Tacchino Cross

A few weeks back Steevo had an excellent 4th place finish at Tacchino Cross. Below are some great shots via Velophotos.net

Bikereg has the complete report.

Men Cat1/2/3                                        
Place        Bib #  First Name    Last Name Team                                                City                    ST
1            517    Jeremiah      Bishop    Trek / VW                                           Harrisburg              VA
2            504    Greg          WITTWER   FORT Factory Team                                   Richmond                VA
3            516    Jonne         Sundt     KBS Medifast                                        Chanceville             0
4            511    Stephen       Cummings  Indiana Regional Medical Center                     Pittsburgh               PA
5            519    Jeffrey       Buckles   Alan N. America                                     Richmond                VA
6            505    John          BREWER    Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB                               Arlington               VA
7            503    Dave          WEAVER                                                                 Towson                  MD
8            520    Nick          Bax       Hot Tubes                                           Bethesda                MD
9            515    Stephen       Koelbl    Blue Competetition
10           509    James W.      WAGNER                                                                 Bethesda                MD

Thanksgiving Recap!

I received this Thanksgiving weekend race recap from Bill Elliston...Thanks, BIll and good job!

"Yo Ed-

Quick weekend race update:

Saturday:
Bay State Cross, Stirling, Mass. New England Championship Series Round 5; UCI C2
15th place

Lousy last row start of 40-odd starters. Felt pretty good and got through some traffic to a group of 12, right to the front of that and split it into a group of 4. Stayed like that til we got caught by Jeremy Powers when we were on 2 to go. (lap times were 6 and change; shorter than what they are supposed to be for UCI races) Took the sprint from the group.

Sunday:
NJ Cross Championships, Augusta,NJ
1st place
Went away on first lap w/ one other guy, Aaron Oakes (Van Dessel), stayed clear til finish. Some attacking last lap, smoked him in sprint for win.

Next week: Carlisle, Pa UCI C2 on Saturday; Capitol Cross, Reston, Va, UCI C2 on Sunday."

IOWA CITY

Meanwhile Chris and Megan were in Iowa City for Jingle Cross Rock. Chris podiumed for second place both days, while Megan finished 11th on Saturday and 7th on Sunday!

Here are a few photos from the days of racing Jingle Cross Rock. Thanks to Steve Fry for the photos.

Podium from Saturday.

1 Todd Wells (USA) GT
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Indiana Regional Medical Center
3 Bjorn Selander (USA) Ridley Factory Team

Sunday's Race...

Sunday's Podium!

1 Todd Wells (USA) GT
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Indiana Regional Medical Center
3 Tristan Schouten (USA) Planet Bike

Jingle Cross

The 2007 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock

Men

1 Todd Wells (USA) GT
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Indiana Regional Medical Center
3 Bjorn Selander (USA) Ridley Factory Team
4 Tristan Schouten (USA) Planet Bike
5 Steve Tilford (USA) HRRC-Trek Bike Store
6 Sam Krieg (USA) Sienna Dev't
7 Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light
8 Brian Matter (USA) Pcw - Trek
9 Joshua Johnson (USA) Big Shark Racing
10 Kurt Refsnider (USA) Fort Factory Team

Women

1 Wendy Williams (USA) River City Bicycles
2 Sue Butler (USA) River City Bicycles
3 Linda Sone (USA) Ridley Factory Team
4 Sydney Brown (USA) Badger Cycles
5 Kristin Wentworth (USA) Team Kenda Tire
6 Anne Schwartz (USA) Flying Rhino Cycling Club
7 Catherine Walberg (USA) Team Kenda Tire
8 Devon Haskell (USA) Team Get A Grip Cycles
9 Debbie Dust (USA) Team Kenda Tire
10 Maria Stewart (USA) Velo Bella- Kona
11 Meghan Elliott (USA) Indiana Regional Medical Center
12 Linda Cooper (USA) Great Plains Cycling Club
13 Robin Williams (USA) ICCC
14 Margot Herman (USA) Silver-Hollywood Cycles

Cyclofile

Courtesy of Cyclofile, here is a great video from the Redline Cup/Boulder Cup in Colorado. At the end of the video Horner is on the podium in the IRMC kit! The other videos on this site are great too. Take a look...

2nd Round of USGP Photos

Bill working his way up through the field


Courtesy of Cyclingnews... Stephan through the twisty Selle Italia section...

Megan leading a group

First lap (L to R) Adam Craig, Chris Horner and friend of the team Ryan Leach

Stephan ready to come down the "run up"

Horner rollin' down

Mercer Cup

Indiana Regional Mediccal Center Cyclocross Team was in Mercer County, NJ over the past weekend for the second weekend of the USGP. Chris and Megan made the trip from Bend, OR, while, Bill and Stephan made the trip up from Eastern PA. Steevo was unable to make the trip out this weekend, which I'll expand upon at a later time.
It was great to have the team together, share some great racing and team work. A big thanks to Erik Mitchell for all of his help, John and Stubna for being a great press crew.

A few photos below from the sand on Saturday..

Megan through the sand with a smile.
Bill...
Geronimo...

Horner...
More photos from the weekend coming soon.

Team Kits

Thanks to Jim and everyone else at Voler' for making the great team clothing. They look fantastic and everyone has positive comments when seeing the kits.

Welcome

Welcome to the Ed Krall Racing blog. There is lots to catch up on, but I'll start with the basics. Below is the run down on the team, riders and sponsors. This is the press release that was posted on cyclingnews, cyclocrossworld & other various sites.

Ed Krall Racing is proud to present the Indiana Regional Medical Center Cyclocross Team, based in Western Pennsylvania but competing in events throughout the United States . This is the team’s first year, but it has targeted the US Grand Prix series and plans on being a factor in each of the six national races.

For the 2007 cyclocross season, the team will feature Chris Horner ( Bend , OR ), Megan Elliot ( Bend , OR ), Stephan Kincaid ( Pottstown , PA ), Bill Elliston ( Easton , PA ), and Steevo Cummings ( Pittsburgh , PA ). The team will be managed by Ed Krall and Craig Merrits will lead the team’s pit crew. With this impressive lineup, the Indiana Regional Medical Center Cyclocross team anticipates a successful racing season.

In the 2006 cyclocross season, the team’s current racers managed a number of victories and high placings. With increased support, the team members look forward to even greater success in 2007.

Contributing sponsors include: Nicholas Homes, Fourth River Development, AcuIce, Sportsbalm/Acrista Imports