Dilworth Criterium – May 5 – the only Devo rider in this Charlotte, NC event, Rose Mauney rode aggressively to her first win this year.  Grabbing a mid-race prime with an attack on the finishing climb, Rose repeated this move on the final lap to power away for victory. This race is famous for its very sharp final turn, and this year was combined with wet roads from morning rain.  Rose’s Blue RC4 equipped with Panaracer Extreme tires and Neuvation R28 Aero wheels hooked up perfectly and kept her in good position throughout the race.  Victory 2 on SRAM DoubleTap!

Anniston Sunny King Criterium – May 5 – Jackie Soladay raced hard in this night time event to place third in Women 3/4, with Gillis Rowston in 10th.  The girls rode Blue RC4 and RC5 with  Panaracer Extreme tires to take on this very tight course. 

GA Cross #4 - Monroe Nov 5

A beautiful fall day greeted round four of the Georgia Cross Series in Monroe, GA.  The Fulton Flyers entered four riders over four events.

Oscar “The O.C.” Clark and Ty “Tiger” Magner finished with the front group, which had seen former National Collegiate champion Jed Schneider solo off as in Augusta two weeks prior.  The field diced and sliced, shedding riders as small attack groups formed and dissipated.  As the group took the bell, former MTB National Champion Michael Cumming attacked hard, forcing gaps in the group as it become every man for themselves. 

Oscar and Ty held good positions and sprinted in for 4^th and 7^th place respectively.  Oscar is showing great form, and will race Elite Juniors at the upcoming Cyclo-Cross Nationals – the first Devo Flyer to do so.

Kyle Cochran won Juniors A with a strong attack mid-race.  After taking a 10 minute rest he was back on course for Men B, which was quickly ravaged by Georgia mountain bike legend Greg Turner (who arrived late and missed the Masters 45+ race).  With the Junior race still in his legs, Kyle could not react to fast start, but recovered to a solid 20^th place. 

Coach Lamar Mauney took 3rd in Masters 45+, and thanked Greg Turner for arriving late (Greg is father to Fulton Flyer Devo and U23 Road Nationals Silver Medalist, Ann Turner).

Ft Yargo State Park - GA Cross #3

29 October 2006

A beautiful fall day hosted the third round of the Georgia Cross Series, held in historic Fort Yargo State Park.  The park was a perfect setting for this athletic event, with two paved sections mixed intermixed with grass, dirt and a 150 feet of deep lake front beach sand.  The northern Georgia location attracted a significant number of talented NC and SC riders.

With school fall break, our team again fielded a smaller squad.  Flyers entered four riders over four events on their Blue Competition Cycles CX bikes, Panaracer Cross Blaster tires & Neuvation wheels.  As usual our equipment performed perfectly and all riders finished without incident – except for a few exciting moments and non-critical crashes common in cyclo-cross.

Ty “Tiger” Magner finished his first cross race, placing an outstanding 8^th in the Elite event dominated by ex-MTB National Champion Michael Cumming.  Team mainstay Oscar Clark made the front group as expected, but dropped back to 14^th place after struggling with stomach problems.  We are looking forward to these two junior riders being in the mix again next weekend.

Kyle Cochran won Juniors A with a strong attack at the bell lap, and held on for the win again.  With only a 10 minute rest he was back on the course for Men B, and made the front group in the early going.  Unable to dodge a fallen rider entering the beach, Kyle took a fall and long slide before recovering to 21^st place.  Lamar Mauney rode up front in Masters 45+ to 5^th.