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6-15-08:
Carla Swart's Professional Racing Debut (Minneapolis, MN) - as reigning Collegiate National
Road Champion, Carla raced the Pro Women's Nature Valley Grand Prix as part of the Ryan's Collegiate All-Stars.
A five stage event held over various cities in MN, Carla stayed in the mix with the top women in her first full-pro event,
taking 14th on the brutal final stage, and finishing 25th overall (115 starters). A fine performance from a fine young
lady!
NEWS FLASH
FROM USAC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP! 6-13-08: Will McGinnis, Nick Salvadelis and Michael Stone, being in
the top 6 at the USA Cycling Regional Development Camp at Furman University in South Carolina, were named to the USA Southeastern
team to compete in the largest international stage race in North America, the Tour de l'Abitibi. Quite an
accomplishment. Their hard work this year paid off. Congratulations to Will, Nick and Michael and to FFCC, the
club with the most riders on the Tour team. Next
week six more FFCC racers - Kyle Cochran, Sean
Cochran, Dylan Degan, Cameron Kennington, Matt Lipscomb and Alex Vess - participate in the Mid South Regional Development Camp at St. Mary's College in
Swanee, TN. Kyle (18), Dylan (17) and Alex (17) are gunning for a spot on the Mid South Tour de l'Abitibi team, hoping to join their 3 teammates on the trip to Canada. Good luck
guys!
6-6-08: Kudzu.com U23 Men's Team now at "summer base" in Kutztown, PA - follow all the action via Joey Rosskopf's
blog at
6-01-08: Kudzu.com narrowly
misses out on the GA state road race. Sitting 24 seconds down on general classification the team lead Oscar Clark out
for the two time bonuses netting twenty seconds, however Oscar was determined to take the overall and initiated a break with
about 25 miles to go. Eventually joined by his teammate Jafer Beizer and a few other riders the break rode away on the
rolling course. In the final kilometers Oscar attacked hoping to setup his teammate Jafer for the win, however Ty Magner
jumped with about 500 meters to go as Jafer tried to reel him in. Unfortunately, the finish line came too soon and Ty
held his gap by a fraction of a second. Oscar went on to win the Overall for the Stage Race, with Jafer second in the
State Championship RR.
5-31-08: Newsflash: Fulton Flyers team member
Cody Hall was involved in a serious last lap crash in the Union City Mayor's crit today, please keep him in your thoughts,
more to follow on his condition.
Union City Mayor's
Race
Kudzu.com U23 member Oscar Clark blazed to a third place in the time trial followed by Joey in 6th and
Thomas taking 11th. In the crit Thomas helped established a two man break early on and out sprinted his companion for
1st, while Joey took the field sprint for third place. Everyone is resting up for tomorrow's state championship
road race. More to come....
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| Thomas and Joey at the Union City Mayor's Crit |
5-27-08: Updated news on Ryan
Barnett of Blue Competition Cycles! As many of you know, Ryan was in a serious accident Saturday May
3. He is currently in the hospital. Please keep Ryan in your thoughts and prayers. Latest updates at
www.realitybikes.com/ryanbarnett/
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| Kudzu Sweeps Tour of Atlanta Overall |
5-26-08: Tour of Atlanta Update!
The Kudzu.com U23 Elite Team swept the top four places at the "Tour", winning SIX of the
seven stages in the elite field. Their Panaracer tires and Blue Competition Cycles helped keep them in the action
over five days of racing! Key to overall results was the Team's 45 second victory in the 13 mile TTT.
The teamwork and tactics used allowed the team to control the race and win nearly every stage. Though still in
the Junior ranks, Fulton Flyers Junior Team members Michael Stone and Nick Savadelis helped propel the TTT per the "combine" rules.
Also, Nick sacrificed his overall when he gave Oscar his rear wheel in the road race, thereby preseving Oscar's
4th overall.
Team
Results:
Overall:
1) Jafer Beizer
2)
Joey Rosskopf
3) Thomas Brown
4) Oscar Clark
7) Michael Stone (FFCC Jrs)
Stage Wins:
Stage 2: Street Sprints Oscar Clark
Stage 3 and 5: Circuit race and road race Jafer Beizer
Stage 4: Team Time Trial
Stage
6 and 7: Criteriums Thomas Brown
Also, Dylan DeGan of the FFCC
Juniors placed 7th overall in the Competitive (4), with several top placings over the 7 stages.
A full race report
to follow...
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| Carla Swart Wins Collegiate Nat'l Road Race and Omnium! |
5-11-08: A
LOT of things to update from the weekend!
Carla Swart, a Fulton Flyer in her fourth year of racing, won big at
the Collegiate National Championships - riding for Lees-McRae College in Division I, Carla won the Road Race and was 4th in
the Criterium, thus winning the overall Omnium. As well, her team was 5th in the Team Time Trial and Lees-McRae won
the Overall Team Title - so Carla comes home with THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES!
Thomas Brown, in his
fifth year as a Flyer raced Collegiate Nats for Emory University in Division II, and placed third in the Criterium, and 8th
Overall for the Omnium.
See the full story, results and photos here: http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3607
Locally, Oscar Clark and Joey Rosskopf took over the best
trackies in the southeast at the Festival of Speed at the Dick Lane Velodrome just south of Atlanta, GA. Oscar placed
third overall and Joey 11th, with Oscar winning both his scratch qualifier and the Snowball event. In the Madison "the
boys' took a fine third place. See full story and photos at the Dick Lane Velodrome site here: http://www.dicklanevelodrome.com/
In the Cumming, GA Series Seven Omnium Elizabeth
Lee placed 4th, with 4th in the Circuit Race.
