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RHC Series 2016

Start the madness!

For many people who live and breathe fixed gear, this time of year and these dates mean only one thing: Red Hook Crit Brooklyn. The first stop of the 4 events series; like last year, they will take place in New York, London, Barcelona and Milan.

Worldwide grows day after day the adrenaline and tension for the race on Saturday. In Brooklyn (the House of the RHC), held the first of the year, the most intense, this time with enormous expectations.

David Trimble and his team have worked hard to bring this event to another dimension and apparently the effort is having its reward. The event that was born as a semi-illegal race in an industrial area of Brooklyn has become a real discipline and, year after year, increases its own structural and organizational credibility as professional League criterium around the World.

In this 2016 main sponsor will be Specialized, one of the most iconic brands of the cycling worldwide. A company of that size to get involved in a fixed gear race was unthinkable only a few years ago, but here we are. Another big signing of this edition is Strava, the cycling app for excellence around the world.

Sponsors aside, is something true that David and his team have achieved to create a global phenomenon that continues to grow and gain ‘followers’ and force. Expectation and curiosity concerning the Red Hook Crit Brooklyn No. 9 grows day by day at the level of teams and riders.

The current champion of the RHC series, Ivan Ravaioli, changed team, signing by the Team Cinelli Chrome. He follows as one of the Favourites to win due to his experience and power showed in this type of races.

Team Cinelli Chrome, besides sign the current champion, completed the team with another known name: Enrico Biganzolli (ex member of IRIDE) and great expert in this discipline. IRIDE and Supernova are the other two Italian teams that always have riders at the head of the race fighting for the top positions. This year, in addition to the previous two, also we will see the great potential of the Oscar Cycling Team.

On the other hand, Dosnoventa has made a big change with the Tiger Team and is presented as the most competitive until now, with William Randy Guzmán, Raúl Torres, Lewis and William Tobias, and the old line up, remain Jeremy Borden and Felix Fander.

There is a big curiosity to see how the season advances for one of the most emblematic riders of this discipline, Mario Paz Duque, which has concentrated all his efforts ridding on a professional road team and competing at a very high level, but he will not lose the opportunity to participate in RHC Series.

Another favourite is the Texas of Austin, Colin Strickland last year in Milan left everyone astonished for the way in which won. This year we will see him in the official team of Specialized.

The list of impressive names that are going to war is endless: Augusto Reati (Supernova Bikes), William Randy Guzmán (Dosnoventa), Daniele Callegarin (Oscar Cycling), Mario Yepes, Luis Junquera and, as we say… and many more!

Spread the word that many United States PRO will be present on the grid on Saturday and probably more than one of these names may surprise. One of them, could be perfectly Tristan Uhl, actual national CX Single Speed champion in the USA.

A big potential as always with the team made in USA: Mash SF, State Bicycle Co., Aventon, Leader.

And then the Wolves, as we call them in RAW, those will always be there because they have the criteriums in DNA. We talk about Alfred “The Wolf” Bobé, Paolo Bravini, Warrior tireless, Stefan Vis, Flying Dutchman, the Brad Pitt of the fixed gear Chas Christiansen, “Frenk” Francesco Martucci… were not missing sparks and speed! We can’t fuck wait!

The RHC has ceased to be a spectacle only of men, the women has a lot to say and race after race leave us speechless with the level and competitiveness that are in this category. Ainara Elbusto, the young Spanish who has won the last two series showing an incredible authority and is the maximum opponent but Ainara is not alone!

She has a good group of “friends” with a lot of interest to take her leadership beginning with Ash Duban, who already knows what it is to win a RHC and has an incredible talent on the bike, probably the redhead sexy and fast woman who you will ever see. Another rider to highlight is her friend Sammi Runnels, with her impish face and arrival directly from Texas, competes in mountain biking, CX and criteriums and we will surely talk about her. Fleur Faure is a regular Series podiums; Jo Celso who already won in Brooklyn two years ago, and we can follow naming names of great women… Kacey Manderfield, the absolute winner of the first race in the history of the RHC; Kym Perfetto, tireless athlete and a fixed-gear Globetrotters; Jasmine Dotti (Oscar Cycling) that made her debut in Milan with good results; Leeana James (Why be normal?) and also, why not?, crossing fingers for our rider, Francisca Campos (RAW Santafixie Team), fighter and very experienced on the bike, ready to give everything in this first episode.

This year, with a record of women participation (90 riders registered), there will be high level, many surprises and, surely, new names to highlight.

Everything is ready for the big show!

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