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We are so pleased to announce that in 2020 our cycling team will include women in both our elite and amateur formats, led by veteran racers Paige and Danielle Shumskas of Pipersville, PA. The mission of our team is to expand the representation and diversity of local athletes competing in all disciplines of cycling. Our equipment sponsor, Liv/Giant Bicycles has raised the bar with their commitment to women’s cycling through the #whyitmatters campaign. 

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Racing and riding is in full swing in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Many of our elite racers, team sponsors, and club members chose to ride one of our regions most ambitious early season events, the 2019 Kermesse Sports Hell of the Hunterdon. 82 miles of climbing and 19 sections of gravel, dirt and hardscrabble roads through western New Jersey. Pictured above are team sponsors (front to back) Stefan Richter (Clemons, Richter & Reiss, PC), Mike McCarthy (Pharosity Consulting), Kirk Palermo (Doylestown Bike Works), and Geoffrey Prudhomme (Geoffrey Prudhomme, ART). [Photo: Mike Maney]. Not pictured is team sponsor, Dr. Rob Riesenberger (Dentist 4 Kids) who also completed this pain-fest. 

Junior racer Sam Smith of Lenape Middle School finished 19th in the Men Pro 1-2-3 race at the Blueberry Biciciletta Road Race in Hammonton, NJ supported by teammates Jason Wood of Lansdale, PA. [Photo: Ron Short]. Team sponsor Rob Beighley (Glazing Concepts) competed in the Men’s Master’s age 50-54 category but suffered an ill-timed flat tire. 

Alisa Vinogradova (Newtown, PA) finished 4th in the CAT 3 Women’s Open Race at the Mayhew Mountain Bike Race in Medford, NJ. Mike Bowe finished 4th in the 45+ Men’s Endurance category. We know Tom Repkoe competed in the Endurance category as well, but don’t have a result at press time. 

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Alisa Vinogradova won the U15 Women’s Category at the Mid-Atlantic Super Series Challenger Mountain Bike Race today for the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. Alden Weinhold was selected for the Red Robin Marty Nothstein Bicycle Racing League All-Stars at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, PA (far left). 

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Jason Wood is a member of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. He was born and raised in Doylestown, and graduated from CB East High School. He currently resides in Lansdale, PA. Jason has raced at an elite level for many years and is the team’s elder statesman at thirty-something years old. Jason is the big engine for this team and in 2018 had his best results racing at the master’s level. His specialties include criterium and road racing and we are looking forward to his return to the velodrome this summer.

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Colin Kelly is a member of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Elite Cycling Team. He was born and raised in Ottsville, a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, and currently a student at Penn State University (2020, IT Security). In 2018 Colin was a finisher in the Pro 1/2 Thompson Bucks County Classic Criterium. His specialties include mountain bike racing, road racing and cyclocross. Colin has come into 2019 with great fitness and has had great results at the CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criteirum and the Philly Phlyer Criterium. 

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Meet Chris Meacham of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Elite Cycling Team. Chris is a resident of Doylestown and a graduate of CB South High School and Appalachian State University. He raced professionally for the Airgas-Safeway team where he was a teammate of 2018 Vuelta a Espana Champion Chris Horner. In 2018 Chris won the Historic Riverton Criterium. We are looking forward to him returning to competition on the track at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center this weekend in addition to his criterium racing. 

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We sent a bunch of racers to the 2019 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Philly Phlyer on Saturday, March 16th. In the Pro 1-2-3 race, Colin Kelly (Upper Black Eddy) finished sixth in strong company supported by his teammate’s Chris Baccash (Doylestown) and Sam Smith (Doylestown). Zak Andrews (Glenside) returned from injury for his first race of the season finishing 24th in the CAT 3/4 race. Senior statesman, Rob Beighley raced his new 2019 Cannondale SystemSix Hi-Mod Di2 bike to 32nd in the Master’s Race. Appropriately, Colin Kelly started St. Patrick’s Day with a 9th place finish (and first in the field sprint) at the Pinecone Circuit Race in Hammonton, NJ. Great weekend guys.

Photo Credit: Ron Short 

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We’d like to take the opportunity to acknowledge Dr. Robert Riesenberger of Dentist 4 Kids for his sponsorship of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. Dr. Rob isn’t just a sponsor, he’s a competitor, with multiple finishes of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race, the highest elevation mountain bike race in the world (10,200 ft above sea level). But most folks here in Doylestown know him as the children’s dentist to so many kids and families in our community. Thank you Dr. Rob for your support of the #NextGen of smiles and bicycle riders in Central Bucks County. 

