Christine D’Ercole 1st – Women’s 45+ Team Sprint – Master’s Track World Championships 3rd – Women’s 45-49 Points Race – Master’s Track World Championships 4th – Women’s 45-49 Pursuit – Master’s Track World Championships (New PB) 5th –...
Read MoreBilly Taylor 2nd – Merrick Criterium Homare Yamashita 5th – Cat 3 – Cooper River CX
Read MoreBilly Taylor 1st – Junior Men 15-18 – New Haven Grand Prix Nathan Roberts 2nd – Town Hall CX Men’s Cat 3 6th – FSX Week 2 Race 1 7th – FSX Week 2 Race 2 10th –...
Read MoreKeira Jones 1st – W 4/5 and 35+ 10 Lap Point a Lap – Master’s & Rookies 1st – W 4/5 and 35+ Miss and Out – Master’s & Rookies 1st – Junior Women 9-14 – Nittany Lion...
Read MoreJim Kloss World Record – Men’s 80-84 500m TT World Record – Men’s 80-84 200m TT National Record – Men’s 80-84 500m TT National Record – Men’s 80-84 200m TT 1st – Men’s 80-84 500m TT – USA...
Read MoreKeira Jones (T-Town Elite) 1st – W 4/5 Elimination – Super Tuesday 2nd – W 4/5 Unknown Distance 3rd – W 4/5 Unknown Distance Handicap Nao Yamashita (Big Picture Cycling) 3rd – M2/3 / W1/2/3 Unknown Distance Point...
Read MoreGrant Carter 13th – Criterium – European Junior Cycling Tour 21st – GC – European Junior Cycling Tour 22nd – Time Trial – European Junior Cycling Tour 27th – Omloop – European Junior Cycling Tour 32nd – Criterium...
Read MoreChristine D’Ercole 2nd – Elite Women’s Team Pursuit – Vision Grand Prix 3rd – Elite Women’s Team Sprint – Vision Grand Prix 7th – Elite Women’s Keirin – Vision Grand Prix 10th – Elite Women’s Points Race –...
Read MoreChristine D’Ercole 1st – Women’s Tandem Sprint – Tandemonium 1st – Women’s Tandemonium Overall – Tandeomnium 2nd – Women’s Tandem Flying Lap – Tandemonium 2nd – Women’s Tandem 2km Scratch – Tandemonium 7th – Pro Am Women 2km...
Read MoreNathan Roberts 1st – Junior Men 15-18 Points Race – Jr Track National Championships 1st – Junior Men 15-18 Individual Pursuit – Jr Track National Championships 3rd – Junior Men 15-18 Team Pursuit – Junior Track National Championships...
Read MoreBob Francis 1st – Men’s 55+ Flying 200m TT 1st – Men’s 1/2 Open Flying 200m TT 1st – Men’s 500m TT Ivy Koester 22nd – Festival of Speed UCI CL1 Homare Yamashita National Record – Jr W...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Junior Women’s 13-14 Overall Omnium JNTC #4 1st – Junior Women’s 13-14 Omnium Points Race 1st – Junior Women’s 13-14 4km Scratch Race 3rd – Junior Women’s 13-14 2km Scratch Race Grant Carter 1st...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Kirkwood Road Race U19 Junior PA State Champion 2nd – Kingswood Time Trial W 1/2/3/4/5 Non-TT Bike 3rd – Kirkwood Road Race W3/4/5 4th – W1/2/3 Scratch Race Pro Am Racing 4th – W1/2/3...
Read MoreGrant Carter 1st – Jr Men 15-16 Omnium Regional Champion 1st – Jr Men 15-16 Omnium State Champion 1st – Jr Men 15-18 Omnium Regional Champion 1st – Jr Men 15-18 Omnium State Champion 1st – Jr Men...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Smoketown Airport Criterium W 3/4/5 Billy Taylor 2nd – Jr M Bear Mountain Road Race TC Chioffi 1st – Cat 4 Omnium – Master’s and Rookies 4th – Master’s 35+ Overall
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 2nd – Lower Providence Criterium Jr Women (State Championship) 2nd – Lower Providence Criterium Cat 4/5 Women Billy Taylor 3rd – Jr M 17-18 Kitchen Road Criterium (PA State Championship) Nate Roberts 1st –...
Read MoreIvy Koester 1st – Giordana Velo Women’s Omnium (Scratch, Win-N-Out, Points) Bob Francis 3rd – Arizona State Crit Championships Men’s Master 55+ Nathan Roberts 2nd – JNTC #2 Colorado Springs International Omnium 2nd – JNTC #2...
Read MoreBilly Taylor 1st – Jr M 15-18 Chris Hinds Sunshine Crit Nathan Roberts 1st – Steve Reed Memorial Time Trial
Read MoreNathan Roberts 1st – Jr Men’s Omnium – JNTC #1 1st – Jr M Madison – JNTC #1 1st – Jr M Points – JNTC #1 1st – JNTC Overall Men’s Endurance Standings Billy Taylor 1st –...
Read MoreWhile living at the Olympic Training Center in 2013, I received my first concussion baseline exam. It was a new concept at the time, but one the OTC took seriously for the athletes living there, and it becomes...
Read MoreBob Francis 5th – Men’s 45+ Hungry Dog Criterium 7th – Men’s 55+ Hungry Dog Criterium
Read MoreThe BPC tema kit order is only open until the 14th of March. Get your order in now for team kit. If you have questions, please send us a message sooner than later. We’re proud to be repping...
