2020 has been a rough year, there is no way around it. For most people, it has been a year of loss; people have lost lives, jobs, and loved ones. While I am fortunate enough not to have had anything this serious taken from…
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Dominican Republic 2020
by Blake Anton February 27, 2020Dominican Republic Days 1-4 By Bradley Wiggs When you pack your bag for a multi-week international bike race, there are lots of things you have to remember. A bike may be the most important thing, but it doesn’t work well without pedals. Guest rider Cameron…
Training Camp 2020: A Perspective From A New Addition to the Team
by Phil Mooney February 20, 2020This post was written by one of our latest additions to the team, Bradley Wiggs. Enjoy! – Phil With an entire season of racing quickly approaching, the Voler Factory team camp was the first chance for me to meet my teammates for the coming year.…
The Biggest Criterium in the Carribbean
by Blake Anton October 12, 2019After a great week of racing in Tobago and a brutal final stage, we were all ready for a few easy days before getting back to a bit of racing. Monday’s recovery schedule included some snorkeling at a coral reef right in front of our…
Tour of Tobago, Stages 2-4
by Blake Anton October 9, 2019After a hot and rowdy first day of racing, the second day continued in similar fashion. With an aggressively steep climb and a technical descent in the middle of each of the 5 laps, the field grew continuously smaller as the race progressed. A sudden…
Big event, small island style – Tour of Tobago Stage 1
by Blake Anton October 3, 2019The end of the season in America signals the start of of racing in Latin America and the Caribbean. With our bike cases and bags packed, we embarked on the journey to the South American islands of Trinidad and Tobago. After a rough day or…
Athens Twilight Crit: Part Bike Race, Part Party!
by Phil Mooney May 15, 2019Kyle Kirby checks in after his first time at Speedweek and details the Athens Twilight Crit. Enjoy! What do you get when you combine a college party and a bike race? Athens Twilight. Regarded as one of the biggest criteriums in the United States, Athens…
Belgian Waffle Ride Equipment recap!
by Blake Anton May 14, 2019Last weekend wrapped up my 3rd Belgian Waffle Ride, and it was hands down, the hardest and most competitive of the three BWRs I have done. To put it into perspective, I rode almost 20 minutes faster than I did in 2018 (15th place) and…
Cantua Creek Race Recap
by Blake Anton February 21, 2019By: Colin Patterson For many racers, Cantua Creek Road Race is simply their season opener but for me it is much more. This was my first P1/2 win last year so the hype and pressure was on to pull a repeat. Located only 30 minutes…
2018 Vuelta Guatemala recap
by Blake Anton November 7, 2018By John Borstelmann What was the coolest thing about my first UCI stage race? Easy. The people. Dropping their work and lining the streets of every community we hurtled through to celebrate this storied, 58-years-and-running nationwide festival of Guatemalan cycling. Shouting, dancing, and clapping. Launching…