Tag Archives: jay thomson
Breathing Through A Straw
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by lyne.
The pain cave. Breathing through a straw. The deep dark red. Altitude is one of the difficulty presented by the two UCI races this month. Jay Thomson (BISSELL), Lucas Euser (Spidertech) and Max Jenkins (UnitedHealthcare) talk about their preparation and the impact of altitude.
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Figuring Out How To Win For BISSELL
Posted on 11. May, 2011 by lyne.
It was a heated battle at the Joe Martin Stage Race, and this time the BISSELL came out on top. They finally won the overall at an NRC stage race, it’s been a long time coming. For DS Omer Kem, the win meant “the world.” He added, “We finally figured out how to win, that [...]
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Thomson Wins Rock’em Sock’em Stage At Joe Martin
Posted on 07. May, 2011 by lyne.
What a stage at day 3 of the Joe Martin Stage Race. Every time you thought the race was decided, that the break would make it, that Francisco Mancebo (RealCyclist.com) had lost the yellow jersey, the deck would get re-shuffled and new cards would be played out. The second time was the charm for Jay [...]
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Pipp Wins Bunch Sprint At Gila Stage 2
Posted on 28. Apr, 2011 by lyne.
Without the winds from previous year on the Inner Loop Road Race, stage of the Tour of the Gila, a bunch sprint was (almost) inevitable. Though the remnants of the very early break, initiated at the end of the neutral section, raised a question in our minds, the pack was back together as they barreled [...]
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Mancebo Climbs Into Yellow At Sea Otter
Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by lyne.
RealCyclist.com’s Francisco Mancebo attacked on the steep climb to the finish line to win stage 2 of the Sea Otter Classic and take over the yellow jersey from his teammate Cole House. Andres Diaz (Team Exergy) was second and Jay Thomson (BISSELL) third.
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BISSELL Pro Cycling Signs Jay Thomson
Posted on 07. Jan, 2011 by lyne.
The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team announced today that it has made a late addition to its roster — South African Jay Thomson. Thomson is a well rounded rider with strengths in time trials, stage races and sprints, and the BISSELL Team will benefit from his wealth of talent. Thompson was originally signed to another team [...]
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Clarke and Caravella win in Kenosha
Posted on 25. Jul, 2009 by lyne.
On a break from his racing in Europe, Fuji-Servetto’s Hilton Clarke took the win at the Chase Food Folks & Spokes, on day 18 of Superweek 2009 in Kenosha Wisconsin. Australian Clarke was part of a 4-rider break that lapped the field with 21 km to go in the 100 km criterium raced on a [...]
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Huff and Wansgard win Superweek’s Racine crit
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by lyne.
Riding solo didn’t hamper Jelly Belly’s Brad Huff as he had the help of friends and old teammates to take the win at the Racine.org crit on day 17 of the Superweek 2009 extravaganza. Huff was part of a 6-man break that lapped the field with 39 laps to go in the 100k race on [...]

