Posts From Ken Bestine

Amish 250 Recap

  Warm temperatures and sunny skies are perfect for putting up hay says Amish management. If training can be related to hay, a barn full was put up.  This year the camp supported 20 different riders

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Amish 250. Are you the hammer or the nail?

Amish management have a proverb they strongly believe in. Its found in the good book. No, not the Bible. The Amish book of barn building. It's clearly stated in chapter 5 . It's better to

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Amish 250 Announcement!

  The Amish 250 Handcycle Camp is excited to announce Alfredo De Los Santos has committed to attending.  Amish management commented,”having the nation’s second fastest handcycle racer attend is momentous.” Achilles Elite Team athlete De Los

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Tennessee Para-Cycling Open Recap

In the shadow of the Cumberland Mountains race director and accomplished cyclist Craig Miller envisioned a race that would challenge and promote para cyclist athleticism. I can say first hand his vision became reality. The weekend

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Amish 250 Handcycle camp, formerly known as “Little Alaska”

Register here The Amish 250 handcycle camp is a 250 mile camp starting on 8/7 and ends 8/13. The camp travels the roads of Western NY at the upper north west corner where the foot hills

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Nationals 2016, Outcomes predictable shark tank grows

Nationals 2016, Outcomes predictable shark tank grows. Nationals are an event that crown a National Champion based on a single day’s performance. Road race, time trial and criterium were the three events being contested. It’s no

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2016 North American Para-Cycling Point Series Rules and Regulations

2016 North American Para-Cycling Point Series Starting January 1st 2016, ending December 31st 2016.   Minimum requirements of all race levels Race must be listed on USA Hand Bike Circuit a minimum of 1 month before race start. Basic

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5/1/16 Race Weekend Recap

Your English maybe accented with ya’ll , yen’s  or eghh . Events could be found in each of these regions on the east coast that use these terms with pride.  Rome, Georgia featured the longest road

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Redlands Recap

  Redlands Race Recap To say a race can have one winner would be true in the case of finishing order only.  In 2007 David Randall, skinned up and bloody from crashing in the CSC Criterium certainly

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Redlands Bicycle Classic

Redlands Bicycle Classic   All races have character. For years Redlands character was defined by the time trial. Straight up Wabash Street averaging an 8% grade for what seemed a lifetime.  The Big Bear TT that took

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