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2010 Team Roster

Adam Trost
Andrew Cummings
Ben Willis
Chris Fuller
Ken Thomas
Tom Weichmann
Vince Lorenz
Craig Polston
Chris Cej
Jim Cowle
Steve Toorongian
Andrew Dumpleton
Daniel Dupre
Michael Cormier
Becky Erb
Recent Results: The Bike Shop Cycling Team had a lot of momentum headinginto the second full month of the racing calendar. May 3^rd marked the fourth event ofthe BBC Team Racing Series with the Online Auto Connection Road Race inLangford. The A event saw it’s largest fieldof the season show up, and John McClory contested the field sprint with astrong 8^th place finish with Larry Watkins finishing in the top 20places as well. In the B race, VinceLorenz came across the line first after an impressive sprint from long-rangewhich also moved him into first place in the overall GC. Allen Erb (5^th) and Adam Trost (9^th)finished among the top spots to help the B team retain the overall lead in theseries. Michael Cormier, put in anotherstrong race, but was caught up in a late-race pile-up whichresulted in a separated shoulder and a torn ligament. He’s already undergone a successful surgeryon the shoulder and the team hopes to have him back in August.

On May 10^th, Grand Island was the site for the secondIndividual Time Trial of the season. Larry Watkins posted the teams quickest time with an impressive 29:16which was good enough for a second place finish in the A event. Adam Trost continued his impressive TT formwith a time of 29:59, good enough for 5^th place among the Briders. Other top 10 finishes in the Bfield were Allen Erb (6^th place; 31:16), Craig Polston (7^thplace; 31:53), Vince Lorenz (8^th place; 31:59), and Tom Wiechmann(10^th place; 32:22).

The big event of the month took place in Syracuse where a number of The Bike Shopracers performed well during the 3-event stage race held May 16^thand 17th. Adam Trost took 9^thplace in the GC of the Cat 5 U35 which was highlighted by an impressive win inthe 3-mile TT with a time of 6:58:93. Rick Ferro continued his improved form with a solid 13^th placein the GC of the Cat 5 35+ event. Hisweekend included a 9^th place finish in Saturday’s white-knucklecriterium, and a 13^th in the Song Mountain Road Race. Vince Lorenz and Allen Erb also hadimpressive finishes in the weekend’s centerpiece event with finishes of 4^thplace and 11^th place respectively. Finally, Craig Polston finished 13^th in Saturday’s Cat4criterium. It was a great weekend ofracing and some great results for The Bike Shop Cycling Team.

There was no BBC event for the weekend of the 23^rd. However, The Corning Circuit Race in PaintedPost, NY offered a quality race with a full field of 50 racers in the Cat 4/5event. Vince Lorenz finished the daywith a solid 9^th place finish with pacing coming from fellowteammates Larry Watkins (20^th) and Allen Erb (25^th).

The final race of the month came in Boston, NYwhere the BBC hosted the Rice Hill Road Race. Rice Hill represented the first true climbing course of the season forthe BBC and the team was up for the challenge against a full field of 50 ridersin the B event. Vince Lorenz maintainedhis place at the top of the General Classification with a strong 4^thplace finish, limiting his losses to Lance Johnson, his main rival in the GC,who came across in 2^nd place. Craig Polston took 5th, with Allen Erb attacking the race’s primarychase group in the final meters to take 8^th. Adam Trost finished the day in 11^thposition. Rick Ferro, who responded wellto the early attacks and was among the leaders early in the race, finished in12^th place. In the A seriesrace, Larry Watkins finished the day with an 8^th place finish,moving him into 3^rd place in the series’ overall GC, just 6 pointsout of 2^nd.

Moving into June, The Bike Shop maintains the points lead inthe B series Team standings. The teamalso holds 4 of the top 6 spots in the GC with Vince Lorenz holding a slimmargin (6 points) over Tom’s Lance Johnson. Craig Polston moved up to 3^rd, Allen Erb is tied for 4^th,and Adam Trost is up to 6^th in the points standings. In the A series, Larry Watkins (3^rd)will look to maintain his position near the top of the standings. Teammate John McClory moved up into the top10 with another strong month. He’ll lookto move further up the standings at the end of the month with the only BBCevent on the calendar at the Wyoming County Road Race near the end of themonth.

June will offer back-to-back multi day events with theEmpire Championships on the 6^th and 7th and the Hamburg Race Weekendon the 13^th and 14th. Bothwill be well attended races and look for The Bike Shop Racing Team to continueto post strong results. Look for moreracing news next month.
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