VOS Racing

2010 Team Training Camp

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:46:00 +0000

VOS Racing U23 - Masters Racing Team

VOS Racing wrapped up there 4 day training camp in Monterey, CA this past weekend and what fun we had. We rode 4 plus hours per day, plus some 4000 to 5000 feet of climbing on Friday and Saturday.

Evenings were spent at Allegro and Sea Harvest in Carmel for two great nights of food. Saturday we were hosted by Matthew Sundt one of our team member.

Team camp day 2

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Some climbing in the monterey hills

2010 Team Camp

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Day one of 2010 Team Camp in Monterey , CA

VOS Racing Announces 2010 roster

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:07:00 +0000

The team had a fantastic 2009 year of racing. We would like to thank our sponsors and the families of all the riders.

2010 VOS Racing Jr Team

Jeff Byrd
Nico Cerna
Steven Crowley
Brian Duke
Tylor Giger

2010 VOS Racing Master Team

James Allen
Albert "Buddy Barreto
Manuel Borges
Franz Broz
Scott Calley
Jan Elsbach
Dana Farmer
Ermie Gallando
Ernie Gallardo jr
Steve Gile
Courtney Grossman
Bill Hall
Larry Hampson
Scott Hennessy
Rich Juarez
Ed Lix
Gordon Martine
Rick Martyn

Bill Nicely
John Novitsky
Jon Ornstil
Michael Phelps
Shannon Pike
Leon Pitts
Matthew Sundt
Max Thompson
Martin Wolff

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:25:00 +0000

John Novitsky repeats TT nationals

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:50:00 +0000

John repeats at the 2009 TT nationals

May News

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:04:00 +0000

What a busy month for the team we traveled through nor cal racing. We started with the Cat's hill and Eamon was 3rd in the Jr's. The following day some of the M45 boys went to Sonora RR and 4 in the top ten.

Next up was the Mendes crit and we took 1st and 2 more in the top ten in the M45 and 3 in the top ten for the M55. The following day was the Berkeley RR and James hung tough for third.

The following weekend was a hot one in Modesto for a crit and rr. In the crit Rich soloed in for the win and we had 2 more in the top ten for the M45. The M55 boys hung tough in the heat and had 2 in the top ten. The rr the following days the M35 boys worked hard and Matt was 4th. The M45 boys had a pack finish and grabbed 2 of the top five spots.

The next weekend was a tune up for the Nor Cal TT championship so a few of the boys headed that way. John N made the top 3 in the M45 and Mike and Manny top 6 in the M55. Buddy and Franz won the Tandem event. The same day a few of us went to Folsom crit and had a off day. Bill went into the valley and raced Palm Bluff crit and took 5th. Also the same day was Mt Hamilton and the M45 were out in force and had a tough battle over the hill, Jan was 4th.

The following day was the Memorial crit Eamon had his hands full and took the pack sprint for 2nd. Ernie Jr placed 5th in the M35 3/4, Nico raced the E5 and was 6th.

To close out the month Bill went and raced the Golden Crit and was in the top ten and the same day Rich was in Santa Rosa and won the M45.

The next day was the 1st annual Butterfly Crit here in Pacific Grove so we showed in force. The day started with the Jr's Eamon took 1st and we also had 4 more in the top 6. The following race was the E5 and Nico was 3rd, then the E4 race and Eamon was back and made it up on the podium again for 3rd. Matt Kramer raced the M35 and was 8th. In the M45 race Rich was able to get off with another rider and took the win and Larry took the pack sprint for 3rd. Ernie made the podium in the M55 and Buddy was in the top 8.

Up north Rick and Jon raced the Spring Hill RR were Jon attacked the field a few time for Rick to get away in a break for 3rd.

April News from VOS- Cycles Gladiator

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:49:00 +0000

A recap of April news and the tail end of March, what a busy month for the team. Our Jr's have been busy in high school racing the Nor Cal MTB series and the master have been traveling through out nor cal getting their fill of racing.

