Marian Indoor TTT Results

Ever tried to do team event where you couldn't actually see your teammates? It can be tough. To stay in the draft on the Computrainer system you must maintain a distance of 6-16 feet behind the rider in front of you. The problem... unlike on the road you cant see the rider in front of you. You must pay close attention to a little red number on the screen, and the numbers of those in front of and behind you, in order to work together. This proved to be a challenging task but hopefully a good team building exercise.

At Saturday's final Marian University indoor time trial three squads of four riders from Team Indiebike.com p/b Angie's List joined forces against three competing squads from the Marian University Cycling Team. The results were just about even with Team Indiebike taking the top spot with a time of 23:12.8 over 10 miles. That's an average of just over 25.8mph.

Check out full results at Truesport.com

Wilbur Training Ride

There is a reason that the Wilbur route is one of the most popular training rides among Indy's top riders. There simply isn't any other route near Indy that features the same long open roads, low traffic, and varied terrain. The ride starts and finishes on what can seem like endless flats. The meat of the ride features four challenging sustained climbs broken up by a long straight section of rollers. Maybe best of all is that there is a very conveniently located convenience store at the turn around point.

View SEWP to Wilbur in a larger map

Out and back from Southwestway park is 45 miles. Perfect for a rigorous 2.5-3 hr workout. If you start from the middle of Indy count on 80+ miles and 5hrs. If you are thinking of taking on this fun but challenging ride keep two things in mine. 1.) Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition. Eat a good breakfast with plenty of carbs and a little protein. Then keep eating steadily throughout the ride. If you run out of fuel its a long way back. 2.) Don't leave it all on the first hill, or taking monster pulls on the flats heading out. You have plenty of time to get your heart rate up and punish your legs. Save some for the ride home. Take a look at the map below. There are a variety of ways to get to Southwestway Park through downtown Indy, but once you are there this is the route. Its pretty simple, out and back.

Indiana Kentucky Series

Check out this totally rad image of Justin and Mike that graced the home page for the 2011 McDonald's Fule the Ride IN-KY Race Series.

Training Camp Update

Team Indiebike spring training camp is only 31 days away. The team will be staying at the Lyric Springs Retreat House near Franklin, TN, arriving Thursday afternoon, March 10, and departing Sunday, March 13. Several riders are registered but there is room for more. If you would like to attend and have not yet paid your deposit please contact Dustin for more information. But hurry, travel, lodging and other details will be finalized soon.

2011 Team Kit

The team has seen them, now they are being unveild to the public. Below is the official artwork for the kits that will be worn in 2011 by Team Indiebike p/b Angie's List.

Marian University Indoor TT Series

Round #3 of the Marian University Indoor TT Series is coming up this Saturday. So far Indiebike has had some great results. Judd Cummings posted the most improved time between round #1 and #2 taking nearly 1:20 off his first time. Ryan Shean's hard work in the off season is really paying off. He crushed round #2 with a time of 14:36, only to be topped by Bissel Pro rider David Williams by a mere 6 seconds.

Check out the results posted on Truesport.com
Marian University Indoor Time Trial Series #1
Marian University Indoor Time Trial Series #2

New Faces

Team Indiebike.com p/b Angie’s List is excited to introduce some fresh faces (and legs) in 2011. The following are some new additions to look out for.

Scott Brenton is the Chief Operating Officer at Angie’s List. He is an experienced long distance runner but started spending more time on the bike in 2010. Expect to see Scott in the saddle even more this year as part of Team Indiebike.com

Caroline Brown was a member of the winning women’s Little 500 team in 2009. She rode for Indiebike in a limited role in 2010 and is expected to make an even bigger impact in 2011.

Felipe Cardenas is an experienced road racer that comes to Indiebike after several years of racing for the MOB Squad. Indiebike is excited to see Felipe trade the yellow for black & white.

Becca Finley is one of two women to join Indiebike after recently graduating from Marian University where she was successful as part of their nationally recognized cycling program. Becca is coming off of a strong cross season and should be a valuable addition to Indiebike’s road team.

Miles Johnson is a young and promising rider. He will ride in Little 500 this year for the quality Phi Psi team. Miles has been training hard and looks to improve on his strong 2010 results.

John Schmitz joins Indiebike after riding last year for Speedway Wheelmen. John is a long time runner that has taken up cycling in the past three years. He looks to continue on the trajectory he set at the end of last year with a break out win at the Indy Downtown Crit.

Ryan Shean is a pharmacy student at Butler University. He comes to Indiebike this year from the local Nebo Ridge cycling team. Ryan looks forward to helping support the team in 2011 and has his eye on winning the Cat3 state time trial championship.

Sierra Siebenlist is another rider to join Indiebike after graduating from the prestigious Marian University cycling program. Sierra has a long history of cycling including road, cross, MTB and even pro BMX racing. So yeah, she knows hot to ride a bike. Keep an eye out for her at Starbucks or the BikeLine.