Carolina Flyers Cycling | Charlotte Cycling Team

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.

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

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.

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)

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.