April started off with a 4 man TTT and Scott, Jon, John and Rich were up against the Specialized boys plus a few other team and finish second.

The Nap crit was it usual crash fest with the P turn we came away unhurt with a couple in the top ten.

Santa Cruz Crit

In the E5 we had Sean and Eamon, the race ended up having a break and they missed it so with a lap to go Eamon attacked out of the pack and caught the break and took the win , Sean was 6th. In the M35 123 it was full on racing and Matt placed in the top 10 , what a race.

The Same weekend the CCCX MTB was back at it and Nico was 1st in the Expert and Scott C was 3rd and Courtney was 9th in the master races.

Also going on was the Nor Cal MTB races and Brian continued his good racing with another 1st.

The following weekend was Copperopolis RR and this race and the road conditions always make for a tough day of racing.

The M55 boys work hard( Dana, Manny and Scott) Scott placed 6th, the M45 crew Jon, Jan and James worked hard all race an finished 2 in the top ten. The M35 boys had there work cut out for them and Norm placed in the top ten as well. Wow what a day at the races.

Sea Otter weekend we had some of the boys race the crit and others play in the dirt. At the circuit E5 race Sean raced very well and made up on the podium for 3rd.

Courtney and Shannon raced the master crit and finished 13th and 16th

The cross country racing was hot and our jr's did very well racing in the expert field Nico was 10th and Tyler was 12th. Courtney raced the Master and was 16th.

The Wente RR and crit was a weekend of racing. In the Jr RR Eamon was solo and was able to sneak into the top ten. The M35 worked very hard and Norm pulled off a 6th with the hard work of team. In the M45 Rick was off in a break and placed 6th and James took the pack finish for 7th. Dana and Manny had a good workout with the M55 boys

The Wente crit tends to be a hectic race with road rash attached to it. Eamon again was solo with the Jr and just missed the podium and was 4th. The M35 was fast and furious and up until the last lap we were in position for the win. But a not so cool move by a rider that took out 7 rider in the sprint finish and took a couple of our boys down Norm just escaped and took 4th.

The M45 race was a little safer , we got Rich off in a break then all we had to do was work the front and cover attacks which we did Rich took 3rd and Bill was 8th.

Update from VOS - Cycles Gladiator

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Some update as we close out March

Our Jr's have been busy in high school racing the Nor Cal MTB series and the master have been traveling through out nor cal getting their fill of racing.

Brian Dukes Steven Crowley and Tylor Giger are full speed ahead racing the Nor Call MTB series. Brian is currently in 1st place over all, we wish Brian all the best.

Ronde Van Brisbane

M35 123Rich was in position for a great finish but with one lap to go was taken down just after the tight 180 turn and limped home.

This was our first race with Bill on board so Shannon , Martin joined him and set him up for the finish , plan was to work the front and set him up for the finish. All was going well till 1 1/2 to go and he was rear ended in the 180 turn and taken down, so we quickly tried to get Shannon in position for the finish and were able to get him in the top 10.

Warnerville M45
A new RR on the calendar and closed roads for most of it so we had 7 of us do the drive and show support to the promoter. The weather was telling us that it was going to be a winding day and it was. We had a full field ( 50 ) and part of this course a couple miles were dirt and gravel with some pot holes. and this was 2/3 rd of the way into to race so it seemed if anything was going to split it up it would be here.

The usual team SJ, MS , Wells and a few other so we were off and we started from the start trying to get a break and finally we had Jon O off and a few riders tried to bridge but no luck so Jon was solo going into the dirt section and with the wind the riders were just trying to keep sheltered.
Going into the dirt MS just hammered the pace and blew apart the field so when we came out the back side we had 12 of us ( 3 VOS Rick, Jon and Martin ) MS had 5 and SJ had 2 so it looked to be between our three team. Jon kept hammer and finally was joined by Clark Foy and another rider and they stayed away for the top three, Rick and Martin rounded out the top ten with 5th and 7th.

