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http://www.bikereg.com/Results/2008/05/25-Hartford-Downtown-Criterium.asp

Pro/1/2/3 Men 40 laps 119 starters
Place Time First Name Last Name Team City State
1 0:56:18 Maxime Vives CALYON MARTIN SWISS Montreal PQ
2 st Chris Fisher Williams Cycling Salisbury CT
3 st Ciaran Mangan CCB/Volkswagen Brighton MA
4 st Gavin Mannion Hot Tubes Junior Development Team Dedham MA
5 st Danny Estevez Sakonet
6 st Eneas Freyre TARGETRAINING Norwalk CT
7 st Alec Donahue Nerac Cycling
8 st Isaac Howe Noreast Cycling
9 st Aidan Charles Nerac Cycling
10 st Jacob Hacker New Haven CT
11 st Max Lippolis TARGETRAINING / Fastar
12 st Stephan Badger Der Dachs / TARGETRAINING Roxbury CT
13 st Matt Inconiglios Stage 1 / fusionTHINK Stamford CT
14 st Luciano Pavan Optimum Performance/FCC Fitchburg MA
15 st Hayden Brooks FiordiFrutta Darling Heights UNK
16 st Yahor Buben CCB/Volkswagen
17 st Anthony Alessio Stage 1/fusionThink Beacon Falls CT
18 st Christopher Kohnle CCNS/Pedal Power Glastonbury CT
19 st Tim Malton CVC/Subaru of New England
20 st James Tosca Corner Cycle Sandwich MA
21 st Bryan Borgia Breaking Away Bicycles Weston CT
22 st Mike McGinley Sommerville Sports
23 st Matthew Kressy Millwork One Racing/WeeBike.com Wellesley MA
24 st Thomas Orsini Optimum Performance/Fitchburg Cycling Club Leominster MA
25 st Joshua Lipka Fiordifrutta Elite Cycing Team Cheshire MA
26 st Nathaniel Ward TARGETRAINING U-25/Elite Development Team Albany NY
27 st A. Zane Wenzel Horst – Benidorm – Property Research Corp Middletown CT
28 st Charly Vives CALYON MARTIN SWISS Montreal PQ
29 st Julia Augustin Stage 1 / fusionTHINK
30 st Tom Dolan Sommerville Sports

no mengoni at Somerville? whats up.

they list 16 or so DNFs and no finishers. Looks like somebody dropped the ball entering the results. I’m pretty sure I finished.

Oooh, your PRETTY SURE you got to the end of that TOUGH 30-minute Cat 3 race and nobody recorded teh result …. THERE IS NO JUSTICE! How are we supposed to know what a HARD CORE bike racer you are for riding around in circles in a PACK for half an hour?

Mengoni was at Somerville. WIlson won a prime at the end of the first lap.

It sounds like you woke up on the negative side of the bed this morning.

Sound of an asshole.

UH oh!

where are you getting that info? can you provide a link/evidence backing it up? Otherwise what you’re saying is just rumor and ungrounded accusation.

As you might have heard – Lucretia took a nasty dive at Somerville and will be requiring an operation of her elbow today. She will be at NY-Pres hospital ,and will
undergo ORIF which stands for open reduction / internal fixation: rods + Screws. Please wish her a speedy recovery and encouragement to get back on her bike when she has mended.

Stay safe.

It takes time for these things to go public… the link will be out there soon enough. They are out for a year. No lie.

dubious distinction, Mr. I, Charlie…care to comment?

they want their money back..

This Sunday, June 1st… Alan decided to throw an extra race this season. Don’t forget to sign up! Match Sprints!
http://www.bikereg.com/events/Register.asp?EventID=6534

man, mengoni better start paddling dominicans over here at a faster rate. they’re going to run out by the end of the season!!

Mengoni will be holding open try outs in ft. Washington tonight…

Do you really think they aren’t?

out a little farther than our “silly local races”, but still disappointing.

they skipped out on pan-am games because there was testing. dominican cycling.org wasn’t amused and slapped them both with suspensions.

as in – i have no proof – but take it for what it is (hearsay)

If not doping related, what other infraction could there be? Bike equipment? – doubtful. Administrative conduct errors?

The helmet comment is awesome!

