by Carl Moler
David Stanton just competed in the 2019 60-64 Master’s National Time Trial in Colorado Springs last week.
This marked David’s 6th participation at venues around the country in his quest to win a National Championship. He has always done well, finishing in the top 10 the prior five competitions and was on the podium in 4th place in 2017. This year the challenges he faced were arguably his most formidable! David knew going in that he would need every advantage to have a chance to overcome these disadvantages.
I want to thank everyone who participated in the continued training toward the very notion of doing a double century. There is no way I would have even considered it before Stagecoach! I am still so thankful for that experience…The countless Saturday CV centuries since September 2015 have been a blast and hold very fun memories for me…So, after Rob Kelly suggested it, I thought, why not double the fun and do The Camino Real Double Century?!
L’Etape California featured much of the same climbs and roads the professional riders raced during the Amgen Tour of California’s Queen Stage, finishing at Mt. Baldy on Saturday, May 16 …showcasing beautiful roads and a significant amount of climbing!
Canyon Velo’s 21st year participating in the Tour de Cure set a new club record for fund raising. Our team of ten riders raised $8,804 for the American Diabetes Association. This included $1,500 in matching funds from the club treasury. This placed us in 5th place in the Club/Organization Team category just behind Boy Scout Troup 860. The Major Motion cycling club was first with a total of $18,085. The top fund raising team overall was the Northrop Grumman corporate team (Team Skunk Works) with $34,046.