Texas State Time Trial

Cat 2 Podium - Cullen 1st, Schilling 2nd

Jordan crushed it a the Texas State Time Trial on Saturday, June 30th. He won the Cat 2 division, in a time of 53:51, on a 42K course, finishing over a minute ahead of teammate Jonathan Schilling. Way to go guys!

Jr Nationals Road Race

After a days rest, Jordan and his Slipstream Craddock team were ready to battle for another Junior National Championship. The road race was held on a 15-mile rolling circuit on the Fort Gordon Army Base. An early morning start meant the heat wouldn't be a huge factor. With 150+ racers taking the start, on a course lacking any real challenge, a field sprint was very likely.

Crashes were the story of the day, several on the first lap. Slipstream Craddock led the field through the feedzone at the end of the first lap, with Jordan riding near the back. His teammate Mino Gunta had a flat tire, but the wheel car was no where in sight. Suddenly we hear at the end of the feed zone hill, hoping none of our riders were involved. Then Jordan appears, having turned around and immediately offers his rear wheel to Mino.

Jordan figures he will grab a nuetral wheel from the car, and quickly chase back up. Unfortunately, the wheel car is several minutes behind the race, servicing the many previous crashes. After a few minutes, we start asking if anyone has a spare. A generous parent offers one, and Jordan heads off to make up a deficit of several minutes.

Jordan caught up to Mino, and Imari Miller, who was involved in the feedzone crash. Those 3 worked together in a small group to regain the field, but eventually realized it was an impossible task.

At the front of the race, Slipstream Craddock still had 7 racers in the front group which was still 70-80 riders strong with 1 lap to go. Several crashes near the end of the race left several racers with a painful, disappointing ride to the finish.

As predicted, the race did end in a large field sprint, with Alex Darville jumping too early, leaving the door open to Miguel Bryon for the win in a photo finish with Logan Owen. Ansel Dickey finished 3rd.

Teammate Michael Dessau narrowly missed out on the podium, finishing 6th, with Greg Daniel taking 8th.

Even though the team didn't achieve the success they would have liked in the Road Race and Criterium, the team gained some valuable experience. With a majority of the riders remaining in the junior ranks for next year, the future certainly looks bright for the Slipstream Craddock Junior Development Team.

Jr Nationals Criterium

Jordan giving his all for the good of the team

Teammate Dessau takes 4th

After the Slipstream Craddock's dominant performance at the previous day's time trial, all the other teams were sure to be keying off them. All 10 racers started near the back of the 150 rider Junior 17-18 criterium field.

On the first lap, Greg Daniel crashed out of the race in just the second corner. Never a good sign. An early 2-man break including danger man Alex Darville of Hammer Nutrition, resulted in an insane pace right from the gun. This made it very difficult to move to the front, and it took several laps before Slipstream Craddock got organized on the front. Once they got organized, they worked with others to bring back Darville.

The hard early pace, along with the oppresive heat had riders being dropped by the dozens before the race was even half way done. Jordan rode with great strength, being on or near the front of the field for a majority of the race. Steven Bassett of Texas Roadhouse made a late race solo move for several laps, that was eventually reeled in.

With a few laps remaining, it was Brendan Rhim, of Woodstock Bicycle Club, who made a solo bid for glory, and the field was slow to react, giving him a solid gap. A crash near the front of the chasing field on the final corner just before seeing one lap to go disrupted the chase just enough for Rhim to hang on for victory, barely. Alex Darville - 2nd, Matt Schaupp (Ritte Development) - 3rd, Michael Dessau (Slipstream Craddock) - 4th, Geoffery Curran (Surf City Cyclery) - 5th.

Jordan managed to avoid the late race crash, and finished a respectable 20th. Teammates Noah Williams and Jonathan Schilling went down in the crash, but were unscathed.

USA Cycling Junior National Time Trial



Pro Set-up

Warming up

Go Time!

Finish line in sight

Podium Performance

Proud Moment

17-18 Podium (L-R) - Dessau (4th), Eisenhardt (2nd), Daniel (1st), Rex (3rd), Cullen (5th)

Awesome Team! 3 National Champions, 7 Podiums

Jordan and his Slipstream Craddock team had a very successful day at the USA Cycling Junior National Time Trial held in Augusta, GA on June 21. Jordan averaged 28mph over the 30K (18.3mi) course, good enough for 5th place. This marked the 4th year in a row Jordan has made the TT podium at Junior Nationals.

Even better, his team dominated the 17-18 podium, including National Champion, Greg Daniel, and 4th place, Michael Dessau. His team swept the top 3 in the 15-16 TT, with Zeke Mostov 1st, Jake Silverberg 2nd, and Adrian Costa 3rd. To top things off, Adam Croft won the 10-12 TT. 3 national champions and 7 podiums. What an amazing team performance!

Travelling for the Summer

3 bikes, 5 pairs of wheels, and clothes for 5 weeks.

Jordan headed to Texas this morning to his Slipstream Craddock team home base in Wimberly, Texas. He will be travelling with the team to USA Road Cycling Nationals, June 20-24, in Augusta, GA. He will also travel with them to USA Junior Track Nationals, July 11-15, in Trexlertown, PA.

After that he will be coming home for a week, before heading to Oudenaarde, Belgium with his team for 6-weeks of racing.

Fixed Gear Classic

Jordan leading World Champion Franco Marvulli

Jordan lined up next to Tour de France Stage Winner Leon Van Bon

Jordan chatting with Franco

Fixed Gear Classic Omnium Final Results

Jordan raced the 3-day Fixed Gear Classic this past weekend at the NSC Velodrome in Blaine, MN. The international field included World Champion, Franco Marvulli, 2 time Tour de France stage winner, Leon Van Bon.

There were 2 endurance events each day, each with a qualifier and final. Jordan rode exceptionally well, making the finals in 4 of 5 events.

Jordan easily qualified for the finals of the miss-and-out and scratch race on Thursday night. He rode aggressive in both races, finishing 9th in the miss-and-out.

Jordan rode out of his mind on Friday night. He lapped the field solo in the points race qualifier, and then finished 5th in the points race final, after lapping the field with a group including both Marvulli and Van Bon.

Saturday was bittersweet. Jordan easily qualified for the Tempo race final, but felt terrible in the final, and finished off the pace. He finishing an impressive 10th overall in the omnium.

First Weekend in June

TT Position is well dialed-in



Attacking at the Shamrock's Capitol Criterium



Shamrocks Capitol Crit Elite Men's Podium

Jordan bounced back from disappointing performances at the Memorial Day Weekend Races in Iowa to set a PR in the MN State Time Trial, and finish 2nd in the Shamrock's Capitol Criterium.

Still recovering from getting sick the past weekend, Jordan posted a 53:50 for the 40K at the MN State TT. That is over 4 minutes faster than his previous best.

On Sunday, at Shamrock's Capitol Criterium, one of the best criterium venues in MN, Jordan rode aggressive, and finished 2nd in the elite men's race.

Just one week left before Jordan departs to Texas for the summer. His final race before he leaves will be the Fixed Gear Classic this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the NSC Velodrome in Blaine, MN. He and his partner, Dan Casper, will be facing tough competition including racers coming all the way from Europe to compete in the 3-day event.