Getting Ready for Today's Fakawi

Getting ready for today's Fakawi with our little superstar Angel doing the full 50 mile Gravel event 
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It's Awesome to See Our Girls Smile

It's awesome to see our girls smile
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Tom with Stradalli 29er on the Beach

Beach Ride @stradallicycle @stradalli_cycle #stradallicycle #carbonbike #fla #beachride #sun#cyclinglife #fsa #dtswiss #bike #floridabeaches @nowhelmet @prologo.official

Stradalli MTB Team

Stradalli Mtb team ride so much fun and laughs #mtblife @stradalli_cycle @stradallicycle @safettiusa@safetti @fsa @nowhelmet @prologo.official #cyclinglife #mtb #stradalli #bike #mountainbike#mtbracing #fun #mtbcrew #29er #trainingride

Tom Steinbacher and Stradalli 29er

Stradalli 29er red full suspension with Dtswiss carbon fork and stradalli carbon wheels rides like a dream #safetti #stradalli #fsa #stradallicycle @stradalli_cycle @stradallicycle @safettiusa @prologo.official@rideshimano @dtswiss @fsa #mtblife #mtb

USA Crits Speedweek Results

USAcrits Speedweek is finally over and we came home with the following wins:

A. Won the Blue overall Lap leader jersey.
B. 3 overall racer with Florenz Knauer.
C. Second best young Racer with Alberto Covarrubias
D. Team Podium 3rd overall
E. 3 guys out of our 5 racers finished in the top 20 overall
We are super ecstatic to not only celebrate our wins and accolades but to do so healthy with not one of our racers crashed out!  To all of our fellow competitors who crashed out we wish you best of luck on your recovery and we look forward to seeing you all on the starting line.
Congratulations to all the strong teams and racers who competed hard and had fun out there!  A special thank you to to all the fans, promoters, friends, family and sponsors for making all the possible!

2017 Alabama McClellan Road Race Men’s Pro / Sunny King Pro Criterium Race Recap

This weekend’s racing recap of the 2017 McClellan Road Race that took place in Anniston, Alabama was an amazing display of cycling talent, physical endurance and teamwork from all athletes.  The racing teams that participated were a mix of UCI Pro Continental Teams, Continental Teams and Elite men teams. Out of 150 Riders in Sundays Road race event only 24 out of 150 riders finished. 
The Alabama hills were a force to be reckoned with as our team had to tackle some high grade hills repeatedly and pushed all riders to their limit of endurance and training. 

             

Our flatland Florida team tried their best and put on a 4 man chase and gained 1 min to the break but the steep highway climb was just too much to handle and blew us apart. The most important thing was that we used this weekend as a learning experience competing with the top rated teams such as UCI PCT: UnitedHealthcare, UCI CT: Holowesko | Citadel Racing, UCI CT: Rally Cycling ; we would like to congratulate and thank them for the great racing and athleticism that we all got to experience on Sunday.  Yes we got beat up and now healing our wounds but its back to the drawing board to get ready for speed week in 2 weeks , we learned a lot and are happy to be alive after the big boys beat us up J

Saturday night was the Sunny King Criterium Race night. Just finishing this race alive became a goal for most of the riders in the Peleton as large crashes were taking tolls. Two of our 6 riders were in a large crash that thankfully nobody was seriously injured.  To sum up the night with a direct quote from the EMT head Nurse that was on duty; “We have used more medical supplies in the last few hours than in the last 3 years.” 
We would like to thank all of the of UCI Pro Continental Teams, Continental Teams and Elite men teams and for great racing weekend and most important thing that we could have taken back home which was to show us how much more hard work we have to do to as a team.  We cannot win all races and sometimes realize there are some big boys racing against us that kicked our ass this weekend but after all we had a great weekend and it goes on.

