Here is an update from Bryn regarding the latest world cup in Champery. If you saw the coverage of the event it looked like the worst weather possible combined with some of the most steep and technical terrain of any world cup.
"Tough weekend here in Champery, my first run of the weekend started with a big over the bars, taking a massive body hit, kept me a little sore. Conditions were tough, consistent rain and a track that is not up for World cup numbers, resulted in an all out, sloppy battle, basically survival. No excuses here though. Thanks to ol' Marshy, my bike was more than great the whole weekend, I just slammed some trees in my final run, and got stuck in the mud a few times, finishing 20th.
We're off to Val de Sole, Italy in a few days for the next round. I'm sitting 19th in the Overall, patiently waiting for that ripper of a run!"
More on World Cup at Champery at Mountain Bike Action — and you'll find video at – Bicycling Magazine

July 28, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 12:17 AM

Sunday's stage 20 of the tour was merely a formality as 27 year old Spanish rider Alberto Contador won his third tour victory in four years. After three weeks and more than 2,200 miles Contador shared the podium with Andy Schleck, the 25 year old rider from Luxembourg and third place rider Denis Menchov from Russia.
The seven-time Tour winner, Lance Armstrong finished 23rd, a bittersweet ending to a career filled with accolades. Armstrong and his RadioShack teammates were threatened by being disqualified for tossing their red and gray racing jerseys for black jerseys with a yellow"28" on the back, in honor of the 28 million people living with cancer. Officials would not have it and the race started 15 minutes late. Click for more at NBC sports.

July 25, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 11:36 PM

4th of July Alessandro Petacchi of Italy crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France

June 30, 2010

Some late news.. I have been on the road for 7 straight weeks, and we are finally back in Seattle for some chill time before the next World Cup in Champerey, Switzerland. Stoked to sit still for a few days.

The 3rd round of the ProGRT U.S National series was on the weekend in Tahoe, California. It was sweet to have the Team all back together, Lars and Jill are so fun to have at the races!

Transition racing had a pretty successful weekend, with Jill taking the win, Lars was 11th, I finished second to Minnaar and held onto the points lead for the series . It was a really good Pro turn out with Steve Peat, Cedric Gracia showing up to support the U.S race scene, It makes the event so much better when a bunch of the top guys are there!

Big thanks to all my sponsors, I'm really lucky to have the great support I do!

Bryn

July 4, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 03:42 PM

Truckee, Ca- June 27, 2010

The Pro GRT National race series makes its third stop in Truckee California, at the legendary Northstar Ski Resort, for the biggest GRT event yet. This Awesome resort played host to some of the world’s fastest racers, including the Santa Cruz Syndicate, Giant Bikes, Transition Bikes, DRD Tomac, and KHS Factory team. With all these world class individuals attending, I knew I had to be on my game. The race track on the other hand had a wide variety of terrains that included fast, loose, high speed berms, big jumps, bridge drops, and a few nasty rock gardens. After a few course changes, riders took to the track, and started hammering in lines. I got my runs in and was feeling good for Fridays seeding run.

Come Friday morning, riders were excited and a bit nervous to do their first timed run down the rough four minute track. I took a few cruiser runs and soon enough was lining up for my seeding run. My run went well at about 90 percent speed with minimal mistakes. I crossed the finish line winded to find out nothing… No times, or live results. After a much needed shower and some lunch, mom called to let me know I had qualified in 5th place and I was in the mix! Saturday, I did a couple runs with Minnaar to see what needed to be done on the track, and have a little whip contest while we were at it too! After a quick track walk I called it good, and hit the pool with some friends during peek bronzing hours.

Race morning I was up at six smashing a quick bowl of cereal before throwing the bikes over the tailgate and heading up the mountain. I was excited to get on the track and get loose. My warm up runs were smooth and consistent, giving me some confidence for finals. Practice commenced and the waiting game was on. I had nearly five hours of waiting to do before the top qualifying pros took to the course. After what seemed like forever, I finally finished my warm up and was in the gate listening to the beeps. My run started out great, putting out some good power over the first rocky pedaling section. I dropped down onto a ski run, scrubbed some table tops, and was quickly back into the woods. The course turned from awesome conditions in the morning, to what seemed like a race on mars during my run. I slid out twice, bringing me to a near stop in the middle of the blown out track, but threw that out quickly to focus back on my run. I had a great rest of my run, and an all out 30 second sprint to the finish line jump. I finally caught my breath after the last rider crossed the finish line and heard I still finished in the top ten. A solid 8th place result had me stoked for the rest of the day. All in all it was the best national race I have ever attended because of the awesome rider turnout, and the amazing resort that it took place at. I would like to thank all my sponsors for their continued support including GT Bicycles, Epic Stealth Cameras, SRAM, Kenda, Mavic, Fox Clothing, Funn, Ethirteen, SDG, Twenty Six Products, Troy Lee Designs, Oakley, FiveTen Shoes, EFX, DarkTimbers , ODI grips, Freestyle watches, Diverse Suspension Springs, The BikeCo, and Cadence Works.

July 4, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 03:23 PM

Hey Guys,

I got a day of filming in last month with a friend and made two short videos. One is a day in the life of Kevin Aiello while the other is a monthly video called Support the Whip. The day in the Life video runs through all my sponsors at the end of the video so feel free to use anywhere and everywhere you'd like. Here are the links and I've also attached a photo from last race. Thanks to all my sponsors for their continued support. You guys have been awesome!

Thanks
Kevin

•A day in the life of Kevin Aiello — click here
•Support the Whip — — click here

June 2, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 01:42 PM

Amgen Stage 7: LA Individual Time Trial could set an all-time attendance record for spectators.

The Amgen Tour descends on the City of Angels with the 21-mile individual time trial. LA plays host to a course filled with many of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Each rider will complete two laps of the 10.5-mile circuit around downtown LA. Heading south for the first half of the circuit, the riders will pass by the LA Convention Center, USC, Exposition Park and the LA Coliseum. The route then heads back north for the second half of the circuit and includes two short, but steep climbs while passing several downtown Los Angeles icons before returning to the finish area.
On Thursday, Armstrong, who was accused of doping by Landis, crashed during the race. He said he tried to give it a go, but his eye was swollen and the pain in the elbow prevented him from holding the bars for the remainder of the stage. Relieved there were no breaks he will take a few days to recover and be on the bike as soon as possible. Michael Rogers of Australia moved into the overall lead.
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May 22, 2010 Posted by: anthony at 04:17 AM