Our MTB Jr's and Masters had a good day at the CCCX MTB Nico 1st, Tyler 2nd, Brian 3rd Scott 2nd , Courtney 9th

Weekend of racing

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:26:00 +0000

VOS - Cycles Gladiator did some traveling this weekend, we attended all the races through out NorCal.

Saturday 3-21-09

Let's start it off with the Orosi RR, Jon for M45 and Scott for the M55 this race tends to draw a small field but typical pure climbers go to test there legs.

Scott 1st

Jon 4th

Others went up to Sac for the weekend of crit and rr, first up was Landpark we started off with our Jr's

Eamon 6th
Sean 8th

Then came our geezers M45/M55 and Steve G first race back in awhile so testing the legs and working together was in order. A little sprinkles but all was safe.

M45

Steve 4th

Shannon 9th

M55

Dana 4th

Ernie 5th

The M30 was up next and for some of us it was the first time to race together with some of new teammates and let me say how well these guys covered all moves in the race.

Norm 8th

Sunday 3-22-09

More racing and traveling, ( Jon O won the driving record for the weekend Orosi and Barani )

This race tends to be very winding so being attentive and not to get gaped or crashed is one of the main objectives.

The M55 split the field of 25 riders

Dana 6th

Gordon 8th

In the M45 Rick the mind over matter wind man went with another rider solo a couple miles into the race and duked it out on the line for the win.

Rick 1st

In the M30 Jan and Norm had 6 laps, Jan was taken out by someone rear skewer in his wheel but no crash ( good save ) and Norm made the split due to the wind and finished in the front pack.

Norm 13th

Down at the Hanford / $$$ crit the M35 were up first with Michael, Aaron and Bill going at it but came up short at the line but had a blast working the field.

In the E3 race Bill and Aaron played with a impressive field
Bill 10th

With all the racing we did we came home all safe and sound.

NorCal MTB High School

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:38:00 +0000

NorCal opener: Bryan Duke (Salinas) takes the the Division I Leader's Jersey

VOS-Cycle Gladiator 2009 training camp day 4

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:12:00 +0000

Below are some of our Jr's Brian, Eamon, Tyler, Steven and Nico ( L to R ) look for them in the 2009 season. For our full junior roster view our website. http://www.vosracing.org/

After 3 days of touring the Monterey county about 300 miles we took in the coast route south and easy spin inland for a hour.

We arrived at Robinson canyon for a quick 3 mile 2200 ft of climbing, regroup for a shot of java then over Los Laurels Grade and back to our daily starting place.

VOS-Cycle Gladiator 2009 training camp day 3

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:22:00 +0000

We gathered at our usual time and rallied the troops to start out for a long day in the saddle ( 100 plus miles ) with 6000 of climbing.

Today was special as we rode out to our sponsor Hahn Estates/ Cycles Gladiator to pay a visit.

We had 24 rider so it was a good tempo out to the winery off of river road some 50 miles away. After some quick photos and food we split up into two group 14 going back and 10 pushing forward down the road to finish the second half of the ride.

Once we reached the back side of Carmel valley then it was 7 miles of rolling hills and 3 miles of climbing.

After the ride we cleaned up headed over to a teammates house for some BBQ and shoe fitting to cap off the day.

VOS-Cycle Gladiator 2009 training camp day 2

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Day 2 was another great day of riding and more the
5000 ft of climbing. The team spent most of the day
up in Carmel valley. We finished the day with a ride
along the coast spinning out the days ride.

Then we gathered for Dinner at Allegro's in Carmel

VOS-Cycle Gladiator 2009 training camp day 1

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:09:00 +0000

VOS-Cycles Gladiator started there 2009 camp on the Monterey peninsula and the weather is perfect.

Over the next four days riders will be putting in 5 to 7 hours per day. This is a perfect time for new riders to the team.

For Dinner we all went to Casa Serrento's in Salinas.

VOS Racing Announces 2009 Roster

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:20:00 +0000

The team had a fantastic year and surpassed our goals that we had at the beginning of the year. We would like to thank our sponsors and and the families of all the riders.