Read MoreBilly Taylor 4th – Junior Men Scratch Race – Provincial Championships 4th – Junior Men Team Pursuit – Provincial Championships 9th – Junior Men Points Race – Provincial Championships 10th – Junior Men Keirin – Provincial Championships 13th – Junior Men...
Read MoreBilly Taylor 38th – Valley of the Sun Jr Men 17-18 Criterium 44th – Valley of the Sun Jr Men 17-18 GC 55th – Valley of the Sun Jr Men 17-18 Road Race 59th – Valley of the...
Read MoreTony Shumskas 1st – Cat 3 Men’s Tempo 5th – Cat 3 Men’s Points Race 9th – Cat 3 Men’s Omnium 12th – Cat 3 Men’s Scratch 15th – Cat 3 Men’s Elimination 21st – Men’s Keirin David...
Read MoreBob Francis 5th – Avondale Criterium Homare Yamashita Junior Women Cyclocross Rider of the Year U19 PA CX BAR Champion U15 PA CX BAR Champion 4th – PA CX BAR Cat 3 Women 5th – PA BAR Track...
Read MoreBob Francis 3rd – Avondale Criterium
Read MoreBilly Taylor 1st – Junior A 2km Scratch Race – Youth Development Series, Milton, ON, CAN 2nd – Cat A Jr Keirin – Youth Development Series, Milton, ON, CAN 3rd – Cat A Jr Tempo Race – Youth Development Series,...
Read MoreAs part of the new USA cycling Olympic Development Program Endurance Squad, Nate Roberts has been granted the opportunity to compete with the nations best across the pond this week. Nate will be racing in the Team Sprint,...
Read MoreIn one day, the course changed to a whole new animal. That animal was mud. Everywhere. The Junior Women’s 13-14 field was the largest Junior Women’s CX field fo the event, with 45 registered athletes! Homare started in...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 8th – USAC CX National Championships Jr W 13-14 1st – Solstice CX U19 Jr W 1st – Solstice CX U15 Jr ! PACX U19 JR W Overall Series Champion PACX U15 Jr W Overall Series...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 2018 MAC Series Overall Champion Elite Women 9-18 2nd 2018 MAC Series Overall Amateur Women 13-14 3rd 2018 MAC Series Overall Women 4/5 15-18 25th 2018 MAC Series Overall Women Cat 3 1st – Rivertown CX...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – West Chester CX U15 1st – West Chester CX U19
Read MoreWe are very excited to announce that Kayla Hankins (Founation for American Track Cycling), Nathan Roberts (Young Medalists), and Grant Carter (T-town Elite) have been named to the USA Cycling Olympic Development Program. This is a fantastic opportunity,...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Stoudts CX Jr W U15 1st – Swashbuckler CX Jr W 9-14 1st – Sly Fox CX Jr W U19 1st – Sly Fox CX Jr W U15 6th – Swashbuckler CX W Cat...
Read MoreWe are very proud to be sending Ivy Koester, Kayla Hankins, Nathan Roberts, and Grant Carter to the first ODP Selection Camp at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center this week. Kayla Hankins and Nathan Roberts are both...
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 2nd – Jr W U19 Crossasaurus CX Homare Yamashita 1st – Jr W U15 Crossasaurus Awesome CX 1st – Jr W U19 Trogenator CX 4th – W Cat 3 Crossasaurus Awesome CX Coach Missy...
Read MoreWhat a sweet worlds it was. With the second year in Los Angeles, we saw new and returning faces, and as usual, the BPC athletes showed up to play. We came away this year with 1 World Record,...
Read MoreJoe Camacho 12th – Men’s 45-54 Team Sprint 21st – Men’s 50-54 Sprint (PR) 32nd – Men’s 50-54 500m (PR) Bob Francis 25th – Men’s 50-54 500m TT 26th – Men’s 50-54 Sprint Karl Baumgart 2nd...
Read MoreIvy Koester 26th – LAVRA Flying 200m Time Trial Homare Yamashita 1st – Jr W 9-14 Town Hall CX 2nd – Jr W 15-18 Town Hall CX Nathan Roberts 17th – Town Hall CX Men’s Cat 3/4 Coach...
Read MoreWe’d like to congratulate Ivy Koester, Kayla Hankins, and Nathan Roberts, on being selected to attend the first Olympic Development Program Selection Camp. This selection camp will be used to help determine the 2019 Jr World’s Team, and...
Read MoreNao Yamashita 1st – Master’s 35+ 10 Lap Tempo 4th – Master’s 35+ 25 Lap Points 4th – Master’s 35+ Omnium Tony Shumskas 1st – Cat 4/5 Men Flying Mile 1st – Cat 4/5 Men Keirin 2nd...
Read MoreLisa Nutter 3rd – Cat 4/5 Women/Master’s 35+ – 3 Lap Scratch 4th – Cat 4/5 Women/Master’s 35+ 7 Lap Snowball 4th – Cat 4/5 Women/Master’s 35+ Omnium Homare Yamashita 1st – Whirlybird CX Jr 15-18 3rd...
Read MoreDO NOT miss out on the only and FINAL chance to get USA Master’s Worlds kit prior to the world championships in October!. This store is open NOW it is only open for ONE WEEK! The store will...
