Kenai 250 race report

The weekend of 24th, 25th and 26th June Oscar decided it would be a great idea to ride the Kenai 250, this is a race through most of the singletrack on the Kenai Peninsula, from the Kenai 250 website 
"The Kenai 250 is a challenging route, for experienced backcountry endurance riders, with over 200 miles of singletrack that traverses some of the most beautiful landscape the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska has to offer.  The ride includes the historic Resurrection Pass , Russian Lakes Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Johnson Pass and so much more!

This will be a 100% self-supported event.  Riders will be required to carry all gear required  to complete the loop.  The route goes past several small populated areas where re-supply is possible.  No outside help, company, ghost riders, pre-arrangements, reservations, calls to restaurants to pre-order food or wait for rider, etc.  Cellphones allowed for safety and selfies only."

Results can be found here but really you should read about Oscar's experience here on his blog.

Oscar on the trail - Photo credit Jill Simek

Thanks for the write up Oscar, It was a really great read.

FYI there may be a few curse words in the writeup, you have been warned :D

Little a Triathalon, Palmer - 25th June 2016

Saturday 25th of June was little a Triathlon in Palmer. This triathlon is both a fundraiser for a family with a child currently receiving treatment and a memorial event.

Shannon was our sole representative racing at the event and put in a solid performance taking home 4th overall. Kristie had a fun time assisting with the swim on a paddle board. 

Kulis Crit Series I race #8 - 23rd June 2016

Back again for the final round of series I and with it all to play for after testing gravity in round #7 Tom pulled out all of the stops and took 3rd place on the day, combined with the primes that sealed his series win for the C race.  Next series Tom will be racing the B race.

Our other competitor at the race was Kelsey, also racing in the C race and taking home 7th place on the day.

Well done all who raced in the series.  Kulis Crit Series II starts on the 30th June 2016

Results will be updated when they are posted in a easy format to read.  Facebook is no bueno.

Skyline Drive Hill Climb - 21 June 2016

While our team's participation consisted of just one person, Travis had a strong performance and took first in the novice men division with a comfortable lead. Way to represent, Travis! Solid performances by all who climbed, was a beautiful night for racing with a great view at the top!


Results on ABC's Facebook page.

24 Hours of Kincaid 2016 - 18th and 19th June 2016

Wow what a great team to be a part of! 

The weather was a little windy to say the least but all of our team members both racers and supporters were fantastic. 

Results -

Mens Solo 24hrs

1st Shannon - 14 laps

2nd Brad - 11 laps

3rd Tom - 6 laps

Women Solo 24hrs

2nd Kristie - 2 laps

Men Solo 12hrs

1st Ryan - 10 laps

5th Nico - 7 laps
8th Stew - 5 laps

Men Duo 12hr

2nd Jim and Kent - 4 laps

Men Quad 12hr

2nd Ethan, Oscar, Chuck and Nick - 11 laps

Kulis Crit Series I race #7 - 16th June 2016

Race 7 was looking perfect with regards to the weather, unfortunately for Tom he decided to test gravity and the laws of physics  at the same time which we are happy to confirm are still working. 

Alas for Tom this meant he ended up with some road rash and bruises to deal with, he has seemed to have a run of bad luck in racing so far this early season, we hope he turns this around for the late season.

Well done to Kelsey for checking on Tom and pushing him to finish, points mean prizes and Tom is currently sitting in joint 1st place for the series, you do realise if you win you get the mandatory upgrade right Tom? :D

link to full results

Kincaid XC round #2 - rooty and steep ski hill climbs

12 team members made it out to race in glorious sunshine with another couple out for support.

The course for race two although shorter than we are perhaps used to was a lot of fun.  It was fast with plenty of steep ski trail climbs, some fantastic singletrack and a few rooty social trails thrown in for good measure.

Before I dive into the results I want to put a special mention out to two team members (Danielle and Travis) along with the other four or five racers who aided a fallen racer on the trail, we all wish Sheryl a speedy recovery. It was good to see so many racers willing to aid a fellow racer.

Results in full.

Team highlights

Expert Men
Clint - 14th
Nick - 16th
Shannon - 21st

Expert Women
Laura 3rd

Sport Men
Ethan - 25th
Brant - 36th

Beginner Women
Kristie - 9th

Singlespeed Men 
Ryan - 1st
Tom - 8th

Fatbike Men
Andrew - 1st

Did not finish race due to helping a fellow competitor 
Danielle
Travis

Support
Kelsey
Stew


Thanks to Stew for the photo, well technically not Stew as he is in the photo but to whomever took the photo thanks!

Some of the team after Arctic MTB race#2

Tri the Kenai - 12th June 2016

Revolution racing had a great day in Soldonta at the Tri the Kenai. All our teammates were racing the sprint distance event (500yard swim, 10mile bike and 5km run).
Congratulations all and way to represent the team!

Results
Shannon - 2nd Place overall
Pete - 6th Place overall, 1st in age group
Kelsey - 18th Place overall, 2nd in age group
Jeanette - 25th Place overall, 1st in age group

Jeanette with first in age group medal

Kulis Crit Series I race #6 - 9th June 2016

Another week another criterium, this weekly series of racing in circles happens every Thursday evening, more information can be found here.

Revolution racing have a few riders (Tom, Norm, Kelsey, Travis, Clint and Danielle) who have been dedicated to this series so far.
This week Tom finally had everything align and pulled off a win in the C group and Kelsey in her own words "didn't get dropped" from the C group.  Great riding teammates, who knows maybe I will join you guys to race in circles one day.

Series points link (will be updated when results become available)

Upper Huffman Hill Climb - 7th June 2016

The road hill climb series one continued with upper huffman hill climb(map), 7.9miles and approximately 1450ft of climbing.  

The team had two riders participating, Travis and Tom both riding in the novice category. Unfortunately for Tom he had a mechanical during his warm up and was unable to compete in the event however congratulations to Travis who climbed like a champion to win the novice men category.

Full results here.

Eagle River Triathlon 5th June 2016

Our team members racing the ERT all had great races, they all set PR's!

Kelsey - 74th overall, 23rd women, 2nd age group. Nearly 7 minutes off PR!

Jeanette - 126th overall, 49th women, 10th age group. Nearly 5 minutes off PR!

Pete - 45th overall, 36th male, 4th Age group. 3+ minutes off PR.

Full results link to come

Welcome to the Revolution Racing blog

Hello all and welcome to the Revolution racing blog,  We will try to keep this blog updated with team news, pictures and results from events that we have been taking part in.

See you out on the road and trails.