What exactly is the DR Cycling Federation and how would THEY be in a position to know something – anything? Im picturing a dude sitting under a tree in front of a little straw hut with DRCF sign swinging in the breeze. Yeeeeah, mon! Too funny. What about USCF, an only VERY slightly more legit organization?

really fast guys dope. not exactly a newsflash.

for the record… cycling is a much bigger deal in DR than it is here. in fact, USCF is more the joke organization.

riders like Amouri get hooked up to the NINES in DR. with bikes, travel and racing fees, money, hookers, you name it.

amouri is pretty fucking fast dude. get a clue.

you people have something to rant about today, i was getting worried

Harlem is going to ROCK!!!
http://www.skyscraper-harlembikerace.com/

you don’t need assistance to be competitive. to win every race every week – it probably helps.

what’s dumber; doing drugs or riding with a helmet?

Tough to get drugs in the DR? Tough if you dont have shoes to walk to the farmacia….

Hey, why not. When’s the next time Im gonna be visiting the DR/Haiti?

Bad Idea…

Its ok, cause drugs are easy to get there, even for VD.

They still have a dope pictured on their site’s banner:
http://www.gsmengoniusa.com/roster.htm

be careful tonight at floyd you might get ZAPPED

+1 for the bad idea jeans reference

Bad Idea Jeans

Guy #1…..Kevin Nealon
[ open on group of guys sitting on a bench on a basketball court, laughing ]

Guy #1: Hey, we’ve got our apartment. We ripped up the floors, pipes, wiring, and having everything completely redone.

Guy #2: You’re renting, right?

Guy #1: Yeah.

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

Guy #3: Well, he’s an ex free-base addict, and he’s trying to turn around, and he needs a place to stay for a couple of months.

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

Guy #1: [ tosses bottle to Guy #2 ] Head’s up!

Guy #4: Now that I have kids, I feel a lot better having a gun in the house.

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

[ close-up of the jeans they’re wearing, the label reads: BAD IDEA JEANS ]

Guy #3: I thought about it, and even though it’s over, I’m going to tell my wife about the afffair.

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

[ more shots of BAD IDEA jeans ]

Guy #5: I don’t know the guy, but I’ve got two kidneys and he needs one, so I figured..

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

Guy #2: Normally I wear protection, but then I thought, “When am I gonna make it back to Haiti?”

[ image on screen: BAD IDEA ]

Announcer: Bad Idea Jeans.

[ shows a group of tough looking basketball players on the court ]

Guy #1: Hey, you guys ready? Let’s bet these guys! A hundred bucks.. make that two hundred! Two hundred bucks!

[ fade to image on screen: BAD IDEA JEANS ]

[ fade out ]

the technique!

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riding into the jogger’s lane during a club race

It’s not ablut drugs but I’ll leave that to the Mengoni team to explain.
But once again a lot of you show that you’re nothing but bunch of dumb pricks.

is solid as a rock now, thanks assholes

Tour of Somerville
Men
1. Lucas Sebastian Haedo, Colavita-Sutter Home
2. Kyle Wamsley, Colavita-Sutter Home
3. Jonathan Page, Battley Harley-Davidson
4. Hayden Godfrey, Team Inferno
5. Martin Gilbert, Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast
6. Maxime Vives, Calyon Pro Cycling Team
7. Jake Keough, CRCA-Sakonnet U25
8. Ward Solar, Nerac
9. Stephan Kincaid, Rite Aid
10. Emile Abraham, Team Type 1

yup… each year it becomes more likely that if and when a kid (particularly one of dominican descent) comes up through the NYC racing scene with the talent to really make it, even if he races clean as a whistle, the pro teams will be looking at him and saying “yeah right, those guys are dirty as hell.”

Yes, two guys getting 1 year is much better than one guy getting 2. I totally agree.

i’ve burnt out by june before. really it’s like two half year suspensions…

I disagree with teams assuming their jr talent is tainted because of the more senior athletes doping results. If Mengoni’s Jr riders pass the controls and are subsequently clean guys, there should be no problems with them getting a contract from other pro teams.

I’ve seen guys cited for things like “unsafe equipment” and told not to come back for a few weeks after rolling a tubular and causing pile ups at T-Town. Completely appropriate in my opinion.

cmon…most of you people are and were quite rude with the comments that ran here. I wouldnt grant any interview here only to get flamed to the nth degree. I hope JB makes a clean comeback within OUR community without the un-due crap that many dont have the balls to say to his face.

i’m waiting for mengoni to explain it.

Where’s Alberto Blanco been?

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve read comments on this site, and today I decided to read through this thread. I have good timing, no?