Read MoreIvy Koester 11th – UCI Jr W Scratch Race Qualifier Heat Two World Championships 12th – UCI Juniorr Women Keirin World Championships 19th – UCI Juniorr W Sprint World Championships
Read MoreKathryn Bertany 1st – Women’s 50-54 2km Pursuit (Northwest Regional Champion)
Read MoreIvy Koester 3rd – Elite Women’s Sprint National Championships 4th – Elite Women’s Team Sprint National Championships Coach Giddeon Massie 3rd – Elite Men’s Keirin National Championships 3rd – Elite Men’s Keirin 1km Time Trial 6th –...
Read MoreCongratulations to Coach Andy Lakatosh on receiving his Level 1 Coaching Certification from USA Cycling! “In order to achieve USA cycling’s highest level of coaching certification, a coach must be a Level 2 coach, in good standing, for...
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that Ivy Koester has been named to the USA Cycling Jr National Team, for the 2018 UCI Junior Track Wrold Championships, which will be held in Aigle Switzerland next month. Ivy was selected...
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 22nd – Jr W 15-16 Time Trial National Championships 23rd – Jr W 15-16 Criterium National Championships 24th – Jr W 15-16 Road Race National Championships Homare Yamashita 9th – Jr W 13-14 Road Race...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 2nd Overall Jr W 13-14 Omnium 2nd Jr 13-14 Omnium Scratch 3rd Jr 13-14 Omnium Scratch 5th – Jr 13-14 Omnium Points Ivy Koester 1st – Jr W 17-18 Scratch Race 1st – Jr W...
Read MoreCoach Missy Erickson 2nd – 3km Scratch 2nd – Supersprint Elimination 5th – UCI Sprints 6th – UCI Scratch Race 8th – UCI Keirin Kayla Hankins 10th – Pro Am Women Scratch Race 12th – UCI Scratch...
Read MoreIvy Koester 4th – UCI Women’s Class 1 Keirin Coach Missy Erickson 1st – Pro Am Women 5 Mile 1st – Pro Am Women Preme Race 2nd – Pro Am Women Motor Scratch Kayla Hankins 1st – UCI...
Read MoreIVY KOESTER 1st – Cat 3/4 Women 3km Snowball Fuji Pro Am 1st – Cat 3/4 Women 3.3km Points Race Fuji Pro Am 1st – Cat 3/4 Women 4km Scratch Fuji Pro Am 1st – Cat 3/4 Women...
Read MoreWhat an incredible feeling…the nerves are starting to show, you’re getting sweaty balms just reading this. Ahhh, yes…the final preparations are beginning. Some of you have probably already started backing your bags, even though you’ll have to wear...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Junior B 8 Lap Point-a-Lap (Master’s & Rookies) 1st – Junior B 2km Points Race (Fuji Pro Am) 2nd – Junior A 14 Lap Snowball (Master’s & Rookies) 3rd – Junior A 15 Lap...
Read MoreWe’re going pro! Team gear is now available via our Squad Locker store, to BPC Athlete sand their family. Show your support for our team with men’s, women’s, and youth sized gear. Check out our store on Squad...
Read MoreNao Yamashita 1st – Stagiaries/Pro Women Scratch Race 1st – Stagiaries/Pro Women Omnium 2nd – Stagiaries/Pro Women/Cat 3/4 Women Scratch Race 3rd – Stagiaries/Pro Women/Cat 3/4 Women Omnium 4th – Stagiaries/Pro Women/Cat 3/4 Women 20 Lap Points Race...
Read MoreDANIELLE SHUMSKAS 3rd – Junior B Point a Lap 3rd – Junior B Omnium 4th – Junior B SnowBall 5th – Junior B Elimination 9th – Somerville Street Sprints Open Women NICK BAKER 5th – Pro Am...
Read MoreKURT SATO 3rd – LAVRA 500mm TT (35.533) 8th – LAVRA “A” Sprints (11.608) ROBERT FRANCIS 5th – LAVRA “B” Sprints (11.96) 9th – LAVRA 500m TT (37.932) IVY KOESTER 3rd – LAVRA “C” Sprints 5th...
Read MoreDO NOT miss out on the FINAL chance to get BPC kit prior to the national championships. This is a “basic” version of our kit store, and it is only open for ONE WEEK! The store will CLOSE...
Read MoreNAO YAMASHITA 1st – Men’s 50-59 Overall Regional Omnium 1st – Men’s 50-59 State Omnium 1st – Men’s 50-59 500m TT 2nd – Men’s 50-59 Scratch Race 2nd – Men’s 50-59 2km TT 2nd – Men’s 50-59 Points...
Read MoreThank you for all you do, and for bringing your strength, commitment, and work ethic to every training session. We are proud to have you as part of BPC!
Read MoreCOACH GIDDEON MASSIE 2nd – LAVRA Sprints Group A TOMAS MUNDARIAN 6th – LAVRA Sprints Group A KURT SATO 1st – LAVRA Sprints Group B BOB FRANCIS 6th – LAVRA Springs Group B MARVIN...
Read MoreHOMARE YAMASHITA 2nd – PA Jr State Crit Championship (Jr Win 13-14) 7th – Lower Providence Criterium IVY KOESTER 7th – LAVRA International Omnium Women 21st – LAVRA 500m Time Trial (39.926) 25th – LAVRA 200m Time...
Read MoreKURT SATO 5th – LAVRA Time Trial Series Team Sprint 6th – LAVRA Time Trial Series 500m MARVIN HALL 4th – LAVRA Time Trial Series Team Sprint 12th – LAVRA Time Trial Series 500m BOB FRANCIS...
Read MoreYou’ve been working hard all winter, and as the race season comes around, you’re ready to let it all fly. You’ve got huge expectations. You expect to be right on top, right from the get-go. But you roll...
