2011 Northeast Masters Criterium Championships

WeeBike-Hasyun Racing wins again in Charlestown, RI! The winning break formed early and it was Matt Kressy who out-sprinted everyone to the line for the win in the 45+ event on September 11.

2011 Exeter Hospital Criterium 40+

96 started, 77 finished. Our entire team made it to the end, giving us the distinction of winning the Team Competition per Road-Results calculations:

We had similar success at the 2011 Keith Berger Criterium, where we also won the Team Competition. To wit:

WeeBIKE-Hasyun Racing wins the 2011 Keith Berger Criterium

WeeBIKE-Hasyun Racing wins again at the Keith Berger Memorial Criterium. Our team did a good job of containing the field for the best possible scenario- a Field Sprint! Ralf, Adam, Kyle then Matt took turns accelerating on the final lap and took the win from a big strong field. 

Officially:

Matt Kressy 1st

Kyle Gates 5th

Murat Altinbasak 15th

Ralf Geiben Lynn 34th

Matt had enough distance to salute!

Our breakaway expert Adam Sternfield was torched after taking his turn in the leadout and didn't even bother to cross the finish. David 'Solobreak' Foley was delayed with two to go when a huge pileup occurred on turn two. He trashed a wheel, but kept all of his skin. An early break looked promising when it contained a few of the favorites, but others were not content to let them roll away and in spite of some good blocking by Horst Benidorm and WeeBIKE-Hasyun, the break was reeled in at about halfway. Kudos to Matt and Ralf for taking some cash and merch primes as well. Ralf and Murat also entered the Pro race a couple of hours later. 45 additional laps sounded like fun but serious cramping with 15 to go took Murat out of contention. Ralf did a good job of hanging tough and finished.

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Full results are here

Weebike.com: FIVE REASONS WHY TRAINING WHEELS ARE BAD

Weebike.com: FIVE REASONS WHY TRAINING WHEELS ARE BAD

2011 Mystic Velo Crit: TWO WINS!

Click here for Murat's race report.
Our team took the win in the 35+ race and the 45+ race on Sunday, plus both primes.
Afterwards, we raced the 1-2-3 event for an additional 35 laps and finished 5th and 9th, plus one prime! Official results are HERE.

Results Update!: 2011 Blue Hills Classic RR

I've let this go too long without any information. The latest and greatest results are from the May 1, 2011 edition of the Blue Hills Road Race, wherein Kyle Gates finished 13th and Matt Kressy won the field sprint for 6th place. 75 riders took start in the 40+ event. Much of our team missed registration when the race unexpectedly filled up before we could register..

WeeBIKE-Hasyun Racing on the new SST 1.0

The team was sized up for the new FUJI team bikes on Saturday at Quad Cycles. We will be racing on the 2011 FUJI SST 1.0 which weighs a whopping 15.1 pounds equipped with carbon wheels and Shimano Dura Ace grouppo.. We're very impressed by the quality of this bike and encourage you to find your nearest dealer and take one for a test ride. All cables are internally routed for a very clean and aero finish. There is an I-Beam rib (RIB-Tech) inside of the high modulus D6 carbon frameset and fork tubes. It's the top shelf bike you have been looking for, available in three different price points: 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0- the most affordable of which is light enough and stiff enough to use in an NRC criterium, all day long. If you're in the Boston area, please make a visit to Rustem at Quad Cycles in Arlington. They have the Fujis and the Hasyun merino wool base layers for you to check out and they will help you make the correct buying decision.
Hasyun merino wool base layers are now also stocked at Providence Bicycle. Please pay them a visit when you're in the Ocean State.

New Sponsors for 2011

www.schwalbetires.com
www.fujibikes.com
www.quadcycles.com

2011

Racing fans- we are very pleased to announce that the original Millwork One Racing Team is coming back stronger than ever in 2011. We are re-branded as WeeBIKE-Hasyun Racing and expect to continue our streak of impressive wins and podiums in 2011. Updates, results and reports should appear more regularly from here on out.
Additionally, WeeBIKE-Hasyun Racing will be training and competing on Schwalbe tires in 2011!

Team Announcement!

Hello racing fans! It's been an interesting (albeit confusing) year of transition for M1 Racing. We ended a relationship with a title sponsor and when the money ran out, a bunch of us migrated over to Team Racemenu/mix1, which unfortunately left a bunch of riders twisting in the wind. This is not something I'm pleased with and hopefully we will make this right in the upcoming cross season and 2011 and beyond. The good news is that some new sponsors are in place as well as some old ones. The bad news is that this will require some new apparel, which is always expensive. We will be sticking with Pactimo though, the extra cost is worth it. Now the question is going to be: who is left on M1 Racing? and will anyone new be joining us? I'm not exactly sure how to answer the first question, and the 2nd question is ABSOLUTELY. Let this serve as our official announcement that we will be aggressively recruiting road racers to our team in the coming weeks. All are encouraged to inquire, regardless of category, men and women, juniors and masters. M1 Racing is going to be populated with a large cross section of New England racers in 2011. If you are unhappy with your current club or team, we encourage you to reach out to us. I can be reached at: murat@weebike.com
Thanks.

