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    Mooney Revels in an Honorable Race

    by  • May 21, 2012 • norcal scene, race coverage

    Modesto Road Race Salida – 20 May 2012   Phil Mooney (Jamis-Sutter Home) came out of a six-racer break on the final lap, outlasted his competitors, and took the win in Category 1-2-3 Men at the Modesto Road Race. The course is a figure-eight having one loop in the shape of an ell and all [...]

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    Hillier Takes on Berkeley Hills and Wins

    by  • May 14, 2012 • norcal scene, race coverage

    55th Berkeley Hills Road Race Mother’s Day, 13 May 2012 This long-running, classic event is a 30-Km loop that circumnavigates the San Pablo and Briones reservoirs. The course has more than 2,700m of elevation gain for each lap with a 1,500m, 7% uphill finish. The day started out overcast and cool with the sun starting [...]

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    Crowley Stomps the Hill then the ‘Mints Come Storming Back

    by  • May 12, 2012 • norcal scene, race coverage, womyn on weels

    In Memory of Suzanne Rivera (Team B4T9 Post)  12 May 2012 Mariposa Women’s Stage Race Day 2 – Groveland Hillclimb and the Greeley Hill Road Race Updated Report – added top-five results for the hill-climb. Stage 2 – Groveland Hillclimb Starting from a graffiti-covered bridge, this 6.9-mile course climbs 640m (2,100 feet) along Wards Ferry [...]

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    Meriposa née Kern

    by  • May 11, 2012 • norcal scene, race coverage, womyn on weels

    11 May 2012 15th Mariposa (formely Kern) Women’s Stage Race Basso Bridge ITT   This year’s Mariposa Women’s Stage Race began today with the Basso Bridge Individual Time Trial. Some 23 miles to the east of Modesto, the location may have been considered obscure. However, after the day’s cycling, at least a dozen racers sauntered [...]

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