Apparently, the DR national team arranged for Amaurys and Rafael to race somewhere in South America. Rafael didn’t know anything about it and Amaurys decided not to go. Someone in the DR got peeved and got their federation to suspend them. We’re trying to get it straightened out, since this is more of a personal matter than a sporting one. (I’m sorry to disappoint some of you with the truth.)

Alberto lives in Cali.

Show up at Floyd tonight and race like animals!

oh, thats sounds so logical eugene. btw, some dude in France apparently arranged for me to race the Tour, without telling me. Im not going though. Too busy arranging my sock drawer in July.

last time i saw objectivism on this site was in the Atlas Shrugged victory salute critique

go to Super week last year. In hindsight, that was probably a good idea for him right?

wouldnt wanna roll a tubular on the way over to the USADA testing area.

Might be true. Dominican’s don’t take disrespect lightly.

When I said I got a false positive for Cinnabon

This DR stereotyping is total bullsh*t. Those of you posting here in ignorance need a clue. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any lower. I mean, how else are you going to clear acres of underbrush? By hand? C’mon, get real. I’ve had my DR Wood Chipper since the 2005 Tour. Self-feeds 90% of material. 30 ft lbs of torque. Chip branches up to 5-1/2″ thick. Best purchase I ever made.

hey woodchipper – is the writers strike still going?

s-c-a-b

where is dr. o’donnelll

Probably training for the NJ TT champs this Sunday.

chums already in the water.

Simoni and Ricci still there.

ONE FLAG!!

Is this communist/socialist race on for tonight?

At least two NYC guys got top 10 in the 2 race – K Molloy 7th and Haig Marino 10th.

Also,

I know a guy who went to a race there and the officials wouldn’t let him start because he had stitches and bruises on this face. Kinda weird.

i feel bad for mengoni – mr. i is old and fragile, and they all try so hard, and they have a bunch of nice guys, but ridiculous shit just keeps happening to them. i would REALLY hate to see mengoni disappear next year.

Why are u madd if they are? Usa cycling still have them as Cat 2?Always the little girls crying because they ae a higher cat then me? So what if they do become a cat 1 and maybe they would like to ride the bigger NRC races instead of just riding these LOCAL races what is so wrong with that? HAters

To Mengoni supporters: Its nice to “believe” in your friends, but when we start to get excuses like its some bitter DR Fed trying to punish someone, it begs a lot more questions since its an allegation that cant be proven. Sounds as much like an excuse as it does an explanation. You cant just say “they screwed me because I wouldnt race Pan-Am” and suggest that its impossible that there was something fishy going on with the riders. I would say these riders are pretty serious about the sport. Id love to know what they had going on locally that was so important that they would turn down an opportunity for a big intnl race like that. How about telling us that? It would actually go a long way. Otherwise its just empty excuses.

i like turtles!

I would like to have a pilots license, can ws united get me one of those…

…there is a difference between having an interest in doing harder races and getting a premature cat 1 upgrade…

take lowe and paul to fitchburg, altoona, do the P12 at jiminy, palmer, harriman, race somerville cat 2 with the likes of kevin molloy (a super hammer and ego less rider I greatly respect)…none of those are local, and they are all hard. Rock those races and I will gladly carry your water bottles.

this isnt about hate…its about people who never won a cat 2 race of note flashing a cat 1 license because it sounds cool…good luck in the big leagues

U know nothing about me so leave me off this site. Be cool R.G.

People race up a category for many reasons. Sometimes, especially in elite races, teams do not have enough cat 1 races to field an entire team, but, since they were invited, the organization will allow them to include their cat 2 guys. I would suspect this was the case with Lewis Almonte in bank of America. When I saw the race pics, I assumed this was the case with WS Unites. The anger and anon explination of their desire to “do NRC races” proved me wrong…they are not racing up (which is totally cool) to fill a roster, they got the licenses…cool with me again as frankly, I don’t care who races where…

in the furture, we should all consider this Jon Meacham quote as it relates to people making comments about us on this web site:

“no one I know really likes being criticized. At our best, we acknowledge the utility of different views, but hearing about our shortcomings is still emotionally taxing. To be reviewed and second guessed is part of life, and a test of maturity is how well we manage the inevitable feelings of frustration and annoyance that creep in when the criticism starts”

maybee pan am doesn’t pay when its alot easier to stay in the us and actually get paid to beat a bunch of crying wussies

Steven Tyler has checked in to rehab to recover form foot surgery, not drug use.

Caryl Gale!!!

Congrats to Caryl for a great weekend of racing.