Read MoreSad because you missed out on the first round of bottles? Do not fear. You can still order or pick them up, because we have more! Send a message to Coach Andy: andy@bigpicturecycling.com
Read MoreCoach Miss is a Klean Athlete/Coach now! Which means there’s a discount to be passed along to all of you! Create your Klean Athlete account today to receive a discount on all their NSF Certified for Sport Products....
Read MoreKayla Hankins 1st – Tuscon Classic Circuit Race W Cat 4 2nd – Tuscon Classic Road Race W Cat4 3rd – Tuscon Classic Overall GC W Cat 4 6th – Tuscon Classic Time Trial W Cat 4 (1min...
Read MoreKayla Hankins 6th – Junior Rules! Omnium 15-16 Combined 12th – CBR Carson Crit Senior Open Shannon Castle 3rd – LAVRA Upgrade Series W4/5/40+ Ivy Koester 10th – LAVRA Upgrade Series 3/4/40+ Open
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 4th – U17 Scratch Race 5th – U17 Individual Pursuit (PR) 5th – U17 Points Race 7th – U17 Flying 200m/Sprint (PR) 7th – U17 500m 10th – U17 Keirin Nick Baker 6th – Elite...
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 7th – U17 Pursuit Ontario Cup 3 9th – Cat 2 Women’s Omnium Tempo 9th – Cat 2 Women’s Omnium Points 10th – Cat 2 Women’s Omnium 11th – Cat 2 Women’s Omnium Scratch 13th –...
Read MoreWith the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Olympic Games just two days away, it’s an inspiring, emotional, and exciting time to be an athlete. Right from our homes, we get to watch dreams come true, the underdogs take flight,...
Read MoreOur house in PA was built in 1850. 1850. It is 168 years old. The walls are built of stone, that are two feet thick, through the basement, up to the attic. Generations and generations of families have...
Read MoreKayla Hankins 3rd – U17 Points Race 8th – U17 Tempo 6th – U17 Omnium Giddeon Massie 11th – CBR Dominquez Hills Criterium Open/Pro 1/2/3 Men
Read MoreIvy Koester 7th – LAVRA Upgrade Omnium Series
Read MoreWhile the weather said otherwise, we braved the storm, and drove through the night to find our cozy little house in Brampton. BPC Athletes Danielle Shumskas, Homare Yamashita, and Nao Yamashita, with dad Tony Shumskas in tow, arrived...
Read MoreMARVIN HALL: 1st – Ontario Criterium Photo credit: Marvin Hall HOMARE YAMASHITA 4th – Points Race “C1” 4th – Motor Scratch “C1” 10th – Heart Starter “C1” Photo Credit: @bigpicturecycle (instagram) DANIELLE SHUMSKAS 4th – Points Women Cat...
Read MoreWe saw world champions crowned, world records set, lifelong dreams achieved, and stepping stones laid for the future. Thank you for trusting in our process, our techniques, and our knowledge. Now, let’s look back on a few incredible...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 1st – Womens 15-18 Rivertown CX 1st – Women’s U19 Solstice CX 2nd Overall PACX U19 Series
Read MoreWe have partnered with Power Meter City, which gives us access to a wide range of power meters, from road, to track, to mtb, and everything in between. This offer is exclusive to our BPC family, so use...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 2nd – WXXC #2 U19 PA State Champion Kayla Hankins 6th – LAVRA Juniors Rule Track Series 15-18 Combined
Read MoreGrowing up in Minnesota as a junior, and experiencing collegiate cycling in Colorado gave me quite a bit of experience in the “cold” weather department. Some of my favorite stories to tell are those of cross country skiing in...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita 2nd – Sly Fox CX U19
Read MoreKayla Hankins 1st – AZ NICA Series Final 2nd – AZ NICA Series Overall Homare Yamashita 2nd – Stoudts CX Junior Women’s U19 2nd – Swashbuckler CX Junior Women’s U19 Current Jr Women’s U19 Series Leader
Read MoreSuper exciting news for Coach Andy as he was elected to the USA Cycling Board of Directors this month! In his new role Coach Andy will have a real ability to be a part of positive change for...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita (13) 2nd – Crossasaurus Awesome Women’s 15-18
Read MoreA BIG “Thank You” From Coach Andy “I don’t sugar coat shit.” For those of you who have worked with me for more than probably a single day, you know that to be painfully true. I’m straight...
Read MoreHOMARE YAMASHITA 2nd – Jr Women’s 9-18 West Chester CX DANIELLE SHUMSKAS 3rd – Jr Women’s 9-18 West Chester CX ALAN WIGNALL BRONZE – Men’s 65+ Team Sprint NAO YAMASHITA 10th – Men’s 50-54 Scratch...
Read MorePerforming at your best requires more than just on the bike training. It requires you full attention to the finest details. As your competition gets even closer, its time to crunch down on these items, to make sure...
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 1st Hippo CX Juniors U19 Current PACX U19 Points Leader
Read MoreThe moment you purchase your USA Cycling license, you are subject to random testing at any point in competition. It doesn’t matter if it’s a local race, the world championships, or if you’re simply participating, or standing on...
Read MoreMissy Erickson 1st Town Hall CX Danielle Shumskas 1st Town Hall CX U19 Homare Yamashita 2nd Town Hall CX U19 Kayla Hankins 1st – NICA Series #2, Prescott, Arizona
Read MoreRick Lilliberg Texas State Road Race Champion Homare Yamashita 2nd – Nittany Lion CX Day 2 Missy Erickson 7th Women’s 3/4/5 Nittany Lion CX Danielle Shumskas 4th Junior Women’s 15-18 Nittany Lion CX 34th Women’s...