Franz Wright

The old M1 Racing uniforms have a quotation on the back of the collar, by a Pulitzer prize winner whose work opened my eyes to some things, during a period when my father was in chemo, radiation, fighting lung cancer.

I'm saddened to report to you that Franz himself announced that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer this past week. He's a distant FB friend to me and he does not know that an elite New England bike race team has ridden tens of 1000s of miles carrying his words and his name: "We are created by being destroyed" -Franz Wright "The Letter"

I know that some of you might be saying to yourselves Franz who?? If your interest is piqued, here is the program in which I discovered him:

http://www.radioopensource.org/the-poetry-of-franz-wright-and-fannie-howe/

"The Letter" is read beginning at about 7:00.

I'd like to take one of the last remaining M1 jerseys and have everyone on the team sign it for him.

Thanks.

Tour de New York is Coming!

My good friend Todd Scheske is in the news again. Between being a promoter of races such as the Rochester Twilight Criterium and the Tour de New York and being President of the very prestigious Genesee Valley Cycling Club, Todd helps me to train effectively and to time my peaks correctly. Today’s news article at VeloNews is pretty exciting, and if I’m not mistaken, the Tour de New York will also feature a downtown criterium for women, juniors and masters, with the Pro crit being the Feature Presentation of course. That’s another excuse for me to head out there and spend some time with my younger brother, who is finishing up his degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. As a team affiliated with the GVCC, maybe we can head out there as a Team and kick some tail!
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2009 Boston Mayor's Cup Pro-Am Redux

RaceMenu/MIX 1 Racing lined up at the start of this epic late season "criterium royale". From the six of us, three survived to see the finish: Alain Ferry (39th) , Adam Sternfield (67th) and Matt Kressy (64th). Here are a few pictures which I just found at the official event website. For me the race was too fast - I had some very serious lower back problems all August long and had to stop riding. My form went kaput and some desperation training in September was not fruitful. I'd like to underscore the fact that this was a Pro-Am criterium, populated by not less than 25 pro riders, out of the 100+ entrants. Official results indicate that quite a few middle aged hard men had the mojo to race with pros who are 1/2 of their age. Adam Sternfield (pictured below) and Matt Kressy (above) set a great example to follow for young guns like Alain and I..

Bill Doonan leads the way on the dirt

Click here: Bill Doonan on CrossResults.com
Bill raced 17 cyclocross events this past season! I didn't even know this was possible unless you traveled all over the northeast. Well apparently, he did, and he completed every event he entered. We salute you Bill!

M1 Racing is gearing up for 2010

We are very excited about welcoming some new sponsors to the M1 Racing family.
The team is seeking qualified candidates to contribute to the team's success. Cat 2 and 3 athletes over the age of 35 are preferred, but all situations, ages and categories are welcome to inquire.

Some cross pics from winter 2009

Team Announcement

Sponsors may change, but our team's population remains the same in 2010. We expect to change title sponsorships, but until further notice, we are going by the moniker:
"M1 Racing Team - WeeBike.com"
Our network of sponsors may very well evolve some more in the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned.
Additionally, WeeBike.com is close to finalizing a deal to sponsor a very prominent Rhode Island racing team of elite masters. This is something which management is immensely excited about. We are also engaged in sponsorship discussions with other teams out in western New York. When the above situations are finalized, we will add the teams to our M1 Racing/WeeBike network here as well as on the WeeBike.com blog. We look forward to sharing the action of our affiliate teams with you in the coming seasons.

2009 Portsmouth Criterium

per J Alain Ferry's report:
"It came down to a field sprint and Jake Keough won. Jerome Townsend won a surprise $500 prime. Matt rode great but had a mechanical w/ 5 to go and wasn't allowed a free lap which SUCKED. So my strategy changed late...instead of leading him out, I sprinted (for lack of a better term; my legs were mush) and took 10th. Boston up next...BRING IT!!!"

2009 Concord Criterium: We win in Boyce Highlands backyard!

I was on the rivet for the whole entire time, and it took some coaxing and encouragement from a good team mate, but in the end, I found myself in the top ten going into the correct inside line of the corkscrew with 1/2 lap to go. There was a crash in the final corner- on the outside. This was both a curse and a blessing- it required me to shift my weight to the right at high speed and reach for the brakes, losing a touch of speed. On the other hand, it delayed a few guys enough for me to hold onto 9th place with lots of room to spare, or so it seemed. Hopefully the results this year will show a high speed shot of the top 15 as they showed in last year's results. Needless to say, it pleases me immensely that Matt Kressy won, that three of our team populate the top ten finishers, and that all five of our team raced honorably and finished.

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