October 2009
4 posts
September 2009
11 posts
Out with a BANG!
Empire finished up the road season this past weekend with several big results! Karl Rahn finished off his season with bookend wins taking the final round of the CRCA racing. Kevin Molloy made like gravy taking second in the same race after a strong lead out by Alex Bremer.
In Boston, Clayton Barrows, Jake Hollenbach, and Mike Margarite represented Empire/Northwave at the inaugural Mayor’s...
Great News Spot About the Boston Mayors Cup Empire... →
John Loehner on the mend
After a tough crash in the closing laps of the Univest Grand Prix in Doylestown PA on Sunday, John Loehner is already well on his way to recovery. John suffered a broken hip after getting tied up with a few riders along the barriers in the closing kilometers of the race. All other injuries were minor abrasions and road rash. John underwent surgery on Sunday in Abington PA and is expected back in...
Univest LIVE on Universal Sports →
Follow the Univest Team TT, Road Race and Criterium LIVE on Universal Sports starting at 11am on Friday September 11th. Empire/Northwave is lining up with the six-man squad of Clayton Barrows, Jake Hollenbach, Stephan Kincaid, John Loehner, Mike Margarite, and Daniel Zmolik.
August 2009
15 posts
On the Attack at Thater
(Sunday August 30, 2009 - Binghamton, NY) Empire had a great ride in the 2009 edition of Chris Thater making for an exciting show. While ultimate winners, Planet Energy Pro Cycling made the race fast from the gun alternating attacks from Parisien and Langois the main break of the day consisted of 6-men; John Loenher (Empire/Northwave), Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita - Sutter Home), Mark Walters...
Mike Margarite 3rd at US Criterium Nationals!
Congrats to Mike for a great weekend of racing at Downer Grove. Margarite, generally designated as a long hilly road racer, makes a jump against the country’s best elite men taking the last podium spot. Stephan Kincaid finished a strong 7th and Hollenbach 13th.
The rain soaked course made for a dangerous tricky race. Margarite initiated the break after working his way up to the front...
Barrows first amateur at Downers Grove tune-up
Empire has great legs on day one at Downers Grove with Clayton Barrows finishing 4th behind Pipp (Bissell Pro Cycling), Menzies (Ouch/Maxxis), and Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly Pro Cycling). Stephan Geronimo Kincaid also takes a top 10 spot. Check back and see how elite nationals go for the boys tomorrow.
Presbyterian Invitational Criterium →
See the recorded race highlights here at WBTV, Charlotte NC’s News source. Empire’s Daniel Zmolik started off the action in Charlotte by going on the first attack and winning an early $500 intermediate prime sprint. Upon his catch the team launched counter after counter animating the early part of the race and collecting additional intermediate sprint prizes. You can also read...
Hollenbach's August 1st win in the news →
Read about Jake’s Equinox Hillclimb victory here in the Manchester Journal.
Empire kicks off August with some wins
Several squads were out representing Empire in three states this weekend. Jake Hollenbach took an impressive win at the Mt Equinox Hillclimb in Manchester VT. Jake bolted out of the gates, first to contest a $500 sprint bonus at the 1-mile mark of the 5.4 mile uphill assuault. This is always a gamblers move as no one has ever taken the 1-mile bonus and then gone on to win the race. The climb is...
July 2009
9 posts
Loehner on the podium in a hard fought Freedom...
John Loehner shows some steady form building initiating the winning break and taking 3rd to Kyle Wamsley (Colavita Sutter Home) at Sunday’s Freedom tour. John countered a move that was already well covered by Empire’s Kevin Molloy and Mike Margarite drawing out Wamsley, Colavita’s crit break specialist. The pair were later joined and Wamsley proved to have the best legs in the...
Ups and downs for John Minturn on the road to...
After a stellar ride at the Troy Classic on Saturday night, John Minturn was crashed out of Martinsburg after being hooked in an intermediate sprint. Minturn nearly single handedly widdled down Saturday’s Troy race incessantly attacking the late 7-man break bringing the race down to three men. Unfortunatley the two remaining riders were both teammates and able to attack John for the win. ...
Success at Fitchburg for second year in a row!
The 2009 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic drew one the most stacked fields we’ve seen in years. Full NRC squads lit up the slightly modified stage race. The most obvious difference was the lack of the Watchusset mountain top finish. The race was forced to removed the climb due to erosion and road damage. As a result the circuits themselves were raced harder and faster that ever. “This was...
June 2009
8 posts
Empire Cycling on the Rapha site →
Aling with Tour of Somerville Empire participated in a slightly different “competition” on Memorial Day weekend doing a 6-man team ride that essentially panned out to be a 200k Team Time Trial from the Rapha house in the rugged New Paltz area. Roads featured, gravel and dirt road sections, long climbs and beautiful scenary. Rapha created a page on their site to commemorate the day. As...
Barrows wins PA State TT champs
Clayton Barrows takes the Pennsylvania State Time Trial Championship in Clarks Valley PA. In additon to Clayton’s victory Karl Rahn is starting to show some sprinting legs taking second in Saturday’s Central Park to Lisban Quintero.
Empire Cycling in the New York Times →
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April 2009
14 posts
Podiums and Breakthrough rides this weekend.
The team was well spread out this past weekend preparing for several weeks of one days and stage races. A six man squad started things off in Lancaster, PA at the Tour of Ephrata, a two-day, three-stage race. John Minturn continued his roll into form with a 3rd place in the opening road race. While the team time trial didn’t go as well as planned the team was still able to maintain the 3rd...
Tour of the Battenkill Pro-Invitational on... →
Another super brutal day at Battenkill. Great coverage of aggressive riding by the Empire p/b Northwave boys by one of our favorite photographers, Marco Quezada. (marcoquezada.com).