Cheshire Cross

CCNS will be one of the sponsors of this years Cheshire Cross race. This years race will also serve as the 2008 Connecticut Cyclocross Championships. Team rider Hunter Pronovost has been organizing this race for the past 3 years and its sure to be a good time. A bunch of our team members will be volunteering at the event and as of right now Anthony Vecca, Hunter P., and Team Director Aidan Charles will be racing. Come out, support cyclocross, support CCNS, and have a good time. Hope to see some familiar faces at the race!

Check out the event HERE.

Weekend Results: October 10th-12th

Cyclocross season is in full swing and the Erdinger Grand Prix of Gloucester took place this weekend. The weather was ideal, sunny and in the mid-60's, and the course was fast! The highlight of the weekend was Hunter Pronovost taking the win in the Men's 2,3 race. Hunter powered up from 9th place on the last lap to take the win in a 3 man sprint! Congrats to Hunter on a very strong perfomance and a great early season victory! Anthony Vecca rode hard and placed in the top 20 of the 100+ rider Cat. 4 field Saturday and Sunday to get his New England cross season underway. Hunter and Anthony will both be racing the Mansfield Hollow Cross Race this coming Saturday on home turf here in Connecticut. Come out and cheer the guys on as they take on a truly rugged course!

Lots of photos from Gloucester, CLICK HERE to view.

Hunter leading the charge on the run-up.
Photo: Paul Weiss

Wind Tunnel

CCNS' wind tunnel is now finished and open for testing!

The CCNS Performance Center Wind Tunnel is a state of the art wind tunnel designed to maximize your efficiency and speed. The CCNS Performance Center, with incredible service and attention to detail, will optimize your position and make sure that you are as biomechanically efficient as possible. The tunnel’s clear and accurate data acquisition and feedback process will have you leaving the CCNS Performance Center with confidence knowing that you have maximized every possible advantage.

Aerodynamics plays a huge role in your speed. Everyone can benefit from a testing session with the CCNS performance Center Wind Tunnel. CCNS offers competitive pricing that allows more people to take advantage of such a valuable service. Please email today for pricing information and details.

The CCNS Performance Center welcomes team and group testing sessions, equipment testing, and manufacturer testing.

Go to CharlesCoaching.com for more information

Cross is underway!

Anthony Vecca raced the "Wheelers & Dealers" race at CrossVegas last week in Las Vegas, NV. Anthony finished 8th overall taking home the win in the "Retailers" bracket representing Pedal Power...and CCNS of course! The cross season is officially under way and the New England schedule is great this year. Look for Anthony, Hunter, Anthony Parent, Patrick Brandon, and possibly some others tearing up the cross course this season. Next up on the schedule, the Erdinger Gran Prix of Gloucester October 11 & 12.

"Wheelers & Dealers" Podium at CrossVegas

Late Summer Race Report

Well its been over a month since the last post, but the team is still riding hard. A number of guys rode the Green Mountain Stage Race last weekend up in Vermont. Patrick Brandon finished 15th in the Masters 40+ field of 60 riders. Patrick hasn't raced Green Mountain in over a decade and rode strong for his first return trip. In other race news, Chris Kohnle finished 5th in the Pro 1,2,3 race at the Topsfield Circuit race this past Saturday. The road season is winding down with only a few races left, Jamestown being the season ender. It appears the team will have a number of riders giving cross a go this year...it should be a fun Fall season.

Anthony Vecca will be racing the CrossVegas "Wheelers & Dealers" race in Las Vegas on September 24th. The race is held the first night of Interbike and is open to 100 bike shop employees and industry affiliates from across the globe. Anthony has been part of the Pedal Power family for 8 years and will be representing the shop and CCNS in the race.

Race Report

There has been a lot of racing going on over the past month. The guys have been traveling all over and riding really strong. The past two weekends the team has been on home turf racing here in Connecticut. At the New Britain Criterium last weekend Jeff Fryer took home 2nd in the Masters 65+ race and Anthony Parent rode strong taking home 4th in the Mens 30+ race. At the Donovan-Ruhlman Naugatuck Criterium yesterday Brian Tompkins got off the front with another rider in the 3/4 race to open up a 47 second gap on the field...Brian took home 2nd. August is just around the corner and the guys will be racing just about every weekend leading up to September's Green Mountain Stage Race.

2008 Team Photo

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Photo courtesy of Derek Dudek.