On Sunday Spencer Beamer of DLP Racing took 2nd in the BMW Performance Center Criterium. The BMW Crit takes place on the road track where they teach high performance driving classes as well as test new BMW Autos. Present from the team were Thad Dulin, Scott Jackson, Spencer Beamer and Boyd Johnson. The team was active in the race all day long with every rider represented in the days various key moves. Although many riders tried to get away none were able to. Even the best moves on paper only got a few seconds advantage on the hard charging field. With a few laps to go it was clear that the outcome of the race would be decided via a field sprint. With 1 lap to go Boyd Johnson took over responsibility at the front of the race with Thad Dulin and Spencer Beamer on his wheels. Boyd cranked the pace up for the entire last lap until Thad took over with 400m to go. With 200m to go, Spencer turned on the gas. At the same time Andy Baker (from the TIME Team) squeezed in on the inside to edge out Spencer for the win at the line. Congrats to Andy on a great move and his 1st Pro win! Photo Credit: Mike Wilson - Whirlwind Photography

For many riders, the season has officially started with the arrival of the long running Greenville Spring Training Series. Riders and teams from all over the country flock to Greenville, SC for one of the first race weekends on the east coast. This year was no exception with over 100 elite riders registered for Saturday’s race. The race started out fast and Boyd Johnson from DLP Racing made an attack in the first 3 miles of the race that established an early 4 man break away. As the race went on the gap for the 4 riders continued to grow and eventaully topped out at around 90 seconds ahead of the main field. All the riders in the break worked well together in attempt to keep the maximum advantage over the main field. However, with 8 miles left in the race Phil Gaimon (Fior di Frutta Team) attacked the four man break. Phil was clearly the strongest rider of the day as he rode off towards the finish line. Boyd gave it everything he had but was unable to catch Gaimon. Boyd did finish in second place and got some great training time logged in the process. Photo Credit: Mike Wilson - Whirlwind Photography

DLP Racing wrapped up its first spring training camp by testing out the legs at the 10th annual NC State Criterium. The course is a short 1k circuit that features a short climb and a quick double chicane on the back side of the course. The guys started out the day with an easy spin before the race to get the legs moving after logging a few hundred miles in the previous few days training. With this being the first race of the season for most of the field attacks came almost immediately. Within about 8 laps a small group of 8 had established about a 20 second lead on the field. That group contained both Thad Dulin and Spencer Beamer from DLP Racing. Within a few laps the group had almost a 1/2 lap on the field. Thad attacked the break on the front side of the course and set off to lap the field. more »

For 2008 DLP Racing will again be using Jack Kane Custom Built Racing Bicycles. The 2008 team bikes feature a striking new paint scheme along with parts from the best companies in the cycling industry. The riders will have two diffrent frames at their disposal for the 2008 season. The K Team Racing SL is the lightest of the bikes with a frame weight of 900grams. Other riders will choose to race on the Full Carbon Nightawk frame. All bikes for 2008 are outfitted with the Reynolds UL Forks, Reynolds Carbon wheels, Speedplay Pedals, Cane Creek IS 110 Headsets, Cane Creek SL Brakes, Fizik Saddles, Speedplay Zero Series Pedals, Thomson Masterpiece Seatposts, Thomson X2 Stems, Bontrager Handle Bars, Bontrager Cages, and SRAM Drivetrains. All bikes also feature the brand new iBike power Meter. More photos after the break. more »

Travis Pape from iBike visited the DLP Racing Spring Training Camp on Friday and Saturday. Travis has a PhD in Physics from Duke University and is one of the key people responsible for the development of the iBike power meter. During his time at camp the team members got a formal presentation about the features and functionality of the computer. On Saturday Travis helped the team calibrate the unit out on the road and answered specific questions from the riders about setup and use of the device. We are very excited about having iBike on board as a sponsor for the 2008 season. Soon you will be able to see power and training files from every one of the DLP riders posted here on this website. Stay tuned for more info…..

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DLP Racing is all set to converge on Raleigh, NC for the teams first training camp of the season. Training camp is an extremely important time for the riders to both meet their new team mates and to get valuable training in on the bike. The riders will be in Raleigh from February 11th - 17th. Training camp is also a very exciting time for the riders as all of the new equipment is issued. Mechanics will be busy over the weekend as they prepare all the new bikes for the riders arrival on Monday. Building 19 complete bikes from scratch is no small task. There will be plenty of new photos taken at the training camp. Stay tuned as we will post them as soon as we can.