Jim 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...
Grant Carter 13th – Criterium – European Junior Cycling Tour 21st – GC – European Junior Cycling Tour 22nd – Time Trial – European Junior Cycling Tour 27th –...
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...
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...
Grant 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...
Homare 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...
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...
While 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...
Bob 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...
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...
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...
In 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...
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...
We 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...
We 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...
We’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...
Ivy 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...
Congratulations 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...
We 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...
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 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 –...
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...
We’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...
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...
DANIELLE SHUMSKAS 3rd – Junior B Point a Lap 3rd – Junior B Omnium 4th – Junior B SnowBall 5th – Junior B Elimination 9th – Somerville Street Sprints...
Thank 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!
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...
You’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...
Coach 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...
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...
While 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...
We 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...
We 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...
Growing 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...
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...
Performing 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...
The 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...
Missy 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,...
Coach 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...
Want 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...
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 ...
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...
“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...
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...
Paige Shumskas – 2nd Overall Pro Women – Tour of Millersburg – 1st Pro Individual Time Trial – 2nd Pro Road Race – 2nd Pro Criterium Danielle Shumskas...
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...
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...
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 ...
In 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...
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...
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,...
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...
There’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...
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...
It 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...
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...
Training 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...
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...
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...
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...
Paige 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,...
BPC 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...
The 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...
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...
For 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...
It 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,...
When 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...
Last 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...
The 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...
No 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....
Supplements 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...
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...
Tis 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
San 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...
After 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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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+...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Bob 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.
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...
Junior 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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
With 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...
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...
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...
While 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...
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,...
Throughout 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...
Anytime 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...
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,...
What’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,...
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...
I 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...
Who 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...
Holiday 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...
To 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...
One 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,...
Pretty 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...
Have 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...
THERE 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...
After 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...
As 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!...
