Ride to Live Road Race

The team had a unique opportunity to race on the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Al.. The track is 2.38 miles of pristine black top with 16 turns adding to the excitement. Gardner Fish continued on his Top 5 roll, and brought home a hard earned 2nd in the Juniors. The team then focused their attention on the Cat 5 race and the Cat 4/5 30+ race. In the Cat 5 race they worked hard and delivered Larry home in 13th. Brian Tucker came home in 14th to secure 2 top 15's for the for team. Big pats on the back went to Brad and Justin for the hard work they put into getting Larry and Brian home.



In the Men's 4/5 30+ race the team pulled together again and brought Ashley home in 10th. Brad, Larry, and Mike H. put in maximum effort to put Ashley in position for his 10th place finish. In all the team came home with 4 top 15's and a solid day of racing on a beautiful track.

Hoover Criterium

Team CCR went into it's first home race at Spain Park High School with the team at full strength, and the results were evident early on. Gardner Fish notched his second victory of the young season with a thrilling victory in the Junior race. Larry Stanley backed that up with a solid top 5 in a stacked CAT 5 35+race. Mike Herring(11th Master 45+) and Brian Tucker(11th Cat 5 35+) brought home 2 additional top 15's for the team. Justin, Ashley, Todd P., and Todd T. all raced incredibly hard to help get us in a position for the finishes that we had. It was a very solid effort from the team.

Marching On

CCR's racing season went into full swing in March starting with the Winter Training Race Series at Camp Sumatanga. The team made a decision to move up from the "C" races to the "B" races for 2009. Racing in the "B" races is more organized, bearing a slight resemblance to what you would see on T.V.. This year we had also decided we were going to be more active and not just sit and ride. With the second race being canceled for snow, our training efforts were shortened into 2 quick weeks. The boys rode hard in both races, and like a prize fighter, they kept jabbing at the peleton, then would tactfully drop the hammer. The team showed lots of fight and by the end of the third race, everyone knew who we were.



After completing the training series we kicked things off with the first real test at the Tour de Tuscaloosa. The crit is tabbed as the toughest Crit in the South, and not even a course change would damage that reputation. Brad and Gardner brought home top 15's for the CCR gang with each finishing a very respectable 12th. By the time we got to the road race we had lost several to sickness and sent out a skeleton crew at best. Todd Pope and Mike Herring both raced with a lot of grit and determination representing CCR well in the road races.




CCR made it through March relatively unscathed. The only incident we had was Justin's crash during the training races, which resulted in some scratches and bruises. The season really fires up in April.

Enjoy some photos: Training Races and TDT

TT Team Fish

Chalk 1 up for Gardner Fish. Our newest and youngest addition to the CCR family went out and scored his first cycling victory at the Georgia Cup TT Series in Adairsville, Ga.. Racing in the Junior's under 14 class, you would have never know it was his first race, ever. Gardner carved up the rain slicked 9.5 mile course and cruised home with an average speed of over 20 mph.



Brad, racing in the Clydesdale Class, fought of cramps to come home with a 4th and an average speed over 23mph.

Congratulations to Gardner for his first win!!

CCR Welcomes Gardner Fish

It's with great excitement that we welcome Gardner Fish to CCR. Gardner is the son of Brad "The Piranha" Fish and will be racing in the Junior classification. Go get'um Gardner, you can do it!

Also, if you haven't registered for the Hoover Cycling Festival (Criterium/Century) starting at Spain Park High School on April 4, 2009, registration is now open. Please visit www.hoovercrit.blogspot.com and register, this year is going to be even bigger than last.

Toney Time Trial

Brad Fish launched CCR's racing season with a solo time trial effort at the Toney Time Trial in Toney, AL. After taking several months off to enjoy his off season and recover from nagging injuries, he chose this as an opportunity to test his fitness level and start his racing season.

The Toney course is a fairly flat 9 mile out and back. The weather was perfect but the wind added a degree of difficulty. His first race back from his layoff brought home a solid 5th place finish in the Master's Race.

Congrats to Brad on his 1st top 5 of the season.

New Year / New Team

Well, the names are in for our 2009 roster, see right. We will be racing and riding in every cyling discipline again this year. We will be updating the rider profiles here in the next couple of weeks.

We will be riding with pretty much the same active members as last year. So, we have a strong foundation to build on.

[ 2008 Summary ]

39 - Top 5 Finishes
66 - Top 10 Finishes
80 - Top 20 Finshes
38 - Podium Finishes

We are excited about what the future holds for CCR and we are thankful for the companies, thus far, that have stepped up to sponsors us in this economy for 2009: Cahaba Cycles, Stanley Steemer, American Safety Tread and Beljum Budder.

We will also be producing two of the finest events in the Southeast, the Hoover Crit and the CCR Spring Century.

2009 is looking bright!