat 4/5 Sprints as well.
The great results continued on Saturday with the Patriot’s Trail Road Race. Doug Engel won the Masters 50+ Cat 4/5 with other teammates (Randy Smith, Don MacIntrye and Chris Steele) controlling the pack and taking 4th, 5th and 6th. Hannah Coughlin won in the Women 4’s class and also the Queen of the Mountain title.
Sunday’s Crit race was spectacular with Matt Botting putting the hammer down and running away from the field in the Masters 35+. Matt also had teammates (Chris Sheehan, Chris Thomas and Rick Maset) that masterfully controlled the pack. Was an incredible race for the guys and for the people watching.
The Omnium results were strong with Hannah Coughlin getting 2nd place in Women’s 4, Chris Steele getting 3rd place in Masters 50+ Cat 4/5, Lars Tonnesen getting 6th in Cat 4 amd Justin Hand coming in 11th in Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3.
Also want to extend congrats to Robin Farina who co-owns Uptown Cycles on winning the Rock Hill Crit on Sunday where she lapped the field!
Click here to view some of the photos from the races.
Here are the results:
Sprints – 4/09/10
Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3: Justin Hand – 2nd / Gordon Stiel – 6
Masters 50+ Cat 4/5: Chris Steele – 1st
Cat 4: Bruce Stauffer – 7th
Women 4: Hannah Coughlin – 4th
Road Race – 4/10/2010
Pro 1/2: Trey Miller – 17th
Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3: Chris Sheehan – 7th / Gordon Stiel – 8th / Justin Hand – 11th
Masters 50+ Cat 1/2/3: Chris Dietrich – 6th
Masters 50+ Cat 4/5: Doug Engel – 1st / Randy Smith – 4th / Don MacIntyre – 5th / Chris Steele 6th
Jim Emery – 10th
Cat 4: Lars Tonnesen – 4th / Tom Price – 11th / Bruce Stauffer – 22nd
Cat 4/5 35+: Hardy Sullivan – 14th / Shane Turley – 19th / Adam Spitz – 27th
Women 4: Hannah Coughlin – 1st & queen of the mountain
Crit Race – 4/11/2010
Pro 1/2: Trey Miller – 16th
Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3: Matt Botting – 1st / Chris Sheehand – 9th / Chris Thomas – 4th / Rick Maset – 14th
Masters 50+ Cat 4/5: Chris Steele – 3rd
Cat 4: Lars Tonnesen – 8th / David Moore – 12th / Bruce Stauffer – 14th
Women 4: Hannah Coughlin – 6th
Cat 5: Jeff Schoch – 3rd
Omnium
Masters 35+ Cat 1/2/3: Justin Hand – 11th
Masters 50+ Cat 4/5: Chris Steele – 3rd
Cat 4: Lars Tonnesen – 6th
Women 4: Hannah Coughlin – 2th
February 26, 2010 | No Comments | Featured
The Greenville Series Results so far:
Pro 1/2: Trey Miller – 25th
Masters 45+: Douglas Engel – 12th / Randy Smith – 25th / Charles Moschel – 32nd
Cat 4: Lars Tonnesen – 7th / Jeffrey Matz – 30th
Cat 5 35+: Hardy Sullivan – 18th
Masters 35+: Chris Vigna – 4th / Joe Hathcock – 11th / Lee Champion – 17th / Chris Thomas – 23rd
Pro 1/2: Trey Miller – 11th
Cat 4: Lars Tonnesen – 11th
Women 4 : Hannah Coughlin – First Place!
Pro 1/2 : Trey Miller – 6th / Jonathan Black – 30th
Masters 35+: Marcus Morgan – 4th / Matt Botting – 13th / Rick Maset – 20th
Masters 45+ : Robert Sisson – 35th
Cat 4: Jeffrey Matz – 13th
Women 4 : Hannah Coughlin – First Place!
A few photos are posted on the gallery page. If you have some photos that you would like to post please email me.
January 19, 2010 | No Comments | Featured
Joe Hathcock raced this past weekend in the 2010 East Blvd Bar & Grill Winter Short Track Series #1 at Renaissance Park. He won the Super Sport Men’s division. It was the first win for Joe and the Carolina Flyers team this year. Also in this division, Marcus Morgan came in 7th. Chris Vigna came in 11th and Lee Champion came in 14th. So a great start to the 2010 season!
Peter Brentlinger took some great before and after photos of Joe.
January 1, 2010 | No Comments | Featured
The design for the Carolina Flyers new team kit for 2010 has been finalized! David Keesler of Keesler Design Group has put a tremendous amount of work into these new kits to make sure that everyone on the CFC team will look great next year.
To see more of the kit click here to view pdf file.
December 28, 2009 | No Comments | Carolina Flyers Cycling
A new women’s team is emerging from the structure established by the ValueAct Capital Women’s Pro Cycling Team. The riders on this team have been charged with a dual mission. Team VBF will be racing their bikes to win races and raise funds for breast cancer research. Continued support from Specialized will allow riders to do the first. A partnership with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer has become the catalyst for the second.
The Vera Bradley Foundation was founded in 1998 by the owners of Vera Bradley, manufacturer of stylish quilted cotton handbags, luggage and accessories. To date, the Foundation has contributed $10 million to breast cancer research. More information about the Foundation is available at their website: www.verabradley.org
“We’re honored to be the recipient of the team’s focused efforts to raise funds for breast cancer research,” says Catherine Hill, Executive Director of The Vera Bradley Foundation. “No matter what, it’s already a winning season!”
