In two short years, the three stage Tour of the Dragons has cemented a spot in the New England calendar as one of the regions toughest races. This year, the MetLife team arrived with six athletes for the efforts at hand mostly to soak up the opportunity to gain fitness from the event for races [...]
Battenkill weekend induces both love and hate with much of the New England cycling community.
The chance to compete on one of the hardest courses filled with dirt climbs can many times be
outweighed by the risk of crashing, flats, and equipment failure. This sentiment was no different inside
the team, where MetLife-NorEast only sent three riders to [...]
It’s been a long quiet time here at the online home of the MetLife – NorEast Cycling team. Long enough that you likely notice a change of name. In our break since last season, we’ve renewed our sponsorship with our long time sponsor, MetLife and we’ve partnered with the NorEast Cycling Team, a stalwart New [...]
As with most season, the time spent between July 1 and September 1 flies by in a flurry of number pinning, race entries, car rides, breaks, sprints, podiums and near-misses. This season is no different. In lieu of the old, “we did this, then this happened” race reports, here are some of the result highlights [...]
Austin’s report:
The USA Cycling Elite National Championships are an annual opportunity for the nation’s best amateur cyclists to pit themselves against each other in a road race, a criterium, and a time trial. For months I had been entertaining the possibility of heading to Nationals. They were taking place within driving range in Augusta, GA, [...]