April Athlete Updates

Big congrats to Lori Nedescu and Alex Driscoll on completing their first Tour of the Gila this past weekend! . This was Lori’s first ever @uciwomencycling stage race finish and she had the unique experience of helping her Rise Racing teammate @jamiebikies win the green points jersey! She also finished a very respectable 30th on the grueling "Gila Monster” stage on day 5. Amazing for a first time outing. Thanks again to @riseracing and @tourofthegila for connecting Lori with the team and giving her this incredible opportunity. . Alex spent a good part of the week doing a lot of work helping to defend his @cosracing teammate’s high GC placing. Unfortunately, during the Stage 4 criterium, a rider from another team slid out on the last lap and took down Alex and one of his teammates. Both were pretty banged up but were able to start and finish the final day’s stage. Alex even spent a good part of the morning on Stage 5 in the early break! . Super proud of both of these athletes! #progression #raisethebar #togetherwerise #racebold #coachinglife #cyclinglife #cyclingphotos

A post shared by Otterhaus Performance Coaching (@otterhauscoach) on Apr 24, 2017 at 12:44pm PDT

Super excited for Alex Driscoll and Lori Nedescu @cadencekitchen as they start their first ever @tourofthegila tomorrow! Alex will be racing with his @cosracing team out of Colorado in the Cat 1/2 race and Lori will be making her first @uciwomencycling start as a guest rider for @rise_racing (thanks for giving her the opportunity)! I was fortunate to start and finish 5 editions of Gila and it rates as one of my all time favorite (and most challenging) events. Good luck to both of these awesome riders and everyone starting this amazing event tomorrow! □□‍♀️□□□□□#raisethebar #progression #coachinglife #racebold #gila2017 #cyclinglife

A post shared by Otterhaus Performance Coaching (@otterhauscoach) on Apr 18, 2017 at 4:23pm PDT

Weekend race highlights: . Congrats to Brad Sponaugle on taking 5th overall at the Hagerstown Duathlon in MD and Coach Alex Driscoll on taking 3rd at the Front Range Classic ITT in Colorado! . Awesome to get the chance to race alongside @bikesunnybike with @bikedoctorracing and see him on the podium with a strong 3rd at the Elkridge Spring Classic in MD! #coachinglife #progression #racebold #raisethebar #bikedoctor

A post shared by Otterhaus Performance Coaching (@otterhauscoach) on Apr 18, 2017 at 2:20pm PDT

Sometimes its about racing, sometimes it just about enjoying the ride! Clockwise from top: . Jay Lowell takes in some vacation time in Florida; Lori Nedescu enjoys the spring weather in OH as she looks forward to Tour of the Gila this week; my Thunder Bay, ON crew of Rob Coffey & Jen Bell get outside for their first outdoor rides of the year with spring finally creeping into the great white north! . Jose Solis is trying to start a revolution in Boston, sneaking in a ride while supporting his wife at the Boston Marathon; and Jay ShalekBriski gets out for a soul ride in Japan before a work and racing trip to the US for a few weeks! #coachinglife

A post shared by Otterhaus Performance Coaching (@otterhauscoach) on Apr 17, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT

Fantastic weekend for Otterhaus athletes: . Lori Nedescu forced the winning break again this weekend and took the win at the Hueston Woods Road Race in OH! . Rhandie Thompson won the Florida State Time Trial Champs in the 30-34 Age Group! . Sunny Gill rode to a strong 2nd out of a 4 up break in heavy crosswinds at the Farmersville RR in PA! . Bradley Sponaugle took 2nd overall at the Race 2 Zion 5k in Williamsport MD! . Jose Solis took a hard fought 8th at the 80 mi Foothills Cup Road Race in NC! #coachinglife #raisethebar #progression

A post shared by Otterhaus Performance Coaching (@otterhauscoach) on Apr 11, 2017 at 3:22am PDT

Great to see lots of happy bike racers this weekend! Big congrats to Lori Nedescu! She initiated and drove an early 4 up break that stuck to the finish and took second at the Nelsonville RR in Ohio! Big smiles from Jose Solis, Sunny Gill and Chris Burns who all had strong rides at the Jefferson Cup Road Race this weekend in VA. Chris unfortunately went down in the finale of his race but has already bounced back ok! Stefan Zavislan and Rhandie Thompson both gained some national level stage race experience at the Joe Martin Stage Race in AR. Strong rides by both with the highlight being Stefan’s 10th in the opening time trial! #raisethebar #racebold #progression #coachinglife

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