MetLife Pro-Am Cycling returns in 2009 with a strengthened team and refined purpose and goals: to place more focus on specific events all season long and to prove to be the best amateur elite team in the nation. Thanks in large part to the tremendous support from team sponsors, there are 13 category 1 and 2 racers on the squad, providing capable winners in every bike race. A full schedule of spring, summer, and fall racing lies in front of the team with a heavy concentration of northeast National Racing Calendar events that will be spliced with trips south and west throughout the season. The team embarks on its journey beginning in early April, the odyssey concluding in mid-October. Follow the stories here at metlifecyclingteam.com.
June 20th, 2009
Princeton, NJ - Just a quick update from the Giro di Jersey. Eight MetLife riders are in the Princeton area June 17-21 for the second annual Giro di Jersey, marketed as the East’s fastest growing stage race. And honestly, after this year’s precarious events, it may be the shortest living stage race. Of course, the rain doesn’t help, and there’s been plenty of it. A canoe may have made it on some of the roads on Saturday’s flooded course, and Thursday’s stage was so dangerous, it was canceled midway through the first lap which was supposed to be neutralized…for 16 miles! Interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 11th, 2009
Middlebury, VT - After a solid two months of racing, the MetLife Cycling Team took a break in the form of a training camp held in the glorious Green Mountains of Vermont. The goals were to regroup, reflect, and revitalize, to pick ourselves up off the ground from our mistakes and to pat each other on the back for the successes achieved thus far this 2009 racing season. Nothing elicits rejuvination like a little trip to Vermont and the team took full advantage of the state’s cycling-related offerings. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 2nd, 2009
Atlanta, Ga. - Three members of MetLife Cycling, Chris Coutu, Vinnie Scalia, and Tim Mitchell, made the trek down to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Tour of Atlanta. The race, a highlight of the Southeastern US racing scene saw many strong squads including FlyV Australia, Champion Porsche, MyoGenesis, and Crunk, fielding full eight-man criterium specialist squads. The race consisted of seven stages over four days during the Memorial Day weekend and saw thousands of spectators over the holiday weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 2nd, 2009
Over the last Memorial Day weekend, the MetLife Team converged on the Somerville Middle School for the annual Frank “Nap” Trophy Memorial Hills of Somerset County Road Race. This particular race kicks off what is known as the US Bicycling Hall of Fame or Tour of Somerville weekend. While the highlight race of the series is the Tour of Somerville Criterium on Monday, the Hills of Somerset Road Race is without a doubt way more fun!! While the team was reduced in numbers this year, due to a split squad participating in the Tour of Atlanta, the motivation was high. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 26th, 2009
Somerville, NJ - MetLife showed up with a small squad but big hopes for
the annual Tour of Somerville. The duo of Ryan Fleming and Austin Roach
joined 150 other riders on a beautiful Memorial Day holiday to compete
in this infamous 50-mile criterium.
The riders were pleased to find that the backstretch of the 1.3-mile
rectangular course had been recently repaved. The roads may have been
improved, but with little other than crashes to make selections in this
race, staying out of trouble would still be the secret to success. Read the rest of this entry »
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