Univest Grand Prix – Int’l Pro Competition in Pennsylvania

Photos by: Todd Leister for Cyclingnews.com

Day 1, 155km Road Race:
7th place – Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Hotel San Jose-Juwi Solar

Day 2, 80km Criterium:
6th place – Sean Sullivan (Aus) Team Hotel San Jose-Juwi Solar
Most Aggressive Rider – Logan Hutchings (NZl) Team Hotel San Jose / Juwi Solar

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Tour De Austin – Classy Showing for the Hometown Crowd

Photos by: Kevin G Saunders

Team Hotel San Jose pb Juwi Solar wins 3 of 4 stages at Tour of Austin
After a successful weekend at Hotter’n Hell Hundred the weekend before, the THSJ Elite riders continued its strong showing by winning 3 out of 4 races at the 2nd Annual Tour of Austin, September 3-6, in Austin, TX.

The stage races kicked off Friday evening with a 3.1mile Time Trial at Austin’s Driveway Race Track. Current TX State TT champion Stefan Rothe claimed 1st place, 6 seconds ahead of Pat McCarty (RBM) and was followed by Logan Hutchings and Heath Blackgrove in 4th and 5th, respectively.

Stage 2’s 50mile Criterium, held on a similar course like the prologue, ended up in a 4-man sprint out of a break-away with Logan taking the win ahead of McCarty, Wheeler and teammate Keith Harper. Sean Sullivan won the field sprint for 5th place.

The 90minute Stigma Crit was Stage 3 for the P/1/2 field and a group of 6 riders rode away on the selective course. Carlos Vargas and Stefan Rothe were represented from THSJ and Carlos came in at a close 2nd place behind stage winner Bret Crosby (MetroVW) with Stefan finishing 6th and Heath in 8th.

The final race of the day, a short & selective circuit course in North Austin, was a tough Stage 4 with only 22 out of 64 riders finishing the race. Halfway into the race Sean rode away with Pat McCarty in a 2-man break-away and the field was only sprinting for the minor placings. Sean took his 5th victory of the year, with Logan finishing in 6th and Ronnie Strange in 9th place.
Tour of Austin, Stage 1: P/1/2 Pole Position Prologue
1st Stefan Rothe
4th Logan Hutchings

5th Heath Blackgrove
11th Ronnie Strange
Tour of Austin, Stage 2: P/1/2 Formula One Crit
1st Logan Hutchings

4th Keith Harper
5th Sean Sullivan
Tour of Austin, Stage 3: P/1/2 Stigma Crit
2nd Carlos Vargas

6th Stefan Rothe

8th Heath Blackgrove
Tour of Austin, Stage 4: P/1/2 Pickle Crit
1st Sean Sullivan
6th Logan Hutchings

9th Ronnie Strange

Hotter’n Hell 100

Hotter’n Hell Hundred, August 27-29, 2010, Wichita Falls, TX

Women’s P123 Crit, Day 1:
Jen Purcell, 1st

Women’s P123 Road Race, Day 2:
Jen Purcell, 1st

Women’n P123 Crit, Day 3:
Jen Purcell 2nd

Women’s Pro 1-2-3 Omnium:
1st place – Jen Purcell (Team Hotel San Jose/Juwi Solar)

Men’s P12, Crit, Day 1:
Cody Foster 2nd
Josh Carter 3rd

Men’s P12, Road Race, Day 2:
Logan Hutchings, 2nd
Carlos Vargas, 4th
Josh Carter, 6th

Men’s P12, Crit, Day 3:
Logan Hutchings, 1st
Josh Carter, 3rd

Men’s Pro 1-2 Omnium:
1st place – Logan Hutchings (Team Hotel San Jose/Juwi Solar)
2nd place – Josh Carter (Team Hotel San Jose/Juwi Solar)

Nico Toutenhoofd Wins Prestigious Mt. Washington Hill Climb

Photos by: Dennis Coughlin for Velonews

Read the Velonews story for details and results. And don’t miss this photo gallery.

What’s Nico’s secret? Read about his “Vampire Rides” here and here.
Also, read Nico’s specific comments (gray box) on how he races a hill climb and avoids going too hard too early or “blowing up” getting him to the finish first.

Team Time Trial Pics of the Champs from Texas

Colorado Road Race Championships

Team Hotel San Jose’s Colorado team put on an impressive show of road race domination by taking the top 3 spots in the Colorado Road Race Championships. The 136 kilometer race took place on a difficult circuit within the mountainous Air Force Academy grounds at 7000 feet above see level.

Right: Ben Blaugrund and LeRoy Popowski cross the line together for the win. Kevin Nicol of THSJ finished 3rd a little over a minute later.

Texas State Time Trial Championships

Stefan Rothe set a new Texas State Time Trial record with 50:50 in the 40k (that’s an average of 47kmh or 29mph). Heath Blackgrove was 3rd place and Logan Hutchings 4th. Also, Cody Foster of THSJ won the u23 Texas State Time Trial Championships. These riders will also make up the Team Time Trial (TTT) team for Sunday’s race. Update: Team Hotel San Jose/Juwi Solar wins the TTT.
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National Tandem TT Champs

Nico Toutenhoofd and Ben Blaugrund of Colorado score a new first for Team Hotel San Jose — a national tandem championship title!

Rockwall Criterium – THSJ 1st and 3rd

The picture says it all. Josh Carter takes the win and Carlos Vargas rolls in 3rd.

Tour of Elk Grove

Photos by: Lyne Lamoureux

Yet an other jersey for THSJ’s Jen Percell.

Heath in the day’s most dangerous break.