There is a Cadence Tuesday Night Series Race tonight at FBF. Rain or shine but if the road is flooded the race is cancelled.

thanks for head’s up on FBF. if canceled due to flooding, any idea by what time?

There was a big crash in the 3’s race at the S/F area with about 3 to go. Wasn’t there but I heard they were thinking of neutralizing the race because they might not get all the carnage out of the way in time. That may account for all the DNF’s

Im pretty sure this thread isnt picking up momentum.

Sound of crickets.

Its very sunny out, will they cancel Floyd due to high UV index?

solid posting, carl. keep it up.

– no mengoni at Somerville? whats up. –

Rafael MERAN
Luis Amaurys PEREZ

Both suspended Indefinitely by the Dominican Republic Cycling Federation.

It is a fact, not hate

more Mengoni suspensions! Oh the humanity!

I rode into the pile. OUCH

Isn’t amaury and rafael DNS’ing evidence enough? See if they show up to floyd…

http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI2/layout.asp?MenuId=MTI1Njk

this is where it would/will be soon enough, and will list reasons why and for how long.

Dude, UCI gave Philipp Metzke of Germany a warning for Cannabis!!!

I bet the germans use a compass to roll a super precise “fatty”

NM wrote –
where are you getting that info? can you provide a link/evidence backing it up? Otherwise what you’re saying is just rumor and ungrounded accusation.
————————————–

Its true.
As a race day coordinator for FBF and Prospect Park I was informed by Alan Atwood, who told me IN PERSON last week, that they are under suspension for at least a year.

He got an email from Shawn Farrell who is the technical director at USAC.

David Sommerville

are we missing comments…? out for a year? why? ….are idiots really dopping at our silly local races…?

I thought it was another boring mon/Tuesday…

Mengoni suspensions are not drug related.

To all:

I DO NOT know why they cannot ride.

Was just told they were suspended “for at least a year” and not to allow entry.

Best,

that’s what i heard anyway

I heard they got suspended cause judy miller caught em without their helmets on, and called the DR.

not drug related? Really? what else are they gonna get suspended for?

LMAO

It’s too bad. They took on a couple of promising jr’s this season. I hope the team doesnt suffer much due to the ill-fated actions of thier teammates.

Mengoni, Mengoni, what a shame! 3 local suspensions since last year, all coming from the same team of GS Mengoni. Time to shut down and spare NYC of any further embarrassment. I wonder if the team will continue to deny any knowledge of the activities of its members. This is sad.

It’s tough to get drugs in the DR

these guys are not that fast. Which is why is idiotic.

doping is idiotic at any speed.

you probably risk more with your carbon handlebar, stem, steerer, crown, fork and front wheel combo than you do with a moderate level of pharmaceutical enhancement.

JT – can i get a ratio comparison to riding without a helmet?

I guess that says something about the local racing. Guys need a little “assistance” to be competitive around here.

mens’ 4 race, 30 minutes. men’s 3 race, 50 minutes. messenger race, 30 minutes. women’s pro race, 30 minutes.

Hoffman’s beard just upgraded to Cat 2

How do i get my team invited? We have won this race and every race in the area for years. don’t listen to the riff raff comments about how we do it.

there might be a minimum number of riders needed that aren’t currently under suspension…..you may not have enough eligible guys anymore.

I cant wait to read the bland denial PR release from Mr. I on this one.

a dope picture?

Not really all that sad, after getting reamed by him all last season…..

Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of the great “Big Mengoni Crash Debat” coming out of ESG qualifiers. Now this!

Yes, whats next!?!?!?!?

I guess for most of you this is surprising? I don’t know whats more sad….

Can we talk about amaury’s fabulous sprinting technique again?

one in the ass and one sub-q in the stomach…

Is there anything you could do to get banned that doesnt involve using drugs or skipping a test? This is a serious question

Fighting, well, fighting in the US. I doubt DR would give a fuck.

Not much you can do in the eyes of the UCI to get a suspension thats not drug related.

refusing to obey
instructions/officials

attempted/successful fraudulent entry into a race

entering a club race if you’re not a club member

betting on a race (if you’re an official)

theft, fraud, grossly unsportsmanlike conduct

competing under an assumed name

cheating

foul/abusive language during a race

making an abrupt motion which causes a crash

causing a crash through inadequate tightening or adjustment of a
bicycle component, including gluing of tires

violating center line with flagrant, dangerous attack

assisting riders from other teams (loan/exchange of tires, wheels, bikes)

etc. etc. etc.

well, if the rumor is a no-show to the Pan -Am games, knowing anti-doping testing was scheduled, that can be considered a positive test. So, no, its about them not showing up supposedly, but, its about drugs. can someone say micheal rassmussen?

