Johnston Green Days Criterium: Sat. June 21 Click here for flier 
The Johnston Green Days Criterium will be held Saturday, June 21 in Johnston following the Green Days Parade. The first race will begin about 1 p.m. The Green Days Crit is the ideal race for both new and experienced racers. The race is part of the Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Race Series, so there will be two junior races. The course is a very flat and travels up and down both sides of Pioneer Parkway with 180 degree turns at both ends. This course is one the safest crits in Iowa and ideal for newer racers. All proceeds from the race are donated to the All Heads Covered program that provides free bike helmets to Central Iowa kids.
Arkansas: 24 train in the hills!
Twenty-four riders from the team ventured to Fayetteville, Arkansas from March 26-30 for our annual spring training camp. The first day of riding was graced by record-breaking temperatures (79 degrees) for the 86-mile ride from Fayetteville to Alma and back. Day 2 featured a ride to Roaring River State Park in Missouri for about 65 miles. Day 3 was marked by rain, so the training ride was postponed until a 2 p.m. rollout and featured another 60 mile ride from West Fork to Devil's Den State Park and back. Day 4 was rained out, so the riders headed home after breakfast. See more pics by clicking on Photos.
DMCC Race Team: Center of Excellence 2008!
The Des Moines Cycle Club Race Team has been designated as a 2008 Center of Excellence for the second consecutive year! The designation is awarded by the USA Cycling Development Foundation and comes with a cash grant that will be used to further enhance the Junior (age 10-18) and Espoir (age 19-23) training programs. Currently there are five juniors committed to race for the team in 2008; the goal is to have 10 juniors ready to race by June 2008. The team hopes to send at least two juniors to the USA Cycling Midwest Junior Development Camp in June 2008. If you know of any juniors that would like to learn more about bike racing, have them contact Coach Dave Hammer.
Dr. Marc Molis is Team Physician for 2008
Dr. Marc Molis will be the DMCC Race Team team physician for 2008. Dr. Molis has is one of only two physicians in central Iowa who is board certified in sports medicine; the other is Dr. Chad Carlson of Stadia Sports Medicine. Dr. Molis has experience working with cyclists; he was one of the event physicians during Super Week during the last couple years. Dr. Molis is also certified in family practice and can treat and test "well athletes" for pre-season physicals, in addition to those who are sick and injured. His clinic is located at Sports Medicine of Iowa in the Urbandale Family Practice Clinic, 2901 86th Street in the Iowa Health Family Practice Clinic. Athletes with muscle or bone injuries can be referred to DMOS, our team sponsor for further evaluation and treatment.