Read MoreSo this is it. The BIG one is just around the corner. While nearly everyone I know has spent at least the last 12 months thinking about this, most of you have been thinking of this since it...
Read MoreKayla Hankins 1st – AZ Interscholastic Cycling League Mtb Race – Flagstaff
Read MoreCoach Andy Lakatosh had the privilege of being selected by Cycling Canada to head the Elite Track Sprint Program for Cycling Canada, at the 2017 Elite Pan Am Track Championships held in Trinidad this past week. In being part...
Read MoreHugo Barrette GOLD Men’s Sprint SILVER Men’s Keirin Amelia Walsh & Steph Roorda SILVER Women’s Team Sprint Christina Birch 8th Elite Women’s Individual Pursuit – Pan Am Championships (USA) 10th Elite Women’s Scratch Race – Pan...
Read MoreNao Yamashita 2nd Legends 45+ Flying Mile 2nd Legends 45+ Miss-N-Out 2nd Legends 45+ Omnium 5th Masters 40+ 15 Lap Tempo Points Race Missy Erickson 2nd Pro Women SuperSprint Elimination 3rd Pro Women Omnium Tyler Nothstein 6th...
Read MoreWant to truly experience Autumn in PA in all it’s glory this year? Then join us for the BICYCLING Magazine Fall Classic on October 1st! Pick your choice of 10, 25, 50 or 90 miles through some of...
Read MoreDanielle Shumskas 4th Omnium Women 4th Women 9 Lap Points Race 5th Women 10 Lap Scratch 5th Women 9 Lap Snowball Points Race 5th Future Stars 15 Lap Points Race David Iglewicz 1st“A” Feature 20 Lap Tempo Points Race...
Read MoreTyler Nothstein (Elite) 9th Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic 1st “B” Group Championship Sprint Wars 2nd Group “B” Keirin 6th Pro Men Omnium 5th Pro Am Men & Stagiaires 10km Scratch 8th Omnium Pro-Am Men 3rd Pro Am Men...
Read More“Olympic silver medalist Jennifer Valente (San Diego, Calif./Sho-Air TWENTY20) won both the scratch race and omnium at the Track National Championships last week and will represent the USA in both of those events in the Caribbean. She’ll be joined for...
Read MoreOur sport demands excellence. It demands perfection. All the elements from training your body physically, mentally, and emotionally have to come together on one single day to have our best performance. But before we get there, we need...
Read MorePaige Shumskas – 2nd Overall Pro Women – Tour of Millersburg – 1st Pro Individual Time Trial – 2nd Pro Road Race – 2nd Pro Criterium Danielle Shumskas – 5th Women Elimination – 8th Women Omnium ...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita – 2nd Overall Jr W 11-12 Omnium – 2nd Jr W 11-12 500m – 2nd Jr W 11-12 1km Scratch – 2nd Jr W 11-12 2km Scratch Kayla Hankins – 2nd Jr W 15-16 Team...
Read MoreIvy Koester Gold – California Elite Women’s Sprint Champion Silver – Omnium 1st – Jr W 17/18 Flying 200m 1st – Elite W Flying 200m Christiana David 2nd – Elite Women’s Team Sprint California State Championships 3rd...
Read More“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan When I started track cycling, no one believed I could do it. I was supposed to...
Read MoreNick Baker 4th Stagiaires 20 lap points race 10th Overall stagiaires Omnium 1st Stagiaires 12 lap Tempo Points 2nd Stagiaires Omnium 4th Elimination 5th 3km Scratch 4th Stagiaires 3km Scratch 5th Stagiaires Miss-N-Out 6th Omnium Stagiaires Nao...
Read MoreNick Baker 2nd Stagiares 3km Scratch 3rd Stagiares 12 Lap Tempo Points 4th Stagiares SuperSprint Elimination 2nd Stagiares Omnium 4th Stagiaires 20 Lap Points Race 10th Omnium Stagiaires Nao Yamashita 4th Legends 45+ 15 Lap Points...
Read MoreIn 2014, I went into my first non-tapered elite national championships. And I got my butt handed to me in the time trial events, and I was s-l-o-w. I had been named to the Pan Am team, the...
Read MorePaige Shumskas BRONZE – Jr Women’s 17-18 Criterium 5th – Jr Women’s 17-18 Road Race 35th – Pro Women’s Criterium Danielle Shumskas 7th – Jr. Women’s 13-14 Time Trial 12th – Jr Women’s 13-14 Road Race 12th – Jr....
Read MoreJim Kloss – 5 Titles + BAR GOLD – Sprint GOLD – Scratch GOLD – Points GOLD – Time Trial GOLD – Pursuit Best All-Around Rider Kurt Sato – 3 Titles Gold – Sprint Gold – 500m...
Read MoreLeo Longo won the California State Team Time Trial Championship, and also set a new PR in the 500m at the LAVRA time trials! Rick Lilliberg took the Texas State Championship win in the criterium for the 70+...
Read MoreThe coach/athlete relationship is built upon communication. We use training peaks as a simple form of communicating with our athletes on a daily basis. The task of completing your workout, uploading it, and writing a review of that days...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita took the win in the Philly Time Trial, which also means she is the new Juniors 10-12 Women’s State Time Trial Champion! Christiana David attended the LAVRA Women’s Sprint session, and won 2/3 of her sprint...
