After a season of cross you think it’d be no problem dealing with a little rain, but within a couple hours it starts to wear you thin. Shifting your bike straightening your cold numb hand like a primitive tool. Finally remembering to suffer like a roadie. There are definite moments of greatness and suckage. Keep on riding.
Portland is blessed with many great bike shop, here is a nice little video of Molly Cameron showing us the ins and outs of Veloshop.
A few of us made it out to nationals. It was incredible in many respects, the course looked really fun/challenging, top racers, lots of people, the average bike there was worth more than all my bikes combined. Bend was fun too, the -6 degree weather let up and we were in the 30s and 40s during our stay. At the premiere of Cyclcross the Meeting there was a set of video montage and live music by Talk Demonic that was incredible. See some footage here and here. We bought a massive Stanley thermos in preparation and filled it with soco-coco (try saying that ten time fast!). We watched a juniors race on Sat, then the women’s and men’s elite on Sat. Photos only of the mens, and it was great to watch the countries best make such speed look easy. That race was incredible, we we’re routing for hometown favorite Ryan “Treefarm” Trebon, but early in the race he was with a group of three with one man slightly ahead. As the race went on the guy ahead Tim Johnson held his lead slightly then made it grow as Ryan shed the other 3 racers he was with. But of all the Cannondale boys, I’m happy Johnson won it. Next year nationals will be at Bend again, so they can duel it out again.
The starting line…
Defending champ Trebon taking the stairs 3 at a time to try and catch up…
New champ Tim Johnson near the end of the race.
Can’t get enough CX? Then head down to the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon for the Nationals December 10-13. In addition to the cheering on each catagory braving the weather, there’s a variety of vendors and events to check out. There are also discounts on lodging, activities and restaurants for both spectators and racers.
Check out the calendar of events and the Nationals schedule. You can also download/print the Official Guide that has detailed info regarding riders, spectators, vendors and events.
In addition to all of this, they will be crowning a Cross Crusade Cyclocross Clydesdale (200+ lbs)Champion of the Universe. They’ll also be having a women’s version, the Athenas (160+ lbs), competing for the coveted prizes. They’re truly making this a heavyweight race as they will be weighing everyone in at registration. The winner will receive a Champion of the Universe jersey as well as a Season Pass to the Frite Cart for the 2010 Cross Crusade series.
We hope to see you all there!
I was unable to make it out to watch the USGP at PIR this weekend due to work, but I heard it was a pretty tough weekend for all. Results have been posted on OBRA.
Saturday 12/05/09
Pl Last Name First Name Laps Cat
24 Miranda Jason 3 Beginers
DNF Corey Sean 2 C
DNS Bacon Jason 0 Beginers
Sunday 12/06/09
Pl Last Name First Name Laps Cat
20 Corey Sean 4 C
60 Hendsch Blake 4 C
62 Tong Jake 4 Beginers
DNS Bacon Jason 0 Beginers
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