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it is a wrap

2007-02-04T09:58:00.000-08:00

The season is over, well at least for the US and its racers save Page and Trebon. The euro show continues for another week or so. So now we have to sit through another road season full of time trials, stage races, flat road races, hill climbs, crits, crits and more crits. Then finally summer will draw to a close and it will be time once again to get out the cx bike, dust it off, pump up the tires, lube the chain, and start practicing the drills again.

For those keeping track at home, here's a handy countdown calendar:

February _
March _
April _
May _
June _
July _
August _

Then September arrives, the Labor Day CX World Champs, a few weeks to dial in the fitness as the pre-season weeknight series get rolling...

But we are getting ahead of ourselves.

Enjoy the offseason, the spring, the summer and we'll see y'all back here in the fall. Get out on your favorite road bike or mountain bike and enjoy the warm weather, the sunshine, the lack of mud. Look for a first post maybe in late August with the first stab at the 2007 northwest cyclocross calendar.

Cheers!

the crew at Maddog202020

congrats to Team USA

2007-01-28T08:28:00.000-08:00

From this weekend's World Championships:

Elite Men

2nd Place Jonathan Page (Morgan Blue)

Elite Women

2nd Place Katie Compton

Junior Men

2nd Place Danny Summerhill

A fine showing and probably the best showing ever considering the three 2nd places in three different categories.

video from beginners category at Cross Crusade?

2007-01-28T08:23:00.000-08:00

Um, no...that would be last week's World Cup race at Hoogerheide. A little slippery....

World Cup Hoogerheide results

2007-01-26T09:53:00.000-08:00

2 top 10's last weekend leading up to World's. This could be one of the best showings by the USA men in several years.

Results

Elite Men

1 Sven Nys (Ned) Rabobank 1.06.47
2 Petr Dlask (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team 1.37
3 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.56
4 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre Fondital 2.01
5 Christian Heule (Swi) Stevens Racing Team 2.18
6 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 2.36
7 Rene Birkenfeld (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909 2.45
8 Simon Zahner (Swi) Bürgis Cycling Team 2.55
9 Jonathan Page (USA) Morgan Blue 3.07
10 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona 3.21
11 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank 3.33
12 David Willemsens (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 3.47
13 Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) Harvestehuder RSV v. 1909 3.55
14 Thijs Al (Ned) BeOne 4.25
15 Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Style & Concept 4.34
16 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop 4.47
17 Marek Cichosz (Pol) Lider Slubice 5.01
18 David Derepas (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole 5.42
19 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) G.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti 6.08
20 Greg Reain (Can) Stevens Racing Team 6.21
21 Joachim Parbo (Den) CK Aarhus 6.33
22 Jean-Pierre Leijten (Ned) 6.49
23 Philip Dixon (GBr) Trek - SIS 8.29
24 Rob Jebb (GBr) Wheelbase - Ron Hill 8.42
25 Erik Tonkin (USA) Kona 9.42
26 Kelichi Tsujiura (Jpn) 9.52
27 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) ZZPR.nl + 1 lap
29 Tristan Schouten (USA)
30 Mike Garrigan (Can) HB Cycling Club
DNF Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
DNF Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob
DNF Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
DNF Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
DNF Steve Chainel (Fra) Auber 93
DNF Maarten Nijland (Ned) Ruiter Dakkapellen
DNF Wilant van Gils (Ned) ZZPR.nl
DNF Camiel Van Den Bergh (Ned) Stevens Racing Team
DNF Marco Bianco (Ita) L Arcobaleno Carraro Team
DNF Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) G.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti
DNF Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wine
DNF Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
DNF Malte Urban (Ger) Heinz von Heiden Team Hannover
DNF Dariusz Gil (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie
DNF Andrzej Kaiser (Pol) DHL Author
DNF Gusty Bausch (Lux) VC Diekirch

worlds upcoming

2007-01-24T22:37:00.000-08:00

This weekend is worlds. Best of luck to the US and Canadian contingents that will be putting their best foot (feet?) forward in the World CX Championships. Will Nys win? Cyclingnews.com will probably have the best coverage - live.

Rad Racing Euro blog

2006-12-24T03:56:00.000-08:00

Rad Racing NW fast guys, Sean Worsech and Steve Fisher, are in Europe. Why does it seem everyone is in Europe right now? Anyway, they're fast juniors and they'll let us know how they are doing against the top Euro juniors.

All the gory details of their travels, races and exploits are chronicled here.

nasty gets swarmed

2006-12-24T03:37:00.000-08:00

Barry Wicks (KONA) has a race report from his first race in Belgium. Turns out the whole key to Sven Nys' success is going to bed early. Who knew?

Check out Barry's blog here.

Molly's World

2006-12-24T03:21:00.000-08:00

Molly Cameron (VANILLA), pdx 'cross racer and bike shop (VELOSHOP) owner is racing in Europe over the holidays. You can check out Molly's reports of racing and life in Europe at mollycameron.com. Apparently Molly and Sven are now good pals.

getting warmed up

2006-12-24T03:07:00.000-08:00

The Christmas 'cross campers are getting warmed up and took on the best that Europe has to offer yesterday. Turns out, the Europeans do have quite a bit to offer.

Mr. Page (MORGAN BLUE/BSI) cracked the top 10 with a 9th place finish. Seems that his great showing at Nationals was no fluke. The man is back.

The rest (mostly U23's) of the US contingent (those that are 'visiting' and who do not live in Europe like Mr. Page) turned in solid performances and are looking to do better as the racing continues over the next few weeks.

For those keeping track at home, Sven Nys (RABOBANK) won.....again.

Results

Elite Men

1 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank 1.00.45
2 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank 0.04
3 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank 0.59
4 Maxime Lefebvre (Fra) Josan 1.23
5 David Willemsens (Bel) Vos Sportief 1.29
6 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) Wielergroep Beveren 2000
7 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel 2.34
8 Cyrille Bonnand (Fra) Les Bleus de France 2.38
9 Jonathan Page (USA) Morgan Blue - BSI 3.10
10 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) SD Worx 3.28
11 Rob Peeters (Bel) Balen BC 3.49
12 Marco Bianco (Ita) l'Arcobaleno Carraro Team 3.58
13 Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) Lingier-Versluys 4.06
14 Jan Van Dael (Bel)
15 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) 4.25
16 Maxim Debusschere (Bel) Beveren 2000 4.34
17 Tom Vannoppen (Bel) Palmans Collstrop 4.37
18 Geert Van Crombruggen (Bel) Royal Cureghem Sportif 4.44
19 Dries Dewit (Bel) Scott USA Cycling Team 4.55
20 Joachim Parbo (Den) Cycling Aarhus 5.05
21 Nico Clarysse (Bel) 5.11
22 Gianni Denolf (Bel) Brugse Velosport 5.24
23 Mike Thielemans (Bel) Cyling Team Thielemans-Reynaers 5.3124 Ian Bibby (GBr)

One lap down
25 Molly Cameron (USA) Vanilla
26 Jorn Van Der Veken (Bel) Profel-Ziegler Continental Team
27 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
28 Steven Decaluwe (Bel)
29 Björn Selander (USA) Alan Factory
30 Morgan Schmitt (USA) Hagens Berman
31 Daniel Neyens (USA) Hagens Berman
32 Nicholas Weighall (USA) Alan Factory
33 Jamey Driscoll (USA) Fiordifrutta
34 Tony Heirbaut (Bel)

Juniors

1 Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) 42.00
2 Sven Verboven (Bel) 0.12
3 Bart Hermans (Bel) 0.17
4 Tim Debusschere (Bel) 0.30
5 Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) 1.10
6 Dries Ingels (Bel) 1.38
7 Kenneth Bultynck (Bel) 1.52
8 Michiel Dieleman (Bel) 2.07
9 Hans Antonissen (Bel) 2.16
10 Vincent Renaux (Fra) 2.27
11 Simon Geets (Bel) 2.32
12 Jochen Torfs (Bel) 2.45
13 Nick De Proost (Bel) 3.22
14 Kenneth Mariën (Bel)
15 Kristof Scheirs (Bel) 4.05
16 Kenny Maes (Bel) 4.20
17 Steve Fisher (USA) 4.28
18 Rudy Kowalski (Fra) 4.33
19 Jerome Townsend (USA) 4.55
20 Vincent Van Hooste (Bel) 6.06

profiled: The "wick-mobile"

2006-12-24T03:01:00.000-08:00

Cyclingnews.com has a nice profile on the machine that powers Barry Wicks (KONA) to all those high-placed finishes.

Oversized everything

By Kirsten Robbins

"Kona is the title sponsor of a handful of the top cyclo-cross riders in the North America. Their most consistent rider has been Barry Wicks, winner of the 2005 US Grand Prix Series and member of the 2004-2005 U.S. cyclo-cross world championships team. Wicks gave Cyclingnews a short history on how he became one of North America's best cyclo-cross riders as well as a detailed breakdown of the machine he rides."

Check out the rest of the article and a bunch of very nice pics at cyclingnews.com.

Belgian Cross madness

2006-12-24T02:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays to you and yours!!!!

For all the 'cross fanatics that just can't get enough, make your way 'cross the pond and catch the Belgian equivalent of "NCAA march madness" in late December and early January. Almost a full 2 weeks of World Cup, Superprestige and top-level UCI racing taking place all over Belgium and the Netherlands.

Several northwest athletes are competing at many of these races as they participate in the Belgium Christmas Cross Camp (BCCC?).

We will be highlighting some of their efforts as they test their stuff against the best in the world.

December
23 Wachtebeke, Wachtebeke (Bel) C2
24 Int. Cyclo-cross Veghel-Eerde, Eerde (Veghel) (Ned) C2
26 UCI World Cup, Hofstade (Bel) CDM
27 Sylvester Cyclo-cross, Torhout (Bel) C2
28 Azencross / Cross des as, Loenhout (Bel) C1
29 Cyclo-cross Middelkerke, Middelkerke (Bel) C2
31 Superprestige, Diegem (Bel) C1

January
1 Grote Prijs Sven Nys, Baal (Bel) C1
2 Grote Prijs De Ster, Sint-Niklaas (Bel) C2
3 Centrumcross Surhuisterveen, Surhuisterveen (Ned) C2

nationals, Day 3, Elite Women

2006-12-17T14:50:00.000-08:00

the elite women raced for their national championship today and the pacific northwest was very well represented as northwest athletes took many of the top spots in today's race. No one could match the pace of Katie Compton as she pulled away from the field from the gun and made the others race for the rest of the podium places.

Elite Women

1 Katie Compton (Spike Professional/Primus Mootry) 41.34
2 Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB Team) 0.02
3 Kerry Barnholt (Tokyo Joes / Maxxis) 1.22
4 Deidre Winfield (Velo Bella-Kona) 1.24
5 Ann Knapp (KONA) 1.58
6 Rhonda Mazza (Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles) 2.01
7 Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam) 2.28
8 Shelley Olds (HRS/Rock Lobster) 2.30
9 Mandy Lozano (Cheerwine Cycling) 2.31
10 Wendy Williams (River City Bicycles) 2.35
11 Melissa Thomas (Team Maxxis) 2.47
12 Sue Butler (River City Bicycles) 2.49
13 Rebecca Wellons (Gearworks/Spin Arts Cycling) 3.00
14 Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrication/Wheelworks) 3.09
15 Kristi Berg (Team Group Health) 3.17

Nationals, Day 2 Results

2006-12-16T13:31:00.000-08:00

Congrats to Ryan Trebon (KONA) for capturing the elite title today in Providence, RI. Hats off to Jonathan Page (CERVELO/HOT TUBES) for coming back from a serious injury early in the season to capture second. Also, in the U23 race, Morgan Schmitt (HAGENS BERMAN) took second place to perennial national champion, Jesse Anthony (TEAM CLIFBAR).

Here are provisional results for the three big races today:

Results - Provisional

Elite Men
1. Ryan Trebon (Kona)
2. Jonathan Page (Cervelo/Hot Tubes)
3. Tim Johnson (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com)
4. Todd Wells (GT/Hyundai)
5 Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly)
6. Barry Wicks (Kona)

Elite U23 Men
1. Jesse Anthony (Team Clifbar) (winning by 25 seconds)
2. Morgan Schmitt (Hagens-Berman Cycling)
3. Bjorn Selander (Alan Factory team)
4. Jamie Driscoll (FiordiFruitta)
5. Chance Noble (California Giant Strawberries/Specialized)

Elite Junior Men
1 Danny Summerhill (TIAA Cref/Clifbar) 40.32
2 Ethan Gilmore (K2 Bike/Okemo/Coyote Hill) 0.32
3 Taylor Phinney (TIAA Cref/Clifbar) 0.46
4 Nick Bax (Hot Tubes) 1.07
5 Nicholas Keough (CL Noonan/Coast to Coast) 1.18
6 Gerome Townsend (Alan Factory Team) 1.24
7 Oscar Clark (Landrover/Seiman's Home Appliances/FFCC) 1.26
8 Carson Miller (Fred Meyer/Lakeside)
9 Clayton Omer (Papa John's racing team) 1.29
10 Eric Thompson (Nature Valley/Penn Cycle) 1.42

Portland gets two USGP races for '07

2006-12-13T23:47:00.000-08:00

New Venues Highlight 2007 US Gran Prix of Cyclocross Schedule
December 13, 2006

The management team of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross has announced the dates and venues for the 2007 US Gran Prix – the Official National Cyclocross Series of USA Cycling. The 2007 schedule will again include six days of racing, four of which will take place in new venues. The schedule includes:

USGP Trenton - October 27-28 (Mercer County Park, West Windsor, NJ)*
USGP Louisville - November 17-18 (River Road Country Club, Louisville, KY)*
USGP Portland, Oregon - December 1-2 – (Hillsboro, OR)
* New venue for 2007

“In the last three years, the sport of cyclocross has grown exponentially and the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross has become the most popular and exciting race series in North America and the premier ‘cross series in the US,” said Bruce Fina, executive director, US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. “In 2007, we look forward to bringing the excitement that is the USGP to two new parts of the country -- New Jersey and Kentucky and returning to Portland, one of the true hotbeds of cyclocross.”

The series will kickoff on October 27 – 28 in West Windsor, NJ just outside the state capital of Trenton, in Mercer County Park. The second stop will be Louisville, Kentucky at River Road Country Club on November 17-18. The series will again return to Portland, Oregon December 1-2 for the fourth consecutive year.

Although some of the venues will be different, spectators can still expect the top ‘cross riders, great competition and racing action. "

One of the founding tenets of USGP is to bring together all of the best riders -- elite and espoir men, women and juniors -- so they can go head-to-head. It's crucial, both nationally and internationally, for USGP to serve as the premier series for this competition. With our new schedule and venues, the 2007 USGP will continue to fuel the growth we are seeing in American cyclocross," Geoff Proctor, USGP Technical Director.

More information will be released in the coming months regarding the 2007 USGP. For more information on the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross, visit usgpcyclocross.com

US Gran Prix of Cyclocross is owned and operated by ProG LLC. ProG is a joint venture promotions company combining the excellence of 16 years of Cross Worlds Championship experience and g4 Productions.

About the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross
Teaming with prominent promoters in strong cycling markets and working in conjunction with USA Cycling and the UCI, US Gran Prix of Cyclocross attracts the best riders in North America to the series. For more information, visit usgpcyclocross.com.

Kruger's Crossing footage

2006-12-10T05:07:00.000-08:00

Some video from last weekend's race at Sauvie Island

"It's very slarky" - CrankMyChain

finishing touches

2006-12-10T04:57:00.000-08:00

Several of the top men and women from the northwest are racing in New England this weekend in preparation for nationals next weekend.

Yesterday was the first race of the UCI Rhode Island weekend doubleheader. This weekend features races #6 and #7 in the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series.

Here are the results:

W.E. Stedman Grand Prix – UCI C2
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA,
Saturday, December 9, 2006

Elite Men

1 Tim Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclo Cross World) 57.39
2 Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly ) 0.17
3 Todd Wells (GT/Shimano) 1.08
4 Matt White (FiordiFrutta) 1.21
5 Mark Mccormack (Team Cliff Bar) 1.42
6 Tristan Schouten (Trek/VW/Michelin) 2.08
7 Justin Spinelli (RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS - REX CHIU)
8 Johannes Huseby (FiordiFrutta Elite Cycling Team) 2.09
9 Matt Kraus (Alan Factory Team) 2.41
10 Erik Tonkin (Kona) 2.42
11 Mathieu Toulouse (Team Maxxis Cyclocross) 2.52
12 Adam Myerson (Nerac-Outdoorlights.com Pro Cycling) 3.19
13 Daniel Neyens (Hagens Berman Cycling LLP) 3.20
14 Molly Cameron (Vanilla bicycles!) 3.36
15 Michael Cody (FiordiFrutta Cycling Team) 4.09

Elite Women

1 Lyne Bessette (CycloCrossWorld.Com) 41.58
2 Deidre Winfield (Velo Bella-Kona) 0.22
3 Rhonda Mazza (Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles) 1.21
4 Maureen Bruno Roy (Independent Fabrication/Wheelworks)
5 Christine Vardaros (Lotto-Belisol) 1.39

Kruger's Crossing Results

2006-12-07T11:57:00.000-08:00

Oregon wrapped up its cross season with a fine showing at Sauvie Island with the inaugural Kruger's Crossing race.