Read MoreThere’s a quote by Mia Hamm I love… “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and...
Read MoreChristina Birch took 5th overall in the Women’s 1/2/3 LAVRA Main Event Track Series. Christiana David took 10th overall in the Women’s 4/5 category in the LAVRA Main Event Track Series. Bob Francis took 7th overall in the...
Read MoreIt should come as no surprise, that sleep is one of the highest contributing factors to an athletes ability to perform. And it isn’t just the quantity of hours slept, its the quality of those hours that really...
Read MorePaige Shumskas raced the Wilmington Grand Prix with her professional team, Fearless Femme. She placed 21st overall, with her little junior gears! Paige also raced the first Fuji Pro Am event in ttown on the track on tuesday,...
Read MoreTraining sessions and racing doesn’t always happen inside temperature controlled indoor velodromes – sometimes it’s freezing, windy, rainy, and miserable. And there’s nothing worse than standing out there in a short sleeve and shorts, shivering like a plucked...
Read MoreChristina Birch took the win in the women’s 1/2/3 International Omnium at the LAVRA Series in Los Angeles. Bob Francis took 15th in the Men’s Cat 1/2 in the International Omnium, of the LAVRA series in Los Angeles....
Read MoreMarvin Hall won the Dana Point Grand Prix in commanding fashion! Bob Francis raced in Encino Velodrome this weekend and brought home a total of 4 victories, including on in the flying 200m, 500m, and 2km. He also...
Read MorePaige Shumskas raced with USA Cycling’s Junior Women’s Road National Team last week at Omloop Van Borselle. Paige was one of 140 junior women competing in the race, and finished 36th in the overall GC, after two top...
Read MorePaige Shumskas is currently racing in Europe as part of the USA Cycling Junior Women’s National Team Program. In her first trip to Europe, we had long discussions about expectations, what to expect, and most importantly – what snacks...
Read MoreBPC athlete Paige Shumskas was selected by USA Cycling to take part in two European stage races, as part of the USA Cycling Junior Women’s National Team squad. We are very excited to have her race in Europe...
Read MoreLeo Monty Pettus took the win in the Master’s 60+ Cat 1/2/3/4 race at the Ontario Criterium!
Read MoreThe picture above was on one of those days. Slugging through training…actually, I don’t even think I slugged through this day. I pedaled maybe 100 meters and stopped. Another 100m and stopped. I’d never been so tired, or...
Read MoreMarvin Hall took another win of the season at the Victorville Road Race Omnium Event! Marvin Hall with another podium for 2nd place at the Victorville Omnium Road Race Event. Christiana David took 6th in the overall omnium...
Read MoreFor two weeks, challenge yourself to drink 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight. This means, if you weigh 140 pounds, you’re drinking 140 ounces of water. Don’t think it’s possible to drink that much? Trust me,...
Read MoreIt comes at us in many forms – school, work, relationships, training, kids, daily life…shall I go on? It affects everything from our mental state, to our physical state, and probably more than you think it does: –...
Read MoreWhen you demand 100% of yourself in training, your body demands 100% from you. The choices you make in fueling your body, have a direct correlation with the kind of workout you’re going to have: low in fuel...
Read MoreLast summer, Matthew Rotherham stunned the crowds in T-town with his ability to not only take the sprinters to the line, but give the enduros a run for their money as well. He came away from the 2016...
Read MoreWhen the woodcutter got his job, he showed up on the first day ready to go: his axe was brand new, in pristine condition, his body was rested and ready for work. The first day, he met all...
Read MoreThe smallest member of BPC conquered the freezing temps and barriers as tall as her to finish an impressive 10th at CX nationals over the weekend. Congrats on a super successful CX season Homare!
Read MoreNo matter what you celebrate, unless you went full Grinch in the last 2 months, it’s safe to say that the holiday season had an impact on your training. For some of us, that impact might have been...
Read MoreSupplements can be a very slippery slope for any athlete competing at any level. The supplement industry and the sometimes bold and brash claims about their products go largely unregulated by the FDA. Manufacturers use everything from eye catching labels to...
Read MoreLast week, Homare Yamashita became the 2016 U15 Women’s Pennsylvania State Champion! She also won the Overall U15 PACX Series!
Read MoreHomare Yamashita took 1st in the U15 CX race at Rivertown Cross last weekend! Matthew Rotherham – In session 1, he won the 6 lap dash, he took 4th in the flying 200m with a 10.401, and 5th overall...
Read MoreTis the Season! Cold season that is! Unless you live in a bubble far away from civilization and human contact, it’s pretty much inevitable that you’ll contact some kind of cold this year. This of course isn’t the end...
Read MoreMatthew Rotherham took 2nd in the elimination, 5th in keirin heat 1, 5th in the handicap, and 4th in the overall standings. In session two, he took 3rd in keirin heat 1, 1st in keirin heat 1, and 6th...
Read MoreOur very own Kurt Sato brought home silver in the 55+ Team Sprint when he rode ANCHOR on a 333m track!!! All in the midst of a full training block out of season! Way to go Kurt! Breakfast...
Read MoreHomare Yamashita took 1st in the Jr 9-14 category at Kutztown CX this weekend!
Read MoreJunior rider Homare Yamashita has been rocking the CX skills sessions and showing her new techniques off on the weekend races! Homare took 1st at Stoudts Cross, in the Junior Women 8-10 category, (she would have been 6th...
