Hincapie Development Team Wins Again in Columbia

March 15, 2010 14:39 by Steve Baker

It was another fantastic weekend for the Hincapie Development Team.  Justin Lowe and Parker Kyzer teamed up to race the Blythewood Road Race and the Forest Acres Spring Criterium this weekend in Columbia, SC.  The duo worked well together and came away with some really great results in the Cat 3 races.  Justin and Parker finished 1st and 6th respectively on Saturday.  They followed it up on Sunday with 2nd and 15th place finishes.  The guys are racing well together and we’re proud of them.  They can probably taste the upgrades already…ha ha.

Justin sent me his account of the weekend.

Blythewood RR:
Saturday it was really, really windy. Parker and I sat in for the first 2 laps or so and covered and watched a couple of small breaks get pulled back. At the beginning of lap 3, Parker attacked with a couple guys, and the field had to work hard to pull them back. As soon as they got caught, I countered real hard into a strong head wind. One guy from Uptown Cycles in Charlotte went with me. It was a two man break from then on out. Parker covered everything and helped move us up the road. I had done most of the work in the break, so coming down to the final lap I sprinted around the guy in the last 200 for the win. It felt great!

We've Seen Some Great Teamwork by These Guys This Spring

Forest Acres Crit:
On Sunday, Parker and I planned to set a hard pace and be aggressive. From the beginning Parker and I were constantly attacking over and over. Were tried and tried for a break but couldn’t get anyone to work. We couldn’t get the break to work but we did our best to make the race as hard as possible on everyone else. I sat in the last three laps or so and got behind the guy I thought would bring me home. Well he dragged me all the way to the line, but I couldn’t come around. I got 2nd.

Like Justin, Parker has been aggressive this spring.

These guys are working hard, having fun and learning how to win bike races.  We’re thrilled to have them on the team and we look forward to the day when we can help them upgrade to the next level.  More exciting action is sure to follow.