Here are the results:

Women A
1 Wendy Williams -- River City Bicycles (4 Laps)
2 Brigette Stoick -- River City Bicycles
3 Michelle Savoie -- Veloshop
4 Marila Alvares -- Sorella Forte
5 Catherine Humblet -- none

Men A
1 Erik Tonkin -- Kona (5 Laps)
2 Shannon Skerritt -- Vanilla
3 Michael Sallashea -- River City Bicycles
4 Ian Brown -- River City Bicycles
5 Carson Miller -- Fred Meyer/Lakeside Velo
6 Kevin Hulick -- Vanilla
7 Bear Perrin-- Etna Brewing
8 John McCaffrey -- Bicycleattorney.com
9 Molly Cameron -- Vanilla
10 John Bravard – Half Fast Velo

more Crusade Flying M footage

2006-12-01T12:04:00.000-08:00

yeah, it's past Thanksgiving, but let's step back in time for more video from the Cross Crusade Halloween bash at Flying M Ranch courtesy of CrankMyChain....

LIVE World Cup Race

2006-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:00

For those interested in such things, get in front of your computer at 6am on Sunday morning and tune-in to cycling.tv to catch live coverage of this week's stop on the Cyclocross World Cup tour. The race this week comes from Igorre, Spain. Not the hotbed of cyclocross as other stops on the circuit but it will inevitably serve up a heap of good race action.

Fort Flagler Race Previews

2006-12-01T10:50:00.000-08:00

This weekend is the two-day Fort Flagler cross fest, featuring races #7 and #8 in the Seattle Cyclocross Series. Unlike last year, this year will feature two totally unique courses in different parts of the park. Race director and course creator Andy Dahlstrom:

"Flagler courses: Saturday will be similar to years past: down along the water, roller-coaster trails, in and out of the woods and campsites. One natural run-up, and some open field barriers. One big climb, and the sand pit, next to the bonfire. Sunday is all new. The course runs in and around the military bunkers and berms of the Fort's old gun emplacements. Instead of barriers, we have several short 'n' steep hills--one rideable, two are run-ups. Otherwise, it's pretty flat and fast. With sandy soils and hard-packed service roads, the courses shouldn't be too muddy, except by design."

Hop on a ferry and make your way over to Fort Flager for two days of great racing. Lodging is available for those who want to make a weekend out of it.

Sprockettes Dance Party/Cyclocross Weekend

2006-11-26T12:56:00.000-08:00

What does one get when one blends top-flite cyclocross, interpretive dance, a drum circle, and a bunch of guys in a hot tub? We have no idea either, but here’s a best guess courtesy of Dan Kaufman and CrankMyChain:

what a difference a week makes

2006-11-26T06:51:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday, Ryan Trebon (AEG TOSHIBA) (looks like KONA) was racing at Hillsboro Stadium winning the 2006 USGP title. Fast forward 6 days and he's racing in Europe with the world's elite at this weekend's World Cup stop in Koksijde, Belgium.

Here's a picture of our pride and joy. Mr. Nys destroyed the field, winning by nearly a minute.

Results
Elite Men
1 Sven Nys (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team
2 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 0.54
3 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team 0.55
4 Gerben De Knegt Ned Rabobank Continental Team
5 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 1.07
6 Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.16
7 Thijs Al (Ned) B&E Cycling Team 1.29
8 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team 1.40
9 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 1.43
10 Christian Heule (Swi) Stevens Racing Team
11 David Willemsens (Bel) Vos Sportief 1.49
12 Van Nuffel Tim (Bel) Stevens Racing Team 1.59
13 Maarten Nijland (Ned) Procomm - Van Hemert 2.05
14 Peter Dlask (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team 2.10
15 Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Style & Concept 2.20
16 Marco Bianco (Ita) 2.28
17 Radomir Jr Simunek (Cze) Palmans - Collstrop 3.30
18 Richard Groenendaal (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team 3.40
19 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Palmans - Collstrop 4.10
20 Milan Barenyi (Svk) 4.18
21 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) 4.26
22 Alexander Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.30
23 Lukes Kloucek (Cze) Budweiser - Budvar 4.45
24 Ondrej Bambula (Cze) Budweiser - Budvar 4.58
25 Ryan Trebon (USA) AEG Toshiba - Jetnetwork Pro Cycling Team 5.10

MBRA 'Cross Race #9 & Series Results

2006-11-26T06:24:00.000-08:00

MBRA Cross Race #9
Sunday, November 19th
Fort Missoula, Montana,

The results for MBRA 'cross race 9 have been posted. Congrats to the winners of the last race of the 2006 Montana Cross Series.

A big congratulations go out to Clint Muhlfeld (SPORTSMAN/CANNONDALE) and William Martin (ROAR) and Lisa Speegle (NORTHERN ROCKIES) for their overall series victories.

Fort Missoula Race Results:

Cat1/2/3
1 Grant Kier -- Five Valley Velo
2 Tim Noonan -- Flathead Cycling
3 Tim Gaertner -- Flathead Cycling
4 John Curry -- none
5 Mike McDonald -- none
6 Shaun Radley -- U of Montana
DNF Troy Kindred -- NRO

Master Men
1 Chance Cooke -- none
2 William Martin -- ROAR
3 Jeff Brooks -- NRO
4 Michael Longmire -- NRO
5 John Weyhrich -- FVV
6 John Coulthard -- Highlands
7 David Schoening -- Alan Factory

Women
1 Lisa Speegle -- Northern Rockies
2 Jackie Yamanaka-Williams -- Velo Bella
DNF Danyel Longmire -- NRO

New York Times coverage

2006-11-26T05:52:00.000-08:00

Cyclocross in the northwest must be reaching the big time, or at least 'crossing' over into the mainstream. There was an article in the New York Times this week about last Sunday's USGP finale in Portland. Check out the article here.

it's quiet....maybe too quiet...

2006-11-26T05:38:00.000-08:00

Happy belated Thanksgiving from the crew at Maddog202020. We ate too much as usual but it provided the incentive we needed to get out on the bike and work off a few calories.

Wow, it's either feast or famine in the NW 'cross world. A few weekends back we had 10 or 12 races a weekend. This weekend, with the cancellation of the Helena, MT nationals prep race, we are left with the lone cross race, Huffy Cross, which took place yesterday just outside of Bellingham. Rumors of snow in Bellingham yesterday morning made for a fun day of racing at Lake Padden. We will post results as soon as they become available from the promoters.

Next week we get back into the flow with the Seattle series hosting their Fort Flagler cyclocross festival, two days of racing on two different courses, lodging, dinner, probably campfires and s'mores too. Also, Veloshop and Portland Racing are promoting Kruger's Crossing at Sauvie Island on Sunday, December 3rd. Also, Montana has another nationals prep race scheduled in Helena, MT. The links in the calendar on the right will give you all the race day details.

USGP Weekend Results

2006-11-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

The US Gran Prix of Cyclocross circus blew through the northwest last weekend. Leaving in its wake a pile of tired bodies, lot of mud and some great finishes by northwest athletes.

Ryan Trebon (KONA) captured the overall men's title and Lyne Bessette (CYCLOCROSSWORLD.COM) took top honors for the women in the overall series.

USGP Tacoma

Elite Men
1 TREBON Ryan -- Kona 59:50
2 JOHNSON Tim -- Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com 59:55
3 KABUSH Geoffrey -- Maxxis 1:00:36
4 JACQUES-MAYNES Ben -- cyclocrossworld.com/SRAM 1:00:36
5 BAKER Jonathan -- Harshman Wealth Mgt/Primus Mootry 1:00:48
6 WICKS Barry -- Kona 1:00:48
7 WELLS Todd -- Team GT 1:00:48
8 MCCORMACK Mark -- Clif Bar 1:01:42
9 SHRIVER Matt -- Sonic 1:01:49
10 CRAIG Adam -- Giant 1:01:49

Elite Women
1 COMPTON Katie -- Spike Professional/Primus Mootry 41:52
2 BESSETTE Lyne -- cyclocrossworld.com 41:52
3 SIMMS Wendy -- Kona 42:35
4 GOULD Georgia -- Luna Women's MTB Team 42:35
5 BARNHOLT Kerry -- Tokyo Joe's/Maxxis 43:02
6 NASH Katerina -- Luna Women's MTB Team 43:02
7 MAZZA Rhonda -- Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles 43:49
8 THOMAS Melissa -- Team Maxxis 44:10
9 KERLIN Sarah -- Velo Bella-Kona 44:16
10 LLOYD Rachel -- Proman/Paradigm 44:20

USGP Portland

Elite Men
1 1:00:09 JOHNSON Tim -- Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com
2 1:00:37 KABUSH Geoffrey -- Maxxis
3 1:00:57 POWERS Jeremy -- Jelly Belly
4 1:01:38 WELLS Todd -- GT
5 1:01:56 TREBON Ryan -- Kona
6 1:02:25 TOULOUSE Mathieu -- Team Maxxis Cyclocross
7 1:02:25 JACQUES-MAYNES Andy -- California Giant/Specialized
8 1:03:06 CRAIG Adam -- Giant
9 1:03:14 BAKER Jonathan -- Harshman Wealth Mgt/Primus Mootry
10 1:03:24 DECKER Carl -- Giant

Elite Women
1 38:51 Nash Katerina -- Luna Women's MTB Team
2 39:00 Bessette Lyne -- Cyclocrossworld.com
3 39:06 Gould Georgia -- Luna Women's MTB Team
4 39:06 Simms Wendy -- Kona
5 40:31 Compton Katie -- Spike Professional/Primus Mootry
6 40:34 Thomas Melissa -- Team Maxxis
7 40:48 Barnholt Kerry -- Tokyo Joe's / Maxxis
8 41:12 Lloyd Rachel -- Proman/Paradigm
9 41:27 Mazza Rhonda -- Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles
10 41:30 Knapp Ann -- KONA

USGP preview

2006-11-17T20:33:00.000-08:00

Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Series Champions to be crowned in the Pacific Northwest this weekend

(LAKEWOOD, WA) -- NOVEMBER 16, 2006 – The Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross will make its last two stops of the series with the Rad Cup Presented by Seasoned Skewers, Lakewood, Washington on Saturday November 18 and the Scion Stumptown Cup, Portland, Oregon on Sunday November 19. With rain all week and more rain in the forecast on the weekend, the ability to succeed in the wet stuff will be the key to taking the series overall championship and an automatic USA Cycling world championship berth.

“This year’s US Gran Prix has been the best series to date. In addition to the world-class racing, we’ve enjoyed terrific host cities and venues as well as the great fans who continue to prove that the sport of cyclocross is growing in the United States,” said Bruce Fina, marketing director of the Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross. “We look forward to a great final weekend in the Pacific Northwest and crowning our 2006 USGP champions.”

The final USGP weekend kicks off with the Rad Cup Presented by Seasoned Skewers in Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington -- a mainstay of Seattle's cyclocross scene for 15 years. The course consists of 30% pavement and 50% dirt with a long start/finish paved section where wind can be a factor. There is a high content of sand in the soil and the course soaks up water very well so, despite the rain, mud may not be a factor in this race.

“The recent rains have not damaged the race course; it’s in great shape,” said Jim Brown, promoter Rad Cup Presented by Seasoned Skewers. “We have made some changes to the course make it more challenging and spectator friendly. We have top notch race day food from our sponsor Seasoned Skewers, a beer tent right on the course, music at the top of the Kona “Knapp Time” run-up and even Roller Derby Podium girls. It’s going to be a fun day with great racing action.”

Host club Cascade Bicycle Club will host a kid’s race and a “Skillz and Thillz Zone” mountain bike course for all kids in attendance. Chris Horner and the Kona Team are schedule to lead out the kid’s race at 12:15 p.m. Also, notable is the homecoming of USGP Men’s series leader Ryan Trebon (Kona). Trebon is a 1999 graduate of nearby Steilacoom High School.

The sixth and final race of the 2006 USGP series will be the Scion Stumptown Cup, Portland, Oregon on Sunday November 19. And just as Brown is confidant in the Lakewood course holding up in the rain, Brad Ross, promoter of Sunday’s race in Portland is equally as confidant….that it’s going to get messy.

“With all of the rain that we've gotten in Portland over the last two weeks, I can promise you this will be that muddiest USGP of the year,” said Ross, promoter, Scion Stumptown Cup. “Although, several long pavement sections and a concrete stair run-up will give riders a chance to shake off the clumps.”

The Scion Cup will be held at Hillsboro Stadium where the course is fairly flat and features a mix of grass, pavement and dirt (or mud). In the evening following the race, organizers are throwing a party to awards for the Cross Crusade Series and USGP champs.

As has been the case throughout the series, the USGP is partnering with Clif Bar to present the Clif Bar Start Global Cooling Program -- a series-specific sustainability and green-up program that will enable the USGP to leave its race venues in as good, if not better, condition than when arrived. All riders and spectators will have the opportunity to purchase a “Cool Tag” at registration that will enable them to offset the climate impact of traveling to the race with the ultimate goal of making the series "climate neutral".

STANDINGS

Heading into the final weekend, it’s Ryan Trebon (Kona) in the lead on the Men’s side. Trebon has been dominant in the series taking three or the four wins thus far. Despite his current number one ranking, Trebon must have a strong showing this weekend to keep the leader’s jersey and take the USGP crown. Tim Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com), with three second place finishes in the series, only trails Trebon by 30 points. Trebon’s Kona teammate Barry Wicks is also within striking distance only 40 points back.

On the women’s side it’s an even closer race. Series leader Georgia Gould (Luna) holds a miniscule four point advantage over reining USGP champ Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com). Gould’s teammate Katerina Nash sits in third and will be a factor in the outcome of the weekend’s races as team tactics will come into play. Katie Compton (Spike) may have a difficult time contending for the series crown after missing the first two USGP races but should be a huge factor in the strategy and outcome of this weekend’s races and the series.

The official sponsors of the 2006 US Gran Prix of Cyclocross series include Crank Brothers, VeloNews, Clif Bar, SRAM, Ridley, Selle Italia, Challenge Tires, Yakima, Cyclocrossworld.com, Mavic, Verge Sport, BikeReg.com, adidas and AbbiOrca.com Photography.

For more information on the 2006 Crank Brothers US Gran Prix of Cyclocross please visit www.usgpcyclocross.com.

About the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross
Teaming with prominent promoters in strong cycling markets and working in conjunction with USA Cycling and the UCI, US Gran Prix of Cyclocross attracts the best riders in North America to the series. For more information, visit www.usgpcyclocross.com.

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Contacts:
Bruce Fina
U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross
Mobile: +43-676-444-2003

Ed Donovan
for U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross
610-220-1441

Montana Cross Results for MBRA #7

2006-11-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

Only 1 race to go in the Montana Cyclocross Series, it is this weekend, check the calendar to the right for all the details.

Here are the results from the penultimate race. Cross Doctor, Geoff Proctor (MONTANA VELO), throws down and gets ready for the end of the season peak.

Cat 1/2/3 Men
1 Geoffrey Proctor -- Montana Velo
2 Phil Grove -- Broadmark
3 Frank Gonzalez -- Great Divide Cycling Club
4 Tim Noonan -- Flathead Cycling
5 Shaun Radley -- U of Montana Cycling Team
6 Tomas Dumbrovsky -- GAS/Heritage Homes

Cat 4 Men
1 Rick Finely -- Great Divide Cycling Club
2 John Tirrell -- Echelon
3 Jeremy Williams -- Montana State U Cycling
4 Patrick Williams -- Unattached

Master Men
1 William Martin -- Unattached
2 John Weyhrich -- Team Stampede/Five Valley Velo
3 Scot Smith -- Yellowstone Valley CC
4 Peter Barquin -- Cole Sport
5 John Coulthard -- Highlands Cycling Club
6 David Schoening -- Alan Factory Team

almost tapped out

2006-11-16T12:42:00.000-08:00

What’s left on tap for this cyclocross season in the great Pacific Northwest?

At best count, there are only 12 races left in the 2006 season. Here is the breakdown:

USGP – the two biggest races of the season are this Saturday in Lakewood, WA and Sunday in Hillsboro, OR (USGP finals!)

Washington – 3 races remain in the Seattle Cyclocross Series and then there is Belly Cross which will be held in Bellingham the Saturday after Thanksgiving

Oregon – Outlaw Cross will finish their 5 race series this Saturday at Tom Pearce Park and Kruger’s Crossing will be held the first weekend in December on Sauvie Island

Idaho – the last race in the Idaho Cross series, Eagle Island Race #4, takes place this Saturday

Montana – 3 races remaining, the last race in the MBRA Cross series is this Sunday and then there is a two-race nationals prep series in Helena on November 25th and December 2nd

After the northwest season has concluded, maddog202020 will be covering top NW athletes as they compete at Nationals in Rhode Island and as they then head off to Europe for the annual Holiday Cross Camp in Belgium and finally Worlds which also takes place in Belgium this year.

season perspective

2006-11-15T09:45:00.000-08:00

Well, the season has turned a corner of sorts. The number of races in the Northwest in each of the remaining weekends is quickly dwindling. Some series have already wrapped it up for the season (why Cross Crusade, WHY???) and others only have a few races remaining.

