The tables have turned for the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team. While they have been racing very well for the first part of the 2009 Tour of Hainan, things changed quickly, as they often do in this sport, and the team is now fighting to stay in the peloton.
During Stage Seven, a 183km stage with [...]
Stage Three of the Tour of Hainan ended in another field sprint. This time though the Jelly Belly squad couldn’t get into it in time. Bernard van Ulden stayed in a break of nine riders and for quite a while the break was out by 25km. “The next three stages will be flat,” van Haute [...]
Stage One of the 2009 Tour of Hainan led cyclists over 148km of moderately undulating terrain. It included a Cat 3 climb, in which Kiel Reijnen got a point. Near the sprint finish, the team’s job was to set up sprinter Jonny Clarke. He was in 3rd place with 200 meters to go but he [...]
The Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team’s last race of the 2009 season will be the Tour of Hainan in China. It will be the second year the team will compete in this ten day battle against 19 other teams from all over the world. This year, the mileage has been increased from 900km to 1300km [...]
The sixth stage of the 2009 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was a 65km circuit race in downtown Melbourne. From the very start the crowds were huge, at least 50,000 strong. The Jelly Belly Team bolted out of the gate and rode tough all day.
Matty Rice, Jonny Clarke, Kiel Reijnen and Bernard van Ulden used smart [...]
The Stage Five 10 km ITT brought Bernard van Ulden even closer to the top today.
As predicted by van Haute, Bernard’s ride sent him into 5th place in the GC. He stood on the podium in 3rd, which was great, said Van Haute, since the two riders that beat him are on pro tour teams.
“This [...]
Stage Three of the 2009 Jayco Herald Sun Tour was the longest one, at 164 km. It also included a Cat 2 and a Cat 1 climb: challenging to the pack that had already been climbing for hundreds of miles during the past three days on Australia’s cool and breezy coast.
“The boys did well today [...]
Stage Two began much like the first, with strong cross winds that challenged the peloton at every turn along the coast of Australia. The 100 man group quickly split into two, with four Jelly Belly riders smartly finding a place in the front.
The 32 man field in the front included Jelly Belly riders Bernard van [...]
Stage One of the 2009 Sun Tour began with strong head winds and cross winds. Because of these conditions, it was only a matter of time before the peloton would see a successful break. The break happened at about the 25 mile point when the peloton split in half. Four Jelly Belly riders were in [...]
Sunday kicked off the 2009 Sun Tour in Ballarat, Australia. It was a 2.2 mile course with a 600 meter climb to the finish.
Half way through the prologue, an 18-man break took off which include Jelly Belly rider Kiel Reijnen. He was able to stay in the break and finished in 10th.
Team Director Danny van [...]
Jelly Belly arrives in Australia this week to compete in one of the world’s oldest stage races, the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. As their third year participating in the event, Team Director Danny van Haute said he is looking forward to competing in this late-season race.
“This is definitely one of our favorites throughout the year,” [...]
After the team’s first day in the saddle for the 2009 Tour of Missouri, it’s guaranteed that St. Louisans know the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team. Stage One led the peloton around a seven mile circuit race through some of St. Louis’ most popular areas, including a spin around Lafayette Square, which was also featured [...]
Hold on to your helmets, folks! The third edition of the Tour of Missouri begins Monday and it’s sure to be the most exciting yet. This year’s Tour will include the top teams in the world, among them is the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team, bringing eight riders to contest the top spots. The routes [...]
At yesterday’s National Individual Time Trial Championships, the entire Jelly Belly squad finished in the top twenty. Jelly Belly veteran Bernard van Ulden, however, wore his beans with pride as he crossed the finish line in 4th place, just shy of a podium finish.
Check back tonight for updates on the results of the National Road [...]
This weekend the culmination of the Jelly Belly Cycling Team’s entire season will be tested at the USA Cycling National Criterium Championships, Sunday August 16 in Downers Grove, Ill. Jelly Belly will have a full squad at this year’s event; Brad Huff, Nick Reistad, Jeremy Powers, Matty Rice, Matt Crane, Bernard van Ulden and Bryce [...]
