Team Kaos

Jarred Berger cranking the pace up during the road race at the Le Tour de Husker. Photo: Dan Farnham.

Kaos’ Jarred Berger placed first in the Cat. 1/2/3 road race, hammering around the 11-mile course five times for the 58-mile win.

In the top collegiate race, Kaos and University of Nebraska racer Justin Maresh took the win in a field comprising 10 racers from four universities.

Kaos’ Kyle McClellan took first place in the Cat. 4 race, and Kaos won the team time trial by more than two minutes, crossing the finish line with a time of 35:30 in the 15-mile lap.

Berger’s victory came after a surge by Joe McWilliams, who got off the front of a seven-man breakaway that included four Kaos racers, according to racer John Vondracek, who was in the group. McWilliams was caught with a half lap to go. That’s when the Kaos attacks came relentlessly,Vondracek said. The attacks swallowed McWilliams but allowed Berger to flee. Berger then won in a field sprint, Vondracek said.

Even in the depths of winter Team Kaos members get on the podium. Lou Andersen came in 3^rd overall and 1^st in the Master's (40+) division at the LifeTime Fitness Indoor Triathlon - Omaha held Saturday February 6. The competition consisted of a 10 minute swim, 30 minute bike ride, and 20 minute run, all indoors in warm conditions while the snow and cold winds blew outside. Andersen demonstrated a winning strategy, placing near the top in all three events, and beating out some of his usual biking competitors. His bike mileage was 17.8, just behind the top mileage of 19.0, indicating that he will be a strong competitor when the snows melt and outdoor cycling begins.

Rich Pearson and Matt Farnham had a good weekend at the recent Jingle Cross Rock cyclocross races held in Iowa City Thanksgiving weekend.    Conditions were very muddy, with lots of broken derailleurs as the mud got gummed up in the pulleys.    Pearson started out the fun on Saturday in his Masters 55+ race where he came in 4th place. He was able to avoid derailleur problems by switching to Farnham's bike mid-way through the race.  In Farnham's race the pair perfected their system, with Pearson handing Farnham a clean bike every lap.  Farnham started towards the back of his group and steadily worked his way forward, ending in 7th place.   On Sunday Pearson struggled with the descent and dropped his chain 3 times, winding up 10th our of 12th.  (He might have been distracted by the 8 bikini clad women who were racing in 40 degree weather).  Farnham again started out in midpack and worked his way up, ending in 6th place, just seconds behind #5. 

Team Kaos is pleased to announce a new sponsor for 2010—Joyride
Bicycles. Joyride is a new  and progressive shop selling Specialized bikes
and equipment in SW Lincoln.  Co-owner and manager David Kosark has been
in the bike business for eighteen years and is already making a big
impact with the new store, and fellow owner Pat Keelan is also solidly
behind the sport. (They were both in the recent Lincoln cyclocross races).
Joyride carries the full line of quality Specialized bikes and
accessories plus other quality merchandise--anything from a $3 tube to a
$10,000 fully equipped S-Works SL3 all tricked out. They are located at
5633 S 16^th Street in Lincoln, phone: 261-8854.