With the weather turning particularly nasty (read: great ‘cross weather) in the last week or two, it beckons the question: Why does ‘cross season end so early in the northwest (and the entire US for that matter) when compared to Europe where they race strong through December and January and wrap up their season in late January/early February? Things may change if the USCF conforms to UCI guidelines and hosts our national championships more in-line with the countries of Europe. Given the rapid growth and popularity of ‘cross on this side of the pond, most series could either start later in the fall and/or add additional races to extend their series into late December or early January. There are some successful series that are held after our US nationals but they are mainly held in more temperate climates (i.e. North Carolina, Florida and California.) Nationals are being held a week later this year than compared to past years, December 15-17, in Providence, RI, yet that is still several weeks early compared to Europe which contests their national championships during the first weekend of January.

Here’s hoping to a longer ‘cross season. Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? We think not.

Comment or criticisms? Hit us with your thoughts at maddog202020@gmail.com.

Vancouver Island Jungle Cross race report

2006-11-14T08:30:00.000-08:00

Race #4 in the Island Cup Cross Series 2006 - Fletcher’s Farm
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Fletcher’s Farm: Jungle Cross

Conditions: Raining or threatening to rain. 6 degrees. Mud. Fields. Wet; perfect for cross racing!

The day after the National Champs.

So we don’t need to get into too much details about it. We just want to say that we thought that the whole event went over very well. We were very happy with the turn out of racers. We were pumped on how many cyclists and non-cyclists came out to watch. Even the head administrator of Nanaimo was out!! We were excited to see so many great races. We will be firing out a little survey to the racers to get their feedback and constructive criticism over the next week after we get some sleep! Even the social last night at the Howard Johnson was really well attended and everyone enjoyed the food and chatted up the day’s action.

All that was well and good but we had another race to put on. WHY did we do this to ourselves we asked as we dragged our butts out of bed this morning! It is because this is cross and cross is not for whimps!! We do it for the love of the sport.

The last race in our first ever series. The last race in the province of BC for the year. So we headed out to Fletchers Farms in Errington (near Parksville) to set up the course at the crack of 8:00am.

Upon arrival Hugh Fletcher showed us the course he had chosen and mowed through two of his fields. Zig-Zags and in the lower one….well it was getting “soft”. We did a walk through of the Poplar Farm next to Fletchers’ property and saw a bit of mud and one suprize. The creek that was totally dry on previous occasions of course scouting was now just over rubber boot height. This course was going to rule!

With the arrival of the Adidas RV and an extra box of prizes for us we knew that we had to add one more element. So after everyone was in position we asked them to drop their bikes and the LeMans start was set into place. One lap of the driveway and back onto the last part of the course and onto your bikes. The reward: Adidas Swag. That was motivation for some of the fastest action of the day!

93 Riders making this the biggest Cross on the Rock race ever and the second biggest cross race on Vancouver Island after the National Champs. Lots of prizes as well as the series prizes (with this race double points) on the line = exciting racing.

Race #2: Master Men (5 Laps)
In the competitive Masters category Andrew Brown (Dalvay/Taylors) of Courtenay took the Adidas LeMans Prime with a final burst of speed. The first Lap Lighthouse Breweries Prime was taken by series leader, Robin Dutton (Arrowsmith Bikes) with a first split of 9:50. Dutton continued to lead until the third lap when he was forced to stop and fix a slipping saddle. This allowed Robert Orange (Ride with Rendall) of Chelsea, Quebec to lay down a super fast lap and take over the lead. Coming in second was Brown and rounding off the podium was Steve Murray from Squamish. Dutton held onto 5th place to claim the series.

Race #2: Women (5 Laps)
Using her triathlon skills, Dawn Berg, (Oak Bay Bikes) from Victoria led out the LeMans to take home a pair of Adidas SuperNova Shoes. A thirsty Lisa Ludwig (Oak Bay Bikes) rocked the first lap to win the Lighthouse Breweries 12 pack. Then 4th place Nationals Finisher, Tara Ross (Cheerwine) from Dundas made her move on the 3rd of 5 laps laying down the fastest women’s lap of 8:23 to take over the lead. Enjoying the lead SO much she decided to hold it until the end. Pulling 2nd place was Kelly Jones (Sugoi) of Vancouver and holding onto 3rd was Ludwig.

For the series it came to a tie between Lisa Ludwig and Trish Sinclair (Scott) both having the same points. Based on today’s placing Ludwig took the first ever Vancouver Island Cross series for the girls. Without the LeMans Start it may have been different as Trish had her ankle taped from an injury yesterday and found it very difficult to run.

Race #3: Expert Men (7 Laps)
Ouch! Well as usual I can’t report on too much that went on in this race. Personally the week of nationals preparations as well as yesterday’s race finally took their toll. When Wendy Simms (Kona) went by me 2 minutes into the race and yelled. “It’s On” I tried to stay with her but just kept moving backwards. My legs, arms and lungs were at the end of their energy and I was spent. I was quite happy to turn a 10:22 6th lap in order to both warm down and allow the leaders to go by me so I did not have to go out again….I love cross but I was toast! I appreciated all the spectators letting me know that a) I was the 2nd place women and b) that my wife was kicking my ass…..for that “thanks”.

WAY up front Michael Garrigan (HB Cycling Club) wailed on both the LeMans run for the Adidas shoes as well as the first lap prime for the Lighthouse Breweries 12 pack. Then he just started turning over some fast laps but Kris Sneddon (Kona) was aiming for him. Just compare these laps for Garrigan:
1: 7:39 7:39
2: 7:26 15:04
3: 7:31 22:34
4: 7:30 30:04
5: 7:28 37:31
6: 7:33 45:03
7: 7:46 52:48

Compared to Sneddon:
1: 7:50 7:50
2: 7:31 15:21
3: 7:21 22:42
4: 7:35 30:16
5: 7:28 37:43
6: 7:29 45:12
7: 7:36 52:47

In the end Sneddon outspinted Garrigan on the final straight to take the win. Nick Friesen (Pedalhead) from Red Dear took third 1:19 back. Simms finished in 12th 4:40 back of the 4th place finisher in the men’s elite nationals…..!!!

The series was won by Troy Woodburn (Giga Bike) of Victoria.

Summing up
Today was truly a race for racers. Low key. Great Course. Mud. BBQ. Music. Food. Great Prizes. Lots of racers. Lots of people helping out with the race and the clean up and just having a great time hanging out with like minded friend.

Information:
Full results and the prize list for this event will be posted here.

USGP Lakewood Race Preview

2006-11-14T06:31:00.000-08:00

US Gran Prix of Cyclocross, Race #5 - Lakewood
November 18th, 2006
Fort Steilacoom, Lakewood, Washington

This is a great article from the official race website:

History of the Race

The Rad Racing Cup of Cyclo-cross was the brainchild of Rad Racing's Jim Brown. The race was developed to bring a professional level cylco-cross race to the Pacific Northwest, and to help raise money for Rad Racing NW Junior Cycling.

The dual purpose of the event was to draw the best riders from around the nation to compete in a world class UCI sanctioned cyclo-cross event and give West Coast racers a local race at which they could have a fair chance at qualifying for National Team selection.

In 2003 the event drew former World Champion Erwin Vervecken from Belgium, thus taking cyclo-cross to a level of competition never before seen on the West Coast of the United States. In 2004 International cyclo-cross star and Italian National Champion Danielle Pontoni competed in the Rad Racing Cup of Cyclo-cross further elevating the importance of this race in US Cyclo-cross. In each year of existence, the Rad Racing Cup Cyclo-cross has attracted the top US racers to the event making it a vital component of the US cyclo-cross calendar.

In 2004 the event was awarded UCI Category 1 status making it the highest UCI ranked cyclo-cross event in the US. In addition to the elevated status with the UCI, USA Cycling and The US Gran Prix selected our event as one of six US National Series (USGP). This new concept from USA Cycling drew the best riders from all over the country to the races as they competed for positions on the World Championships Team which was selected from the US National Series results.

In 2005 the event was once again a UCI Cat-1 race, and stop #2 in the USGP of Cyclo-cross. The tough course at FT Steilacoom did not disappoint and the Elite men's race was one of the most exciting in recent memory with Mark McCormack taking the win.

The event has also helped to bring national and international attention to the host club "Rad Racing NW". Rad has benefited in many ways by hosting this race, first and foremost it has been a generator of cash revenue for the program. Secondly there has been significant national and international press on the event which has driven web traffic to the Rad Racing website increasing its reputation as one of the top junior programs in the country. Thirdly the event has brought the best of the best together, Rad team members have had the chance to compete against the best junior riders in the country right in their back yard, they have also had the chance to see and meet some of the best professional riders in the world.

The Race

The race venue is located at beautiful Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington and has been a mainstay course of Seattle's cyclo-cross scene for 15 years. The course consists of 30% pavement and 50% dirt with a long start/finish paved section where wind can be a factor in the race. There is a high content of sand in the soil and the course soaks up water very well, mud will not be a factor in this fast hard race. Top lap times in 2005 hovered around 7 minutes for Elite men.

The start/finish is straight tarmac, from the gun riders will travel 150 meters before the first soft right hand turn, the course winds around the barns and expo area and Pit #1 and then opens up to a fast paved section along the lake before tackling the courses toughest feature and crowd favorite.

The "Kona - Knapp Run-up" is 80 meters of thigh busting, steep run-up that is a huge hit with the fans. At the top of the run-up the climbing continues rolling up to the top of the park. This section is where Erwin Vervecken made his move to win the 2003 race and Adam Craig to win the 2004 race.

A high speed technical descent follows and winds around "the ruins" which features one hard hairpin corner to head back down to the central venue past Pit #2 and back to the start/finish.

The race drew 300 competitors and over 1500 spectators in 2004. In 2005 the number of racers increased to over 400 with riders from 18 states and 3 Canadian Provinces.

Expected National Riders:
Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks, Mark McCormack, Adam Craig, Dale Knapp, Jesse Anthony, Geoff Kabush, Erik Tonkin, Jonny Sundt, Brent Bookwalter, Ann Knapp, and Wendy Simms.
Local Heroes: Dale and Ann Knapp

Presenting Sponsor: Seasoned Skewers - www.seasonedskewers.com
Supporting Sponsors: Kona, Crank Brothers, Adidas, Mavic, Shimano, Rudy Project, Ritchey, Voler, Fi'zi:k, Clif Bar, FSA, Thule, Schwalbe, Pryme, TUFO, USA Cycling Development Foundation.

Rad Racing NW Junior Development

100% of the profits from the Rad Racing Cup of Cyclo-cross go directly to the Rad Racing NW Junior Development Cycling Team. Rad Racing NW was named 2003 USA Cycling Junior "Club Of The Year" and was also designated in 2002, 2003, and 2004 as a USA Cycling "Center For Excellence". Rad Racing is a 501(c)3 Non profit organization which is staffed 100% by volunteers.

Rad Racing Northwest began in 1998 with a small group of local racers with a desire to create a bike racing team where the focus is on kids, and only kids. They saw that the future of the sport depends on creating opportunities for kids to enter into bike racing and support them through the demands and expense of training, racing, equipment, and travel.

Bike racing is a sport demanding dedication to training and a healthy lifestyle. Blending the demands of a kid's everyday life with the dedication needed for bike racing can be a challenge in itself. The founders of the club created an atmosphere of family, support, and education for new and experienced racers we still hold today.

The current generation of kids has too many opportunities to be inactive: TV, video games, and computers, just to name a few. Many schools put physical education as the last priority by cutting the programs to help their budgets. Private organizations must step up and provide the opportunities for kids to learn to be physically active and to teach them the value of making it a part of their lifestyle throughout their life. Rad Racing Northwest is dedicated to forming a lasting love of athletics and instilling social and moral values to all of our kids.

Our mission is to teach young people life lessons through the sport of cycling, and to develop top level regional, national, and international junior cyclists. We provide a platform to help young people achieve their own personal goals in life and in competition. A healthy, drug free, structured environment with solid adult mentorship focused on teaching life lessons and skills through sport, is the largest piece of Rad Racing Northwest's mission.

Integrity, Goal Setting, Sportsmanship, Citizenship, Honesty, Leadership, Responsibility, and Wellness are among the skills we emphasize.

Check out all there is to know about Rad Racing NW at their website.

Cross Crusade Senior Men FINAL Series Standings

2006-11-13T12:25:00.000-08:00

Overall Senior Men A final series standings have been calculated and congrats go to Carl Decker (GIANT) for his fine performance in the 2006 Cross Crusade series.

1 Carl Decker -- 130 points
2 Shannon Skerritt -- 112
3 Kevin Hulick -- 71
4 Erik Tonkin -- 66
5 Zach Winter -- 64
6 Ian Brown -- 59
7 Adam McGrath -- 57
8 Molly Cameron -- 56
9 Matthew Slaven -- 55
10 Chris Brandt -- 53
11 Mark Blackwelder -- 51
12 Jeffrey McNamee -- 51
13 Evan Plews -- 46
14 Brett Nichols -- 40
15 Michael Sallashea -- 39
16 Damian Schmitt -- 35
17 Carson Miller -- 25
18 Jonathan Smith -- 24
19 David Pilz -- 21
20 Chad Swanson -- 19

Canadian Cyclocross Nationals Videos

2006-11-13T12:24:00.000-08:00

Each video is approximately 4+ minutes in length. Start with video #1 at the top and work your way down to see all the coverage of Saturday’s National Cyclocross Championships held at Beban Park on Vancouver Island.

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Cross Crusade – Estacada

2006-11-13T12:20:00.000-08:00

Cross Crusade – Estacada
Sunday, November 12th
Timber Park, Estacada, OR
Oregon State Cyclocross Championships & Cross Crusade Finale

Carl Decker (GIANT) and Rhonda Mazza (TEAM S&M/VANILLA) are the state champions in the Senior Men A and Senior Women A categories respectively for the beautiful state of Oregon. In the Master Men A division, epic hardman John McCaffrey (BICYCLEATTORNEY.COM) took home the state title.

Men A
1 Decker Carl -- Giant (8 Laps)
2 Skerritt Shannon -- Vanilla Bicycles
3 McGrath Adam -- Team Maxxis
4 Tonkin Erik -- Kona
5 Hulick Kevin -- Vanilla Bicycles
6 Brandt Chris -- Collin's Cycle Shop
7 Blackwelder Mark -- Veloshop
8 McNamee Jeffrey -- bicycleattorney.com
9 Brown Ian -- River City Bicycles
10 Slaven Matthew -- Kona
11 Winter Zach -- Guinness Cycling Team
12 Schmitt Damian -- Hagen Bermann LLP
13 Miller Cary -- Team S&M
14 Nichols Brett -- River City Bicycles
15 Plews Evan -- Capitol Subaru
16 Swanson Chad -- Team S&M
17 Volcano Timmy -- Rebound Physical Therapy
18 Smith Jonathan -- Team S&M
19 Ellin Brian -- Veloshop
20 Carlile Scott -- Sunnyside Sports

Women A
1 Mazza Rhonda -- Team S&M/Vanilla (5 Laps)
2 Williams Wendy -- River City Bicycles
3 Butler Sue -- River City Bicycles
4 Stoick Bridgette -- River City Bicycles
5 Dance Dani -- River City Bicycles
6 Pennington Alice -- Desalvo Custom Cycles Racing
7 Brubaker Tina -- Vanilla Bicycles
8 Fournier Sami -- Sunnyside Sports
9 Kelsey Kristen -- bicycleattorney.com
10 Kunz Kori -- Poplollies
11 Faris Megan -- River City Bicycles
12 Alvares Marila -- Sorella Forte
13 Vega Veronica -- Sunnyside Sports
14 Sanborn Melissa -- Wenzel Coaching
15 Alexander Nicole -- none

Master Men A
1 McCaffrey John -- bicycleattorney.com (8 Laps)
2 Bravard John -- Half Fast Velo
3 Bannink Jeffrey -- Bike Gallery
4 Quirk Dan -- Veloce/Felt
5 Baker Martin -- bicycleattorney.com
6 Hendricks Tre -- Disco Velo
7 Mitchem John -- Casa Bruno
8 Anderson Brody -- River City Bicycles
9 Leitheiser Ian -- Half Fast Velo (7 Laps)
10 Talbert Greg -- Art by Opsal
11 Butler Tim -- River City Bicycles
12 Benderly Ken -- bicycleattorney.com
13 Diviney David -- Half Fast Velo
14 Wilson John -- EWEB Windpower
15 Evans Doug -- bicycleattorney.com
16 Alling Chris -- Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team
17 Voldengen Erik -- Beaverton Bicycle Club
18 Engstrom David -- Cycle Analysis
19 Hoyer Brooke -- Tireless Velo
20 Goritski Bill -- Tireless Velo

As always, for all results for every single category from beginners to single speed to unicycle, just click here.

