One Last Match to Burn: Reflecting on the Road Race Championship — and the Final Showdown Ahead
The Road Race Championship is where SISU Racing’s Club Championships truly come alive. It’s the discipline that blends everything - fitness, patience, and race IQ into one long, unforgiving test. Introduced for the first time in 2024/25, the longer road race immediately proved why it belongs at the heart of the championships.
Elbows Out and Eyes Up: Reflecting on the Criterium Championship — and the Chaos to Come
From Glasgow to Makuri, and now to the electric streets of New York, the Criterium Championship has never been about comfort. It’s about nerve, awareness, and timing. Blink and it’s over.
Where the Road Tilts Up: Reflecting on the Climb Championship — and the Ultimate Test Ahead
If the Individual Time Trial exposes pacing, the Climb Championship exposes character. Across the first two editions of the SISU Racing Club Championships, the climbing stage has been the moment where contenders either cemented their campaign or watched it unravel.
Necati “Brofessor” 🇺🇸 — The Anchor of SISU Racing, Riding for Joy, Grit, and Community
Necati “Brofessor” doesn’t shout about watts, plans, or podiums. He doesn’t obsess over perfect intervals or colour-coded calendars. And yet, quietly, deliberately, he’s become one of the most important threads in the fabric of SISU Racing.
Katie Hedrich 🇺🇸 — The Comeback Queen of Boise
Katie’s journey is the kind that zig-zags through ski towns, film sets, forest fires, hospital corridors, and finally into a garage in Boise, Idaho where two bikes sit side-by-side, monitors glow like mission control, and racing happens only when the household schedule says it’s legal.
Against the Clock: A Reflection on the SISU Racing Individual Time Trial — and the Challenge Ahead
From Innsbruck’s climbs, to the endless drag of Going Coastal, and now the razor-sharp precision of Toefield Tornado, the SISU Racing iTT has evolved every year. One thing hasn’t changed: this is where champions announce themselves. The only certainty for 2025/26 is that when the countdown hits zero, history will once again be written—one second at a time.
ALLAN CREW: From Basement Beginnings to Blue-Kit Belief
From a basement Allez to blue kit belief, Allan Crew’s journey is a reminder that SISU isn’t about where you start. It’s about showing up, backing your people, and realising one night race at a time that you get to do this.
Howard Williamson: Still Turning the Pedals, Still Finding SISU
Deep underground in Haworth, West Yorkshire — UK time zone, stone walls, country music echoing — you’ll find Howard Williamson doing what he’s always done: turning pedals, sorting his head out, and quietly proving that resilience doesn’t age out.
Race Smart, Race SISU: Coaching Tips for the 2025/26 SISU Racing Club Championships
Here’s a stage-by-stage breakdown of the routes and the coaching insights that will help you turn fitness into results.
MATT JANSSEN 🇦🇺 🇫🇮
Matt Janssen - a story of purpose and adventure. Cycling, for Matt, has never just been sport; it’s been structure, identity, and a compass.
Eugenio “Gene” Montecinos 🇨🇱 🇺🇸
From Santiago to the Summit: The Relentless Rise of Eugenio “Gene” Montecinos
ROBERT MEIGH | Morpeth, Northumberland 🇬🇧
From a cold garage in Morpeth, Northumberland, to late-night Zwift start lines across Europe, Rob Meigh embodies a particular kind of SISU strength — the steady, reliable kind that just keeps turning the pedals