Since we’re hating on everything today that Cat III results are up.

this isn’t all that bad. compare it to jared news and it’s pretty tame.

To be frank, You aren’t gonna find many people racing anywhere south of the rio grande that are clean, whistling or not.

Its not the NYC bad rep, I think its more an Elite cycling rep thats bad, just so happens, New yorkers are idiots.

Bunde interview on this site. A serious discussion on what went down. Regrets etc. No hate just an understanding of why a local athelete at this level would jeapordize all that he loves and has going for him.

The real question is why our MoMA is all fired up about this. Separation anxiety, with Van Gogh’s Starry Night heading to summer camp at Yale next week?

Bunde didn’t do it and his explanation is forthcoming.

everyone starts out as a “local athlete” “at this level”…then you dope and go pro. Pretty standard really.

he went pro

interesting

ok. So what should we do now?

Did it flood yet?

Hey NYC – thanks for all of the mengoni comments.
and the unflinching objectivism.

how perfect Rafael didn’t “know” about it. little Alberto Gonzolez action…..

Theres one rule that holds pretty true in cycling. If it appears like some shady business is going down, its shady.

While all of you vent your misinformed Dominican stereotypes, you have no solid idea if or why the riders were suspended. many of you WANT them to have been caught doping, to explain why several Mengoni riders kick the crap outta you on a weekly basis. A little secret for you — they train their asses off. They race hungry to win. You race to get photographed or to justify leg shaving and carbon purchases.

Dear Cat 2 loser,

Can you give us some examples of more informed Dominican stereotypes?

k-thnx-bai!

BEST POST EVER

yeah, its so obvious no one trains around this town besides those young dominicans. Dont even know why we bother to race really. Actually, if nobody trains hard, then why do THEY bother to race us?

The truth is, its not about who trains the hardest. We all work hard, and Im sure these boys do too. None of that hard work means crap if they cheat, though, and get snared by the authorities. Its about working hard, racing hard, competing with honor in the process. Two out of three doesnt count.

Actually, Bunde was caught doping. That is why he was winning.

You righteous fellas have to get your balls out of a cinch. Take a breath, put down your torches, and wait until we find out what happened. It’s like the Crucible around here….

Will Contador steal this thing?

I heard that Ken Harris is not only a Communist, but a witch! We should see if he floats. Just make sure he doesn’t wear that fugly helmet

Is Mamajuana on the banned list?

check out Bandits – it’s like those guys never wash their kits. Take a shower for christ sakes, I’m trying to sit in behind you!!!

I saw the USAC email and it doesn’t mention why. I asked Eugene privately awhile ago and he told me the same thing he posted here. We are close friends, so maybe that’s why I stick up for him but I believe him.

In any case the truth will come out on the UCI site soon so we’ll know for sure.

In any case there are suspensions and there are suspensions. A suspenion for doping is bad. There are other suspensions that I don’t view as so bad at all. I know a guy locally who did some major license shenanigans so he could race some pro-am events with his team. He got caught and got a year long suspension. What he did was not right, but it was kind of cool too.

Dude in white is the cheater JT mentioned.

What a wanker

story has been checked, it has to do with making a living here v. snubbing a national team appearance.
go figure: you can get suspended for not racing for your country, when you could earn a living someplace else…please reserve any doping judgement until all the facts are known. Feds, in the DR or the US of A, as well as anywhere else, aren’t always fair or full of good will, they all have an agenda.
Chill until more is known.
Thank you Eugene and JT for cooler heads will prevail.

Paul BURROWES WS UNITED and Anthony LOWE WS United are cat 1 now???

how??? I like them, but what the hell have they won????

If those guys scammed their way into that race, that’s the sort of stuff that may eventually produce a suspension but is sort of cool too.

The truth of a matter is not an excuse.

For instance, if we say that it’s light out because the sun is on this side of the earth, that’s not an “excuse” for the daylight.

i like lizards!

Lewis Almonte did bank of america cat1.
where did he get the points for cat 1

Just a reminder for anyone looking for a local race this Sunday the Connecticut Coast Cycling Team is putting on a race in Bethel. The best part is that some of the proceeds will go towards helping families living with and fighting cancer.

Haters!

to someone like amaury who already got silver at pan am before