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The Cyclocross State Championships were held this past weekend in Davisburg, Michigan and several TGM’rs were in attendance. Cameron Marshall moved up to the B class and finished 22nd in his first race. He also was the bronze medalist in the 29 and under State Championship for the B class, and finished the USAC State Series in 2nd. Benjamin Christian finished 11th in the B class on the day, and 10th for the State Series. Terry Ritter was 5th in the Master’s 35+ class, 4th in the 40-44 State Championship, and finished 3rd for the State Series for the M-35+.  Anyone who had ridden a MTB when the rain starts knows the course changes as time goes on.  No rain this weekend, but the same effect occured as the frozen ground thawed in the sunlight and rising temps.  As small knobby tire after small knobby tire rode over and over sections, the damage really started.  Conditions and the speed you could ride something changed significantly from the C race to the Master’s events.  Effectively, the former raced on something rather different then the later.  It presented challenges for all, but what makes CX racing so awesome.

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Ritter on the Attack at Bloomer Park CX Race

Ritter on the Attack at Bloomer Park CX Race

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Terry Ritter “Sauce” leads Rob Selle at the Stony Creek Cyclo Cross Race.


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Hoffner Wins Milford Crit!

by Alan on October 8, 2009

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Scott Hoffner rounds corner during the Milford Criterium

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Scott captures win in Milford Cat 4 race for TGM

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Fist Pump

by admin on June 11, 2009

Zoltowski Wins Das Tour de Frankenmuth

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One cool pic

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Tour of Frankenmuth

by Jon on May 27, 2009

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True to form and as you’ve come to expect, Team Giant Michigan’s rocket field sprinter Alan Zoltowski delivered the Team’s first victory on Saturday, May 23rd at the Frankenmuth Road Race against a strong field. As always, the team rode tactically brilliant tobring back a late solo break and set up Alan for a clear victory salute.  Jimmi McMurray held on for 5th place.
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Zoltowski fist pumps to celebrate

Last week, the team launched Jimmi McMurray into the winning break on a wildly fast climb at mid-race at the brutal Kensington Road Race. The team covered the field and rode tempo to assure a shot at the victory-Jimmy came up just shy at the line.

The new GIANT TCR ADV SL1’s are the best yet!

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First Two Races of 2009

by scott on April 28, 2009

On April 19th I raced my first Road race. It was the Ann Arbor Training B race. I went in a little tense but felt good after a few laps. We did fourty  laps plus two. Half way through the race Jim Bruce From Lathrup Industries jumped in and rode on the side of me. He gave me a few pointers and tried to help out. On the last two laps Jim told me to get in the the top ten guys and sprint it out. I did so and ended up 8th for my first road race. It was a little chilly.

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My next race was the Michigan USAC Race #1 at Pontiac Lake. It was a time trial and it rained enough for the week to make it nice and muddy. It was my first Cat.1/expert race and i ended up with 5th.  Although i am only 18, I have to race 19-29 catagory so i am really trying to push it hard to keep up i noticed. I had a great race and hope to run tubeless soon with a new wheel set!  Thanks to my dad, i have had some good pictures so far this season!

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Training In NC

by scott on April 14, 2009

Terry took me out to North Carolina for my first training trip. I was ready but had no idea what i was in for. We went for a week in the month of April. We rented a house on top of a hill that ended our road rides with 400 feet of elevation to climb.  Terry and I just got our new 2009 Giant road bikes put together before this trip and i also put my new Giant XTC Advance mountain bike together to take along.

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We had two strong road rides. The rest of the week, we  rode mountain bikes. The XTC is not my ideal bike for the mountains i figured out. ( Flat Bars, Hard tail, 100 mm fork) I managed without complaints.

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By the end of the trip, I went through lots of hard climbs, descents, and long rides. Riding with Terry for a week really helped me out and made me a better rider all around. Thanks a lot Terry!

Ready to Race!

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