There Can Be Only One...
Found this gem on the interwebs today. Beautifully shot and edited. Reminds me why I love cyclocross so much. I really missed racing this season… To me cross is the purest form of racing. The races are short enough that tactics are basically “go hard and turn!”. There are really no excuses, no faking, no hiding, everything is left on the course. Just like Highlander, there can be only one. 4ème Manche de CDM cyclo-cross from Petitesreines on...Road Season Summary...
Since if have been MIA since the start of A Tour of France I thought I would blurt out a few sentence fragments about my thoughts on the pro road season since then. Here goes: -Schlecks need to learn to win -Cadel has the heart of a lion -Gilbert is a honey badger -Contador actually showed some class at A Tour -Tour of Utah was awesome! -Real Cyclist team should have been in the Colorado race(whatever the heck they ended up naming it) -UCI and USAC need to be destroyed and rebuilt with people who care about the sport -Saw my first Cross Vegas, it rocked -Levi may be bland and boring...Gravity Storm...
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What in the hell is going on over in France? I have not seen much of the coverage the past two stages but seriously all these crashes are nuts. This is what happens when you have basically no selective stages in the first week, 50 guys separated by 15 seconds. Now even the no hoper teams like Saur-Sojasun (bet you can’t name a single rider there without Google) think they need to be on the front. 200 guys in le Tour, they all can’t be up front. Anyway that is my 2 cents on that.
You all know I like to shovel the shit at The Shack and Sky but I hope you all see that it...
USA Cycling Hates Cyclocross...
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June 30, 2011 |
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Remember the NORBA National Series? It was once a huge circus of MTB goodness that attracted the best racers from around the world. That is until USA Cycling got it’s mitts on it. Not content with ruining MTB Racing in this country it looks like the brain trust dead In Colorado Springs are looking to do the same with cyclocross. You see for USAC Cyclocross Nationals are nothing more than a huge money grab for them.. They don’t support the racers, promotors or fans. If you make the Worlds team guess what? You pay for your own trip while the do nothings in Colorado...
Crusher Recon 1...
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Headed down to the Tushar Mountains outside of Beaver Utah to do some recon for the up coming Crusher in The Tushar race. The big question here is which bike to ride? The answer is I am still not sure. We were not able to ride all sections as there is still record snow that has yet to melt. Based on what we say it should be clear by race day and i will be heading down again so for now the bike question is still undecided.
Don’t forget that we (Big Ring) are sponsoring the award for The Most Crusher bike award. All you mechanical types get to work on the frankenbikes, the...
Bruyneel Phoning It In...
That Creep Can Roll...
Wisconsin, Of All Places...
A couple of years ago I rode in an event called The Dairyland Dare in Wisconsin. When I first saw the profile, which looks like a pruning saw, I didn’t believe it. Keith Bontrager’s comment to me about the area was simply, “yeah, there are some bumps west of Madison.” I chose the 200k version (130 miles, 14,000′ of elevation gain) because some friends were also lining up for it. http://www.dairylanddare.com/routes_2009.html http://www.dairylanddare.com/files/DLD200K_HHH200K_profile.pdf For a fellow used to looking up at and riding among tall mountains...State Champs Course...
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November 10, 2010 |
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In Utah Cyclocross we seem to have an abundance of flat crit style courses which are fun and provide some exciting racing. That said I am totally stoked to have the State Championships on a killer new course. The Mt Ogden Golf Course has tons of classic cross elements. Lots of grass, some pavement, technical descents and a leg breaking climb. Whoever wins on this course will truly be the strongest, team tactics wont be a factor at all.
A few twists and turns aside this video below gives a good representation of what to expect on Saturday. I rode with Jason Sager and Matt Ohran...
UTCX #3 Videos...
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Good weekend at UTCX. Shannon O’Grady rocked a solid 2nd in the Womens B race and I finally checked of a W with a little luck and a ton of help from my amazing team mates Bo Pitkin and Tim Az.
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