Stark Velo News ...

1.31.10: We wish the best of luck to Brent Martin and Erik Lesco. They will leave Stark Velo in 2010 to race with the Panther/Competitive Cyclist team. We thank them for the many race results, and most of all, their friendship. Good luck!

1.27.10: The tentative Ohio road racing schedule has been posted at the OCA website.

1.17.10: The 2010 State TT Championships will be held at the Groveport GP on June 6. Online race registration is already available here.

Events in the Torelli Cup have been listed and online registration is available. The first race is in Hartford, OH, and is scheduled for February 28 (brr!). Note that these events are not USAC but are organzed by TACO Sports reportedly under ABR permit.

Dates for the Race-at-the-Lake series which takes place in Munroe Falls Metro Park, are scheduled for April 17, April 24, May 1 and May 8.

The 2010 OMBC series opens in Loudenville at Mohican Wilderness on April 17. The 2010 Mohican 100k is scheduled for June 5.

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12.28.09: Stark Velo hopes you had a wonderful Christmas and wishes you a happy New Year.

The finale race of the Bike Authority CX Series was December 6 at Boughton Farm. Erik Lesco finished tenth in the "A" race. Paul Donatelli was fourth in the "B" field, and David Novak was fourteenth. Rick Parr retired after breaking his rear derailleur. In the "C" race, Dave Jolin finished fourth while Richard Grella suffered a flat and was unable to finish.

Race results and the overall series points are posted at the website of Team Lake Effect.

12.06.09: Elves & More of Northeast Ohio will adopt an entire neighborhood to receive around 1000 bicycles again this Christmas season. You can help make this happen. See the organization's website for volunteer opportunities. Help is needed to assemble and deliver bikes. Bike building is 12/12 and delivery is 12/20.

The final race of the Bike Authority CX Series is today at Boughton Farm. Good luck to everyone participating! See the Team Lake Effect website for details & results.

The results of last weekend's OH State CX Champs are listed online at the OCA website.

11.17.09: StarkVelo.com welcomes our editorial staff back from their off-season hiatus. Now to the news...

The date for the 2010 Zoar Road Race has been set for Sunday, August 8. Race format will be similar to previous editions, and we promise the weather will at least be better than 2009.

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Cycling Links ...
 Upcoming Regional Events ...
- January -
1.03 - Winter CX Series, Hardesty Park, Akron
1.09 - Winter CX Series, Hardesty Park, Akron
- February -
2.28 - Frosty Toes RR - Hartford, OH
- March -
3.05 - Tour of Knox County, Mount Vernon, OH
3.13 - Mid-Ohio Circuit Race, Lexington, OH
3.20 - Tour of Hueston Woods, Oxford, OH
3.27 - Tour of Malabar Farms, Mansfield, OH
3.28 - Germantown Road Race, Germantown, OH
 Notable Outlying Events ...
4.17 - Race at the Lakes, Munroe Falls, OH
5.29 - Tour de Frankenmuth, Frankenmuth, MI
6.05 - Mohican 100, Loudenville, OH
6.06 - State TT Champs, Groveport, OH
7.09 - Tour of the Valley, July 9-11, 2010
8.08 - Zoar Road Race, Zoar, OH
8.15 - Smith Dairy Milk Race, Orrville, OH
additions or corrections? email calendar@starkvelo.com

The Stark Velo Cycling Team is a USAC club, founded in the spring of 2002, in Northeast Ohio. We are dedicated to the development of competitive cyclists and the promotion of racing. We emphasize sportsmanship, teamwork, and respect for the sport and the communities in which we live and ride.

Stark Velo promotes the annual Zoar Road Race.

 Stark Velo in the Press ...

December 21, 2008, Elves & More of Northeast Ohio delivered around 1,000 bicycles to children of the Mason Park neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. See related media coverage at Ohio.com and WKYC Cleveland

Photographs of the 2008 Zoar Road Race in the Times Reporter (Dover-New Phily