The Radavist

Dave just dropped this one me. Man, it’s been a RHCM kinda day! Long live the track bike.

These Castelli RHCM jerseys are looking sharp but it’s a shame the blue jersey is the winner’s. Where can we get one of the red ones? You guys are horrible at the details. We want the details!

I’m so pumped on the Red Hook Crit. It’s bringing competitive, unsanctioned track bike racing from Brooklyn to Milano and last night’s event looked like a blast! I’m stoked to see that Neil took first place. Can anyone beat that guy?

Here are the results:

Time of Race: 43.01
Average Speed: 45.20 / 26.84 MPH Average
Fastest Lap Neil Bezdek 2:14 48 kph / 30 MPH Average
1st Lap Prime Neil Bezdek
2nd Lap Prime Neil Bezdek

1. Neil Bezdek 43.01
2. Jon Ander Ortuondo ST
3. Alexander Barouh +01
4. Francesco Martucci +01
5. Danilo Borroni +01
6. Chas Christiansen +02
7. Tommaso Nolli +02
8. Nathan Trimble +03
9. Paolo Calabresi +05
10. Kacey Manderfield +05
11. John Taki Theodroacopulos +05
12. John Kniesly +05
13. Gabe Lloyd +06
14. Alessandro Stabilini +06
15. Marcello Scarpa +06
16. Giorgio Vianini +06
17. Riccardo Perego +07
18. Enrico Pezzetti +30

Check out more photos at the Cinelli Facebook!

Here’s yet another bike build video. This time, it’s brought to you by LAB8 and features the Red Hook Crit Cinelli prize bike. While we’re on the subject of RHC, check out this article on G&D!

Tonight is the opening party and registration for the Red Hook Crit Milano. Make sure you’re there if you’re in town!

Photo by Francesco Rachello

The Red Hook Crit Milano is already building up a ton of cadence. So far, eight riders from the US are confirmed and that has the Italians a bit nervous, sending them to the streets for training sessions. Francesco was there to document the night time riding. Check the rest of the photos out here!

Who are the eight riders?

1. Neil Bezdek
2. Alexander Barouh
3. Kacey Manderfield
4. Nathan Trimble
5. Chris Thormann
6. John Kniesly
7. Chas Christiansen
8. Jon Phillips

Best of luck guys!

Now that is a sick race poster. The Red Hook Crit returns to Milano on October 15th. If you can make it, you better go and race!

Check out the press release below!

The Red Hook Crit is bringing its track bike-specific criterium race to Milano for the second year in a row. But this year, they need your help in bringing a few Americans over to Italy. They’ve got a Paypal donate button set up and surely, you guys can spare a few bucks! Check out how you can help right here!

Seeing a race like the Red Hook Crit grow year after year is all the proof you’ll need to know that the track bike is alive and well. Check out the 2012 Red Hook Crit sponsorship information here!

Finally, someone interviewed Neil in a Red Hook Crit video. All you need this morning is this video. Seriously enjoyable watch. Thanks Dave!

Red Hook Crit is hosting another photography exhibition benefit party. This time it’ll be at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 21st. Be there!

From the look of things, Dave will be selling these new Red Hook Crit tees at the RHC Photo Exhibition this Friday. You can also grab one at the G&D Web Shop. Girl and boy not included. But I dunno why you’d want that dude. I hear he’s slow!

Yesterday, to my surprise this arrived in the mail. Dave Trimble sent me one of the Giro Atmos Red Hook Crit helmets. All I thought I was getting was a shirt and some socks. I’m blown away! But now I feel like a poseur when wearing it. Who cares, the detail is amazing on this thing! Check out a few more photos at my Flickr.

Also, this Friday is a Photography Exhibition. Make sure you catch it!

Jessica Scott put together a highlight video of the 2011 Red Hook Crit and to fund the project, they’ve started a Kickstarter campaign.

Photo by Chris Henry

Maybe you remember the podcast interview I did with Peloton Magazine a whjle back? Michael, who conducted the interview runs a blog called Field Sepulchra. It’s all about “sounds from the field” and in this case the field is the racing field from the Red Hook Crit. Check out a sample soundclip below.

Red Hook Criterium Fog Horn by sepulchra

I love the barge’s horn in the background! Check out more right here. Now this is interesting coverage. Check out additional coverage at Peloton Magazine.

Just caught this at Tracko and since he asked, my guess is that all the videos are prolly going to be used in the Bicycle Film Festival. Regardless, here’s the first video from the Red Hook Crit 4 by La Colombe coffee.

Photo by Ed Glazar

The Red Hook Crit may very well be the best track bike-specific, unsanctioned race in history. Now I know that’s a big badge to hand over to someone but I really feel like it’s true. In just 4 years, David Trimble has brought his event to the international stage. It’s already traveled over seas and now he’s planning on bringing it to even more cities.

One of the quantifiers for being a superb event are the prizes, including these wheels that adorned the Cinelli Vigorelli prize bike. Sit back, put on the Lightbox and browse through Ed Glazar‘s photos on David’s Flickr. It’s really inspiring!

The Daily was one of the many media outlets present for the Red Hook Crit 4 and while the title of the article is hella cheesy, there are some good photos in there, taken by Kate Lacey. This photo of Lucca racing on Dan’s old Landshark is awesome. Check out the full article here (iPad version) and I uploaded the thread here in case The Daily ever takes it down.