Read MoreThis girl might challenge Ivy Koester on the happiest girl on a bike. Christiana David took on the athletes at the Encino Velo this past weekend. Matt Rotherham traded the sprinting in for endurance at the last Revolution...
Read MoreTom Rotherham ripped it up at the Revolution Cycling Series Round 2 in Glasgow, Scotland. He took 1st in Keirin Round 4, 1st in Keirin Round 6, 2nd in Elimination Round 5, 2nd in Keirin Round 1, 2nd in...
Read MoreMatthew Rotherham took the win in the Gerald William Pyatt 20km Scratch Race. He also took the 200m track record with a time of 10.81, breaking the old time of 10.88, and took the win in the sprint competition....
Read More“The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.” -Charles R. Swindoll To me, feedback is to training performance like putting money in to a savings account is to retirement. Sure, we all wish we...
Read MoreSan Diego rider and BPC athlete Christiana David wracked up a 3rd place this past week in the Snowball Points Race in the San Diego racing series! Way to go Christiana!
Read MoreAfter living in LA for 5 years I had started to forget the many different meanings to the word “season”. In SoCal, regardless of the application, the season is always perpetual. The weather is always consistent and has...
Read MoreChristiana David is still racing in San Diego, and took 3rd in the scratch race! She’s been kicking butt!
Read MoreRIDER OF THE YEAR : Matthew Rotherham Matthew Rotherham took 2nd in the Pro Men 12 Lap Scratch, 1st in the Pro Men 3km Motor Scratch, 4th in the Pro Men 100 Lap Madison Cup, and 2nd in...
Read MoreMatthew Rotherham won the Pro Men’s 12 Lap Snowball Points Race. He took 6th in the overall omnium that night. Matt continues to lead the Rider of the Year series. Thomas Rotherham took 3rd in the Pro Men’s 12 Lap...
Read MoreWe assume it is a great problem to have, when you are constantly double checking and realizing you are missing results postings…What an incredible few weeks of racing and National Championships! So far we are tipping the scales...
Read MoreMatt Rotherham won the Men’s Keirin Cup final, as well as the Longest Lap. He is leading the Ttown Men’s Rider of the Year competition currently. Missy Erickson won the women’s 2km scratch race, and followed it up with 2nd in...
Read MoreCoach & Athlete Missy Erickson took home the US Women’s Elite Scratch Race National Championship Title! Christina Birch and Missy Erickson on the podium in the women’s madison, with silver and bronze, respectively. Dr. Brich missed out on the title by 1 point!...
Read MoreChristina Birch US Elite Women’s Individual Pursuit National Champion! Kurt Sato Men’s 55+ Team Sprint CA State Champion Men’s 55-59 Open 500m CA State Champion David Prechtl Men’s 55+ Points CA State Champion Men’s 55-59 Scratch CA State...
Read MoreCoach/Athlete Missy Erickson took the win in the women’s scratch race from the Golden Wheel Race in ttown. She finished 4th overall in the omnium. Christina Birch took 2nd in the points race to open the Golden Wheel Race in ttown,...
Read MoreBob Francis takes 6 state titles at the Arizona State Track Championships at the Encino Velodrome. Ivy Koester take the California Women’s Elite Sprint State Title, with fellow BPC Athlete Christiana David in second to the silver medal! Congratulations, ladies! Ivy Koester won...
Read MoreRiders Ivy Koester and Christina Birch tied for 2nd place in the final Friday Night Racing event of the LAVRA series! Dennis Grob took the overall win for the LAVRA FNR series, taking home some fancy swag from Fast Forward Wheels! Nice work...
Read MoreTodd Woodlan won the Collegiate Omnium in San Diego. Nick Baker won the miss n out at Kissena. Christina Birch won the LAVRA Friday Night Omnium for the women’s 1/2/3! Marvin Hall is at it again! With another win in the Mens’...
Read MoreMavin Hall wins US Master’s Tandem National Championship! Marvin Hall also took home a silver medal at the US Master’s National Championships! Ivy Koester takes 2nd in the Cat 3 California State Crit Champs. Christina Birch took the win in the women’s 1/2/3 at...
Read MoreBob Francis took home wins in the 500m, 2000m, Elimination, and Team Sprint at the Encino Velodrome. Matthew Diefenbach racing in the Thursday Night Training Crit Series.
Read MoreChelsea of Red Beard Racing took up the road bike this weekend and placed 4th in her first race, and top 20 in the second. Matt Diefenbach in the mix dodging the cool PA weather. Christiana David took 3rd in both...
Read MoreJunior athlete, Ivy Koester, is our newly minted Jr. Women’s California Crit State Champ! Christina Birch made her presence known during Speedweek with a few great results!
Read MoreMarvin Hall on the podium in 3rd place at the Dana Point Grand Prix! Christina Birch taking on Speedweek. Matthew Diefenbach (far left) taking on the rainy weather in PA. Chelsea from Redbeard Racing pushing through a corner during the Redhook Crit....
Read MoreAthlete Chelsea Marie of Redbeard Racing takes over the win for the women’s 1/2/3 field omnium for day 5 of 6 days of kissena! Athlete Mark Wagner of Redbeard Racing placed 3rd in the men’s 1/2/3 field on day 5 of 6 days...
Read MoreBOOM! Ivy Koester takes the win in the women’s 3/4 at the LAX Circuit Race Christina Birch took another podium spot at the LAVRA Friday Night Racing Series. Redbeard Racing’s Mark Wagner took 2nd in the 1/2/3 omnium at Kissena. Marvin Hall took 2nd...
