That was amazing!!! 120 racers, 30 volunteers, a bunch of sponsors, and tons of fun.
We want thank all of the sponsors and volunteers for coming out and contributing to making this race a success.
Thank you to all of the 120 racers that came out and showed their love for the city of oaks and for cycling! 120 people on bikes looking for a good time is a beautiful thing!
1st- Pher
2nd- Dina
3rd- Layne
There are tons of photos and video to come so check back soon for those.
A special thanks is in order for all of these sponsors:
Kurt from
708 cycling hooked us up with the first place prize. Please check out his stuff, it is awesome.
Josh Hoffman came through as a photo stop. He'll be posting those pics on his site soon.
Tom from Allstar always comes through with sweet prizes and we appreciate him for it
Michael Man made some amazing custom saddles that he donated as prizes. You can reach him at 919.986.1531 if you are interested in a sweet seat.
Chris Powers, owner of the
Busy Bee, really helped out with the afterparty. If you were wondering who you addressed and mailed that postcard to it was him, and he thanks you for it. And we thank him for helping out by sending him 120 postcards in the mail!!!! Thanks Chris!!!!!
Blair from
Aviator hooked us up with some tastey beer for the afterparty
New Raleigh brought alot of attention to the race when they posted about it
Urban Velo supplied us with some internet press and mags
Bens Cycle gave us plenty of amazing prizes
Cafe Helios and
Raleigh Times donated gift cards
Thien, Smedium, and Spclgst came through with the music for the afterparty
Adam from
Ahpeele really helped us out by not only letting us use his spot for the afterparty but he also allowed us to screen print the manifest. Be sure to check out his store and be on the lookout for upcoming events at his space.
A special thanks is in order for Sean O'neal who graceously donated his time and motorcycle sidecar for filming the race. Sean pushed it to the limit so I could get some amazing shots and his motorcyle paid the price. About an hour into the race a hose melted and brought the beast to a stop. Sean was more worried about getting the rest of the race filmed than he was about his bike. Lucky for us Paxton was nearby with his scooter, told me to hop on the back and the filming continued. Thanks again Sean for making this race so much fun for everyone.
Paxton really came through with his scooter for the entire second half of the race. Thanks again brother!!!
We'll have both photo stops posted online soon so check back soon for those.
Thanks again to all the riders that came out and made the Raleigh Cat the biggest race in Raleigh history!!!!!
You guys fucking rock!
Live Free Ride Hard
This Sunday is the first race of the Centennial Criterium Series organized by Berger Hardware, Independent Fabrication, and the NCSU Cycling Club. Criterium races are short, closed course races that are based on time rather than distance. They are super fun, both to watch and to race. Crits are fun because even if you are not battling it out for first you are still in an epic life and death battle against the guy who is just in front of you. When your round turn 4 on the last lap of the race, wether its for 1st or 50th, you'll dig deep and see what you're made of!!!! Its fun!!!!
