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• The Ben Popper Diary: Salsa, Bonfire, and Beer Hand-Down Powered Racing

  5 November 09 • 5 comments

  by Ben Popper A few weeks ago, I made a pilgrimage to Toronto.  We crossed the border looking for that UCI point, knowing that Saturday’s race was C1 and offered the prize to the top 15, but that with its new NACT status the race would be harder this year.  I lined up with that [...]

• Ohio Day 3…Finally a C1 – A Column by Ben Popper

  17 October 08 • 1 comment

  by Ben Popper So this is it. A UCI C1 Race. We newbies tend to think that giving points 15 deep makes it easier to get them. Little did we know, what the C1 really does is attract sneaky riders who haven’t been battling it out in the heat for two days already and guys [...]

• My Chase for One UCI Point – Part II – A Column by Ben Popper

  6 October 08 • 8 comments

  While many of us may idolize the pros, it’s often the working man that is doing the sport out of love that we can relate to most. HRS/RockLobster rider Ben Popper is one such guy, and he’s entering his third ‘cross season with a simple goal – earning just one UCI point. Follow Ben on [...]

• My Chase for One UCI Point – A Column by Ben Popper

  4 October 08 • 6 comments

  While many of us may idolize the pros, it’s often the working man that is doing the sport out of love that we can relate to most. Ben Popper is one such guy, and he’s entering his third ‘cross season with a simple goal – earning just one UCI point. Follow Ben on this journey [...]