Cross Crusade Barton Park Video

2006-11-13T12:19:00.000-08:00

Enjoy all that rocky goodness…

Vancouver Island Jungle Cross results

2006-11-13T12:17:00.000-08:00

Cross on the Rocks #4 - JungleCross
November 12, 2006 - Parksville, BC
Vancouver Island

The day after the Canadian National Championships were held on Vancouver Island, the competitors that still had a bit left in their legs showed up for the 4th and final race in the Vancouver Island Cross on the Rocks series. This week’s version, entitled “Jungle Cross” did not disappoint with Tara Ross (CHEERWINE) and Kris Sneddon (KONA) taking the victories.

Elite Women
1 Tara Ross -- Cheerwine 45:23
2 Kelly Jones -- Sugoi Factory Team 45:30
3 Lisa Ludwig -- Oak Bay Bikes 45:42
4 Dawn Berg -- Oak Bay Bikes 46:29
5 Sandra Walter -- XO/felt 48:40
6 Patricia Sinclair -- Scott 48:53
7 Karen Watson -- McMaster Cycling Club 50:17
8 Jaymie McGowan -- Oak Bay Bikes 51:12
9 Jenny Trew -- Team Giant 51:28
10 Brandy Svenson -- Arrowsmith 52:41

Elite Men
1 Kris Sneddon -- Kona 52:47
2 Michael Garrigan -- HB Cycling Club 52:48
3 Nick Friesen -- Pedalhead 54:20
4 Kevin Noiles -- Masi-Adobe 54:59
5 David Couglin -- Aquila Racing 55:28
6 Nathan Chow -- Cyclissimo/Kona 56:05
7 Garrett McLeod -- Wolfville Annapolis Valley CC 56:28
8 Craig Hawkes -- The Cyclery 56:58
9 Andre Sutton -- Hardcore 57:07
10 Troy Woodburn -- GigaBike 57:28
11 Chris McNeil -- Canary Cycle 57:37
12 Wendy Simms -- Kona 57:41
13 Rob Gosselin -- Atomic 58:26 5
14 Stephen Proulx -- The Cyclery 58:46
15 Menno Jongsma -- Frontrunners 58:47

Inland NW CX Series FINALE weekend

2006-11-13T12:14:00.000-08:00

Inland NW CX Series Race #8
Riverstone Development, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Saturday, November 11th

Kevin Bradford-Parish (KBP) (REDLINE) swept another weekend of racing in the Inland Empire, capturing first place at Saturday’s race in CDA and again at Sunday’s race in Spokane. Shannon Holden (VELO BELLA) and Jenni Gaertner (VERTICAL EARTH) split the honors on the women’s side.

KBP’s off-the-front racing was not good enough to garner the overall title though. That went to Mike Gaertner (VERTICAL EARTH) who took first in the overall series over his teammate Kris Holden. Jenni Gaertner (VERTICAL EARTH) won the women’s overall title barely defeating Shannon Holden (VELO BELLA). Are you noticing a theme here?

Men A
1 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline
2 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
4 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
5 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
6 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
7 Jason Jablonski -- Arlberg Sports
8 Ben Rhodes -- WSU Cycling
9 Chris Kelsey -- North Division Bicycles
10 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
11 Bruce Johnson -- North Division Bicycles
12 Ted Chauvin -- Hagens-Berman LLP
13 Dan Rud -- Mtn. View Cyclery
14 Uli Salas Vega -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
15 Paul Thompson -- Pazzo Velo
16 Jeffrey Eifert -- Arlberg Sports

Women A
1 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
2 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
3 Erika Krumplemann -- Velo Bella
4 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
5 Becky Suttlemyre -- Vertical Earth
6 Shannon Burgess -- Vertical Earth

Inland NW CX Series Race #9
Highbridge Park, Spokane, WA ** SERIES FINALS **
Sunday, November 12th

Men A
1 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline
2 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
4 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
5 Soren Klingsporn -- Hagens-Berman LLP
6 Chris Kelsey -- North Division Bicycles
7 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
8 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
9 Jake McBurns -- none
10 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
11 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
12 Dan Rud -- Mtn View Cyclery
13 Ted Chauvin -- Hagens-Berman LLP
14 Uli Salas Vega -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics

Women A
1 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
3 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
4 Erika Krumplemann -- Velo Bella

FINAL Series Standings for the Inland NW Cyclocross Series

Men A
1 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
3 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
4 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
5 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline
6 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
7 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
8 Eric Anderson -- North Division Bicycles
9 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
10 Dan Rud -- Mtn. View Cyclery
11 Ted Chauvin -- Hagens-Berman LLP
12 Soren Klingsporn -- Hagens-Berman LLP
13 Chris Kelsey -- North Division Bicycles
14 Uli Salas Vega -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
15 James Barton -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
16 Paul Nelson -- Baddlands
17 Cameron York -- Wheelsport
18 Bruce Johnson -- North Division Bicycles
19 Jeffrey Eifert -- Arlberg Sports
20 Jake McBurns -- none

Women A
1 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
3 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
4 Erika Krumplemann -- Velo Bella
5 Kari Bolton -- Ti-Cycles
6 Connie Kubu -- North Division Bicycles
7 Shannon Burgess -- Vertical Earth
8 Becky Suttlemyre -- Vertical Earth
9 Jill Wright -- none
10 Hope Chamberlin -- Escapados

Check out all the series standings as well as results for individual races here.

Euro-trash

2006-11-13T12:13:00.000-08:00

Nice to see even the top European pros have a bit of trouble with the mud…and what’s the deal with that run-up???? Video of yesterday’s world cup race in Pijnacker, Netherlands.

Montana Cross series update

2006-11-13T12:11:00.000-08:00

photo credit: Ed Collier

Due to a number of factors, the folks in Missoula have decided to join forces and focus on bringing one, good, last race to the Montana racing community for the year. 'Cross Races #8 and #9 will be combined (sort of). We will hold a single race (MBRA 'Cross Race #9) on Sunday, November 19. The course will be at Fort Missoula. An official race flier will be sent out in the near future.

Outlaw Cross – Emigrant Lake

2006-11-13T12:07:00.000-08:00

Outlaw Cross – Emigrant Lake
Race #4 out of the 5 race series

Here are the results for Saturday’s race at Emigrant Lake. Next week is the series finale at Tom Pearce Park. Be there or be outlawed!

Senior Men A
1 Riddle Nathan -- Wilderness Trail Bikes
2 Huber Geoff -- Raleigh
3 Churchill Scott -- DeSalvo Custom Frames
4 Maluk Stephen -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
5 Hogan Richard -- Cycle Analysis
6 Perrin Bear -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
7 Grey Spencer -- Cycle Analysis

Senior Women A
1 Green Kristi -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
2 Margulies Becca -- none

Idaho Toys for Tots Cross

2006-11-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

Idaho Toys for Tots Cross
Sandy Point Race Series presented by Tates Rents #2
Saturday, November 11th
Lucky Peak Reservoir

Saturday was the first of two races this past weekend of the Sandy Point Race Series (presented by Tates Rents!!). The race was for a great cause as each competitor was encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots drive. Richard Feldman (DURANCE) shows his fitness is coming into form as the season reaches its peak.

Men A
1 Richard Feldman 1:06:22
2 Brandon Akers 1:07:24
3 Alex Ebright 1:08:46
4 Shawn Mitchell 1:08:46
5 Engin Yesilyemis 1:11:08

Women A
1 Lorien Lightfield 48:08
2 Rebecca Gross 52:27

All the results for all categories can be found here.

Canadian National Championships

2006-11-13T08:13:00.000-08:00

Canadian National Championships
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Beban Park, Vancouver Island, BC

CanadianCyclist.com - Greg Reain (Stevens Racing) flew all the way from Germany to Vancouver Island to finally grab the national cyclo-cross title which has eluded him up until now. Reain rode from the front all race to win ahead of the chasing Maxxis duo of Geoff Kabush and Mat Toulouse. In the women's race, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) successfully defended her title against local favourite Wendy Simms (Kona).

Organizer Normon Thibault (Frontrunners) designed a technical and demanding circuit of 2.8 kilometres, which favoured riders who rode from the front. From the start, the riders zig-zagged their way around the upper portion of the course before dropping down a descent and onto a BMX track for a lap. The bumps and berms threw some riders off their rhythm. Exiting the BMX circuit, the course cut across to a run-up; made muddy by days of rain prior to the race. A straight piece of singletrack took the riders over to a set of stairs, and then into a horse barn for a pair of barricades. Leaving the barn was one last slog through a soft, loamy horse paddock before the final 500 metres on pavement to the line.

"It's an awesome course," commented Bessette "but there is nowhere to rest or to do a straight on fast turn of power. All those turns mean you need to be totally focused, and once someone gets a gap it is very hard to close it up again."

For every race on the day except the women's, the winning tactic was to go to the front and open up a gap, forcing your competitors to chase. The Masters titles were all won by solo rides - including Thibault's successful defence of his 30-39 age category title.

For the women, it was a little different, since Bessette couldn't drop Simms right away. Bessette hasn't been racing on the road, so admitted "I don't have as much snap in my legs. But Wendy is so much better technically than me that I had to make sure that I got in front before the technical sections, otherwise if I made a mistake she could have gotten away."

"I saw that I was doing the run-up better than she was - I got a little gap then I would back off at the top - so I went on the last lap when she had some trouble in the sand and opened it up some more on the climb."

Simms, while disappointed not to win in front of her hometown crowd of Nanaimo, agreed with Bessette's analysis. "I wanted it in front of the home crowd, but I was realistic going in - Lyne is super strong. She was definitely stronger on the run-up, and she was covering everything I did, so I decided just to sit on for a while. I hit something in the sand and a little gap opened, which took up my energy to catch before the run-up, and I had nothing left to go with her there."

Mountain biker Mical Dyck (Team Alberta) rode steadily in third all race to take the bronze medal, while Tara Ross (Cheerwine) dropped companion Kelly Jones (Sugoi) in the final lap for fourth.

In the men's race, Reain used his European racing fitness to charge away from the field at the start, avoiding the bottleneck which formed going into the first set of corners. Kabush, the 2004 champion, was quite not so lucky, hitting the first set of corners in eighth, and using up energy to work his way into second.

"I got swarmed at the start, and Greg got off the front, and that was the gap. It wasn't much, but on this course it was enough. Then, for the first three or four laps, I was waiting a bit for (teammate) Mat (Toulouse) to bridge up, but he couldn't quite get there. I think I hesitated too much in the first half of the race. I was chasing and riding well, but Greg is going very strong now. This obviously wasn't what I had hoped for."

Reain admitted that he wasn't sure how his tactics would work. "I've been struggling with the best tactics here. Mat and Geoff are really strong, so I didn't want to let it turn into a tactical race with the two of them. I decided to go from the start, and 'if it works, it works'. Plus, after all the rain and mud this week, it was definitely better to ride from the front."

Reain also pointed to his European racing schedule for his improved fitness. "I've been racing there most of the season, including the road season, and I did three stage races, which really got my fitness up. This is clearly my best result ever in 'Cross - it's a really big thing to be able to go back to Europe with the national champion's jersey."

Race Notes

- Reain commented on the controversy which has surrounded his Stevens Racing Team after reports of doping came out, and the sponsors announced that they would be pulling the plug on the team. "When I first heard about it, through the news, it bothered me a lot. But the reality is that it won't affect my racing this year, so I started to feel better and be able to concentrate on my racing."

- Kyle Douglas (3 Rox Racing) decimated the Espoir field, with a 30 second gap after the first lap, which stretched to over a minute by the finish. "I haven't raced any of these guys before, so I didn't know quite what to expect. I decided it was best to go to the front and set my own pace." Douglas confirmed that he will go to Worlds.

- A collection of past and present Canadian cycling stars came out to watch the Nationals - including Alison Sydor, Chrissy Redden and Roland Green. Both Redden and Green will become first time parents next year - Green in January and Redden late May.

Here are all the results for the National Championships.

Check out the great photos of the racing action.

Elite Men
1 Greg Reain -- Stevens Racing 58:16
2 Geoff Kabush -- Maxxis 58:36 (0:20)
3 Mathieu Toulouse -- Maxxis 1:00:03 (1:47)
4 Kris Sneddon -- Kona Les Gets 1:00:35 (2:19)
5 Michael Garrigan -- HB Cycling Club 1:00:48 (2:32)
6 Andrew Pinfold -- Symmetrics Cycling 1:01:44 (3:28)
7 Ryan Hopping -- Redbike 1:01:46 (3:30)
8 Mathew Hewitt -- Oak Bay Bicycles 1:02:05 (3:49)
9 Andreas Hestler --Rocky Mountain-Bus 1:02:09 (3:53)
10 Kevin Noiles -- Masi/Adobe 1:02:46 (4:30)
11 David Coughlin -- Aquila Racing 1:02:47 (4:31)
12 Osmond Bakker -- The Cyclery 1:02:57 (4:41)
13 Nathan Chown -- Cyclissimo/KONA 1:03:04 (4:48)
14 Daniel MacDonald -- Bike Barn 1:03:05 (4:49)
15 Julian Hine -- The Cyclery 1:03:06 (4:50)

Elite Women
1 Lyne Bessette -- Cyclocrossworld.com 37:31
2 Wendy Simms -- Kona 37:39 (0:08)
3 Mical Dyck -- Team Alberta 39:16 (1:45)
4 Tara Ross -- Cheerwine 39:16 (1:45)
5 Kelly Jones -- Sugoi Factory Team 39:43 (2:12)
6 Lisa Ludwig -- Oak Bay Bikes 40:38 (3:07)
7 Amanda Shaw -- Biovail 41:02 (3:31)
8 Dawn Berg -- Oak Bay Bikes 41:06 (3:35)
9 Jenny Trew -- Team Giant 42:21 (4:50)
10 Leah Guloien -- Team Sugoi/Giant 42:23 (4:52)
11 Sandra Walter -- XO-Felt 42:36 (5:05)
12 Patricia Sinclair -- Scott 42:50 (5:19)
13 Sarah Stewart -- Wedgewood Cycling 42:58 (5:27)
14 Christy Love -- Sugoi Factory Team 43:04 (5:33)
15 Karen Watson -- McMaster Cycling 43:33 (6:02)

Seattle Series - Evergreen

2006-11-13T07:38:00.000-08:00

One of the most popular stops in the Seattle series, Evergreen High School provided a wide-open style of racing yesterday with a bit of technical riding and a painful power run-up and off-camber downhill. All the recent rain turned the course into a very muddy affair. The speeds were slower than in previous years due to the wet and muddy conditions. Ann Knapp (KONA) and Morgan Schmitt (HAGENS BERMAN/RIDLEY) captured the 1/2 titles for the men and women. Doug Reid (VELOCE) took first in the Master Men 1/2 and also has the lead in the overall series for that category. By clicking on the link, you can see all the results for yesterday’s race at Evergreen.

The Seattle Cyclocross Series takes a few weeks off for the USGP weekend and Thanksgiving. The series returns the first weekend in December for the Fort Flager Cross Festival weekend with races #7 and #8 taking place that weekend of December 2nd and 3rd.

Women 1/2
1 Ann Knapp -- Kona 47:49 (6 laps - avg lap 7:58)
2 Kristi Berg -- Group Health 48:49
3 Ingrid Spies -- Recycled Cycles 51:14
4 Jadine Riley -- Group Health 51:36
5 Lea Stralka -- BYR 44:54 (5 laps )
6 Jodi Hess -- Avanti Ti Cycles 45:47

Men 1/2
1 Morgan Schmitt -- Hagens Berman/Ridley 54:37 (8 laps - avg lap 6:49)
2 Ryan Iddings -- Redline 55:26
3 Daniel Neyens -- Hagens Berman/Ridley 55:26
4 Ian Mackie -- BRI 56:18
5 Dale Knapp -- KONA 56:28
6 Loren Hanson -- BRI 56:40
7 Ronnie Schmeer -- Art By Opsal 57:09
8 Mark Hanson -- BRI 57:42
9 Dave Richter -- Redline 58:13
10 Nicholas Weighall -- Alan Factory 58:14
11 Steve Fisher -- Rad Racing NW 58:18
12 Sean Worsech -- Rad Racing NW 58:18
13 Tucker Thomas -- Rad Racing NW 58:45
14 Josh Squier -- Recycled Cycles 59:11
15 Mike Fusaro -- BRI 59:52

Master Men 1/2
1 Doug Reid -- Veloce Cycles 59:20 (8 laps - avg lap 7:25)
2 Randy Iddings -- Redline 59:27
3 Tom Phillips -- Ragnarok 59:30
4 Kenny Williams -- 1st Rate Mortgage 1:00:58
5 Alex Andel -- none 53:50 (7 laps)
6 Andy Dahlstrom -- Ragnarok 54:07
7 Justin Harman -- Ti Cycles 54:19
8 Dan Norton -- Redline 54:22
9 Doug Graver -- Ragnarok 54:33
10 Rick Hansen -- WaMu 55:41
11 Damon Pettinger -- California Giant 56:15
12 David Karman -- Hagens-Berman Cycling 56:19
13 Dave Cook -- Zoka 56:22
14 Steve Jensen -- none 56:43
15 Hahn Rossman -- Alki/Rubicon Racing 57:29

Top-notch Cyclocross Photography

2006-11-07T13:51:00.000-08:00

photo credit: Greg Descantes

A great photo of Geoff Kabush (MAXXIS) putting the hurt on Andrew Pinfold (SYMMETRICS) while on his way to winning the BC Provincial Cyclocross Championships at the end of October. The Canadian National Championships are this upcoming weekend on Vancouver Island. It promises to be another showdown between Kabush, Pinfold and an elite cast of characters.