Read MoreLAVRA Series Overall: Athlete Christina Birch is currently sitting in 3rd overall in the series, while Coach Missy Erickson remains in 5th overall despite relocating to the east coast. Junior athlete Ivy Koester remains in a 5-way tie for 10th overall. Athlete Joe Camacho also is...
Read MoreRedbeard Racing’s Chelsea scored a 2nd place finish in the women’s 1/2/3 of Lucarelli & Castaldi 6 Days of Kissena (Day 1)!
Read MoreCoach Missy won Saturday Afternoon’s 500m scratch and 8000m scratch. And also Saturday Evening’s 8000m scratch event. The California Wave finished 3rd overall as a team. Athlete Marvin Hall won two stages, and finished 3rd overall at the Vault Stage Race!
Read MoreBob Francis pulled off a 2nd place finish this weekend at the Hungry Dog Criterium in Arizona!
Read MoreAthlete, Christina Birch, (aka S-T-R-E-T-C-H), won the women’s 1/2/3 at CBR with a crew of teammates! She’s making this a common occurrence. Athlete Marvin Hall took 2nd in the 45+ Category! Coach Giddeon also took 2nd this weekend!...
Read MoreWith the Elite World Championships starting tomorrow, and the Rio Olympics only a few months away, it’s easy to get consumed with dreams and fantasies of winning each of our own “BIG” races. Picturing ourselves crossing the line...
Read MoreThe wins and podiums for BPC keep coming fast and furious every week! Barely 8 weeks into the year now and we’ve already had 7 wins and counting! Keep up the great work everyone and keep us posted...
Read MoreCoach Massie was at it again at the LAVRA Friday Night Racing. Bob Francis takes 2nd at the Avondale Criterium #2 in Arizona! Bob Francis takes 4th in another crit this weekend, too!
Read MoreWhile I was growing up in this sport, I focused a lot on other athletes. I focused on what they were doing, what they looked like, how big/small they were, and what equipment they were riding. I became...
Read MoreCoach Giddeon Massie takes the win in the men’s 1/2/3 omnium at Friday Night Racing! Coach Missy Erickson takes the win in the women’s open omnium, with athlete Christina Birch taking third! Junior athlete, Ivy Koester, takes the overall women’s leader for the SoCal women’s...
Read MoreThroughout my competitive career, I’ve held a personal belief that I don’t strive to work as hard as I do, with the expectation of losing. As a matter of fact, I’d suspect most do not. But here’s the...
Read MoreAnytime I think about “time” I usually get some bad rendition of Time is on My Sideby the Rolling Stones or Fly Like an Eagle by Seal stuck in my head for what seems like an eternity. Walk around with those,...
Read MoreWe know some of you are still buried under snow and probably expecting more on the forecast. And while everyone in SoCal is experiencing “freezing” temperatures by SoCal standards, we are doubly blessed to have an indoor velodrome...
Read MoreWhat’s better than a good burger, tacos, or fries after a ride…am i right?! It tastes so good. All that sugar, fat, and sodium just pumping through your veins, to give your body what it needs to rebuild...
Read MoreMarvin Hall was ON FIRE again this past weekend at CBR! Killing it in the 50+ category and marking win number 2 for BPC in 2016! Great work by all those who raced! And remember, win or lose,...
Read MoreOne of BIG Picture’s newest athletes Marvin Hall put the first notch in the 2016 win column for BPC this past weekend! Absolutely smoking everyone in his age category and then hoping in the Pro/1/2 race for a...
Read MoreI recently caught one of the early commercials promoting the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. I could watch these over and over and it would still bring goose bumps to my arms and leave an excitement in my veins....
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a little football player training montage, mixed with some music from the Friday Night Lights movie? Add in a speech on what it really means to want something and you’ve got a first class reality...
Read MoreWhat do you want to achieve this year? Write it down. Now, what do you need to do to achieve this? Write that down. What kind of support do you need to make those things happen? Write that...
Read MoreHoliday season got you down? Well at least it’s you’re not having a Griswald style Christmas! Well, hopefully you’re not! This is video is a clip one of my favorite scenes from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, where they...
Read MoreTo go along with This week’s sponsor highlight – a little TLC recipe for your chain! Your chain is one of the most unappreciated parts of your bike. We always depend on our chains to”just work”, but for...
Read MoreFor many, the turn of a new year marks a short lived sprint to health and fitness goals that will only be met by dissolution that says, “meh, I’ve tried that and it was too hard and didn’t...
Read MoreOne of our favorite terms when I was training for the 2008 Olympics was “Rocky Up”. It was a phrase coined by our coach, multi time World and Olympic medalist, Erin Hartwell. Over the years it’s been used to...
Read MorePretty self-explanatory. I heard this phrase first at 14 years old. Our ski coach had it printed on shirts for us. I thought it was just some old corny phrase, but soon found how genius it was. When...
Read MoreHave you ever grumbled about making your bed or just thought about skipping it altogether? Well, news flash – making your bed is about as mundane and thankless a task as any you’ll come across. It’s a task...
Read MoreTHERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS!! Read that again. And again. And again. Then try and let that really sink in for a moment or two. When you’re done take a think back to your last week and...
Read MoreAfter the 2015 Track World Championships last February, I took some time off the bike. When training came along again later in March, I started completely over with a new coach, new training plan, and a completely different...
Read MoreAs the historic London Six Day dust settles, my coaching corner wisdom for the day stems from one of my first Six Day experiences. In short, check your equipment! It was January in Holland at one of the...
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