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Colin Kelly and Chris Baccash got our racing season off to a great start, finishing 5th and 10th respectively in the CAT 2/3 Race at the Century Road Club Association (CRCA) Grant’s Tomb Criterium. Both showed great early season fitness, and also competed in the Pro 1/2 race as well. Founded in 1898, CRCA is America’s oldest surviving cycling association. The Grant’s Tomb Criterium is one of two races that still happen on the streets of New York City. Morningside Heights is an amazing venue for a race with great views of the General Grant National Memorial, the East River, the George Washington Bridge, Columbia University, Barnard College, and Riverside Church. Here’s a recap from the event organizers. Big thanks to the organizers and race sponsors, and to Mother Nature for giving us a mild day in the sun. 

Addition: Here’s a race report from Vegan Cyclist including race footage. 

Five photos by: Ron Short

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The Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team is expanding our presence at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, PA this year through our shop sponsorship, and our relationship with Giant Bicycles and Boyd Cycling. Can’t wait to go fast on Fridays at the track in 2019! Photo: MindYourDesign

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It was a whole weekend of winning for the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. Congratulations to Chris Meacham for winning the Pro CAT 1 Race at the Historic Riverton Criterium for our elite team, to Zach Shearon for finishing 3rd in the Pro CAT 1 at the Rothrock Trail Mix Enduro MTB race, and to Alisa Vinogradova for winning the U15 Juniors race at the MASS Series Ramsey’s Revenge MTB Race in Wilmington, DE. 

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(1) Hey Chris, hope the training is going well down in North Carolina. Tell us a little about your studies at Appalachian State University and what post-graduation might bring? Hey! I am studying psychology and will be working for team sponsor, ARCCA Experts in Penns Park, PA as a human factors psychologist after I graduate. I am very excited to come back home and get settled in PA once again. 

(2) I know your only 22, but you've already had a pretty long career in cycling. Tell us a little about how you got involved and some of the highlights so far? I’ve had a very enjoyable cycling career so far. I’ve raced the whole NRC calendar as a pro for multiple years. I had the opportunity to train/race/live with Chris Horner which was very helpful for developing a well rounded opinion in the sport of cycling. Horner’s attitude on the sport really made me confident for my long term career. 

(4) I also know that a couple of years ago you had a pretty bad break (literally) while training in NC. Tell us a little about that experience and how you overcame it? April of  2016 I got hit by a car and broke both my back and neck. I was in the hospital for a week or so and was released with strict instructions not to workout until I passed certain tests/scans. But I was on the trainer two days after I got home and luckily held onto my fitness until i was clearer to ride/race on the road. A month or so following my being medically cleared I lapped the field at the NCC Criterium in Rochester NY. I was shocked and very motivated to slay the rest of the season with some new results post-injury. 

(5) Remember when you got the chance to do the hard miles with me in Germany last year? What was that experience like? Germany was awesome! Thomas Hoffman and Brian Boger were gracious enough to let me ruin their trip to Germany. We rode up a volcano a bunch of times and luckily found some liquid libations to quench our thirsts (Bembel With Care Apple Cola) 

(6) Heard you parlayed our sponsorship with Fred Beans into a new whip? Watcha rockin? I bought 2018 Subaru WRX from Fred Beans Subaru in November. I love it! 

(7) What's your thoughts on new team, and what do you think the goals for the team will be? I am very excited to be racing for a solid team based out of Doylestown, finally. I find there is a lot more passion in the sport when it is so close to home. I am really excited to see what the season has to teach us so we can be a more successful/cohesive squad. We’re also looking to build the roster up!

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Lets get to know Jason Wood from the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team in seven questions from our Director Sportif! 

1. Hey Jason, you are perhaps the most "local" member of the team in that you are permanently in the Doylestown area. Tell us your thoughts on the new team and the program? The new elite team is an exciting addition to our club program. As a long time supporter of the shop it is fun to finally race in the DBW colors. You guys have been a great supporter of the local cycling scene for years, I am happy to be able to support your mission of community involvement through healthy lifestyles. 

2. You’re also the elder statesman of the team at age 35. Tell us a little about your cycling career and how you keep yourself fit for racing?  I think this is my 12th year racing. I have gained a lot of experience racing against the top talent in the region. These days I try to maintain my fitness with fun/hard group rides and mountain biking. I used to focus a lot on intervals and power, while that kind of focus will make you fit, I found I wasn't enjoying the sport like I used to. I think transitioning my training helped me rediscover my love for the sport. I am aware my training style is not very regimented, and not for everyone, but it has worked for me.  

3. Your also the family man of the team. Tell us how you balance work, family and racing? How do I balance work, family and training? Trying to get the best of each is like trying to find the lightest, stiffest bike with the best aerodynamics, you can't have everything, there will always be compromises. My primary focus is my family, luckily my wife has been very supporting of my bicycle racing, which is important since it takes up as much time as a part time job. Work is important since that is how I support my family. The priority shift over the last few years is a big reason why I try to make all of my training fun these days, by doing that, I can maximize my fitness while still enjoying my time on the bicycle.