Local Vancouver, BC photographer, Greg Descantes has some great photos of the BC Cross season as well as other selected races from around the northwest (Starcrossed). Simply go to his website for images of the cyclocross action in the northwest.

USGP Colorado coverage

2006-11-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

Feel the love with these two great videos that capture all the action at last weekend’s USGP stop in Colorado

Saturday’s race in Longmont:

Sunday’s race in Boulder:

Cross Crusade - Barton Park results

2006-11-07T13:20:00.000-08:00

The big race of the weekend was the Cross Crusade race at Barton Park. Shannon Skerritt (VANILLA) out biked a fast-improving ‘cross newbie, Zach Winter (GUINESS) to snag the victory. Bridgette Stoick (RIVER CITY) won the Women A race while Doug Reid (VELOCE/FELT) had an excellent race and managed to keep John McCaffrey (BICYCLEATTORNEY.COM) from grabbing two victories over the weekend in the Master Men A category.

As always, results are available for all the categories of the cycling menagerie simply known as the Cross Crusade.

Men A
1 Skerritt Shannon -- Vanilla Bicycles (9 laps)
2 Winter Zach -- Guinness Cycling Team
3 Brown Ian -- River City Bicycles
4 McNamee Jeffrey -- bicycleattorney.com
5 Slaven Matthew -- Kona
6 Stevenson Russell -- Benaroya Research Institute
7 Blackwelder Mark -- Veloshop
8 Plews Evan -- Capitol Subaru
9 Brandt Chris -- Collin's Cycle Shop
10 Miller Cary -- Team S&M
11 Smith Jonathan -- Team S&M
12 Fletcher Shane -- Veloce/Felt
13 Hulick Kevin -- Vanilla Bicycles
14 Hunter Steve -- Veloshop
15 Kelsey Sean -- bicycleattorney.com

Women A
1 Stoick Bridgette -- River City Bicycles (4 Laps)
2 Kelsey Kristen -- bicycleattorney.com
3 Dance Dani -- River City Bicycles
4 Pennington Alice -- Desalvo Custom Cycles Racing
5 Faris Megan -- River City Bicycles
6 Playman Erin -- Veloshop
7 Alvares Marila -- Sorella Forte
8 Humblet Catherine -- none
9 Alexander Nicole -- none

Master Men A
1 Reid Doug -- Veloce/Felt (9 laps)
2 McCaffrey John -- bicycleattorney.com
3 Quirk Dan -- Veloce/Felt
4 Baker Martin -- bicycleattorney.com (8 laps)
5 Benderly Ken -- bicycleattorney.com
6 Anderson Brody -- River City Bicycles
7 Mitchem John -- Casa Bruno
8 Hendricks Tre -- Disco Velo
9 Evans Doug -- bicycleattorney.com
10 Talbert Greg -- Art by Opsal
11 Butler Tim -- River City Bicycles
12 Voldengen Erik -- Beaverton Bicycle Club
13 Engstrom David -- Cycle Analysis
14 Crane Bill -- River City Bicycles
15 Cramer Rich -- bicycleattorney.com

Washington State Championship results

2006-11-07T13:11:00.000-08:00

Emde Sports and the town of Spokane Valley, WA, hosted the 2006 Washington State Cyclocross Championships this past Sunday. Congratulations to Ryan Iddings (REDLINE), Shannon Holden (VELO BELLA/KONA) and Tom Phillips (RAGNAROK) on their state titles. It must be noted that the Iddings crew almost pulled it off. Ryan won the Men A race and Randy placed a close second in the Master Men A race.

Here are results for all the categories held in conjunction with the state championships.

MEN A
1 Ryan IDDINGS -- Redline 53:58
2 Ronnie SCHMEER -- Art of Opsal 54:19
3 Loren HANSON -- BRI 54:43
4 Michael GAERTNER -- Vertical Earth 54:43
5 Mark HANSON -- BRI 56:36
6 Mike FUSARO -- BRI 57:08
7 Shawn HOWARD-- WAR 57:08
8 Eric ANDERSON -- SRU 57:34
9 Matt NOVAKOVICH -- Cannondale 58:30
10 Tim NOONAN -- Flathead Cycling 58:55

WOMEN A
1 Shannon HOLDEN -- Velo Bella/Kona 41:06
2 Allison BEALL - Emde Sports 42:15
3 Lea STRALKA -- Byrne Spec.Gases 42:15
4 Jodi HESS -- Avanti/TiCycles 43:44

MASTER MEN A
1 Tom PHILLIPS -- Ragnarok 56:00
2 Randy IDDINGS -- Redline 57:11
3 Randy DANIELS -- Byrne Specialty Gases 54:00
4 Chance COOKE -- Flathead Cycling 54:38
5 Mark KNOKEY -- Axley USA.com 54:39
6 Paul NELSON -- BCC 55:00

Fox Hollow Grand Prix results

2006-11-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

The Master A Men came out with no regard for the tough Cross Crusade race awaiting them the next day at Barton Park. John McCaffrey (BICYCLEATTORNEY.COM) won the biggest race of the day. Here are the results for all categories.

Senior Men A
1 Nichols Brett -- River City Bicycles
2 Miller Cary -- Team S&M
3 Hunter Steven -- Veloshop
4 Wilson Joel -- Paul's Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team
5 Cleary Mike -- Midtown Racing
6 Floding Jed -- Veloshop
7 Daab Zac -- HUP United

Senior Women A
1 Tina Brubaker -- Vanilla Bicycles
2 Kunz Kori -- Poplollies

Master A Men
1 McCaffrey John -- bicycleattorney.com
2 Doabler Christian -- Midtown Racing
3 Alling Chris -- Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team
4 Barker Scott -- none
5 Wilson John -- EWEB Windpower
6 Thayer Justin -- none
7 Ott Alan -- Rock Lobster
8 Frommelt Jon -- bicycleattorney.com
9 Williams Robert -- River City Bicycles
10 Strasser Ron -- Team S&M
11 Thiele James -- Team Rose City
12 Hickey Matthew -- none
13 Glazener Nick -- Paul's Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team
14 Sakacsi Jeff -- Park Horse

Outlaw Cross Race #3

2006-11-07T13:05:00.000-08:00

It was the Nate and Kristi show at this week’s edition of Outlaw Cross. Check out the results here.

Men A
1 Riddle Nathan -- Wilderness Trail Bikes
2 Perrin Bear -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
3 Maluk Steven -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
4 Evans Ryan -- Team Pistis
5 Hinke John -- none
6 Churchill Scott -- DeSalvo Custom Frames
7 Johnson Brian R. -- Marty's Cycles & Moore
8 Kneeland Thom -- DeSalvo Custom Frames
9 Hogan Richard -- Cycle Analysis

Women A
1 Green Kristi -- Etna Brewing/Desalvo Custom Cycles
2 Wilcoxson Jade -- Cycle Analysis/Wolfhound
3 Klakulak Amy -- none
4 Margulies Becca -- none
5 Welch Heather -- Cycle Analysis

Inland NW Series Race #7 results

2006-11-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

Mike Gaertner (VERTICAL EARTH) and Shannon Holden (VELO BELLA) took top honors in the 7th stop of the Inland NW Series stop in Spokane.

Here are results for all categories.

Men A
1 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
3 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
4 Eric Anderson -- North Division Bicycles
5 Soren Klingsporn -- Hagens-Berman LLP
6 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
7 Cameron York -- Wheelsport
8 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
9 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
10 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
11 Dan Rud -- Mtn.View Cyclery
12 Chris Kelsey - North Division Bicycles
13 Uli Salas Vega -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
14 Paul Nelson -- Baddlands
15 Daniel Studley -- Excel
16 James Barton -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
17 Ted Chauvin -- Hagens-Berman LLP

Women A
1 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
2 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Kari Bolton -- Ti-Cycles
4 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
5 Erika Krumplemann -- Velo Bella

Viking Cross report

2006-11-07T12:53:00.000-08:00

The boys from BC came down from the North like a freight train and dominated the Men A race. Master A was a bit more US-biased, maybe because there were no Canadian entrants. Women results shortly. The great European/Washington hope, Mr. Farrar, dnf'd again, second time in two weeks!

Here are the results.

A Men
1 Andrew Pinfold -- Symmetrics
2 Kevin Noiles -- Masi-Adobe
3 Sven Stern -- Trek Red Truck Ale
4 Rob Gosselin -- Atomic
5 Jason Fluckiger -- Bayside
6 Lars Sternberg -- FluidRide
7 Sean Curran -- Hagens Berman
8 Kevin Hall -- Team Indifference
DNF Tyler Farrar -- Cofidis
DNF Jeff McConaghey -- Jack's Bikes
DNF Joey Rogerson -- Rad Racing NW

Master A Men
1 Jeff Cummings -- Ragnarok
2 Derek Shreks -- TiCycles/Avanti
3 Dale Plant -- Kona Cycles
4 Doug Graver -- Ragnarok
5 Tony Ogden -- Hagens Berman
6 David Karman -- Hagens Berman
7 David Neubeck -- The Valley
8 Blair Murray -- First Rate Mortgage

Women A
*****Results will be posted shortly for the ladies*****

weekend wrap-up

2006-11-07T12:51:00.000-08:00

Busy week with lots of stuff going on, some 'cross-related, some not. Just concluded a busy weekend of racing across the northwest. Results are listed above this post in no specific order. Enjoy. For upcoming races, as always, just click on the race in the calendar to the right.

Got any news or notes? Race photos or results? Rants or raves? Go ahead and hit us at maddog202020@gmail.com.

USGP Colorado, Day 2

2006-11-06T08:44:00.000-08:00

Wicks and Compton win - Trebon and Gould retain their series leads at USGP

November 5, 2006 (from cyclocrossworld)

The men's race ended in similar fashion with a Kona rider crossing the line first. But today it wasn't Ryan Trebon. it was Trebon's teammate Barry Wicks taking home his first USGP win of the year and Katie Compton (Spike) made it two in a row as she swept the weekend series on the women's side as the 2006 Crank Brothers U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross wrapped up its second weekend with the Boulder Cup at Harlow Platts Park in Boulder Co. Trebon and Georgia Gould (Luna) both retain their USGP series leads.

Elite Men

In contrast to yesterday's competition, today's men's race was exciting and unpredictable with multiple lead changes throughout the race. After the first lap there was a group of five out in front Ryan Trebon (Kona), Todd Wells (GT), Barry Wicks (Kona), Jonathan Baker (Harshman Wealth Management / Primus Mootry) and Geoff Kabush (Maxxis). On the second lap, at the Cliff Bar run up, Trebon attacked as the crowd of approximately 600 fans went wild. Wells followed and the two of them stayed ahead. About half way through, Trebon suffered the first of two mechanical problems. First, his bars came loose then a few laps later sustained a flat which dropped him out of contention for a few laps. Johnson, who had a slow start, had worked his way back through the field to join Wells in the lead. The two of them were in front for a few laps with Wicks trailing about 10 seconds behind. With two and a half laps to go, Wicks closed the gap and caught Wells and Johnson. Jeremy Powers was in fourth and Trebon, who was riding hard to get back in contention, was in fifth place. Wicks, Wells and Johnson stayed together on the last two laps until the last long uphill. It was Wells who jumped first but it was Wicks who came hard from the left and overcame Wells for the win. Johnson finished third and Trebon ended up passing Powers to finish fourth. Despite finishing off the podium today, Trebon retains the white jersey as the series leader.

Elite Women

With her convincing victory yesterday, national champion Katie Compton (Spike) became the woman to beat in Boulder. But reining USGP champion, Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com) made it known she is not going down without a fight. From the jump it was Compton and Bessette out in front and the pair stayed ahead for the entire race. With three laps to go Compton attacked on the downhill and got a slight gap. Bessette didn't let her get too far and caught Compton fairly quickly. With two to go, Compton attacked again and stayed away for good and capturing her second USGP win in as many days. Bessette finished second. Despite the Compton/Bessette battle today, it is Georgia Gould (Luna) who keeps the series lead. Gould, who finished in third, was followed by Katerina Nash (Luna) and Wendy Simms (Kona).

Juniors

The junior race saw series leader Alex Coelho (Hot Tubes Development Cycling) and Danny Summerhill (TIAA-CREF/CLIF BAR) away for most of the race. Summerhill attacked about halfway through the race and never looked back soloing to the win. Coelho finished second followed by Ethan Gilmour (K2 Bike - Okemo - Coyote Hill), Steve Fisher (Rad Racing NW) and Jerome Townsend (Alan) rounding out the top five. With his second place finish today, Coelho remains the series leader.

U-23

Local Joey Thompson (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) proved that yesterday's win was no fluke taking back to back wins in the U-23 field. Adam McGrath (Team Maxxis) had the lead for awhile before Thompson took over for good. Dan Neyens (Hagens-Berman LLP Cycling) placed second and McGrath ended up in third. Current USGP leader Jamey Driscoll (FiordiFrutta) finished in fourth. With his fourth place finish today, Driscoll retains the jersey going heading into the final weekend of the USGP.

Masters 35+

In the masters race it was series leader Roger Aspholm (Westwood Velo) sprinting to the win over Dennis Farrell (Rocky Mtn. Chocolate Factory) and Will Black (Lone Star Racing). Dale Knapp (Kona) and Andy Applegate (Sonic) rounded out the top five. With the win today, his second place finish and his strong showing in Gloucester, Aspholm retains the leader's jersey.

Race Notes*
The Adidas Most Aggressive Riders were Ryan Trebon (Elite Men), Georgia Gould (Women), Ethan Gilmore (Juniors) and Dennis Farrell (Masters).

The USGP series now moves to the Pacific Northwest for its final weekend of racing with the Rad Cup Presented by Seasoned Skewers in Lakewood, Washington on November 18th and the Scion Stumptown Cup in Portland, Oregon on November 19th.

Fairgrounds Cross Classic announced

2006-11-06T08:35:00.000-08:00

A new race was announced and will be promoted by Ridge Racing. The fine folks that brought you the Blackberry Crit in Bremerton at the end of the road racing season are offering up a fine cyclocross race for this upcoming weekend. For those in the Seattle area that are feeling fit, here is a great opportunity to double-up and race both days, taking in the Seattle Cyclocross race at Evergreen on Sunday. For all the details on Saturday’s race, check out the race flyer for the Fairgrounds Cross Classic – (because that is what it is going to be: CLASSIC!)

USGP Colorado, Day 1

2006-11-05T06:23:00.000-08:00

Xilinx Cup
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Longmont, CO

Elite Men

From the start it was Ryan Trebon (Kona), Barry Wicks (Kona), and Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) getting away early and setting the pace. Lap after lap Trebon, decked out in his white USGP leader’s jersey, began to slowly pull away before finally dropping the other two and staying ahead for good. For most of the race there was a group of five chasing: Wicks, Powers, Tim Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com), Todd Wells (GT), and Danish Champion Joachim Parbo.

With about 2.5 laps to go Wicks broke his seat post and crashed. Just a few minutes later Wells hooked his bars on the tape and went down. Johnson and Powers attacked and were able to get a gap on the chase group until Wells quickly recovered to join them.

With Trebon safely out front, the only race was for second. The sprint came down to these three with Powers just edging Wells in a close finish with Johnson coming in fourth. Wicks recovered nicely to round out the top five. Trebon will be decked out in white again as he retains the series lead.

Elite Women

In her first ever USGP race Katie Compton (Spike) blew away the field winning with a margin of over a minute. Compton, the current national cyclocross champion, missed the first weekend of the USGP in Gloucester but has been on the top of her game and racing very well including a win in Boulder earlier this week. This one was no contest with Compton jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. Like in the men’s race, the only real battle was for second place where current series leader, Georgia Gould (Luna) led out and out-sprinted Katerina Nash (Luna) and defending USGP champ Lyne Bessette (Cyclocrossworld.com). Melissa Thomas (Maxxis) rounded out the top five.

Elite Men
1 TREBON Ryan 59:39
2 POWERS Jeremy :33
3 WELLS Todd s.t.
4 JOHNSON Tim s.t.
5 WICKS Barry 1:06

Elite Women
1 COMPTON Katie 39:44
2 GOULD Georgia :52
3 NASH Katerina s.t.
4 BESSETTE Lyne s.t.
5 THOMAS Melissa 1:31
6 SIMMS Wendy 1:38

Kruger's Crossing announced

2006-11-05T06:13:00.000-08:00

Portland extends its cross season with the addition of the Kruger's Crossing race on Sunday, December 3rd on Sauvie Island. Presented by Team Veloshop and Portland Racing, this race sounds like it has it all: "This will NOT be your usual cross race! Besides the challenges thrown at us by the December weather gods, you can expect a wild course that will lead you along rutted farm roads, through berry fields, pastures, a barn, and a full-scale corn maze!"

