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Events / Races
Hagerty Wins Four State Championships in da UP, eh?
Jun/29/2010
That’s right. Not one, not two, but FOUR 2010 state road racing championships for the Hagerty Cycling Team, won by Lauri Brockmiller, Melissa Fritz, Craig Webb, and Lars Welton. That, and so many other podium finishes, you’re going to want to grab a cup of coffee, sit in a comfy chair and spend a little time on this one.
As the loyal readers of these postings (all four of you) will have noticed by now, for the vast majority of our... 
Hagerty Freshmen Strike Oil at Le Tour de Mount Pleasant
Jun/16/2010
Those folks at BP down in the Gulf of Mexico could learn a thing or two from the first-year members of the Hagerty Cycling Team, who had no trouble at all down in the Isabella County oil patch during the 2nd Annual Le Tour de Mount Pleasant. The Hagerty “beginners” were prominent in both Saturday’s Criterium, held in downtown Mount Pleasant, and Sunday’s 46 mile road race.
On Saturday, Barb Beauregard, already one of Michigan’s fastest women on skis,...
Das Tour de Frankenmuth!
Jun/02/2010
Das Hagerty-Team Ritten Auch Bei Das Tour de Frankenmuth!
A flat course, calm wind, sunny skies, and perfect temperatures made for an ideal day of racing at the Tour of Frankenmuth on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
Melissa “Freeway” Fritz “wurde ein Team von einer” (“was a team of one”) in the women’s Cat 4 race, where she was the sole Hagerty racer in a field of 27 women. But for Melissa, not having teammates present is apparently “nichts zu kümmern” (“nothing to...
West Branch Classic - Road Race
May/23/2010
The Hagerty Cycling Team again made its presence known at the West Branch Road Race on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Hats off to the organizers for putting on a fantastic race. West Branch is a VERY challenging hilly course, featuring over 1,100 feet of climbing on every 22 mile lap with numerous climbs of one-half to three-quarter mile at a 3-5% grade. One particular brute of a hill at the end of each lap, and thus leading up...
West Branch Classic - Crit
May/23/2010
Criterium: kr -t r -um, n. A bicycle race held by racing laps on a short closed course at high, intense speed. – v.i. To deliberately place one’s self in an intensely hypoxic state, generally while ripping off one’s own legs.
Fresh off the previous day’s tough road race, the Hagerty Cycling Team again did battle at the West Branch Criterium on Sunday May 23, 2010, and do we have some really amazing things to tell you about the Hagerty women....
Tour of Kensington Valley 2010
May/12/2010
Not even some of the most challenging weather Mother Nature Valley on May 8. Cold? Rain? Crosswinds gusting from 35 to 55 mph? Hey, we’re from northern Michigan. We call that kind of weather “summer.”
On a day like this most kids his age would be tucked inside playing video games, but Hagerty junior Sean Brownell braved the elements to fight it out with the Men’s Junior 13-14 peloton.
Over in the Men’s Cat 5 race, and at the opposite end of the age spectrum, Alexander Yockey duked it out in his...
Cone Azalia 2010
May/12/2010
Under deceivingly sunny skies and in the teeth of a cold north wind, Cone Azalia once again showed that she is a harsh, cold mistress as she decimated many of the racers who braved the Mother’s Day gods to reach for cycling glory. The race is called the “Paris-Roubaix of the Midwest,” and that isn’t because Milan, Michigan looks anything like Paris (or Roubaix, for that matter). Cone Azalia features dirt roads with sand, gravel, hard pack, and gravel...
Mud, Sweat and Beers
May/11/2010
Hagerty racers dominated the first ever Mud, Sweat and Beers mountain bike race held at Mt. Holiday. Although the Hagerty team is training hard for the road racing season, t's clear from the MSB results that we have immense talent on the trails.
Johanna Schmidt won the expert women's category, coming in 26th overall out of nearly 300 total racers in the "Stout" 20-mile race. Third place for the expert women went to Melissa Fritz.
The first Hagerty male to...
The New Faces of Hagerty Cycling
Apr/29/2010
We wanted to introduce you to some new team members. This year we have added some new faces to the both the men's, women's and juniors team. Yes, that is correct, Juniors, thanks to our a new Hagerty team initiative we have launched a Youth Development Program. This year we have signed up six new young riders with the hope that they will learn the sport, grow to love it (like we all do) and help wave the Hagerty blue...
Hagerty Gears up for 2010!
Apr/05/2010
Well it's 2010 and the race season has already started. The team has been out on the road in force putting in our training miles and already have a few races under our belts. Congrats to all who completed in the Barry-Roubaix and Fisk Knob Time Trial and other early season races. Below you will find a list of results and some quick updates on the events.