Team Stradalli-Safetti Training Ride Video

Half of the Stradalli-Safetti Crew Made It Halfway to Anniston Alabama

Half of the Stradalli-Safetti crew made it halfway to Anniston Alabama. Other guys just landed in Atlanta airport. Ready in time for tonight's team dinner

The Stradalli Safetti Pro Team Leaves for Sunny King Crit and Road Race

The Stradalli Safetti Pro Team Is all packed up and ready to go to the Sunny King Crit and Road race in Anniston, Alabama this weekend April 8TH and 9th. Saturday night will be the Critirium race featuring the top pro teams in the United States. The van is gassed up and they will be meeting up with the rest of the team that is in Alabama. Good luck everyone and have a safe drive up!

Stradalli - Safetti MTB Crew

Monday night training ride for MTB team Stradalli - Safetti

Last Week Recap

The past week was full of ups and downs but we still managed to have a great time out there racing and locking in some excellent podium finishes and here is our quick recap.

Starting with our Stradalli Pro road Team Riders racing at the Tour of Southern Highlands out of our 6 man team we had one sick rider leaving us with 5 who were ready to work for our “GC” Florence. We were off to a great start which was short lived during the Friday night critirium as one of our riders clipped a protruding barricade with his shoulder causing an early end to our chances of victory. Gladly no serious injuries as our team physician managed to get him checked out, and bandaged up ready for the Time Trial. No podium but our team learned a lot about teamwork and perseverance and pushed to the finish with three of our riders finishing in the top 20.

Sad news from one of our riders in the Dominican Republic who crashed at the Vuelta Dominica ending his chances of a podium finish but gladly suffered no major injuries.

Now good news with a Huge congrats to Jose Frank our Florida racer taking the gold medal at the Florida State Track Championships.

Our “German Boy” Peter took again another win at the collegiate race this weekend.

Meanwhile Our Miami road riders took top podium at another local Florida race.

Congratulations to the Stradalli MTB women riders who took both 1^st and 2^nd at this weekend’s race. 

Also Congratulations to one of our Younger riders Jonathan who made it to the top step this weekend.

Our resident MTB pro Bob McCarty took another top step this weekend finishing with another gold medal as expected.
But what we are most excited about is our 10 year old MTB rider Angel who rode to the win with a huge smile across the finish line taking another top spot finish with the gold medal. 

Congratulations everybody for their hard work and dedication we have another week of racing ahead and. 

Great Weekend for Team Stradalli – Safetti Cycling

Our collegiatec boys did extremely well and won the road race with Peter Forester and got second and 5^th in the crit also took the win with Andy Scarano at the Time Trial.

Our U23 Mountain biker Jonathan also won his first local Florida Road race, great success for just a cross training day :)

Our mountain biker Bob McCarty dominated winning the 6 hour solo race with best lap time and most laps
Our latin Miami boys Kiko and Yuniet del Toro took 1-2 at country walk
Marco and Tom did the 6 hour 2 man team mountain bike race and also won best team
Marco did most the work because Tom hit a tree and guess the tree won, see attached pics

Teamwork (Boss is always watching)

Florida mountain biking in November

Hot weekend with great success for team Stradalli - Bike Aid in Germany

Patrick Lechner wins regional championships in hill climbing and Dominik Merseburg takes 2nd place in Lingenfeld Crit race!

It was the hottest weekend of the year, with temperatures about 38 degrees Celcius but the guys from Stradalli - Bike Aid successfully beat the heat. While Patrick Lechner won the regional championship in hill climbing on satruday with a superb ride about 32 km per hour for 6 kilometers, Dominik Merseburg could prove that he is still in good shape and ready for Tour of China in 2 weeks

In a dramatic crit race on sunday afternoon in Lingenfeld, he and the team fought again aginst the experts in crit-racing Team Möbel - Ehrmann. After much effort and a dramatic final, Dominik had to let Simon Nuber take the place on the top of the podium but the team was very happy with his 2nd place: "the team worked really hard and well together for me today. It was a very hard fight with the guys from Ehrman and especially Simon Nuber and in the end he is a legend in crit-racing and for sure deserves to win. But I am very happy with my 2nd place today", Dominik Merseburg said after the race.

