Cat's Hill Classic

Ryan Seals the Deal on his Cat 1 License…

Mitch here to tell you about last weekend when Ryan, myself and three of our Metromint teammates lined up at the famous Cat’s Hill Classic in Los Gatos, CA. Boy what a race! With huge crowds in attendance to see us racers charge up the 23% grade “Cat’s Hill” every couple of minutes for an hour and a half, it was nothing short of exciting.

Going into the race all the Minties were pretty whipped as we were all just through some of our toughest weeks of training for the first half of the season. The other 4 were preparing for the Collegiate National Championships being held this weekend in Ft. Collins, CO (We’ll keep you posted on developments there for sure), while I was preparing for the Mt Hood Cycling Classic to begin in Portland, OR this Tuesday the 13th where I’ll be up against the nations best pro teams for 6 straight days.
So, despite our tired legs at Cat’s Hill the Minties gave the other boys of the northern California race scene quite a thrashing. We were in the most aggressive moves of the day and definitely made our interests known. Mr Ryan Parnes made his fame with a charge into a breakaway during the last laps and a 3rd place at the finish line. A stellar result!!!

The points he scored in the world of USA Cycling that day were more than what he needed to polish off his Category 1 upgrade as he joins Mitch among the top tier of the country’s amateur cyclists. The only upgrade from there is the one jokingly referred to as the “Cat 0” up-grade, which requires a professional contract and a salary to race your bike. If Ryan keeps riding like this, we may just see that development. ☺

More soon…

Mitch Trux
Race to Belgium