5-05-08: Fulton Flyers' Carla Swart and
Gillis Rowston are heading to Collegiate Road Nationals! Hosted in Fort Collins, CO the girls will race Friday
(Team Time Trial), Saturday (road race around Horsetooth Reservoir) and Sunday (Criterium). Last year Ann Turner brought
home 8th in the RR, and good results are expected from Carla and Gillis this year.
4-08-08: FFCC
Juniors Dominate Gainesville! 5 first place finishes, 5 second place finishes, 3 3rd place finishes. PLUS 2 Top 10
overall all... Michael Stone places 1st in the Competitive Category and Will McGinnis places 9th in the Elite Category!! As
soon as official results are posted online the Jr page will be update the all the details and pictures.
4-07-08: Carla Swart wins the
Road Race and Criterium for Lees-McRae at the Cumberland, TN Collegiate weekend!
4-06-08: Thomas Brown of Kudzu.com
U23 Elite 6th RR & 6th Criterium Gainesville GA Cup Pro-1-2. Elizabeth Lee 5th in Women's Crit. Dylan DeGan
wins Junior Crit. More results on Monday.
4-2-08: Fulton Flyers show the
colors opening night at Dick Lane Velodrome! U23 riders Joey Rosskopf and Thomas Brown put the "hurt" on an international
level field, with Joey winning Points Race. Field included PanAm Champ Emile Abraham, Nat'l - World Champ
Steve Hill and Pro Tim Henry. Masters Brian Sullivan and Lamar Mauney competed in the new Expert class. Look for
more to come from the track, including the return of Oscar "The Grouch" Clark.
3-30-08:
Carla Swart dominates Auburn Univ Collegiate Weekend! 2nd TT, 1st RR, 3rd Criterium.
3-2-08: U23 Elite did
indeed put a rider into the winning break in the Albany Pro-Am Road Race - Kudzu.com U23 Development Team rider Jafer Beizer placed
9th after helping drive the 12 man break that rode over 85k off the front. They held off no less than pro
John Murphy, who played a starring role in the recent Tour of California. Oscar Clark sprinted to 20th with
the main field. Thomas Brown & Joey Rosskopf were also in the group. Jafer also picked up a 3 second bonus by winning
a King of Mountain (KOM) sprint, so we are awaiting Stage Race results (expect Jafer to be around 7 to 9th overall for the
weekend). The Stage Race is results are based on overall time for the weekend of racing - Time Trial, Criterium
& Road Race. In the Women's event, Elizabeth Lee grabbed 9th in the RR, placing 5th overall. In Collegiate
Racing's UGA Criterium, Carla Swart sprinted to 4th place with Gillis Rowston close by in 9th. Both made the "selection"
and finished in the front group of the Women A race.
3-1-08: The "missing"
Fulton Flyers Womens Development Cycling Team surface at the UGA sponsored collegiate weekend. Carla Swart (riding for
Lees-McRae) sprints to 3rd in the opening day road race, with UGA "teammate" Gillis Rowston in 7th. Flyers alumni and
UGA Captain Ann Turner returns to form and nearly takes the win - but savors her second place.
Will Carla take team leadership and grab the victory on Sunday?
Can Gillis make a last lap move to ride away for her first collegiate win? Look for Sunday results here!
3-1-08: Kudzu.com U23
Elite Development Cycllng Team debut was a success at the Albany GA Cup with Ken Rosskopf as the weekend Director Sportif - Thomas Brown grabs 3rd (and a
5 second time bonus) in the evening Criterium after a superb Joey Rosskopf leadout in front of a 74 man rush
to the line. Joey held on for 43rd, Oscar & Jafer at 33rd and 14th, respectively.
In the morning Time Trial, young Oscar nailed 18th, with teammates Thomas
(26th), Jafer (27th) and Joey (43rd) all within a few seconds.
The Women's team this weekend is Elizabeth Lee solo, with 4th
in the Time Trial and & 5th in the Criterium.
Sunday's Road Race will decide the overall results - look for
the news here Sunday afternoon. Will the U23 men put a rider into a winning break on the flat but windy parcours?
Or perhaps a solo move near the end? Or another outstanding sprint finish from Thomas or Joey? Will Elizabeth
generate anotther finishing straight turn of speed as she did at the '07 Georgia Games Road Race? Stay tuned!
2-28-08: Did you know that one
of our riders qualified for both the 2005 & 2006 World MTB Championshipsfor Junior Cyclists? Michael Cummings!
Automatic Qualifer in 05 as Men 17-18 Nat'l Champ, and 06 as leader of the Nat'l MTB Series. He won the Cat 3 Dahlonega
RR last summer, and is looking to get more road experience with our Aspirants Team - one of the four Development Cycling
teams of the Fulton Flyers.
2-23-08: Carla Swart wins
Greenville Spring Series Opener in Women Pro-Am! Held on the now infamous Donaldson Center 7 mile circuit, Carla outpowered
the others on the long uphill finish. Another great win for developing cycing!
2-18-08: Elizabeth Lee Wins Sebring 12 Hr – Sets New Record!
From Elizabeth
– “Wanted to update you about my Sebring race. I finished 180.1 miles, beating the record of 125.5 miles, and
took 1st place! Actual riding time was 10:06, with clock time 11:25. Covered opening 100 miles 5:19. Weather was around 80º and sunny.” A victory
for Elizabeth and development cycling.
2-18-08: Matt Lipscomb
wins Juniors at Tundra TT! Dylan DeGan 5th. New Flyer Cody Hall 5th in Cat 3. A great day for our
Junior cyclists.
2-13-08: Active.com TT articles HERE - go faster!
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