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San Dimas Stage Race Stage One Glendora mountain Road Time Trial
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Where were you born?: Forest Lake, MN
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Years with CashCall: First
Top 5 iPod training songs: Levitate, Hollywood Undead
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Justin Williams, CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team -Long Beach St. Patrick’s Day Criterium Race Report:
Long Beach St. Patrick’s Day Criterium Race Report: Justin Williams, CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team
On Sunday, I met up with the rest of my CashCall Mortgage teammates in Tustin, CA to ride to the race. Everyone was stoked to see each other and it was really cool to ride the 40 miles together. It was nice to have time on the bike to talk, joke and reflect on the last few weeks of racing prior to the race without being in a rush. We had a good ride over with a few exciting moments with city traffic, that’s for sure. The more time we spend together, the better we learn to understand and work well with each other. It was also a huge plus having Devan Dunn back on the bike riding with us.
This race is my home race, I have trained on this course since I was 13 years old. I love the course. It is wide open with plenty of space in the corners and always fast. The conditions are a little different on race day with more wind and the wind showing up in different places. This year the home straight was tail wind and the back straight was head wind, which made for a fast hard race.
CashCall Mortgage had 9 guys (Fabrizio Von Nacher, David Santos, Brian McCulloch, Logan Loader, Cole House, Wes Holloway, Chris Barton, Michael Weicht and myself) in the field, giving us a a big advantage. We always start the race aggressive and ended up getting Michael, Logan, and Holloway up the road early. That put us in a good spot with all three guys having really good kicks at the end of a hard race. The group up the road grew too big for our liking though, with a hand full of Monster Media riders getting across. So we decided to reshuffle it. Halfway through the race, we had Logan up the road in a breakaway of 3 riders. Chris, Dave, and Brian half way across the gap in a group of four. The rest of the guys sat in the field waiting to see how this would play out.
In the last 15 minutes of the race, we had a situation on our hands and we’d have to think fast. Monster Media and Cal-Giant brought the group of four riders between groups back to the main field and Logan was getting attacked and counter attacked by the riders in the break. Knowing he had Fabrizio and I in the field, Logan sat up from the break and the chase was on.
We had 5 laps to bring back 30 seconds and the guys buried themselves to get us there. With 2 laps to go, the gap to the breakaway of two riders was at 10-15 seconds and we needed a bit more steam. Fabrizio left my side and took a long hard pull at the front to give the other boys a little rest and close the gap to 5 seconds. We caught the two leaders with one lap to go and my guys put me in position to close the race for the team. Michael, Cole, and Fabrizio saved just enough to get me to the last corner and I started my sprint with 200 meters to go.
Today was a perfect example of how much of team sport cycling truly is. Without all of my CashCall Mortgage teammates, this victory would not have been possible. Thanks to them, we achieved the win as a team.
After the race, we had our team meeting, put our vests back on and jumped back on the bikes to ride back to Tustin. On the two hour ride back to OC, spirits were high and I feel like I earned the respect and trust of my guys. We had fun and rode hard all the way home, testing each other after 100 plus miles. It was a great day for the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team.
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What is your biggest race result or victory?: I have won both the CA Road Race and TT State Championships.
What are you most excited about for the 2013 season with CashCall?: To help the team win tons of races and become one of the top teams in the nation, and also to race Battenkill.
What is your favorite Hammer Nutrition product?: The Cashew Coconut Chocolate Chip Hammer Bar……I could live off that nutrition bar!!!!
What is your favorite post-race meal?: Top notch high quality Mediterranean food, especially if it’s a buffet.
What do you like most about the Jakroo products?: I love how perfectly they fit. All their products are light-weight and functionally sound. If it weren’t deemed as being “weird” I would sleep in my kit.
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Watch Fabrizio Von Nacher and Justin Williams of the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team sprint to the finish of the 2013 Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium Pro Category 1 Race.
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David Santos (CashCall/KHS) sprints to victory today in San Diego at the Boulevard Road Race. Congrats to Dave and his team on the 1st win of the season!
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By Brian McCulloch (CashCall Mortgage Cycling)
Nearly four years ago I had the opportunity to live a portion of my dream… a long sought after and visualized dream. In 2010, I raced the Redlands Bicycle Classic as a member of a locally sponsored composite team. We had the specific goal of raising $5,000.00 for the races’ title sponsor, PossAbilities. PossAbilities is a community outreach organization that does incredible things for the local disabled population.
A group of many generous local community leaders and friends made it possible for me to race the event successfully as well as achieve our philanthropic goal of presenting a check for over $5,000.00. The presentation for the donation check took place before the start of the Downtown Redlands Criterium. Thousands of fans were watching the presentation and a positive charge in the air was created that can only be described as ‘energizing’. The crowd had just experienced the power of the PossAbilities hand-cyclists churning their heavy gears as they were speeding around the same course I was about to race on with 180 other able-bodied cyclists. That experience was easily the most powerful event I have been a part of in my cycling career.