We would like to announce Cycles Gladiator as an additional title sponsor

We continue to build on the foundation of riders we have. Going into the 2009 season we added a few riders to straighten our squad.

Key addition to the 2009 roster Jan Elsbach, James Allen from ( Bollo Racing) for the M45. Dana Farmer ( Tuesday/Velo ) Manny Borges ( Precision Bicycles ) for the M55. Jason Brown, Jason Dunlap(Specialized/Sierra Nevada ), Aaron Hunter (SJBC/SugarCRM), Matt Ream ( Owens Healthcare) Norm Zellers (Great Basin Imaging ) Ernie Gallardo, Jr (Synergy-Taleo Racing ), Matt Kramer, Justin Morgan for the M35

We have expanded our JR & U23 with 5 new riders. Returning riders Micah Herman, Sean Bell and Nico Cerna will be joined by Chris Gobell( 17 Salinas ), Steven Crowley ( 17 Salinas ) Eamon Lucas ( 16 Pacific Grove ) Bryan Duke ( 14 Salinas ) Taylor Giger ( 18 Salinas )

For further information on rider http://www.vosracing.org/

CCCX 6

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:35:00 +0000

JR's Brian and Nico getting ready for the cross start

Brian 3rd

Nico 5th

Thanksgiving Turkeys to Monterey County’s Needy

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:07:00 +0000

As another season of northern California bicycle racing comes to an end, a local cycling team is focusing its attention on local families in need of a little help this year.

Banding together, VOS Cycling Team, Gile Appraisals of Salinas and Greenlee’s Bakery of San Jose are supplying 110 turkey dinners to local families through Kinship Center for the Thanksgiving holiday.

“We’re a bunch of competitive cyclists who love our sport and our community. We know it’s that time of year when families might be stretched to the limit, especially given the economy… and we’re happy to help others out at this time of year, especially if it means giving them Thanksgiving dinners!” said Martin Wolff, owner of Value Outsourcing Solutions, a primary sponsor of VOS Cycling Team.

Happy Holidays to all as we close out 2008, and begin again for the upcoming year.

2008 NCNCA Cyclocross District Championships

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:40:00 +0000

CCCX 5

The cross season continues, Nico and Brian had there hands full at the districts

Brian 1st
Nico 4th

CCCX 4

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:45:00 +0000

The Juniors have are having a fun cross season

Brian 1st

Nico 2nd

BAT -BAR awards

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:59:00 +0000

Well it was a fun year for the team and the final numbers are in for the BAT and BAR awards

BAT Overall 3rd

BAT M45 1st
BAT M55 2nd
BAT M35 4th
BAT P1/2 9th

BAR M45 5 riders in the top ten
BAR M35 2 riders in the top ten
BAR M55 1 rider in the top ten

Great racing this year to all of the team that made this possible.

CCCX 2

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:14:00 +0000

The cross season is upon us

Nico get his 1st win

Senior Olympics

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:01:00 +0000

The US National senior (50 + older) Olympics will be hosted in/around Palo Alto the first two weeks of August 2009. The tt will likely be on Canada Rd, and the road race out there as well, climbing up to Canada College. A few local racers have already qualified, and had been urging me to do so as well. So I drove to Las Vegas on friday, got a cheap hotel, and raced both a short tt (5km) and a short rr (40km) on saturday morning, and drove back the afternoon. Top two finishers in each event qualify.

John Novitsky
TT 1st
RR 1st

Mt. Tamalpais Hill Climb

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:44:00 +0000

VOS Racing caps the 2008 road season off with the MT Tam hill Climb

M45:

Jon O 1st
John N 4th
Rick M 7th
Rich J 11th

Folsom Road Bike Omnium

noreply@blogger.com (mwolff) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:12:00 +0000

Sept 12th , 13th and 14th

M35
Jeff P 1st
Dan M 10th

M45
Jess R 4th
Rich J 8th

M55
Mike P 8th