The Final Push! National Championships Are Here!

It’s now August and the final leg of our season. Two more weeks and several National Championship races are left in Team Legacy Energy-Ciclismo’s inaugural season.

The racing kicks off today, August 6^th in Orange County, CA with the Elite National Time Trial Championships. Soon to follow on Saturday and Sunday are the preliminary heats and finals of the Elite Road Race.

Following this weekends California competition is the National Criterium Championship in Downers Grove, IL on Sunday, August 17^th.

After our impressive racing in Salida, CO at the State Road Championships, We’ve orchestrated our final preparation carefully and as I like to say, “we are ready!”

Jarred is already in California racing today in the Time Trial. Please check the blog soon for an update on his performance. He is the only one riding the TT for the Team and has been preparing specifically for the Time Trial since the Cascade Classic.

The National Time Trial Championship is a brutal, 38km Time Trial on an undulating course. The hills are bigger than they look on the profile and we believe it is going to be a good course for Jarred. He is fantastic at the time trial, and as a more compact rider should have a big advantage on hillier terrain.

Saturday will consist of two qualifying heats for the Road Race Championships, with the finals to follow on Sunday. The two separate 55km heats on Saturday will take the field to a more manageable size for a 60 rider final race over 166km (103 mile) rolling terrain.

Ian, Phil, and Rolf will be joining Jarred for the Road Race. California Giant Strawberries will be the home town power-house team with a total of 13 riders entered in the race. They were our nemesis at the Cascade Classic and just beat us out for the best amateur team. In California we are taking a different approach to the race honing in on our elite force of road riders to go toe-to-toe in every break.

Anyone on Team Legacy Energy can win this race if the cards fall in their favor. As mentioned, they are all riding with good form and are well prepared. We are ready to do battle and we will keep you posted…

Andy Clark