How can you miss this one? Check out the race flyer here.

World Cup races

2006-11-04T13:23:00.000-08:00

Check out live World Cup cyclocross racing on cycling.tv. The next race shown will be on Saturday, November 25 from Koksidje, Belgium. The Mens Elite race starts at 6am Pacific Standard Time. Grab a cup of java, get on-line and watch some of the best in the world.

Idaho State 'Cross Champs

2006-11-04T13:18:00.000-08:00

Last weekend saw the Crosstoberfest race festival in Sun Valley, Idaho. The weekend featured two days of racing including hosting the Idaho State Championships. Here are the results for the first day of racing.

Sunday was the State Championships and congrats to Cody Peterson and Kelli Emmett on their state titles. Results are here.

on tap this weekend

2006-11-04T12:53:00.000-08:00

Weekend Preview

Most of the big boys (and girls) are in Colorado this weekend racing in Longmont today and Boulder tomorrow as the USGP makes its penultimate stop before hitting the NW in 2 weeks.

That doesn’t mean the racing in the northwest has cooled at all. On tap this weekend:

Saturday

Spokane – Inland Empire race #7

Boise – Eagle Island race #3

Eugene – Fox Hollow race #2

Southern Oregon – Outlaw race #3

Sunday

Washington State Champs - Spokane

Cross Crusade – Barton Park

Viking Cross – Western Washington U. Campus

Questions? Click on the particular race in the calendar to the right.

outta control

2006-11-04T12:50:00.000-08:00

this video says it all; looks like a bunch of people having a great party and then somehow a 'cross race broke out:

Il Gato podiums at Beacon

2006-11-01T09:49:00.000-08:00

Beacon Cyclocross -UCI C2
Mid Atlantic Championship Series #3 & ECCC Series #1
Presented by Cape Atlantic Racing, LLC
Bridgeton, NJ
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Verge MAC got a pre-Halloween trick-or-treat surprise at the Beacon Cyclocross in Bridgeton New Jersey on Sunday, October 29. The race was originally scheduled for the previous day, but less than a month before the race, a scheduling conflict with another event elsewhere in the park was discovered that forced organizers to bump back the race date by a day. What seemed like a cruel trick, however, turned out to be a treat as the sunny weather was in contrast to the cold and sometimes rainy weather of the original date.

Though sunny, the weather was also windy -- very windy. Racers, organizers and sponsors scrambled to keep gear in place and, in the process, learned some important lessons. Among the lessons learned was that tying a canopy to a stationary trainer is not an adequate tie-down on a windy day. Another lesson learned was that a canopy is an excellent trainer-flinging device on a blustery day. But even that couldn’t compare to being blown away by a man in fishnet stockings…

The featured UCI C2 Men’s race saw riders from four countries and ten states toe the line. Italy’s Luca Damiani (Team FIDIBC VC ARBEDO) took the early lead, but eventually faded. Another Italian, Davide Frattini (Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home Wine) took a commanding lead and looked to have the race sewn up, but the lead group reformed with Wisconsin’s Tristan Schouten (Trek/VW/Michen) and Seattle Washington’s favorite “cat”, Jonathan Sundt joining Frattini, with Adam Hodges Myerson and Roger Aspholm not far behind. With about four laps to go, Schouten was able to get away. Frattini gave him a run for his money on the last obstacle, the course’s signature “Amphitheater of Pain”, but Schouten was too strong.

The Verge MAC Series powered by Hammer Nutrition returns to action in two weeks with another UCI double-header weekend: the Lower Allen Classic near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on November 11 and the HPCX Cyclocross in Central New Jersey on November 12. Information on both races, as well as the rest of the 2006 Verge MAC races can be found on BikeReg.com .

Elite Men
1 57'43 Schouten Tristan -- Trek/VW/Michen
2 57'55 FRATTINI Davide -- Team Colavita/Sutter
3 58'48 Sundt Jonathan -- Hagens Berman LLP
4 58'57 MYERSON Adam -- Nerac-OutdoorLights.com
5 58’57 ASPHOLM Roger -- Westwood Velo
6 59'34 WYANDT David -- HRS-Rocklobster
7 59'49 Kraus Matt -- n/a
8 1'00'17 JONES Christopher -- TARGETRAINING
9 1'00'30 DAMIANI Luca -- Team FIDIBC VC ARBEDO (U23)
10 1'00'44 SCHEMPF Weston -- FORT Factory Team

Inland NW CX Series - Coeur d'Alene

2006-10-31T08:24:00.000-08:00

Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series
Sunday, October 29th
North Idaho College; Coeur d'Alene, ID
Organized by Emde Sports LLC, Vertical Earth and Allegro Cycling

KBP (Kevin Bradford-Parish) (REDLINE) and Shannon Holden (VELO BELLA) swept both days of racing in the Inland Empire. Sunday’s race at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene was the 6th race in the 9-race series and gave the two victors a chance to solidify their dominance on the series. All results for all the categories can be found here. Per the comments section, kudos and a big shout-out go to Michael Gaertner (VERTICAL EARTH) for the awesome course design. He not only has the skills to race fast, he can put together a course that flows with style.

Next weekend, the Inland Northwest CX Series continues on Saturday at Riverside State Park (Seven Mile area) in Spokane, WA and then Sunday, Emde Sports and the Inland Empire host the Washington State Cyclocross Championships at Valley Mission Park in Spokane Valley. Race details for upcoming races are available here.

Men A
1 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline
2 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
4 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
5 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
6 Eric Anderson -- North Division Bicycles
7 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
8 Sean Christen -- Two Wheeler
9 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
10 Chris Kelsey -- North Division Bicycles
11 Dan Rud -- Mtn. View Cyclery
12 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
13 Ted Chauvin -- Hagens Berman LLP
14 Paul Nelson -- Baddlands
15 James Barton -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics

Women A
1 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
2 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Erika Krumplemann -- Velo Bella
4 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
5 Jill Wright -- none
6 Shannon Burgess -- none

Cross Crusade – The Flying M results

2006-10-31T07:09:00.000-08:00

Vanilla Bicycles take 3 out of the top 4 spots in the Senior Men A category. River City was even more dominant taking 4 out of the top 5 spots in the Women A race. Top honors to go Wendy Williams (RIVER CITY), Shannon Skerritt (VANILLA) and John Bravard (HALF FAST VELO) for capturing the victories in the A categories.

Want to find out who took 36th in the Single Speed category? How ‘bout 78th place in Beginner Men? You can find out all that and more right here.

The Cross Crusade will dial it up again this upcoming Sunday at the Mother of All Rock Gardens, Barton Park.

Women A
1 Williams Wendy -- River City Bicycles (7 Laps)
2 Butler Sue -- River City Bicycles
3 Pennington Alice - Desalvo Custom Cycles Racing
4 Stoick Bridgette -- River City Bicycles
5 Dance Dani -- River City Bicycles
6 Kelsey Kristen -- bicycleattorney.com
7 Berry Alalia -- Sorella Forte
8 Brubaker Tina -- Vanilla Bicycles
9 Gitlen Laurel -- Gentle Lovers
10 Kunz Kori -- Poplollies
11 Faris Megan -- River City Bicycles
12 Paguette Caroline -- none (6 Laps)
13 Hargie Kristina -- River City Bicycles
14 Alvares Marila -- Sorella Forte
15 Playman Erin -- Veloshop

Senior Men A
1 Skerritt Shannon -- Vanilla Bicycles (11 Laps)
2 Cameron Molly -- Vanilla Bicycles
3 Decker Carl -- Giant
4 Hulick Kevin -- Vanilla Bicycles
5 Winter Zach -- Guinness Cycling Team
6 Plews Evan -- Capitol Subaru
7 Brown Ian -- River City Bicycles
8 Slaven Matthew -- Kona
9 Sallashea Michael -- River City Bicycles
10 Miller Carson -- Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team
11 Nichols Brett -- River City Bicycles
12 Smith Jonathan -- Team S&M
13 Rathe Jacob -- Beaverton Bicycle Club
14 Pilz David -- Gentle Lovers
15 Hunter Steve -- Veloshop

Master Men A
1 Bravard John -- Half Fast Velo (10 Laps)
2 Mitchem John -- Casa Bruno
3 McCaffrey John -- bicycleattorney.com
4 Benderly Ken -- bicycleattorney.com
5 Butler Tim -- River City Bicycles
6 Baker Martin -- bicycleattorney.com
7 Talbert Greg -- Art by Opsal
8 Quirk Dan -- Veloce/Felt
9 Juenger Jim -- Sunnyside Sports
10 Benno Michael -- Veloce/Felt
11 Voldengen Eric -- Beaverton Bicycle Club
12 Goritski Bill -- Tireless Velo
13 Wilson John -- EWEB Windpower
14 Grant Dave -- none (9 Laps)
15 Romasco Michael -- Capital/Subaru

Montana State Champs results

2006-10-31T07:01:00.000-08:00

7th Annual Herron Park Cyclocross
Montana State Championships
MBRA Race #6 Results
Promoted by Flathead Cycling
Sunday, October 29th
Kalispell, MT

Clint Muhlfeld and Chance Cook are your 2006 Montana State Cyclocross Champions. Clint won easily over the field in the Cat 1/2/3 race and Chance Cook had a bit harder time in the Masters race but still managed to snag the win by over half a minute.

The MBRA Cross Series still has 3 races to go, plus there is the National Champs Prep Series in Helena to wrap up the Montana 'cross season. Check out the rest of the season here.

Cat 1/2/3
1 Clint Muhlfeld -- Unattached 1:02:49
2 Doug Shryock -- U of Montana 1:04:10
3 Tim Noonan -- Flathead Cycling 1:07:38
4 Scott Herzig -- Montana Velo 1:07:48
5 Brendan Halpin -- Five Valley Velo 1:10:34
6 Chance Cooke -- Flathead Cycling 1:11:00
7 Alan Adams -- Broadmark 1:04:10 (-1 lap)

Master
1 Chance Cooke -- Flathead Cycling 49:05
2 Tim Gaertner -- Flathead Cycling 49:38
3 Frank Gonzalez -- Unattached 49:55
4 William Martin -- Unattached 50:37
5 Eric Greenberg -- Flathead Cycling 51:13
6 Steve Muller -- Flathead Cycling 52:48
7 John Weyhrich -- Five Valley Velo 53:03
8 Jay Shaver -- Flathead Cycling 53:55
9 Byron Deford -- Great Divide 50:38 (-1 lap)
10 Ken Campbell -- Flathead Cycling 52:33 (-1 lap)
11 Tom Caughlen -- Unattached 52:46 (-2 laps)
12 Todd Anderson -- Unattached 56:48 (-2 laps)

Lap times

2006-10-30T21:25:00.000-08:00

In studying the Seattle Cyclocross Series results, the lap times are a great bonus to the results. The average lap times allow one to compare people of both genders in various categories against each other. Yesterday’s results tell the story of a course that got significantly more difficult as the day went on due to the transformation of smooth grass to thick lumpy mud. The first race of the day, Master Men Cat 4 35+ was won by Jason Dudek (WINES OF WASHINGTON) with an average lap time of 7:58 for 4 laps. Fast forward 5 hours and roughly a dozen races later and the winner of the Men 1/2 race was Ryan Iddings (REDLINE) with an average lap time of 7:51 for 8 laps. At Mr. Dudek’s pace during the 9:30am race, he would have taken 3rd overall in the Men 1/2 race at 2:45pm. An interesting scenario would be to see how fast Mr. Iddings would have gone at the 9:30am race. Any guesses on what his average lap time would have been?

Rad Cup/USGP registration info

2006-10-30T21:20:00.000-08:00

Rad Cup CCX USGP #5 at Fort Steilacoom (aka Lakewood) is right around the corner. Here’s a message from Jim Brown, race director, regarding registration:

Please review the info below regarding registration. The key point is seeding procedures. After the initial criteria start grid will be based on order of entry making pre-registration a prudent thing. Any Category in addition to the ones mentioned below that get 30+ riders will be staged by order of registration.

Important Info:

Elite Men, U23 Men, and Elite Women are required to pre-register per USGP rules. There will be no race-day registration.

If you don’t want to register on the internet print out a standard USAC release and mail to:

Rad Cup of CCX
PO Box 11642
Olympia, Wash 98508

Seeding Criteria:

Elite Men/U23 Men
Current UCI Standings
Order of registration

Elite Women
Current UCI Standings
Order of registration

Junior Men
Random draw per UCI regulations

Master Men 35+ Cat 1-3 (USGP)
Current USGP Standings
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of Registration

Cat 3 Men
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

Cat 4 men
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

Master Men 35+ Cat 4
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

For easy on-line registration click here.

Euro-trash poser? Uhhh.. no, he’s the real deal.

2006-10-30T14:01:00.000-08:00

There were rumors flying yesterday of a guy at Seattle’s ‘cross race rolling around in a full Cofidis kit. The bright white shorts and jersey contrasted well with all the mud that was everywhere. He probably drew a few snickers and comments as he warmed up on the school grounds prepping for the Mens 1/2 race. What kind of poser buys an entire Pro Euro kit (socks/gloves/cap/everything) and then shows up at a local cross race? Who does this guy think he is, Ben Berden?

Well, turns out it was a true European Pro, straight outta the UCI Pro Tour peloton, Washington native, Tyler Farrar (COFIDIS). Unfortunately for him (and us), he dnf’d. We are not sure whether it was a mechanical that caused him to withdraw mid-race or that he simply came to the realization that he was jeopardizing his pro cycling career by riding around on a greasy sketchy and down-home local cross race. Knowing his adventure for racing, we suspect it was a misfortunate mechanical. Whatever the reason, it was very euro-cool to have Tyler in the local northwest scene, if not for just a few laps. He is following in the footsteps of fellow Euro pro, Chris Horner in taking up the sport of cross on this side of the pond. We hope to see Tyler on the local start grid again soon.

Cross Crusade Flying M report and photos

2006-10-30T13:08:00.000-08:00

ouch... credit to Jonathan Maus for this very questionable photo

Kegs and Costumes Make for a Crazy Cross Weekend

Posted by Jonathan Maus on October 30th, 2006

"Yesterday the Cross Crusade Series continued its march toward mayhem with a fantastic race out at Flying M Ranch in Yamhill. It was my first time at this annual party that calls itself a cyclocross race and it more than lived up to its reputation.

The beer flowed and the hilarious costumes showed that Portland’s ‘cross scene is really all about having fun. Brad Ross and the Crusade crew put their courses not just near the spectator area, but directly through them. The result are races that are just as fun to watch as they are to race…especially when there’s a keg in every corner."

To check out the rest of Jonathan’s article and view the totally outrageous photos, simply click here.

Granogue video starring the Tree Farm

2006-10-30T11:22:00.000-08:00

Some video of Ryan Trebon (KONA) throwing down at Granogue last weekend.

Seattle Cyclocross - Snohomish

2006-10-30T10:52:00.000-08:00

A new venue for the Seattle Cyclocross Series! The races were held at a middle school in the quaint town of Snohomish. A muddy test of handling and power greeted the riders as the day wore on and the rain continued to fall and the course deteriorated. By the afternoon races, most of the rain had ended and in its wake there were several large sections of mud that were better ran than cycled through. Several long off-camber sections and some technical riding in the forest were a boon for the technically adept riders. There were also 2 sets of barriers, a short steep run-up and some sketchy downhills each lap that managed to slow the riders as their mud-caked machines continued to get heavier as the races wore on.

Ryan Iddings (REDLINE) showed his skills on the bike by easily winning over a very competitive field, running away with it by a large margin. Doug Reid (VELOCE CYCLES) demonstrated the same prowess as he won by half a minute over Tom Phillips (RAGNAROK). In the women’s race, The Queen set the tempo and demolished the field as Ann Knapp (KONA) won by over a minute as well.

Congrats also go to the second place riders in the Men and Women’s 1/2 races as Kevin Noiles (MASI-ADOBE) and Kelly Jones (SUGOI) finished 5th and 2nd respectively at Saturday’s BC Provincial Championships at Vancouver, BC’s Jericho Park.

The Seattle Cyclocross juggernaut takes a week off to re-group before descending on arguably the favorite stop on the circuit, Evergreen High School, on November 12th.