Under the watchefull eye of Tom Steinbacher, CEO and owner of Stradalli cycle, it was also Justin Pfaff from Florida who could do his first kilometers of racing in Europe as a new comer for Stradalli-Bike Aid pro cycling team .

Justin also will be racing Tour of China in 2 weeks for the team as his first professional UCI stage race.

UFC Fighter Gilbert Burns Begins Using Stradalli Full Carbon Road Bike to Train

There is a new member of the Blackzilians MMA Team using a Stradalli Cycle full carbon road bike to train for cardio. 3-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and UFC fighter Gilbert Burns will be training on the Stradalli Cycle full carbon Trebisacce SL1 road bike in preparation for his next fight. Burns currently trains at the JACO Hybrid Training Center.

It was at the JACO training facility where Burns was told about the benefits of training on a full carbon road bike as an alternative to running. It is challenging to strengthen your legs and endurance with cardio without putting pressure on your knee joints. Professional cyclists are able to strengthen their legs without the same wear and tear as running because cycling has less of an impact on the body.

“The trainers and other fighters talked to me about the benefits of cycling when you want to improve your conditioning. Running can mess up your knees and back, but you still have to strengthen your legs when you are in MMA. I noticed that a lot of the guys don't even drive to the gym, they ride their bikes and when I asked about it they told me to go to Stradalli.” Burns said.

Finding the right bike was quick and simple for Burns thanks to Stradalli Cycle's experience with MMA fighters.  

“When you walk in and meet Tom he already has an understanding of the type of training you need and how the bike is going to help you. Then he explains how a bike should fit you, how to properly ride and get the most out of a workout. I was even able to meet with 3 Time World Champ Grant Potter who invited me out for a training ride. I'm very thankful for how much they helped me out.” Burns said.

There has been a long relationship between Stradalli Cycle CEO Tom Steinbacher and JACO Training and Clothing as they are sponsors for a number of race teams and many of the fighters who train at JACO ride Stradalli carbon road bikes.

“When we have a fighter from Blackzillians come in we know that they are going to need to find the right bike. The bike has to fit them properly and we make sure they get the best deal on whatever bike they want. It's important that theylearn how to incorporate training with a bicycle with they other training they do. They have to get the most out of a workout just like everyone else.” Steinbacher said

50 Or Older? No Excuse Not To Be In Shape With A Stradalli Cycle

Blain Reeves is proving age is just a number as the newest member of the Stradalli - Safetti men's team is proving. At age 50 he's still entering races all around the world where he often finds himself near the front of the leaders, not just in his age category either. 

A member of the United States Army, Reeves has been a longtime customer of Stradalli and owns multiple full carbon road bikes which he rides over 300 miles a week while working for the United States Southern Command. Winner of the best ranger competition in 1993 and a member of the US Military Cycling Team, Blain has always had an interest in racing. What he loves about cycling is the team aspect of it and how it relates to the military. 

“People think of the military as having the most advance forms of physical training. While they have some great programs the real focus is on the mental side of it. How do I become mentally tough enough to push myself past the limitations I create in my head? When you are in the Army you are trained to push yourself and if you find a method of exercising you like, then apply what you learn to it. But it's not like we are only allowed to do one form of exercise. They encourage us to try new things. For me I love racing because it combines competition with teamwork.” Blain Reeves

Riding full carbon bikes appealed to Reeves because it reduces the wear and tear on the body compared to other forms of training. Every type of cardio beats up your body but cycling is the best way to get the heart rate up without putting huge strain on your legs and back. 

Stradalli Cycle CEO Tom Steinbacher knew that adding Reeves to the team was an obvious move as he was looking to strengthen team mentally as well as the talent level. 

“We have tons of talent in Stradalli and we want to continue to add to that. But you can have all the talent in the world but who is going to mentor and coach them? Who has experience racing at some of the spots these kids will be racing at? Blain is a very talented and experienced racer and his experience in the Army as well as teaching classes makes him the perfect teammate and mentor for our young guys.” Said Steinbacher

With great talent and multiple race teams Stradalli needs mentors and people to train and lead the way but reinforce the mentality of teamwork.