Brad Huff stopped in St. Louis Sunday to race the Soulard Criterium. He is on his way to Super Week, in and around Chicago, Ill. He won this race after being cheered on by all his fans in the St. Louis area.
The Jelly Belly Team is heading to China tomorrow to compete in the Tour of Qinghai Lakes, which begins July 17th. This ten day race consists of multiple mountainous stages. Because the terrain and elevation differ greatly from what the Jelly Belly Cyclists are used to on long stage races some serious preparation has been [...]
The 2009 Tour de Winghaven in St. Louis, Missouri was the hottest race for the Jelly Belly Cycling Team so far this season. But St. Louis’ 98-degree heat and humidity didn’t stop them from gaining a spot on the podium.
With a seven-man team, Jelly Belly began the 80-mile road race in good form, protecting [...]
The Nature Valley Grand Prix concluded Sunday in the 60-minute Stillwater Criterium, a loop with a demanding climb in the middle of it. The 2009 Nature Valley race was a six-stage, five-day race that began last Wednesday morning with an individual Time Trial. Jelly Belly riders Wil Routley took 15th and=2 0Bernard van Ulden grabbed [...]
The 2009 Nature Valley Grand Prix begins tomorrow morning in Minnesota. As one of the premier events on the NRC calendar, the Jelly Belly Cycling Team will have multiple opportunities to be on the podium because of the wide variety of races included in the Grand Prix.
The first day starts off with the individual time [...]
The month of May has spread the Jelly Belly Team all over the map, with cyclists racing in criteriums on the east and west coasts, and even taking time to raise money for children with cancer.
On the East Coast, Bryce Mead, Matt Crane, Nick Reistad, Jonny Clarke and Phil Gaimon all participated in the Sunny [...]
The Jelly Belly Team was welcomed with open arms this weekend at the Joe Martin Bicycle Classic in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Jelly Belly fans whooped and hollered for the Team while they traveled the Natural State for this 32nd annual four day stage race.
The first day was a hard 2.2 mile steep, uphill individual TT. Only two JB [...]
The Jelly Belly Team is heading to Arkansas for its next big race, The Joe Martin Bicycle Classic, which will be the fifth stop on the 2009 NRC.
The heat and humidity in Malaysia’s 2009 Tour helped prepare the team for this spring classic, May 7-10.
“After Malaysia the riders are in very good condition and ready [...]
Jelly Belly Riders Phil Gaimon and Nick Reistad lined up for the 30th Annual Athens Twilight race Saturday night before a raucous crowd of more than 30,000 spectators. Reistad, whose adopted home town is Athens,Ga., was eager to show off for his local fans and friends.
The race started off with a fury, with Reistad following [...]
The team has not finished its trek through Malaysia, however it has made its mark in the standings thus far.
Stage One was not a prologue circuit race, as many week-long stage races are. Instead Malaysia kicked off its 2009 Tour with a 176.8 km course through what are described as some of the most beautiful [...]
For all you Jelly Belly fans who can’t actually be with the team, here is the link to the race they are now participating in.
The 2009 Tour of Malaysia is the oldest stage race in Asia.
More updates will follow, so keep checking the website for results and stories about this eight day stage race in [...]
At the Prologue of the 2009 Redlands Bicycle Classic Thursday, the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team rode strong, with Matt Crane finishing in 12th and Kiel Reijnen only four seconds behind in 20th. After the Prologue the time gaps were incredibly small, giving all the riders a chance to change things quickly on Friday.
Despite strong [...]
Kiel took 10th overall and won 2nd in the KOM after finishing this stage; Stage 1, the Beaumont Circuit Race at the Redlands Bicycle Classic in California.
The San Dimas Stage Race started with an uphill time trial. Jelly Belly had some strong results, putting three riders in good position to advance, with Will Routley in 4th at only 16 seconds back, Phil Gaimon close by in 6th, and Matt Crane well within striking distance in 17th.
The second stage was an 84-mile, [...]
Springing forward into four wins, the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team took first place in criteriums across the country this weekend.
The first race was a collegiate criterium, the City Park Crit, in Denver, Colo. – Kiel Reijnen’s home state. Here Reijnen took 1st place on a Saturday afternoon. The very next day he did the [...]
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