One of the very anticipated annual 2-day track event of Southern California Nevada Cycling Association (SCNCA), Masters States Track Championships! Held just 2 weekends ago at Encino Velodrome in Los Angeles, California. Fixed Gear Fever noted this concrete velodrome as 252 meters with 30 degrees of maximum banking. We were well represented by Christina Ricafort, Tony Zaldua Jr., his brother James Zaldua and Wilson Blas in their respective age groups.
Remember Christina Ricafort? She was that singer hitting the high notes of the National Anthem during last year's USAC Elite Track National Championships! She's been a roadie for a while now but got into track cycling for a year or so. She learned the track fast and well.... and look at her now. She is now a SCNCA Champion! The photo below was from the 3-km Team Pursuit with team mates Melanie Phillips and Jan Palchikoff with a winning time of 4:35:85 earning the Gold Medal!
Here Christina is grinding it out during the 2-km Individual Time Trial finishing with a time of 3:06:98 for 2nd place earning the Silver medal!
Moving on to Tony Zaldua Jr..... Do you notice the 2 medals he's wearing? Both medals were awarded during the morning of Day 1! He earned them from 1-km Individual Time Trial with a time of 1:13:56 for the Silver medal and Team Sprint with teammates Shon Halasi and Joe Camacho.with a time of 55:.49 seconds for the Gold medal.
He came back again in the afternoon session with team mates David Brinton, Dominic Clark, and Scott Evans for the 4-km Team Pursuit. They clocked in at a time 5:14:68 to finish first place for the Gold medal! Below is a picture from his supportive brother and fixed-gear cyclist James Zaldua!
But Tony wasn't done yet! He was back at the track on the afternoon of Day 2 to compete at the 10-km Scratch Race and 20-km Points Race finishing 2nd place for another Silver Medal and 1st place for the another Gold medal respectively.
A total of 3 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals from 5 races he signed up for. This Champion shows consistency year after year!
Last but not least, Wilson Blas also raced the 1-km Individual Time Trial with a time of 1:13:34, finishing second for the Silver medal. Missing only a second for the Gold! Here he is ready for his Kilo.
So who got the Gold? Who did he compete against for the Championship? Here's Wilson at the podium with Jon Davy. Yes, Wilson was up against a much bigger and stronger competitor.... and only lost it by 1 second!
But he wasn't done yet! He was back at the track on the afternoon of Day 2 to compete at the 10-km Scratch Race and 25-km Points Race finishing 2nd place on both races for a couple more Silver medals. You probably know by now who he was up against! He earned a total of 3 Silver medals!
Let's all congratulate Christina, Tony, and Wilson for all the hard work they did!
Some photos courtesy of Gus Sarmiento. Thanks Gus!
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