Marx-Bensdorf rolled to the line 13 strong and knew it was up to us to animate the race. When an initial move was brought back, Dale Sanford joined Tim Moore (901 Racing) and Brad Anderson (Cirque du Velos) off the front of the race and they gradually rolled away from the field. Numerous attacks were thrown after that, trying to get more folks off the front of the race.

Eventually, Matt Joiner from Marx-Bensdorf ended up off the main group in a two man move with Michael Carpenter (901 Racing). Not long after, Jonathan Korzekwa and new Cat 3 MB rider Chris Winter were off the front as well. With those numbers, we were a little more content to let the moves get away.

To speed up the race report, Winter and Korzekwa both caught up to Joiner and Carpenter. Joiner ended up flatting and giving up his wheel to Korzekwa, who battle to catch back up with Carpenter and Winter. Not long after latching back on, the work in the break finally caught up to Winter and he fell off the chase group of two.

In the end, Korzekwa and Sanford ended up together at the head of the race with Anderson, Carpenter, and Moore. Some hard accelerations got rid of Anderson and Moore, and it was now down to three. Korzekwa provided the final lead out, with Carpenter on his wheel and Marx-Bensdorf’s Dale Sanford following right behind. At 500 meters Korzekwa pulled off and Carpenter made his move. Dale had plenty in the tank to follow the acceleration and then launch with about 100 meters to go – winning the race by a bike length.

Overall Marx-Bensdorf goes 1st and 3rd on the day! Great day of racing!

Once again the Marx-Bensdorf Cycling Team will be hosting a training race in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, April 7th, 2012.  Here is the brief rundown. You MUST have a current USA Cycling license OR purchase a one day license at registration for $10.

Cost: $20

• C-race @ 10:10am (Cat 5):  30.3 miles
• B-race @ 10:00 am (Cat4, Masters, Women): 30.3 miles ($215/5 deep)
• A-race @ 11:45 am (Cat1/2/3): 50.5 miles ($215/5 deep)

Course on MapMyRide (link)

Race flyer 2012-04-07 Jackson trainer race flyer, rev0a

This past weekend was the Smith & Nephew Gran Prix in held here in suburban Memphis.

• Circuit Race: Marda Kaiser-Renhelt 3rd
• TT:  Marda 1st, Pam Tate 3rd
• State Crit (1/2/3):  Mardat 3rd.
• State Medals (1/2/3):  Marda (silver).  Pam (bronze)
• Omnium:  Marda 1st, Pam 3rd

The ladies had a good weekend.

Marda – 3rd place circuit race

TT: Marda 1st, Pam 3rd

?: Marda – 2nd

and some not so recent ones….

6/11-12: Tour de Lousiane.
Women’s GC:  Pam Tate (1st) and Julie Cook (2nd)

6/11: Memphis Invitation RR.
A-race (1/2/3):  Joe MacDonald (1st), John King (2nd), Bryant Funston (4th)
Women:  Marda Kaiser-Renhelt (1st), Casey Malone (2nd)

6/5: Riding with the King Crit (Tupelo).
Men 3/4:  Ryan Bosio (1st)  [report]

5/28: State TT. 
Women: Marda Kaiser-Rehnelt (1st, TN State Champion).
Cat3:  Scott Newberry (2nd, TN Silver Medal)

The Marx-Bensdorf team appreciates your participation in our inaugural Jackson training race.   Hope you enjoyed the course and didn’t hate the wind too much..

The results have been compiled by our hardworking officials and here they are for you to read and digest.

• A-race results
• B-race results

I have some photos from the event that Matt McCulley and myself took at the race yesterday:

• [A-race gallery]
• [B-race gallery]

Please add any feedback about how we can improve this event in the comments below (or what worked well).  Next year, we will have to find a weekend different from the Sunny King crit to get more people to come down from Nashville.

This Saturday (4/9), the Marx-Bensdorf Cycling Team will be hosting a training race near Jackson, Tennessee.

2011-04-09 Jackson trainer race flyer, rev2b

Date: Saturday April 9, 2011

Time:

• 10:00 am (B-race, 30 miles)  Suggested for Category 4 and 5, Women, and Masters racers.
• 11:45 am (A-race, 50 miles )  Suggested for Category 1, 2, and 3 riders

Cost: $20 if you have a USAC license.  An additional $10 if you need a 1-day license.

Directions:  From I-40 in Jackson, take Highway 412 North (exit 79, Dyersberg)
approximately 1.5 miles to the flashing light, turn right on Old Bells Road, go
approximately 2 miles to start at Trinity Christian Academy.

With our spring (soon to be) classic in the books, attention is swinging to the next event.  This race will be a more conventional road race (10 mile paved laps) held right outside of Jackson, Tennessee.  Should be close enough to draw talent from both ends of the I-40 (Memphis and Nashville).

The flier is attached.  It might be slightly revised as we get closer to the event.  (rev 2b is 2/28/2011)

2011-04-09 Jackson trainer race flyer, rev2b

Date: April 9, 2011

Time: 10 am (B race, 30 miles) / 11:45 am (A-race, 50 miles )

The first annual MCSFSFAFIC5K2K11 started off right with big field and plenty of competition.

A total of 25 stepped up and met the challenge of 70 mile course (A-race).  Our own Bryant Funston and Travis Sherman finished up 2nd and 3rd behind Kris French (Snapple) who came over from Arkansas.  Good to see so much participation from across the river.

The B-race also had a large field (for such a hard race).  The men’s winner was Jeff Fejfar (BPC) and the women’s winner was Casey Malone (M-B womens team)

Plan to get full results up here and on the race website.

John McLauchlin, Bryant Funston, Ryan Bosio, Jonathon Korzekwa, Pam Tate, and Julie Cook all took part in the 6 Hours of Herb mountain bike race that took place out at Herb Parsons Lake.

Course was a 9 mile, very fast loop around the lake. McLauchlin and Funston won the male relay by around 5 minutes over the second place relay team of Bosio and Korzekwa. Tate also tasted victory, being half of the first place female relay 1st place team. Cook, along with her husband Jim Cook (BPC Cycling), took the overall honors for the coed relay category.

Great results on the day considering Marx-Bensdorf Cycling Team uses those thin little smooth tires most of the time. Nice job folks!