Men 1/2
1 Ryan Iddings -- Redline 1:02:47 (8 Laps -- Avg Lap 7:51)
2 Kevin Noiles -- Masi-Adobe 1:03:21
3 Ian Mackie -- BRI 1:04:09
4 Loren Hanson -- BRI 1:04:13
5 Morgan Schmitt -- Hagens Berman 1:04:15
6 Mark Hanson -- BRI 1:04:39
7 Nicholas Weighall -- Alan Factory 1:04:45.
8 Daniel Neyens -- Hagens-Berman 1:05:06
9 Dave Richter -- Redline 1:05:25
10 Sean Worsech -- Rad Racing NW 1:05:44

Master Men 1/2
1 Doug Reid -- Veloce Cycles 1:06:57 (8 Laps --Avg Lap 8:22)
2 Tom Phillips -- Ragnarok 1:07:27
3 Jeff Cummings -- Ragnarok 1:08:31
4 Alex Andel -- none 1:09:44
5 Andy Dahlstrom -- Ragnarok 1:09:51
6 Randy Iddings -- Redline 1:10:11
7 Randy Daniels -- Jet City 1:02:28 (7 Laps)
8 David Karman -- Hagens-Berman 1:02:36
9 Kenny Williams -- 1st Rate Mortgage 1:03:03
10 Steve Jensen -- none 1:03:23

Women 1/2
1 Ann Knapp -- Kona 54:43 (6 Laps -- Avg Lap 9:07)
2 Kelly Jones -- Sugoi Factory Team 56:03
3 Kristi Berg -- Group Health 57:41
4 Ingrid Spies -- Recycled Cycles 58:33
5 Jadine Riley -- Group Health 58:52
6 Amber Itle -- YBR 59:17
7 Tela Crane -- Sonic U23 50:23 (5 Laps)
8 Jodi Hess -- Avanti Ti Cycles 50:50
9 Jenny Trew -- Team Giant 51:35
10 Lea Stralka -- BYR 52:15

Tonkin/Mazza head to the Rockies

2006-10-30T10:47:00.000-08:00

Passing up another Cross Crusade weekend, Portland hard-man and all-around good guy Erik Tonkin (KONA) and the Queen of Portland Cyclocross Rhonda Mazza (TEAM S&M/VANILLA) headed to Boulder for the Boulder UCI Cross Race presented by Boulder Racing. Next week is the USGP stop in Colorado for the 3rd and 4th races in the 6 race series. Erik finished 4th as the reigning National Cyclocross Champion Todd Wells (GT) easily took the victory over a very competitive field. Rhonda ended up taking 5th on the day as National Champion Katie Compton (SPIKE) easily took the victory (after nearly winning the Men’s Cat 3 race immediately prior to the womens race!), Ketchum, Idaho’s Georgia Gould (LUNA CHIX) finished 2nd on the day.

Boulder Cyclocross
Sunday, October 29th
Boulder Reservoid, Boulder, CO
UCI 2

Elite Men
1 Todd Wells -- GT
2 Joachim Parbo – CK Aarhus
3 Jonathan Baker -- Harshman Wealth/Primus Mootry
4 Erik Tonkin -- Kona
5 Matt Shriver --TargeTraining Cycling Team

Elite Women
1 Katie Compton -- Spike Professional/Primus Mootry
2 Georgia Gould -- Luna Chix
3 Ann Trombley -- Excel Sports
4 Kerry Barnholt --Tokyo Joes
5 Rhonda Mazza -- Team S&M/Vanilla Bicycles

Vancouver Island Cowboy ‘Cross

2006-10-30T10:42:00.000-08:00

Cross on the Rock #3
Cowboy Cross, Luxton Fairgrounds, Langford, Victoria, BC
Race #3 in the Island Cup Cross Series 2006
Conditions: Sunny, 13c, Twisty, turny, technical, flat, fun racing!

To take co-course designer from Oak Bay Bikes in Victoria, Mat Powsey’s, words the course description for the first ever legal cyclocross race in Victoria was as follows: There's a whirly-wirl, a log , barricades , quick runups including wide stairs , it goes through a rodeo corral into a Nys killing sand-pit back into corral land out around a playground under awnings around a " poultry " barn ( got yer flu shot? ) to the start finish. It's rad. and the pits? the pits have a hose. pro . we've used nearly all the stakes. ribboned everything.it's sweet. lap times around 5mins+ short but featureful and very physical it will take it's toll. I hope it don't rain. Then the next e-mail, “actually pray for rain..” matt

I received that pumped up description after returning to the Island from the Provincial Championships at Jericho. We were excited for the opportunity to finally have a legal race in Victoria. Legal in that there has been cx racing in Victoria for a number of years but only at the Wednesday-night-fun-race-everyone-shows-up-and-has-a-beer-type of racing. Great for the enthusiasts but hard to grow the sport off.

Despite provincials being held the day before we again had a solid turn out of riders spread over the three start times. First lap beer primes from Lighthouse Brewery as well as series points and prizes gave the riders plenty of incentive to race hard from the start. Each race was started with a vintage military police siren donated by my uncle!

Race Expert Men (14 Laps)
Victoria’s Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) (fresh off a win at the Provincial Championships yesterday in Vancouver) received the first ever honorary dignitary 1st call up spot on the front line of the 15 person Expert field. 60 minutes. 14 Laps of the technical Luxton course. For some riders this meant up to 56 dismounts. For the more skilled riders they could get it as low as 28 with expert bunny hopping skills.

Troy Woodburn (Gigabike) took off like a rocket and led out Kabush and Canadian Masters Champ, Normon Thibault (Frontrunners) for the first lap Lighthouse Brewery Beer Prime. Woodburn and Kabush quickly left Thibault behind on lap 2 and from the 4th line Mat Hewitt (Oak Bay Bikes) rode through to join the leading two riders. Next to make their way through traffic was Kris Sneddon (Kona) using his MTB “skilz” to bunny hop his way past a fading Thibault. The first DNF of the day was to be Diver Lake race winner, Rob Britton (Gigabike) who retired with a broken seat.

The 14 laps were taking their toll with gaps opening up all over the course and only small groups of 2 riders or solos after half of the race. Up front Woodburn (4th) faded a bit with Hewwit (2nd) making up time on Kabush (1st). Later it was learned that Kabush was being “a gentleman” and not passing Wendy Simms (Kona) so she could be the last rider to complete all of the 14 laps…..not exactly a privilege!

A battle was developing for 5th place and last step on the Expert podium between Thomas Skinner (Sugoi-Giant) and Thibault with back and forth action for the last 4 laps. On the last lap Thibault tapped Skinner’s rear wheel at the center of the Whirly Whirl section and went down leaving 5th place wide open for Skinner. We should mention that Sneddon made his way from the very last person called up to 3rd!

Race: Master Men (12 Laps)
The largest of the fields today with 16 riders taking the course. Series #1; Robin Dutton (Arrowsmith) took off from the front line at the siren. Everyone thought it would be a repeat of the Coal Cross where Dutton lead from the gun to the wire. Dutton took the Lighthouse Brewery beer prime and was looking very strong. But from the back line two non-ranked riders were making up time. The first to make contact with Dutton was Duncan’s Peter Stevenson (Cowichan). He jockeyed with Dutton for a few laps before leaving him. Next was back row starter, Dave Holden (Aviawest) from Victoria with a never changing expression on his face he passed a fading Dutton and focused in on Stevenson. 50 meters. Then 30. Starting the last lap it was down to 25 meters but Stevenson was able to hold off Holden for a 4 second win. Dutton held onto 3rd with Courtenay; Coal Cross organizer, Dave Nowak (Frontrunners) almost catching Dutton and taking 4th place.

Race: Women (12 Laps)
Lisa Ludwig (Oak Bay Bikes) from Victoria showed great opening speed by taking the Lighthouse Brewery Beer Prime. With the opening lap out of the way she got into a back and forth battle with Trish Sinclair (Scott) over the next few laps. Ludwig showed great form and technique by powering out of each of the many Luxton Fairgrounds corners. Eventually this technique opened up a gap on Sinclair. Ludwig was the sole women to make it through for 12 Laps of the course today with Sinclair (2nd) getting caught just before the line by the Master’s men’s leader. Rounding out the podium was Jamie McGowan (Oak Bay Bikes) also of Victoria.

Awesome racing. A lot of fun! Hope to see more people out for next year.

Next race on Vancouver Island (and 2nd to last race in British Columbia for 2006) is the National Championships on November 11th. If you are racing for fun or with a lack of fitness or a beginner you can race the 8:30am challenge categories on the Nationals Course. Sign up on our web site.

Last race in the Cross on the Rock Island Cup Series is double points at Fletcher’s Farm on November 12th. A great way to finish up your cross season.

-Norm Thibault, Series Director

Results:

Expert (14 Laps)
1 Geoff Kabush -- Maxxis 55:28
2 Mat Hewitt -- Oak Bay Bikes 55:37 (:09)
3 Kris Sneddon -- Kona 55:39 (:11)
4 Troy Woodburn -- Gigabike 55:52 (:24)
5 Thomas Skinner -- Sugoi 57:24 (1:56)
6 Normon Thibault -- Frontrunners 58:18 (2:50)
7 Wendy Simms -- Kona 58:50 (3:22)
8 Menno Jongsma -- Frontrunners 55:46 -1 Lap
9 John Lackey -- Gallatin Alpine 56:35 -1 Lap
10 Andrew Brown -- Dalvay 56:37 -1 Lap
11 Dan Molgat-Roy -- none 57:33 -1 Lap
1st Lap Lighthouse Brewery Prime: Troy Woodburn

Masters Men (12 Laps)
1 Pete Stevenson -- Cowichan 52:19
2 Dave Holden -- Aviawest 52:23 (:04)
3 Robin Dutton -- Arrowsmith 53:20 (1:01)
4 Dave Nowak -- CVCC 53:23 (1:04)
5 David Perrin -- none 53:36 (1:17)
6 Bryn Shappard -- Arrowsmith 53:49 (1:30)
Curtis Saunders -- Oak Bay Bikes 54:24 (2:05)
7 Jason Sandquist -- Frontrunners 55:10 (2:51)
8 Gary Croome -- Frontrunners 55:31 (3:12)
9 James White -- WORKA 56:11 (3:52)
10 Chris Birch -- Arrowsmith 56:24 (4:05)
1st Lap Lighthouse Brewery Prime: Robin Dutton

Women (12 Laps)
1 Lisa Ludwig -- Oak Bay Bikes 56:43
2 Trish Sinclair -- Scott Bikes 51:40 -1 Lap
3 Jaymie McGowan -- Oak Bay Bikes 54:20 -1 Lap
4 Brandi Svenson -- none 55:44 -1 Lap
5 Steph Roorda -- Synergy 54:06 -2 Lap
6 Joele Guynep -- USA Cycling 55:33 -2 Lap
1st Lap Lighthouse Brewery Prime: Lisa Ludwig

Euro Cross Vids

2006-10-30T10:38:00.000-08:00

Need some Dutch and Belgian treats to keep you warm on a cold autumn night? Here are a few races from last year and this year. Check them out courtesy of Nathan Spear here.

BC Provincial Championships

2006-10-30T10:34:00.000-08:00

*no photo credit available

Kabush & Simms Take Provincial Titles - and set the tone for Nationals

Saturday October 28, 2006 at Jericho Park, Vancouver, BC
Presented by Wedgewood Cycling Club

Course Description: The course is a 2.6km loop in one of Vancouver’s nicest parks, Jericho Park, on the waterfront in Kitsilano. The course includes pavement, bark mulch and hard packed gravel trail. It includes 2 short steep climbs and one double set of barriers. It promises to be a true Belgian style event.

Against all odds the weather in Vancouver held for yet another weekend of Cyclocross. The former National Championship course in Jericho Park was tweaked a little to provide some spectacular racing and no one left wanting for more.

This event was acting as the BC Provincial Championship race for Open Men and Open Women as well as the BC Cross Cup presented by Giant series finale with double points being awarded in the Men A, B and Women A categories.

The first race of the day was also the biggest as the B Men got underway. Early on a large group of 6 riders separated themselves from the pack and drove the pace. In the mix were a couple of riders haggling for series points and the coveted title. Graham Tutti, Menno Jangsma, Brad Collins, Jay Murray, Steve Murray and Jason Thompson rode together for a while and then one by one dropped off the pace leaving Tutti and Jangsma to fight it out for the win with Tutti pulling it off for maximum points.

Next up were the Women and the C Men. Hot off some great USGP results, Wendy Simms (Kona) was the class of the field, riding away early and holding a good gap to the line to take the BC Championship. Second went to Kelly Jones (SUGOI) the easy winner of the BC Cross Cup title with her consistent wins. Sarah Stewart rode strongly for third place.
The B Women had a tighter race just behind the A's with youngster Chelsea Bilsbarrow taking the win over Sherri Iwaschuk and Lesley Trivett. The C men were sent off after the ladies and had a tough time catching any of them. They had a great battle with Graham Falkowsky taking the win ahead of Dave Markham and Raymond Tse.

The big guns came out for the final race of the day. Geoff Kabush (MAXXIS) came to town to challenge the BC Cup series regulars Andrew Pinfold, Andreas Hestler, Andrew Kyle and Dan MacDonald. Right from the gun the racing was hard and very fast, with a lead group of 6 to 8 riders off the front. Kabush seemed happy to get a feel for the course early on and let the others play at the front. It didn't take long for Kabush to take over and mid race he and Andrew Pinfold started to separate themselves from the field. Dangling just behind them on his own was BC Cup leader Andrew Kyle having another strong race. Pinner and Kabush rode together heading into the last lap and shortly after Kabush put the power down to drop Pinfold and solo in for the win and the BC Championship. Pinfold rolled in for second and not long after Andrew Kyle came through for third and a clear win in the BC Cross Series.

Men A
1 Geoff Kabush -- Maxxis
2 Andrew Pinfold -- Symmetrics Cycling
3 Andrew Kyle -- Sugoi Giant
4 Rob Britton -- Giga Bike / La-Z-Boy
5 Kevin Noiles -- Masi - Adobe
6 Kris Sneddon -- Kona - les Gets
7 Dan McDonald -- Bike Barn
8 Craig Richey-- Kona Bikes
9 Andreas Hestler -- Rocky Mountain - Business Objects
10 Kevin Calhoun -- Rocky Mountain

Women A
1 Wendy Simms -- Kona
2 Kelly Jones-- Sugoi Factory Team
3 Sarah Stewart -- Wedgewood Cycling Team
4 Sandra Walter -- XO Felt
5 Jenny Trew -- Giant Canada
6 Christy Love -- Sugoi Factory Team
7 Melanie Vaughan
8 Jaymie McGowan -- Oak Bay Bikes
9 Danika Schroeter -- Cove Bikes
10 Barb Zimich -- Team Coastal

week-old Montana results (MBRA #5)

2006-10-30T10:27:00.000-08:00

Montana MBRA Race #5 Results
Copper Mountain ‘Cross
Presented by Highlands Cycling Club
Sunday, October 22nd
Butte Copper Mountain Sports Complex

These results are a week old, but still Clint is the man, he not only can ride a mountain bike for obscene amounts of time, it seems he's pretty handy with a 'cross bike too. He leads the series with 3 races remaining.

1 Clint Muhlfeld 55:19
2 Scott Herzig 56:40
3 Frank Gonzalez 58:02
4 John Curry 58:32
5 Tim Noonan 1:00:20
6 Ben Kneller 58:30 -1 lap
7 Tomas Dumbrovsky 58:58 -1 lap
8 Jeff Handlin 1:00:18 -1 lap
9 Alexander Lussier 56:41 -2 laps

Sunday's Montana State Cyclocross Championship race results and report will be posted ASAP!

Saturday's Spokane Cross Results

2006-10-30T10:25:00.000-08:00

KBP (Kevin Bradford-Parish) seems to win no matter which side of the mountains he decides to race.

Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series
Saturday, October 28th
Highbridge Park; Spokane, WA
Organized by Emde Sports LLC, Vertical Earth and Allegro Cycling

Senior Men
1 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline
2 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
4 Eric Anderson -- North Division Bicycles
5 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
6 Cameron York -- Wheelsport
7 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
8 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
9 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
10 Jake McBurns -- none

Senior Women
1 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella
2 Erika Krumplemann -- Vertical Earth
3 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
4 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
5 Connie Kubu -- North Division Bicycles

Sunday's Coeur d'Alene race results will be posted shortly!

Outlaw Cross Results for Races 1 and 2

2006-10-30T10:22:00.000-08:00

Nathan, Bear and Reny seem to have a lock on the top 3, the only question is in what order will they finish.

Outlaw Cross Race #2
Saturday, October 28
Tom Pearce Park
Grants Pass, OR

Men A
1 Riddle Nathan -- Wilderness Trail Bikes
2 Townsend Reny -- Etna Brewing Company/Desalvo Custom Cycles
3 Perrin Bear -- Etna Brewing Company/Desalvo Custom Cycles

Women A
1 Green Kristi -- Etna Brewing Company/Desalvo Custom Cycles
2 Margulies Becca
3 Klakulak Amy

Outlaw Cross Race #1
Saturday, October 21
Emigrant Lake
Ashland, OR

Men A
1 Nathan Riddle -- Wilderness Trail Bikes
2 Bear Perrin -- Etna Brewing Company/Desalvo Custom Cycles
3 Reny Townsend -- Etna Brewing Company/Desalvo Custom Cycles

Women A
1 Amy Klakulak -- Cycle Analysis
2 Becca Margulies

videos videos videos

2006-10-29T10:03:00.000-08:00

With the Cross Crusade's Halloween Bash currently going on at Flying M Ranch today, here's some video of last year's epic battle.

The next two videos are highlights (or lowlights if you are Chris Brandt) of last week's Cross Crusade stop at Horning's Hideout.

