PHOTOS FROM TALLAHASSEE

Florida State Championship Series - Round 1

MYSELF AND WOODALL AFTER SUNDAY'S CROSS COUNTRY

Well the 2007 Florida State Series is finally here with the first round being hosted by my old stomping ground Tom Brown Park, Tallahassee. The weather couldn't have been better. Friday it rained with a 40% chance on Saturday that never panned out. The time trial, Saturday at 5, proved to be a real challenge. Based on last year's overall standings, myself, Ryan, Martin and Drew elected to go first. Ryan was the first one out on the course. One minute later, I was chasing him down, which was not an easy task. The course was 4 miles of absolute hell, no recovery and pushing the clock the whole time. All for the chance to get 5 points. Wow, what a lot of work for 5 points! As it turns out, Ryan turned a 17 minute, 16 second lap and I came in at 17 minutes, 34 seconds. Never in my career have I worked so hard for 4 points! I knew trying to match Ryan's pace was going to be difficult, but I was up for the challenge.

Saturday night, had a great dinner, kicked up the legs and tried to relax for Sunday.

Sunday morning, woke up, had breakfast (of champions), headed to the park and prepared for the 11:30 wave. At about 10:30, I was pedaling around and feeling slightly fatigued from Saturday's time trial. 11:30 quickly approached and the race was on! At the start, I missed clipping in and lost 2 or 3 spots. Before the first water crossing, there was a fire road that ended by taking a 180 degree turn. As I was braking to take the corner, I felt like somebody punched my in the lower back and kicked me in the calf. Come to find out the person behind me seemed to forget that the fire road ended and used me as his stopping device. I put this incident behind me and raced on. Going up the first climb, I was in about 9th place. By the end of the first section of single track, I hadn't moved up any spots. But that was about to change. The course opened up to a short section of double track, at which time I choose to accelerate and pass my way up to 4th. Now it was time to race. Woodall was leading, Bounds was in 2nd, Alber was in 3rd and Yates was in 5th. In one of the tight sections of single track , I choose the wrong line and was passed by Yates. Woodall was setting a tough pace on the first lap and I decided I had to settle into my own race. Midway through the 2nd lap, Bounds was on the side of trail with a flat. Which left me in 4th. At the start of the 3rd lap, I started to feel energized and picked up the pace to catch up to Yates. While we were riding together, he made a slight mistake and went over the bars. After making sure he was OK, I began my chase for 2nd place. On the 4th lap, I was still feeling good and received a split from Bounds, who was now in plain clothes, watching the race. He told me that Alber was less than a minute ahead. I continued to push and unfortunately could not catch him, but closed the gap to only 30 seconds.

With the first race behind, I am truly looking forward to the rest of the race season. Having someone as fast and as talented as Woodall to compete against, drives me to train hard in hopes to challenge him each race.

13 Hours of Santos (Solo)

My lovely wife had the pleasure of adding her artistic touch to my number. Needless to say, she is a cat lover!

1st Place finish in the 13 Hours of Santos, which actually was the 7+ Hours of Santos! Hats off to Drew for setting the awesome pace. Race details to come....

2006 Team Photo

Want To Mountain Bike Like a PRO 2007 - Clinic Flyer

???Want to Mountain Bike Like a PRO, 2007???
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Once again another year has gone by and its time for the 2007 Florida State Championship Series and the South Florida Coconut Cup Series. Bob McCarty here - greetings to all. Thank you to everyone who participated in my 2006 clinics. I am back and ready for 2007. I have a new look and a new team for 2007 and 2008(I Hope). I will be riding for Bear Naked Cannondale. Because of the overwhelming response to last year’s clinics I am enlisting semi-pro Drew Edsall to help me this year. Clinics will be open to men and women from beginner to expert, dates and times are listed below. Clinics will consist of basic nutrition, bike setup, and a race lap focusing on climbing, handling, cornering, starts, and much more. Sections of the race course will be critiqued and repeated until everyone FLOWS through it. Reserve your spot today by emailing me at Mccartyrobert@bellsouth.net or Drew at Sponsorhouse.com/members/futbol1521. Below you will see my bio and Drew’s can be viewed online.

Come out, have fun, and learn how the Pro’s do it! Free swag for every person who signs up!

** Sign up: Via email or in person at the blue Bear Naked Cannondale tent 1 hour prior to each clinic. Remember space is limited to the first 20 riders. Riders will meet at the sign up location 10 minutes before clinic begins. Helmets are required!
** Cost: $15 Each Person. Clinic size is limited to 20 riders. Individual sessions are also available.

** Clinic Schedule:
2007 Florida State Championship Series
#1 Tallahassee: Saturday September 15th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#2 Reddick: Saturday September 29th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#3 Jacksonville: Saturday October 6th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#4 Gainesville: Saturday October 20th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#5 Brandon: Saturday October 27th 1:00pm – 3:00pm
#6/#1 North Miami: Saturday November 10th 12:00pm – 2:00pm
#7 Belleview: Saturday November 24th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#8 Reddick: Saturday December 8th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
South Florida Coconut Cup Series
#2 Sunrise: Saturday November 17th 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#3 Hialeah: Saturday December 1st 2:00pm – 4:00pm
#4 TBA, #5 TBA, #6 TBA