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...
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...
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 &...
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...
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...
Read MoreGrant Carter 13th – Criterium – European Junior Cycling Tour 21st – GC – European Junior Cycling Tour 22nd – Time Trial – European Junior Cycling Tour 27th –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 –...
Read MoreCoach Missy Erickson 2nd – 3km Scratch 2nd – Supersprint Elimination 5th – UCI Sprints 6th – UCI Scratch Race 8th – UCI Keirin Kayla Hankins 10th –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Read MorePaige Shumskas – 2nd Overall Pro Women – Tour of Millersburg – 1st Pro Individual Time Trial – 2nd Pro Road Race – 2nd Pro Criterium Danielle Shumskas...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Read MoreJim Kloss – 5 Titles + BAR GOLD – Sprint GOLD – Scratch GOLD – Points GOLD – Time Trial GOLD – Pursuit Best All-Around Rider Kurt Sato...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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+...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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