Fisk Knob Time Trial 2010
Mar/20/2010
This year we had six members participate in the Fisk Knob Time Trial in Kent County, a little north of GR. The 30th annual FKTT had fabulous sunny weather, unlike last year's snowy conditions.
Team Highlights:
Bridgett and Lauri finished second and fourth for women 30-39, separated by only three seconds! Don won his age group with an impressive time of 42:33 for his first time at Fisk Knob, and Cliff took second for the 55+ men.
Barry-Roubaix 2010
Mar/01/2010
The second annual Barry-Roubaix race attracted more than 700 competitors in the Beginner (23 mile), Sport/Expert (35 mile) and Elite (65 mile) categories. The varied terrian and diversity of bikes is what makes it so much fun. The course covers two tracks, gravel and paved roads and has 2200 feet of climbing on the 35-mile loop. Cyclocross, mountain, road, tandems, fixies and singlespeed bikes are all fair game!
Steve Andriese won the Expert single-speed race with an impressive...
Thanks to all of our team members, sponsors and fans for a great
2009 racing season!
Jan/15/2010
It has been a while since our last update, so we decided to do a year end recap and summarize the fall racing season.
Wow! 2009 proved to be a stellar year for Hagerty Cycling. The race calendar was full of great events and Team Hagerty represented as many of them as possible. Some fall highlights include the Cherry-Roubaix two-day stage race, many great criteriums, cyclocross and mountain bike events.
Norm Licht attacks the field in the Cherry-Roubiax Old...
Superior Bike Fest
Jun/29/2009
This just in...
Susan Vigland - Fastest woman on the road - in the state!
Susan Vigland won the women's road race after making a break away at mile 23 and riding solo for 34 miles to the finish.
Congratulations Susan, Johanna, Lauri, Erica and Marci for a great victory!
Other Weekend Top Finishes:
Circuit Women's Cat 4 - Rachel Decker won!
Congratulations to Rachel, Amy, Danielle and Arriane for a great team effort and win!
Criterium Master's 45+ Men - 3rd...
Le Tour De Mont Pleasant
Jun/13/2009
Le Tour De Mont Pleasant:
Small on the Mountain- Big on the Pleasant.
This was a first time event for the organizers of Le Tour de Mont Pleasant but they did a great job of making it seem like it's been going on as long as Le Tour de France. Speaking of which, the racers and onlookers were treated to 9 time Tour De France racer Frankie Andreu as the event commentator!
(Check out his pic with some cool Hagerty...
West Branch Classic
May/30/2009
Saturday May 30th, 2009 - West Branch Classic
The unstoppable Hagerty Masters Team strike again at the West Branch Classic. These guys are kicking butt all over Michigan and this past weekend's race in West Branch was no exception.
According to reports from the peloton, the Hagerty Masters went big from the start of the race launching repeated attacks until one of the break aways held. This one just happened to include Dan Hofstra who used his superior climbing abilities...
Das Tour Of Frankenmuth
May/23/2009
Frankenmuth: Michigan's Little Bavari
Their website claims: One town-A million ways to enjoy it.
On May 23, 2009, the Hagerty Team enjoyed it only one way: On a bike.
Here's a recap of the days event:
Women Cat 1-3
Susan Vigland 5
Laura Webb 7
Women Cat 4
Amy Jenema 2
Danielle Rearick 4
Men's Cat 3
Tim Barrons 15 (his lucky number?)
Men's Master 45+
Tour of Kensington
May/18/2009
Saturday May 16, 2009 - Tour of Kensington
Despite the continuous dreary Michigan weather, the Hagerty Cycling Team keeps their force known on the race scene!
This past Saturday in our Masters 55+, once again, found Cliff Onthank coming across the finish line in first place. And our newest member Lars Welton taking 3rd. These guys are pretty spry, eh?
Another new member this year, Joel Gaff took 3rd place in Men's Cat 5 and Ross Williams won the Junior race! Nice...
Cone Azalia
May/04/2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009 Cone Azalia
Milan Michigan was the place to be on Sunday, May 3. The Hagerty Cycling Team had a great showing of riders and did really well. The course had 4 miles of dirt and sections of "gravel." I'd say the "gravel" was more like shards of broken up chunks of rocks over large unseen potholes, but that's just me and probably too long of a course description. But despite the course condition, Hagerty had some top...
Barry-Roubaix | Spring Fling | Fisk Knob
Mar/28/2009
Barry-Roubaix March 28, 2009:
The first Michigan race for some of our Hagerty riders was the Barry-Roubaix. This was a 31/62 mile race on dirt, gravel, and paved roads which had people riding road, mountain and cyclocross bikes. It was a chilly morning but the sun showed it's face and the day turned into a great racing day.
In our Men's Pro/Elite 62 Mile division we saw Craig Webb finish in the top 10. Craig chose to race on his mountain...
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