Specialized partnered with ValueAct Capital in 2009 and is back to support the squad in 2010. Team VBF will be outfitted with Specialized bicycles, helmets, eyewear and shoes. The team will race on the Amira — the newest addition to the Specialized Design for Women bike line.
“Specialized couldn’t be more proud of the team. Their new partnership works great with Specialized initiatives and the team already has an amazing ability to connect with women and their communities. Our goal is to introduce more women to the sport. With the team’s invaluable feedback on our design and geometry of the entire women’s line, they are helping us make riding a better experience,” says Tara Moeller, Specialized USA Marketing Manager.
Team VBF riders will lead clinics, group rides and other events at Specialized retailers across the country. The goal of these visits is to identify and alleviate barriers that women say prevent them from getting and staying on bicycles.
Like Team VBF, Specialized is committed to addressing issues that confront women both on and off the bike. Specialized donates a portion of the proceeds from certain products in their women’s line to Susan G. Komen and sponsors Race for the Cure events across the country.
Team VBF expects to be about more than fundraising and dealer events.
“My goal is to be the number one team in the country, and I truly believe we can accomplish this with the talented group of riders I’ve assembled,” says Team Director Lisa Hunt.
Alison Powers, who achieved the number 1 individual NRC ranking in 2009, adds: “Our team for this year is super strong and well rounded. I’m excited to ride with such a talented group of women who will be able to support and win races for each other – no matter what kind of race it is.”
Powers, the 2008 U.S. National Time Trial Champion, has a lofty personal goal. “I want to win every single stage race I enter except for Redlands,” she says. To accomplish this objective, Powers will rely heavily on her teammates.
Returning to race for Team VBF, previously from ValueAct Capital, include team captain Robin Farina, Kristin Sanders and Leah Goldstein. Goldstein is the current Israeli National Champion Road Race and Time Trial Champion. The trio is joined by Canadian National Road Champion Alison Testroete and Oceania Games Time Trial Champion Alexis Rhodes. Rhodes joins the team from Webcor and Testroete returns full-time to the sport after racing part-time in 2009.
Additional riders include Carla Swart, who has won a collegiate national champion in all cycling disciplines and former New Zealand National Team member, Toni Bradshaw. Swart and Bradsahw join Team VBF from Team Lip Smacker. Sprinter Erica Allar won the Cannon Falls Road Race as a guest rider for ValueAct Capital at the Nature Valley Grand Prix stage race and will be the team’s lead sprinter. Newcomers Carrie Cash, formally of Team Revolution, and Lauren Hall join the pro ranks for the first time in 2010.
Additional team sponsors include Champion System, SRAM, Kinetic, LOOK, Michelin, PowerBar, Hudz, Personal Best, Qoleum, Dr. Vie Superfoods and Thule.
Team VBF will contest a full-NRC schedule following team camp in Tucson, Arizona in early March. They kick off the race season at the San Dimas Stage Race in mid-March as a tune-up for the Redlands Bicycle Classic. Fundraising efforts for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer begin next week.
Team VBF 2010 Season Roster
Erica Allar (USA)
Toni Bradshaw (NZL)
Carrie Cash (USA)
Robin Farina (USA)
Lauren Hall (USA_
Leah Goldstein (ISR)
Alison Powers (USA)
Alex Rhodes (AUS)
Kristin Sanders (USA0
Carla Swart (RSA)
Alison Testroete (CAN)
December 28, 2009 | No Comments | Carolina Flyers Cycling
Hey Team, Let’s see what your made of and benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Fund while were at it. The indoor time trial will take place on Jan 10th and Feb 7th at Totalcyclist in Pineville. We will be competing against some of my buddies in Dayton Ohio real time. So far the registration is about maxed out in… Dayton and I am riding solo in Charlotte. See you there!!
October 13, 2009 | No Comments | Carolina Flyers Cycling
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The team training camp will consist of pack riding skills, echelon (pace line training) and common racing etiquette. Event will start at the Bike Source parking lot and we will ride as a group to the Booty Loop. Conversation pace.
TIME: 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2009.
LOCATION: Bike Source 4301 Park Rd Charlotte NC 28209
DIRECTIONS: Take 77 to exit 6 Woodlawn go East to Park Rd turn left or North and shopping center is the first right.
REGISTRATION: Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and close at 9:45 a.m. Event will start promptly at 10 a.m. All riders must have valid USCF license or one day license will be available for $10.00.
COST: $5.oo Entrance Fee.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Matt Botting-704-200-3031
bottingmatt@gmail.com
To download or view the Training Camp Flyer click here. (Adobe PDF file)
October 10, 2009 | No Comments | Featured
The Flow MINI Twilight Criterium in Lexington NC was a new kind of Friday Night Lights for the area. Racing kicked off late at 10:00pm in downtown on a fast course. The twilight crit is a new race in only its second year but the race drew a huge crowd and a large field.
October 10, 2009 | No Comments | Featured
The 36th Annual Dilworth Criterium had a strong showing for the StanPac team. The event is held in conjunction with 2009 BIKE! Charlotte and is once again part of USA Crits Speedweek. The Dilworth Criterium is a bicycle race and festival designed to attract professional and amateur cyclists from all of the country to the beautiful Dilworth Neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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