Team News

March 2006
TARGETRAINING will hold its formal camp from March 8th to March 10th in Fresno, California.  It will then participate in the Central Valley Classic stage race. Please contact Tom@TARGETRAINING.com or Ken@TARGETRAINING.com for details.

February 27, 2006

TARGETRAINING kicked off its official racing season by entering the Vuelta Sonora, a UCI rated 2.2 stage race in northern Mexico.  Anthony Colby and Frank Pipp will lead an eight man squad including Alejandro Acton, Ryan Blickem, Eneas Freyre, Dan Greenfield, Wes Hartman, and Dustin MacBurnie.  Ken Mills will direct the team.  The team is racing on its brand new GT kinesium racing frames.

December 15, 2005
TARGETRAINING announced today that it will join the US professional peloton as a UCI Continental Team for 2006.   TARGETRAINING  will focus on the US national race calendar circuit.   While it is new, it brings both excellent management and a capable and experienced roster of racers.
 
TARGETRAINING recognizes the importance of leadership in its new role and has brought in Tom Schuler as the team manager. Tom Schuler’s track record in building and running professional cycling teams is outstanding.  Tom joins TARGETRAINING from the Advantage Benefits Endeavour team, and before that managed the Saturn team.  
 
Rick Crawford is TARGETRAINING’s Head Coach and coaches every member of the team.  This role is especially critical to a team that is focused on winning by continuously developing the capabilities of its riders. Rick is one of the preeminent coaches in cycling, having groomed a list of cyclists that include Levi Leipheimer, Tom Danielson, and Chris Wherry.  Rick also runs the top ranked Fort Lewis College program.
 
TARGETRAINING has built a team to tackle the most challenging US venues.  The 2006 squad will be co-captained by Anthony Colby and Frank Pipp.  Anthony has shown strong climbing ability, winning the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont, finishing second to Tyler Hamilton in the Mount Washington Hill Climb, and placing well in a number of National Race Calendar events.   Frank Pipp led the Advantage Benefits Endeavour team in 2005.  The winner of the 2005 Superweek Sprinters title, Frank is an excellent finisher, and brings big race experience to the program.
 
To go along with the co-captains, Tom Schuler and Rick Crawford have lined up a squad with a blend of experience and promise. Todd Wells, professional mountain biker and national level cross rider, will join the team for key events.  Alejandro Acton will add pop, as seen by his podium finish in the Athens Twilight Criterium.  Ryan Blickem, Josh Bezecny and Dustin MacBurnie will offer time trialing and climbing capability. Eneas Freyre, Dan Greenfield, Wes Hartman and Matt Shriver will provide additional power for both road events and criteriums.   The team is ready for the full NRC calendar.
 
Rick Spear, CEO of TARGETRAINING, said about the team: “We are a company devoted to help our clients attain excellence in everyday fitness and in competition.  The TARGETRAINING Pro Cycling Team shows investment both in the sport as well as in athletes that we work with and develop.  Tom Schuler and Rick Crawford bring patience, insight and the will to succeed. Together, Tom and Rick will give our racers the best chance to excel.”  Tom Schuler, Team Manager, said “I am excited to be part of this program.  TARGETRAINING’s sponsorship is unique because it is focused on developing athletes and on fitness.  I hope that my experience will help make TARGETRAINING’s program a success in 2006”. Rick Crawford added “TARGETRAINING is committed to the sport.  I am personally extremely focused on providing this team with the best coaching it can get.”
 
TARGETRAINING Professional Cycling is proud to be sponsored by GT Bicycles, who is critical to the team’s efforts in 2006. It would also like to warmly thank Champion System (clothing), American Classic (wheels), Full Speed Ahead (cranks), Profile Design (handlebars/stems), Speedplay (pedals), Michelin (tires) and Rudy Project (helmets and sunglasses). All of the sponsors are providing exceptional product for the team to use.
 
More may be found about the team at www.TARGETRAINING.com/racing.



November 15, 2005
TARGETRAINING is proud to announce that Tom Schuler will be the team manager for the 2006 season.  Tom Schuler joins TARGETRAINING from the Advantage Benefits Endeavour Pro Cycling Team, which finished fifth in the National Race Calendar rankings in 2005.  Please watch here for a full press release on TARGETRAINING's plans for the 2006 season.  Inquiries please contact 203 227 6177 or write to info@TARGETRAINING.com.

Race Results

9-2-05
Vermont
Green Mountain Stage Race

TARGETRAINING captured the yellow and green jersey in the Green Mountain Stage Race. Anthony Colby won the prologue up hill time trial and the 100 mile road race that ended up App Gap.  Justin got 5th both of those days.   Alejandro won the only sprint on the App Gap day, and 3 of the 4 sprints on the criterium, including the final sprint.  So the team won all 3 of the 3 stages that counted (one of the stages was nullified -- not due to our actions). read the full report

8-27-05
New York City, NY
Mengoni GP

Alejandro Acton of Team TargeTraining takes second place at the Mengoni GP. Known as the most prestigious road race in the New York metro area, the Mengoni GP is held over a distance of 67K in Central Park along an extremely fast and tactically challenging course. After an aggressive first half of the race that saw TargeTraining team members Colby, Freyre, Elliston, and Acton aggressively push the pace, a break of 5 finally escaped the grasp of the peloton. The break contained team member Alejandro Acton who held off the charging field to take second place out of the break which covered the race distance at a rapid 45kph average. Three other team members Freyre, Elliston and Wolf rounded out a successful team outing by placing a total of 4 riders in the top 20. read the full report

8-20-05
Mt. Washington, NH
33rd Annual MT. WASHINGTON HILL CLIMB - 7.6 Miles

In one of the best know hill climb races in the world, climbing specialist Anthony Colby of Team TargeTraining showed excellent form by taking a well earned 2nd place in the Mt. Washington Hill climb. Finishing 4 minutes behind winner Tyler Hamilton, Colby clocked a finishing time of 55 minutes and 11 seconds over the extremely windy 7.6 mile course. Using gearing as low as 30x25, Cloby bided his time and made a late move breaking away from his fellow climbers and taking a much coveted place on the podium atop Mt. Washigton in New Hampshire. read the full report

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