Bike Jam and Somerville

For the Memorial Day weekend, there were two big races on the docket - Kelly Cup/Bike Jam in Baltimore on Saturday and then the Tour of Somerville in New Jersey on Monday.

Bike Jam saw the team racing aggressively at the beginning of the race, but when the crucial move of 12 went up the road, there was not a TIME rider in the mix, so the team massed at the front and began trying to rectify the damage. In the end, 8 of the riders returned to the fold, but four managed to hold off the field after a once again almost perfect chase from TIME. Adam Myerson had been kept in reserve and duly produced a solid top 10 with 9th on the day. Kelly's David Veilleux took the win.

TIME's willingness to take up the reins and chase was duly noted by all in attendance and with it quite a few pictures, check out these pictures from CyclingNews: Mike Stoop, Mike Stoop again, Tom Soladay, David Guttenplan, David Duncan, and Jon Hamblen.

It was another good effort, but an effort that we hope would be used to win a bike race and not salvage it - that was soon to come.

Monday's Tour of Somerville would be the opportunity. The team had the opportunity to finally set up to race for the win and with nine laps to go the boys hit the front and took the race into their own hands. The leadout was great, and even when Colavita tried to come over the top, TIME was able to take over again and continue the leadout. The sprinting part of the leadout fell apart unfortunately due to various problems: a broken bike, a wreck, pulling out of a pedal, and in the end the result did not match the effort, but the demonstration of sheer force on the front of the bike race was immense. Myerson called it one of the best leadouts he has ever been a part of.

A big result does not seem far off for TIME, and there are definitely opportunities in the near future starting first with Ricola Twilight on Wednesday, then the CSC Invitational over the weekend, and finally the biggest week of the year: Philly Week.