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Star Track Cycling at Branchbrook Road Race 29 Mar 2025

Branchbrook Road Race

29 Mar 2025

Most races I want to win and others are for learning. Today’s Lucarelli & Castaldi Branchbrook Cat 1/2/3 road race was the latter – too fast and too competitive for me to race for the win. However, it offered an opportunity for me to refine...

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Star Track Cycling at Central Park Road Race 22 Mar 2025

Central Park Road Race

22 Mar 2025

Always super exciting to come to the CRCA Central Park road races. I was competing in the B (Cat 3/4) field and my goal for the day was to get in a breakaway. Should that fail, plan B was to launch an attack near the...

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Star Track Cycling at Gotham Cyclists Crit 16 Mar 2025

Gotham Cyclists Crit

16 Mar 2025

The best experiences are often the ones you least expect. I learned this lesson today at the Gotham Cyclists Crit in Phillipsburg, NJ. The high chance of rain and low registration made the race initially seem unappealing. But everything changed as we arrived. Friendly police...

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Star Track Cycling at Branchbrook Road Race 15 Mar 2025

Branchbrook Road Race

15 Mar 2025

A big first today at the Branchbrook Road Race. This was my first Cat 1/2/3. When I checked the registration list for this race, I was deeply intimidated. I was lining up at the startline beside New York City’s best, those whom I look up...

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Star Track Cycling at Milton Track Race 19 Jan 2

Milton Track Race

19 Jan 2025

The track races at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario Canada are definitely a highlight during the winter and this has been our sixth time going and we again had an absolutely fantastic time. A very large Star Track crew tends to come...

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Star Track Cycling with Mark Cavendish at Hincapie Gran Fondo 19 Oct 2024

Hincapie Gran Fondo

19 Oct 2024

You would think that our last Hincapie Gran Fondo in Leigh Valley would be impossible to beat as Ari placed 2nd amongst the U19 on the Gran route and won some Speed Hound Recovery Boots, but it did get better in Greenville. The above picture...

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Star Track Cycling at Riverton Crit 9 Jun 2024

Riverton Crit

9 Jun 2024

The Historic Riverton Criterium was so much fun. It was my first time going and it’s now one of my favorite crit races despite me getting pulled. Max came too but there was nothing for him to race because they neither had a junior field...

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Star Track Cycling at Prospect Park Road Race 8 Jun 2024

Prospect Park Road Race

8 Jun 2024

So glad to be back at Prospect Park for the Lucarelli & Castaldi Cup #5. Prospect Park is one of our favorite local courses because it is really fast and the roads are super smooth since they just repaved them. Plus it takes us just...

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Star Track Cycling at Hincapie Gran Fondo 1 Jun 2024

Hincapie Gran Fondo

1 Jun 2024

The Hincapie Gran Fondos are one of our absolutely favorite events. Max and I have now done five in total – this was our third time in Lehigh Valley, PA and we have been twice to the one in Greenville, NC.  What makes these Gran...

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About Us

This is us, Max on the left and Ari on the right.  We are 11 and 13 year-old brothers and love cycling on both the road and track with our Star Track Cycling club.