The Tartan Cycling Blog chronicles the experiences of members of the Carnegie Mellon Cycling Club as they ride and race their bikes around Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and beyond!
Ben, Travis and Chris made the journey across the state to Philly for the Philly Phlyer Collegiate races. The three participated in the team time trial (TTT) and circuit race in Fairmont Park and a criterium in Navy Yard. Below are some pics from the weekend.
This Saturday we did a group ride to North Park from campus. Below is a map of the route we took:
The fall weather was terrific! Nice and cool and lots of colorful trees to see. We did a single loop around the lake once we got to North Park, which is an excellent place for running and cycling with very little traffic. So little traffic in fact that we took a bunch of pictures:
Just got back from a really nice group ride with 6 guys. We headed out from campus a little after 10am, across the Highland Park Bridge, out Freeport and up and over Guys Run. The climb was very nice and the descent through Fox Chapel was beautiful. Here are a few photos I snapped:
School is back! And so is the Tartan Cycling Club. We're holding regular weekend group rides. Anyone is welcome to come. Sign up on our email list to stay informed. Below are a couple photos from the ride today. Look at all those Tartan kits!
Aaron S. and John H. before the start of the Friday Night 10-mile time trial at the Washington Blvd oval on 8/7/09. Check out those sweet tartan skin suits.
Results: 1) Steve Marlette 22:04 3) John Jeffner 22:22 7) Ben Stephens 23:47 10) Aaron Shelmire 24:05