1st EXPERT 30-34 WIN!!!

Finally, after starting to race at Winter Park in 2006, I've won a Cross-Country race in the Expert Class! The brand new course was relatively short at only 17 miles, and definitely more technical than usual... which is always a help for me!

FINALLY! CU SHORT TRACK WIN!

Photos by Six Degrees to Slush... Thanks for taking some great shots out there. You rock!

Trying to put the power down out of a tight right-hander.
Pulling hard up a short/steep hill

The big 29" LenzSport wheels fly nice!

Much easier to race a tight, technical short-track from the front

I love getting out front early!

After many near misses last year, I finally pulled out the win at the CU short track last night! There was a tough group of 4 at the front, and I was leading for much of the race. After getting passed near the beginning of the last lap, I wasn't sure if I could pull it off. Luckily I was able to hang on, and re-passed with about 15 seconds to go and held on through the sprint to the line. Awesome!

09 Race Results

4/19 - MSC Rabbit Valley Rally XC - 12th/28 (CAT1 30-39)
5/2 - MSC Chalk Creek Stampede XC - 9th/34 (CAT1 30-39)
5/9 - Battle the Bear XC - 7th/29 (CAT1 30-39)
5/16 - Sunshine Hillclimb Road Race - 16th/55 (CAT4)
6/6 - Teva Games XC - 21st/78 (Expert/Semi-pro)
6/13 - Sand Creek ProXCT - 6th/20 (CAT1 30-39)
6/24 - CU Short Track - 1St!!!/40 (Men's B)
6/27 - Winter Park XC Super Loop - 1St!!!/19 (Expert 30-34)
7/4 - Firecracker 50 - 1St!!!/15 (Maverick Co-ed Duo)

7/11 - Winter Park Valley P2p - 2nd/19 (Expert 30-34)

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Ride On!

08 Race Results

4/6 - Koppenberg Road Race (Louisville, CO) - 7th Place, Cat 4
4/12 - MSC Rabbit Valley Rally TT (Fruita, CO) - 4th Place, EXP 19-29
4/13 - MSC Rabbit Valley Rally XC (Fruita, CO) - 12th Place, EXP 19-29
5/3 - MSC Chalk Creek XC (Nathrop, CO) - 6th Place, EXP 19-29
5/4 - MSC Chalk Creek STXC (Nathrop, CO) - 1st Place, EXP 19-29
5/10 - Sunshine Hillclimb (Boulder, CO) - 10th Place, Cat 4 [0:53:49]
5/24 - MSC Chile Challenge Super-D (Angel Fire, NM) - 11th Place, Open Men
5/25 - MSC Chile Challenge XC (Angel Fire, NM) - 13th Place, EXP 19-29 (Broken Chain!)
6/4 - CU Cycling Short Track (Boulder, CO) - 2nd Place, Men B
6/7 - Teva Mtn Games XC (Vail, CO) - 23rd Place, Open Expert (and semi-pros)
6/8 - Mike Horgan Sugarloaf Hillclimb (Boulder, CO) - 13th Place, Cat 4 [1:27:41] WINDY!
6/14 - Winter Park Hillclimb (Winter Park, CO) - 2nd Place, EXP 25-29 [0:39:10]
6/18 - CU Cycling Short Track (Boulder, CO) - 3rd Place, Men B
6/21 - MSC Wildflower Rush XC (Crested Butte, CO) - 7th Place, EXP 19-29
6/22 - MSC Wildflower Rush Super-D (Crested Butte, CO) - 6th Place, Open Men
7/2 - CU Cycling Short Track (Boulder, CO) - 2nd Place, Men B
7/4 - Firecracker 50 (Breckenridge, CO) - 2nd Place, Maverick Open Co-ed
7/12 - MSC Blast the Mass XC (Snowmass, CO) - 6th Place, EXP 19-29
7/13 - MSC Blast the Mass Super-D (Snowmass, CO) - 13th Place, Open Men
7/20 - Winter Park Super-D (Winter Park, CO) - 5th Place, Pro Men
7/31 - Crankworks Colorado All-MTN Super-D (Winter Park, CO) - 6th Place, Pro Men
7/31 - Crankworks Colorado Super-D (Winter Park, CO) - 13th Place, Pro Men
8/2 - MSC Sol Survivor Super-D (Granby, CO) - 7th Place, Open Men
8/3 - MSC Sol Survivor XC (Granby, CO) - 5th Place, EXP 19-29
8/6 - CU Cycling Short Track (Boulder, CO) - 5th Place, Men B
8/23 - MSC Eldora Escape ST (Eldora, CO) - 5th Place, EXP 19-29
8/24 - MSC Eldora Escape XC (Eldora, CO) - 6th Place, EXP 19-29 (Burped Tire, Forgot CO2)
8/30 - Winter Park King O' the Rockies (Winter Park, CO) - 2nd Place, EXP 25-29 [2:01:17]
9/6 - MSC Fall Classic Circuit (Breckenridge, CO) - 4th Place, EXP 19-29
9/7 - MSC Fall Classic XC Loop (Breckenridge, CO) - 5th Place, EXP 19-29

More to follow....

New Sponsors are AWESOME!

Just got word that Stan's (notubes.com) will be sponsoring me this year!!! Can't wait to try out some of their ultra-lite rims, aluminum rotors, and of course, their excellent tire sealing miracle blend... CHECK THEM OUT!

Back to Planet Earth

First Thurs. night at home in a looooong time campers... you can keep up on all the adventures with the pictures at:

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Don't drive angry!