Race Report 10/25 – 142 Wins in 2019

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 –...

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Race Report 8/15 – 111 Wins in 2019

Keira 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...

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Race Report 8/8 – 107 Wins in 2019

Grant 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...

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Race Report 7/25 – 91 Wins in 2019

Christine 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 –...

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Race Report 7/17 – 81 Wins in 2019

Christine 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...

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Race Report 7/10 – 70 Wins in 2019

Nathan 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...

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Race Report 6/6 – 53 Wins in 2019

Homare 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...

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Race Report 5/30 – 49 Wins in 2019

Homare 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...

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Race Report 5/9 – 20 Wins in 2019

Homare 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 –...

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Race Report 4/23 – 18 Wins in 2019

Ivy 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...

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Race Report 3/4 – 11 Wins in 2019

Billy 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...

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Race Report 1/16 – 4 Wins in 2019

Billy 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,...

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Roberts in Europe with USAC ODP

As 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,...

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Race Report 12/6 – 108 Wins in 2018

Homare 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...

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2019 Master’s Worlds Recap

What 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,...

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Race Report 9/14 – 85 Wins in 2018

Lisa 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...

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Race Report 8/8 – 77 Wins in 2018

Ivy 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 –...

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Race Report 8/1 – 77 Wins in 2018

Danielle 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...

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T-24 Days

What 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...

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Race Report 6/6 – 24 Wins in 2018

Nao 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...

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Race Report 5/22 – 22 Wins in 2018

KURT 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...

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Race Report 5/16 – 21 Wins in 2018

NAO 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...

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Race Report 4/25 – 13 Wins in 2018

HOMARE 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...

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PyeongChang 2018 : Be Inspired

With 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,...

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Race Report – 2 Wins in 2018

MARVIN 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...

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Race Report – 88 Wins in 2017

Kayla 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

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Race Report – 87 Wins in 2017

HOMARE 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...

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Race Report – 78 Wins in 2017

Rick 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...

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Race Report – 76 Wins in 2017

Hugo 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...

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Race Report – Still 75 Wins in 2017

Nao 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...

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Race Report – 75 Wins in 2017

Danielle 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...

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Race Report – 73 Wins in 2017

Tyler 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...

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What is Your “WHY?”

Our 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...

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Race Report – 71 Wins in 2017

Paige 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  ...

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Race Report – 66 Wins in 2017

Ivy 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...

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Race Report – 63 Wins in 2017

Nick 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...

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Race Report – 47 Wins in 2017

Nick 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...

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Race Report – 47 Wins in 2017

Paige 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....

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Race Report – 25 Wins in 2017

Leo 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+...

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Why Feedback is So Important

The 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...

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Race Report – 21 Wins in 2017

Homare 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...

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Race Report – Still 20 Wins in 2017

Christina 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...

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Race Report – 20 Wins in 2017

Paige 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,...

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Race Report – 19 Wins in 2017

Christina 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....

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Race Report – 18 Wins in 2017

Marvin 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...

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Race Report – 10 Wins in 2017

Paige 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...

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Race Report – 9 Wins in 2017

Marvin 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...

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Race Report – 124 Wins in 2016

Homare 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...

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Race Report – 123 Wins in 2016

Matthew 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...

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Race Report – 120 Wins in 2016

Junior 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...

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Race Report – 118 Wins in 2016

This 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...

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Race Report – 113 Wins in 2016

Tom 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...

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Race Report – 104 Wins in 2016

Matthew 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....

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Race Report – 90 Wins in 2016

Matthew 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...

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Race Report – 86 Wins in 2016

We 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...

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Race Report – 67 Wins in 2016

Matt 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...

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Race Report – 65 Wins in 2016

Coach & 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!...

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Race Report – 63 Wins in 2016

Christina 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...

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Race Report – 52 Wins in 2016

Coach/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,...

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Race Report – 50 Wins in 2016

Bob 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...

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Race Report – 40 Wins in 2016

Riders 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...

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Race Report – 33 Wins in 2016

Todd 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’...

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Race Report – 28 Wins in 2016

Mavin 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...

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Race Report – 19 Wins in 2016

Chelsea 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...

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Race Report – 18 Wins in 2016

Marvin 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....

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Race Report – 18 Wins in 2016

Athlete 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...

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Race Report – 15 Wins in 2016

BOOM! 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...

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Race Report – 14 Wins in 2016

  LAVRA 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...

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Race Report – 13 Wins in 2016

Coach 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!

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Race Report – 10 Wins in 2016

Athlete, 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!...

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Race Report

The 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...

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Race Report

Coach 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!

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Race Report

Coach 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...

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Race Report

We 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...

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Race Report

Marvin 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,...

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Race Report

One 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...

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