Marhanka wins his second national track championship title

Scratch Race

The Masters Track National Championships continued over the weekend and so did POA’s Darin Marhanka’s winning streak. Earlier last week Marhanka, in a close battle, took the stars and stripes jersey in the points race. After that event the POA rider felt that his form was good enough to win in Saturday’s 45-49 year old’s [...]

The Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium

Presby Crit

Charlotte, North Carolina again welcomed big crowds for the Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium, the seventh race in the USA Crit series with a prize list of over $100,000. In its eighth year, the Presbyterian has become one of the biggest criteriums on the East Coast attracting the best domestic racers. This year the six-rider per [...]

24 Hours of Booty – Charlotte 2011

24 Hours of Booty

In its ninth year the Charlotte 24 Hours of Booty is going stronger than ever. The Booty ride, as it is affectionately known, is a 24 hour ride on a closed 2.97 mile loop through a beautiful residential area of Charlotte. The ride is capped at 1,200 riders, a figure that is easily met each [...]

2011 Friday Night Fights

Friday Night Fights - Parker Kyzer

Downtown Gaffney once again played host to the Friday Night Fights Criterium. This was the second race in the series and while the field wasn’t huge, the quality of the racers more than made up for it. The category 1/2/3 race was the final race of the evening and they would be racing in the [...]

Marhanka wins national championship jersey at Master’s Track Champs

Points champion

The Upstate has a newly crowned national champion. In a hotly contested points race at the master’s national track championships in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, Darin Marhanka of the POA squad took the stars and stripes jersey. After a rain delay, which forced a pause in the action, 30 laps remained in the points race and Marhanka [...]