2007 WSC Elite Road Team Product Line-Up

Thanks to the good folks at American Cycle and Fitness, Giro, and The Trek Bicycle Cooperation, you can see the 2007 WSC Elite Road Team arriving first at the line sporting these fine products:

De Ronde van Metamora

If anyone is looking for a great training ride/race...



De Ronde van Metamora
Sunday April 22nd
In the true tradition of the early spring classics in northern Belgium, Tony Bruley and Bernie Clincke will be riding in a training ride in and around Metamora. The roads and conditions will be similar to those at Cone-Azalia, Paris Roubaix, and the Tour of Flanders. No bathrooms, no support, not a Sanctioned race, but kinda a race. Rural roads, light traffic, if any. Rules of the road apply.

The course is located in Metamora and is a 7 mile loop, which is half dirt, half pavement, with a few challenging hills. 58 miles or 8 laps will be the total distance for everyone.

Starting time is 9:00 am. Starting area and parking will be at the McLaren Medical Center on the corner of M-24 and Dryden road in Metamora.

For additional information contact:
Tony Bruley at Abruley1@comcast.net or
Bernie Clincke at fastcadence@aol.com


“Hell of the North” okay its really the Hell of northern Oakland County but its pretty terrible for Michigan, plus there is a nasty little climb so it is more like Flanders than Roubaix

"Who Cares?...I'm Flying!"

I obtained this quote from the great Ray D. on a road trip about three years back. It refers to the attitude one takes when he/she negates all responsibility and all other priorities to focus on nothing but riding and racing. We were in the car driving back from previewing the Tour de Leelenau course, it was about 1:30am, and I had my first day back to work from summer vacation the next day. I should have been concerned with getting proper rest for the physical shock of going back to work the next day after 2.5 months of vacation. But Ray justified everything with a few simple words…”Who cares? You're flying”!

Sure, I probably missed some quality vacation time last week I could of spent resting and relaxing, hanging out with my family (whom I love), and doing things that most normal people do when they don’t have to go to work. However, I choose to spend my vacation riding my bike ungodly miles. I felt exhausted and my legs were dead when I got back this Saturday. However, I finally feel recovered now and felt really good on the B-Ham ride tonight…soooo…”Who Cares?…I’m flying”!

Some days just hurt...

Today was one of those days. Perhaps it was due to a week of overtraining, or sitting in a car for two days, or I just didn’t have it. In Ann Arbor, the winds were ferocious and the field had some serious horsepower. Heeding the advice of Ray D., I stayed to the front at the beginning of the race and followed a few fast wheels. Ray quickly made his move and got away with a few guys.

At that point I decided to take a quick recovery breather and hide. Just when I fell back the field splintered and I got stuck in a bad position. I made several attempts to bridge from that point on but failed…the legs just weren’t having it.

The WSC squad still maintained a decent finish with Ray taking third and Danny somewhere around 6th or 7th. Way to go boys! Danny, you’re a stud…Ray, you amaze me with your “shake and bake” moves and your uncanny ability to read a race and react at the perfect times.

And one other thing, Papa T is also a stud. Although there is no other more frequent 2nd place finisher in Michigan, you can drive it hard even when your training is next to nothing other than bridging gaps between the young offspring on a neighborhood stroll. Congrats on your 2nd yesterday!

Also, big shot out to Allen and Scott for the strong 2nd and 3rd place finish in the B race.

Always proud to race with all the WSC squad! That goes out to all of you…5,4,3,2, and 1’s. Keep things rolling and lets keep our race presence strong.