If you haven’t yet seen Credité Velo-Trek in action, you will have a chance soon when they race in the Tour of Galena, Friday-Sunday, June 5-7! The professional cycling development team, based out of Dubuque, has had some good performances so far this season. “As a professional development team, our goals differ somewhat from a team whose sole objective is to win races,” said Dave Hartig, the team’s business director. “In the sport of road cycling, the step between top amateur and professional is a big one and often has as much to do with athletes adapting to the lifestyle (on the road constantly) than it does raw talent. So Galena will be a nice opportunity for our riders to stay in one area, close to the team’s home base, and showcase another of our great [...]

Spring is here and the Credité Velo bike team is ready for action. Around the Tri-State area there are many great bike trails, paths and routes for the casual and recreational biker but I feel that there isn’t much awareness of people and teams that take it to the next level and compete in pro-level races and circuits. I was in this same category of “bike naïveté” until I sat down with Dave Paquette and Dave Hartig who have exposed me to the sport of pro cycling. The two recently opened a cycling business which encompasses a professional development bike team based out of the Tri-States! Pedal on to learn more! What exactly do you guys do? What we do is two-fold. Part of our business is the [...]