4. What are your thoughts on some of your teammates and your expectations for the seasons? I am very excited about the composition of the team. We have a couple of younger guys that have had experience in the domestic professional peloton and some other up and comers with great potential. I would like to think I can offer racing/tactical advice to some of the newer guys, and life advice on balancing bicycle racing with personal/professional lives. I expect to have a lot of fun hanging out, traveling and racing with the guys. I think we all mesh really well and I look forward to the season. I think we will find a lot of success by working together. 

5. What are some of your goals for the season? I have satisfied a lot of my personal ambitions over the years, at this point I would like to shift my focus to some of the newer guys, I think my experience could be beneficial, both from a tactical perspective and how to prepare for a race, mentally and physically. 

6. You've been riding on the team Giant TCR, what's the ride been like? The 2018 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 has been great, the bike is very stiff and corners really well. I would expect everyone on a team bike to praise it's engineering, but before I started riding this bike I had my own Giant Propel. I have been a fan of Giant bicycles for a long time so I was really happy when the team chose Giant to be the team bicycles. 

7. Any tips for us weekend warriors trying to stay fit on the bike? My advice for weekend warriors looking for fitness is volume and group riding. Slowly building to longer rides will make you more efficient on the bicycle and group rides will teach you how to ride safely with other. My other recommendation is if cyclists expect respect on the road, they need to follow the rules of the road as well. There will always be conflict on the road, but every cyclist can use his or her interaction with a motorist as a chance positively represent the sport we all love so much. 

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Colin Kelly captured at the Tour of Mt. Grena.

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1. Ian, you come to us via Connecticut and Colorado State University. Can you tell us how you came to race on the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team in our first year of elite competition?

I grew up racing BMX and riding mountain bikes, but started riding road bikes with my dad in high school. I worked at a local bike shop, Bethel Cycle Works, which had a large club and put on weeknight criterium and time trials races, as well as a very popular spring criterium series. I started racing with their club team and eventually joined the Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program junior team. After graduating high school I went to Colorado State University and raced for their collegiate team and then came back east while on break to race around New England, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. I met Chris Meacham on a Under 23 team we were both racing for in 2016 and he got in touch with me about the new Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team and I immediately jumped at the chance to race in the PA area again.

2. How did you come to be a bicycle racer and what do you consider your strongest disciplines and specialities in the sport?

I love to race technical criteriums and rolling or flat road races. I am most comfortable finishing in a field sprint or from a big break.

3. You are a sponsored athlete of Floyd's of Leadville Cannabidiol (CBD) products. It's a product that we proud to represent and distribute through the shop. As a competitive elite athlete what has been your experience using CBD products for recovery and what is your connection to Floyd's?

I met Floyd Landis with one of my roommates at the 2016 Steamboat Stage Race (Colorado) and had used CBD products for pain in the past. This year Floyd's of Leadville was looking for athlete ambassadors for their products and I contacted them about my experience using their transdermal cream. I had a rough crash at the 2017 Tour of Sommerville and I had pretty severe knee pain on the bike after it. Rather than taking ibuprofen or the likes for pain management, I used the transdermal cream and it allowed me to monitor the pain while still training and being active as I normally would.

4. The season really heats up for us now with the Reading Radfest, West Chester Benchmark Twilight Criterium, and Thompson Bucks County Classic on the horizon. What are your goals individually and for the team?

I'm extremely excited for the West Chester Benchmark Twilight Criterium, the race is always hard and is in a great town with tons of spectators. All the riders on our team love a hard criterium and I think it's a race where we can really showcase what the team is capable of. Our home race, the Thompson Bucks County Classic Criterium is of course one of the major focuses of the season for the whole team. The race is technical, hilly, and very long making great to watch and extremely fun to ride in. Historically it has attracted big teams from around the country so I'm sure it will be very fast.

5. The team has been racing the 2018 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 this season, what's been your experience with the bike?

The 2018 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1 is an incredible bike. It's extremely light and has the perfect geometry for corning hard in criteriums. Ours are spec'd with Shimano Ultegra and the Giant SLR-1 tubeless wheelset. Tubeless tires are great on east coast road with rough surfaces and allow us to run lower tire pressures for more grip in corners while racing.

6. What's fun look like for Ian Whaley away from cycling?

In the winters I'm a pretty avid telemark skier, Fort Collins, CO has great access to world class backcountry skiing. I also made my way up to the 2018 Telemark Skiing Nationals in Grand Targhee, Idaho this winter and walked away with 12th in the Big Mountain Freeride competition.

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Four members of our Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans elite team raced at the Daniel Harwi 30th Annual Lower Providence Spring Classic Criterium this past Sunday: Wes Kline, Chris Baccash, Jason Wood and Colin Kelly (L to R). We were so proud of the way this team is learning to work together. In this case, the team worked to put Wes into a field sprint where he finished 12th in a very strong group. With Chris Meacham (North Carolina) and Ian Whaley (Colorado) returning from their collegiate seasons we couldn’t be more pleased with the direction and success of the team. You can see the results of the Men’s Pro 1/2/3 race here. Also pictured, Lucy Wood.