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Friday 10 September 2010
Wins at the Tour of Austin for Jen McRae and athlete Grace Alvarado
Jen McRae edged out Jennifer Purcell for the overall win at the Tour of Austin. She raced a strong time trial, on a fast, and challanging course, blazing to a third place finish. In the second stage of the omnium she recieved ten of the intermediate prime lap points, and sprinted to a second place result. Propelling herself into second place overall. She continued her upward trend in results on Sunday. Taking first on the fast 6 corner crit, she pulled within 2 points of the overall lead, still in second. On the last day, with heavy rains during the race Jen was able to safely navigate the course, and finish just ahead of Purcell for the win Overall. She edged out Purcell by 1 point, staying consistant and strong over the 4 days of racing.
Gracie Alvarado raced to 2 race wins in the Tour of Austin as well. On Saturday she rode with the group to claim a strong sprint victory. On Monday after falling off the group she chased to catch back on with 3 laps to go. In the final straight she sprinted from the back of the field to the front to claim the hard earned win! Congrats Jen and Gracie
Posted by joroshiba on Friday September 10 2010 - 16:59:01
Monday 19 April 2010
Caleb Fairly wins Tour of the Battenkill, Floyd Landis second in best result since 2009 comeback
Caleb Fairly of Colorado (Holowesko Partners) accelerated past Floyd Landis and rode to a solo victory Sunday in the Tour of the Battenkill in upstate New York.
Fairly was the only rider to counter a move by Landis with about 18 miles remaining. He then left the embattled former Tour de France winner and rode the final six-mile dirt road ascent alone en route to nearly a 2 1/2-minute win.
The second-place finish for Landis was his best result since returning to competition last season after a two-year exile and disqualification from the 2006 Tour de France.
Landis did not have podium finish last season while riding for OUCH.
Fly V Australia's Jay Thomson outsprinted Luca Damiani (Kenda p/b Geargrinder) for third, 19 seconds behind Landis Top-10 Results
1. Caleb Fairly (USA) Holowesko Partners 4:57:07; 2. Floyd Landis (USA) Bahati Foundation 0:02:24; 3. Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 0:02:43; 4. Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda p/b Gear Grinder, same time; 5. Kenneth Hanson (USA) Team Type 1, 0:03:46; 6. Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia, same time; 7. Alex Howes (USA) Holowesko Partners, s.t.; 8. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Trek-Livestrong, s.t.; 9. Jonathen Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia, s.t.; 10. Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia, s.t. February 16, 5:31 PMCycling ExaminerJames Raia
Holowesko Partners director's fighting technique is unstoppable Chann McRae, the director of Garmin-Transitions' U23 development squad Team Holowesko Partners, has proven himself as a professional cyclist with a USPRO national road championship, two top-10 finishes in the elite men's road world championship and a top-20 finish at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana as highlights of his eight-year career. The 38-year-old McRae, however, has embarked on an altogether different physical challenge having taken up mixed martial arts. "I've just gotten into it in the last 16 months. It's truly for hobby [purposes] after I've stopped racing Ironmans and as a professional on the road in cycling," McRae told Cyclingnews. "It's just something I find intriguing, developing my skills to be a better mixed martial artist." McRae made his amateur mixed martial arts debut earlier this month in New Braunfels, Texas. Scheduled for three, 3-minute rounds, McRae suffered a TKO 0:52 into the third round. "I don't have tons of time to put into it. If I was 18 and could do it over again maybe I'd like to do it professionally. I definitely have respect for the pros." While travelling with the Team Holowesko Partners squad McRae finds it easier to train on the bike or via running, but when he's not on the road he focuses on a mixed martial arts regimen. "I study Muay Thai and Jujitsu," said McRae. "Muay Thai is a standup striking technique where you use kicks, knees, punches and elbows. Jujitsu is more working your ground game, you learn different positions about how to tap a guy out from the ground. You can become a black belt in Jujitsu, which is a ways off for me, but that can be a goal as well." While the training required to pursue a professional career in mixed martial arts is a world away from that of professional cycling, there are analogies regarding the rise through the ranks. "It's a lot like cycling with its various categories, starting out as an amateur and working into bigger promotions," said McRae. "Once you get to be one of the best amateurs and you're winning on the regional circuit then you'll start to think about turning professional. "Once you turn professional there's the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) and Strikeforce. Those are the three biggest promotions. and that's where amateur fighters aspire to be." As in professional cycling there's definitely a window of opportunity regarding the ability to achieve peak fitness, but each sport also has it's elder statesmen who are still a potent presence. "It's kind of like cycling in that you peak at the same time, between 27 and 32 years old," said McRae. "In addition to the fitness element it's very skill based. There's a guy named Randy Couture and he's one of the best in the world and he's 46, although he's definitely an anomaly." With one amateur fight under his belt, McRae is leaving his options open for future opportunities. "If something comes up and a promoter wants to put me on a card and I feel like I've been doing enough training to get ready for it then I'd accept it," said McRae. "I'm not saying that I'm setting a schedule for myself." In the meantime, McRae will be busy with Team Holowesko Partners, having just completed its season opening San Dimas Stage Race in California. The squad will turn its attention to the Redlands Bicycle Classic, Tour of the Battenkill, and Tour of the Gila. The development team will then undertake a five-week stint in Europe, competing at the 6-day Olympia's Tour in the Netherlands and the U23 Paris-Roubaix.
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