Today, I was notified that the Redlands Bicycle Classic is in need of support from the cycling community to continue the nearly thirty years of racing tradition. For those of you who have not been a part of the RBC, it’s an experience you must have. This event is far more than a bicycle race. ‘The Classic’ is a premier event for the Men’s and Women’s professional peloton. It is also unique in that it showcases the world’s best hand-cyclists in a stage race format. Saturday is packed full of riding and racing options for the non-professional. Enthusiasts can participate in the RUFF Ride for cyclists of all levels. Those new to racing can try their hand at the Public Races and local school kids can race in the School Duel. The longstanding crowd favorite is the Shimano Youth Series races in the morning. Sunday the course is filled with Southern California’s finest amateur criterium racers as all SCNCA categories take to the course. This event is second-to-none, and yes, I am biased as a local resident. I encourage you to come to the event and see for yourself, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
This amazing event needs our support to continue to thrive. Everyone on the Redlands Bicycle Classic Organizing Committee, an ALL-VOLUNTEER group, is putting on their fund-raising hats and seeking sponsorships to secure another year of memorable racing in the SoCal sun. They have asked me, as the 2012 SCNCA Road Race Champion and a member of the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team, to lend my support. I have responded by partnering with our friends at Cycling Illustrated to get the word out and ask for your involvement.
Personally, I am making a financial contribution to the event. Being an athlete in the professional stage race was a ‘shoot for the moon’ goal since I began racing road bikes in 2005.It’s important to me that young cyclists have an event of this caliber to see, experience, dream about, and race in.
The Redlands Bicycle Classic is an event put on by passionate community volunteers, some of which are cyclists, for everyone to enjoy. Whether you are a racer, a Course Marshall, or a Host Family this event will leave a powerful impression.
Any financial support or sponsorship that you can offer is beyond appreciated. Please take a moment to go to the following links to find out how you can get involved.
To Donate:
Visit the Redlands Bicycle Classic website and find the ‘Donate’ button on the top left of the home page.
To Learn More About The Redlands Bicycle Classic:
When you come to ‘The Classic’, make sure to cheer on the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team as we participate in the professional stage race. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Until April…Be Safe, Ride Hard, And Have Fun,
Brian McCulloch
CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team
We were fortunate to be invited to the CashCall Mortgage/KHS Team Camp for the day and the sponsors dinner in San Clemente, Ca on Sunday night. Even the rain did not stop this team from testing the elements on a 110-mile training ride. The route took them through Dana Point, Corona, Lake Elsinore and then back to Dana Point. Wet, dirty and cold is how a spectator might see it, but the guys loved every minute of it.
Everyone was treated to a fabulous BBQ dinner and drinks while all of the quests got to know the athletes and each other. The laid back atmosphere and the willingness from all the riders to be involved in many conversations was most impressive. We had a great time the entire day.
Here is the CashCall Mortgage current roster. Everyone is expecting big things from this group of athletes. Cycling Illustrated will be checking in on this team all year!
2013 CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team Roster:
Chris Barton
Devan Dunn
Wes Holloway
Cole House
Logan Loader
Brian McCulloch
Michael Olheiser
David Santos
Fabrizio Von Nacher
Michael Weicht
Justin Williams
Sponsor List: CashCall Mortgage, KHS Bicycles, Jakroo, Shimano, Kenda, iRT Wheels, World Oil Corp., Velo Enterprises, Rudy Project, Xpedo, Serfas, Praxis Works, Q2, Hammer Nutrition, Rennie and Associates, Finish Line USA, Bike Religion, and iPA Sports.
Logan Loader- CashCall Cycling! Think you have what it takes? Watch this!
For more information, check out Logan’s blog.
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Photo Credit Danny Munson
The 2013 CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team Announcement
Tustin, California—
The 2013 road cycling season is fast approaching, and the CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team has wasted no time in expanding on the winning formula that lead to 30 victories in 2012 by adding talent, experience, and depth to the roster.
The racing schedule will focus on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and the USA Crits Series. The CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team is continuing with the same proven formula that propelled the team to win over 60 races in the last two seasons. “I see so many talented athletes that need support and guidance to really flourish,” says iPA Sports President and Founder, Paul Abrahams. “The goal of the program has always been, and will continue to be, to develop the next generation of cycling professionals.”
Author:Anthony Canevari-
Thursday May 10, The CashCall Mortgage Cycling Team headed to St. Louis, MO for 3 days of criterium racing. The Missouri Professional Cycling Series was part of the NCC (National Criterium Calendar) as well as the US Crit Champs Series. The event drew the top professional racers in the country and gave our 5 racers, Stefano Barberi, Anthony Canevari, Justin Williams, Michael Weicht and Lee Muse, a chance to race with the best.
After the weekend of racing, Justin Williams is now ranked 7th overall on the NCC points standings.
Team sprinter and lead-out man Anthony Canevari gave a rundown of his first time racing the event. [Read more...]
