High Point Hill Climb and Rock Lititz Tour

Zach Hyland and Andrew Stroup were out representing LCBC this last weekend in the Garden and Keystone States (NJ and PA).

Returning to Montague, NJ, Zach raced the High Point Hill Climb in the Cat 1/2/3 field for the second year in a row, a 5.5 mile time trial that finishes at the highest point in New Jersey. The climb was brutal and with a start time of 10:40 AM, the temperature matched the climb's severity, staying at a frigid 39 degrees Fahrenheit. Zach finished the course with a time of 23:36, finishing 15th overall and shaving 39 seconds off his last year's time.

During his weekend racing trip, Zach also had the opportunity to visit Cannondale's world headquarters in Bethel, CT, one of LCBC's sponsors, checking out a ton of really cool designs and products. (insert jealous remarks here)

Up in the small town of Lititz, PA, Andrew raced the Rock Lititz Tour in the Cat 5 field, his first staged race, consisting of a road race on Saturday, followed by a time trial in the morning and criterium in the afternoon. The tour was a great learning experience, testing his physical and mental stamina, finishing 27th overall out of 37 racers. Being one of the two Cat 5 racers on the team, he's now only one race away from upgrading into the Cat 4 field.

Andrew in the Rock Lititz Tour Road Race

A couple of interesting notes about the Rock Lititz Tour: 1) prior to the road race, racers who pre-rode the course were getting flat tires because someone threw down a whole bunch of tacks before the race (Andrew concluded it was the same kid who creepily smiled at racers at a corner while holding a toy shotgun), and 2) turn 4 in the crit was super sketchy with lots of wrecks all day long: http://www.sportsgrid.com/video/rock-lititz-bike-crash/

This weekend, the LCBC team has The Bunny Hop and Turkey Hill lined up w/ BikeJams in their sites. Best of luck to the team and all the racers!