Enjoy.

You know this one’s gonna hurt for a few days:

Weekend Preview

2006-10-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

Across the great Northwest this weekend, there are all kinds of good stuff happening.

How ‘bout this line-up:

In Idaho, you can catch a 2 day race festival at the Sun Valley Crosstoberfest weekend. In Britsh Columbia, one can race the BC Provincial Championships on Saturday in downtown Vancouver and then take the ferry over to Vancouver Island and saddle up for Cowboy Cross on Vancouver Island on Sunday

Not to be out-done, the crazies in Portland have the Halloween Bash on Saturday and a full day’s worth of high-level racing at the Flying M Ranch on Sunday.The Seattle Cyclocross Series will be visiting a brand new venue in Snohomish. A new course will challenge the athletes from the beginners to the Elites. Kalispell hosts the Montana State Championships on Sunday. Eastern Washington will host another Inland Empire double-header this weekend. Racing will be in Spokane on Saturday and Coeur d'Alene on Sunday.

For info on all these races, check the calendar to the right and click on the name for all the race details.

Wherever you live, there’s great racing this weekend. Weather will be all over the board depending on your locale, so prepare accordingly and get out there…

Montana Cross announcement

2006-10-27T13:52:00.000-07:00

Greetings Cyclocross Fans,

This coming Sunday, October 29, Flathead Cycling is hosting the Montana State Cyclocross Championship race at Herron Park in Kalispell, Montana.

If you're a long-time Montana 'crosser, I don't need to tell you that this is one of the best courses in Montana. If you're new to cyclocross, you don't want to miss this opportunity to race here. The course has a nice mix of pavement, grass, dirt roads w/ a nice little run-up, and a few hurdles thrown in to keep it exciting. I'd really like to encourage all you 'closet crossers' in Missoula to make the short drive to Kalispell. After all, it is the state championships!

Start Times:

-Registration 9:30-10:30. Entry fee $20 w/uscf license. 1-day license +$10

-Masters 40+, Men 'B' and Women 'A' will start @ 11:00. They will race 6 laps.

-Any Juniors and Women 'B' will start one lap after, and race 5 laps.

-Men's 'A' will start @ 12:00, and race 8 laps.*

-* If less than 6 'A's at close of registration, all racers will start @ 11, w/ staggered start times.

see website for flyer/course map.

Directions to Herron Park: Hwy. 93 north to Kalispell, continue north around courthouse (Main St.), turn left on 4th St. West (2nd light past courthouse), continue west app. 12 blocks to S.Meridian, turn left and follow signs to Lone Pine State Park, continue past Foy's Lake and past the turnoff for Lone Pine - Herron Park will be on your right.

If you are driving north from Missoula, I would recommend bypassing the road construction, and take Hwy.200 west @ Ravalli, to Hwy.212 north to Charlo. It will only add about 15 min. drive time.

info: Steve Muller 261-9250

also check the website at montanacycling.org

the early bird gets the...

2006-10-23T20:30:00.000-07:00

good spot on the starting grid...

from the inbox regarding the USGP Lakewood (ie. Fort Steilacoom) stop:

November 18th 2006 the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross returns to Ft. Steilacoom Park in Lakewood.

The Rad Racing Cup of Cyclocross Presented by Seasoned Skewers brings round #5 of the USGP to town.
The best cross racers in the country will be right in our backyard.

In addition to the USGP categories there will be a full menu of support races through the day with great prizes to be had.

Come out and race, head over to the “Seasoned Skewers Grill” to get some of the best event food you have ever had, and then catch the big show.

There will be an expo on site featuring vendors and teams. Free kids racing with prizes for all.

More info on the race can be found at: radracingnw.org

USGP info is here: usgpcyclocross.com

Registration is here: bikereg.com

Important Info:

Elite Men, U23 Men, and Elite Women are required to pre-register per USGP rules.
There will be no race-day registration.

If you don’t want to register on the internet print out a standard USAC release and mail to:

Rad Cup of CCX
PO Box 11642
Olympia, Wash
98508

Seeding Criteria:

Elite Men/U23 Men
Current UCI Standings
Order of registration

Elite Women
Current UCI Standings
Order of registration

Junior Men
Random draw per UCI regulations

Master Men 35+ Cat 1-3(USGP)
Current USGP Standings
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of Registration.

Cat 3 Men
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

Cat 4 men
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

Master Men 35+ Cat 4
Top 8 riders in the Seattle Cyclocross Series
Order of registration

These are UCI/USGP and the biggest categories in the Seattle Series with a definite need for staging because of field sizes.
If other categories start to get big, seeding will be by order of registration.

Good motivation to pre-register at bikereg.com.

Teams: Teams seeking expo space need to contact me to reserve.

More info to come. Check the Rad Racing Site for updates.

Jim Brown
Promoter- Rad Racing Cup of Cyclocross
360-556-4258

NW represents at Wissahickon

2006-10-23T12:56:00.000-07:00

Another fine showing by northwest 'crossers at yesterday’s UCI race at Wissahickon. It was the second of two days of UCI racing in The Verge MAC Cyclocross Series back east.

Elite Men
1 Ryan Trebon -- KONA
2 Tim Johnson -- Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com
3 Barry Wicks -- KONA

Elite Women
1 Katie Compton -- Spike Professional/Primus Mootry
2 Lyne Bessette -- Cyclocrossworld.com
3 Georgia Gould -- Luna Women's MTB Team

Kabush, Tonkin, Sundt, Cameron and McGrath were also in the mix. Race report and full results here.

Registration for Nationals

2006-10-23T12:22:00.000-07:00

Registration opened this morning for Cyclocross Nationals to be held December 15-17 in Providence, RI. Wanna see how you stack up against the best in the nation? Sign up here.

Viking Cross at WWU

2006-10-23T12:07:00.000-07:00

Viking Cross will be coming at you on Sunday, November 5th. More info to follow. Here's a little taste to get you in the mood.

BC Provincial Champs this Saturday

2006-10-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

Mud, Sweat & Tears!

2006 BC Provincial Cyclo-Cross Championship
Courtesy Philip Meyer
Saturday October 28th 2006
Presented by Wedgewood Cycling Team

Having organised a very successful Provincial Road Race Championship back in June with the Formwerks Westside Cycling Classic, The Wedgewood Cycling Team now turns its attention to the mud.

A shared cash purse of $1000 for Men's A and Women's A, cash & merchandise prizing for the other categories and draw prizes which will include a night at Canada's leading luxury boutique hotel - The Wedgewood Hotel - and a Mavic Aksium Wheelset are likely to draw a large field for all categories to this very spectator-friendly course.

The route is a 2.6 km loop in one of Vancouver's prettiest parks, Jericho Park on the waterfront in Kitsilano. It includes pavement, bark mulch, a hard packed gravel trail, two short steep climbs and a double set of barriers.

"It's a real Belgian style event that will attract some of the best riders from the Pacific Northwest, and the location always ensures we have a large turnout of spectators" says Race organiser Dave Cressman. "Expect to see some great battles out there. Cyclo-Cross is extremely competitive in British Columbia at all levels and being the Championship adds that added extra incentive" Cressman continued.

Full details of the event can be found at www.teamwedgewood.com. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation, which is an independent charitable organization that raises and stewards resources to support breakthrough research and compassionate care through the BC Cancer Agency.

Event Organizer: Dave Cressman
Tel: 604-730-1998
Fax: 604-737-6983

Rundle Mountain Kananaskiker 'Cross

2006-10-23T09:12:00.000-07:00

Rundle Mountain Kananaskiker 'Cross - Canmore, Alberta
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Report and Results courtesy of Andy Holmwood

Cyclo-cross racing returned Saturday to the Canmore Nordic Centre, with the Rundle Mountain Cycling Club's Kananaskiker race. The race was the fifth event in the Pedalhead Road Works - Alberta Cyclo-Cross Cup. The course was limited to the ski trails beyond the Centre's stadium area, as significant re-construction of the facility is still occurring in the area of the day lodge and stadium. The course featured a couple of pavement sections, some scary downhills, and much hard-packed dirt trail.

The big news of the day was the end of Alberta Champion/United Cycle rider Tim Heemskerk's long string of wins, dating back to last season. Any disappointment Heemskerk had, however, was tempered by the fact that he was beaten by a rider he coaches, Ryan Hopping of ERTC/redbike. Heemskerk and Hopping pulled away from the field early in the race, with Hopping leaving Heemskerk behind on the last lap.

The Women's race saw Mical Dyck (Terrascape) cruise to another win in front of Jasper's Loni Klettl (Freeskool). Cyclo-cross racing continues to grow in Alberta, with over 90 riders competing in Saturday's race. The Alberta Cup series continues next week with the Terrascape Knobby Gobbler in Calgary.

Open
1. Ryan Hopping (ERTC/redbike) 59:56
2. Tim Heemskerk (United Cycle) 1:00:06
3. Brian Robinson (Cyclemeisters/Bow Cycle) 1:02:11
4. Peter Toth (ERTC/redbike) 1:03:15
5. Andre Sutton (Hardcore Cycling Club) 1:03:28
6. Per Strom (bicisport) 1:03:39
7. Sean Barr (Pedalhead Road Works) 1:03:53
8. Alex Reain (Fresh Air Experience Racing) 1:04:31
9. Shawn Bunnin (Cycledelia) 1:05:03
10. Dallas Morris (Deadgoat) 1:05:03

Women
1. Mical Dyck (Terrascape) 37:29
2. Loni Klettl (Freeskool) 38:54
3. Nancy Burden (Juventus) 41:14
4. Martha Handford (Independent Fabrications) 42:07
5. Alana Heise (Terrascape) 42:56
6. Adrienne Tibbitts (Gruppo Supportivo Campione) 42:58
7. Lisa Licis (Hardcore CC) 43:16
8. Carolyn Soules (Crankmasters) 44:57
9. Joanne Breau (bicisport) at 1 lap
10. Carrie Williamson (Terrascape) at 1 lap

Expert
1. Chris McNeil (Canary Cycles) 52:23
2. Clayton Paradis (Pedalhead Racing Club) 52:30
3. Chris Stipdonk (United Cycle) 52:43
4. Mike Blennerhassett (Hardcore CC) 53:45
5. Gary Brown (Rundle Mountain CC) 53:50
6. Tracy Shearer (Juventus) 54:27
7. Sandy Hilton (Pedalhead Road Works) 54:42
8. Reid Cummings (Cyclemeisters/Bow Cycle) 54:46
9. Bruce Penner (United Cycle) 54:46
10. Mike McKee (Deadgoat) both 54:46

Blizzard Cross Race Results & Report

2006-10-23T09:03:00.000-07:00

First of all, go to google maps to find Fort St. John, British Columbia (your geography lesson for today). Once you have found it, then go ahead and read the report.

Blizzard Bike Club - Fort St. John, BC
Courtesy Pat Ferris
Oct 22, 2006

Robin Baillie won Sunday's Blizzard Cyclo-Cross event doing 7 laps of the 2.8 km North Peace circuit, with a time of 50:19 minutes. Pat Ferris was second, also with 7 laps at 58:33 and Grande Prairie's Blaine Richter third at 6 laps, 53:17. Kevin Cooper was 4th at 54:38, Bob Andrews edged out Gord 'The Hammer' Harris for 5th at 56:09 for 6 laps, Sam Keats did 6 laps in 59:07 for 7th, Dean Lowry did 6 laps in 59:56, Barb Polehoykie did 6 laps in 1:00:09 and Adam Currie did 5 laps at 58:19.

The weather and circuit conditions were very dry and fast as compared with last Sunday and Thursday's snow and mud. The course featured grass, gravel paths, part of a running track and two run-ups with obstacles. Robin Baillie (H&R Block) led from the start with Pat Ferris chasing. Blaine Richter and Kevin Cooper battled it out for third, changing leads numerous times before Richter pulled away to seal the final podium spot. Bob Andrews and Gord Harris also battled it out for 5th with Andrews pulling away in the final laps.

Coming up: Sunday Cyclo-cross at 2 pm North Peace.

BC Cross Cup #5 Report & Results

2006-10-23T08:50:00.000-07:00

Vanier Park Cyclocross – Vancouver
Presented by Krebs Cycle Club
October 22, 2006
Report and Results Courtesy of Matt Klymson

The annual Vanier Park 'Cross Classic was hosted once again by Krebs Cycle Club this past Saturday Oct. 21st at our unique urban setting in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Race # 5 in the Giant Bicycles BC 'Cross Cup series yielded a huge turnout of racers who entertained spectators with some excellent close quarters racing on a new fast course layout designed by race director Sven Sturm. Dry course conditions under the warm and sunny skies led to a punishing pace at the front of all races, interspersed with some brutal natural run-ups plus artificial barriers that rewarded both technical skills and explosive acceleration.

Many thanks to our event sponsors - ING Direct, Ambleside Cycles / Scott Bikes, Schwalbe Tires, Race Face, Running Room, Uprising Breads, Tim Horton's, SISU, Vancouver Parks, Cycling BC, Deakin Equipment, Gu, CBI Health, City of Vancouver.

Thanks also to other local clubs Team Wedgewood (Dave Cressman) and Escape Velocity (Gordon Ross / Jason Thomson) for helping with equipment loans. Look for other great BC events from these clubs.

Note: * Lapped / pulled, DNF, and DQ'd riders marked as "Not Placed"
Womens' A
1. Kelly Jones
2. Sarah Stewart
3. Christy Love
4. Stefanie Roorda
5. Catherine Pendrel
6. Sandra Walter
7. Leah Guloien
8. Jenny Trew
9. Melanie Vaughan
10. Naomi Cooper
11. Courney Albert

Mens' A
1. Andrew Kyle
2. Kris Sneddon
3. Kevin Noiles
4. Andreas Hestler
5. Dan MacDonald
6. Craig Richey
7. Stefan Widmer
8. Kevin Calhoun
9. Drew Mackenzie
10. Tristan Galbraith
11. Thomas Skinner
12. Jonathan Gormick
13. Jason Fluckiger
14. Basse Clement
15. Menno Jongsma
16. Patrick Love
17. Chris Cole
18. Sven Sturm
19.Dwayne Kress
20. Tyler Trace
21. Scott MacGregor
22. Troy Woodburn
23. Rick Rodland

Krebs is a Vancouver-based cycling club specializing in training and competition for XC mountain biking and other riding disciplines through a variety of road and off-road activities. See www.krebscycleclub.com for more information.

Next weekend is the BC Provincial Championships held at Jericho Park and hosted by Team Wedgewood.

BC Cross Cup #4 Results

2006-10-23T08:45:00.000-07:00

BC Cross Cup #4
Team Coastal Cyclocross Race
Delta BC, October 14th
Results Courtesy of Dave Dunnison

Better LATE than never!!!

Men's A
1 Dan MacDonald (Bike Barn)
2 Craig Ritchey (Crichey.com)
3 Mat Hewitt (Oak Bay)
4 Kevin Calhoun (Rocky Mountain)
5 Sven Sturm (Trek Red Truck Ale)
6 Kevin Noiles (Masi / Adobe)
7 Tom Skinner (Sugoi / Giant)
8 Tristin Galbriath (CVC Racing)
9 Basse Clement (Masi Adobe)
10 Jason Fluckiger (Bayside)
11 Dwayne Kress (SORCA)
12 Graeme Bant (Rocky Mtn/Different Bikes)
13 Rob Gosselin
14 Scott Malone (Steed Cycles)
15 Patrick Love (Wedgewood)
16 Steven Murray (Sorca)
17 Nels Guloien (Sugoi/Giant)
18 Rick Rodland (Flora Glo/Norco)
19 Joe Wessel (Fresh Air Experience)
20 Quinn Anderson (Mighty Riders)
Lapped
Dale Ewanchook (NED & G)
AB Scott McGregor (Steed Cycles)
AB Matt Green
AB Andreas Hestler (Rocky Mountain)
AB Andrew Kyle (Sugoi / Giant)

Women's A
1 Kelly Jones (Sugoi)
2 Lisa Ludwig (Oak Bay)
3 Trish Sinclair
4 Sandra Walter (XO Felt)
5 Sarah Stewart (Wedgwood)
6 Leah Guloien (Sugoi)
7 Jenny Trew
8 Melanie Vaughan
9 Jamie Mc Gowan (Oak Bay)
10 Heather Lamson
11 Lisa Howard
12 Jenelle Cassidy (Giant)
13 Courtney Albert

Cross Crusade-Horning's Hideout Results

2006-10-23T08:24:00.000-07:00

Another weekend, another great day of cyclocross. This time the Crusade made their first visit to Horning's Hideout, a great venue located about 30 miles west of Portland. Framed by a picture perfect postcard day, the course featured a bevy of technical sections including sketchy downhills, off-camber turns and loose dirt. The cream rose to the top as it does each week, with Carl Decker (GIANT), Rhonda Mazza (TEAM S&M/VANILLA) and Eric Martin (SPORTSMAN'S TEAM ONE RACING) taking the victories in the top categories.

Men A

1 Decker Carl -- Giant (9 Laps)
2 Skerritt Shannon -- Vanilla Bicycles
3 Sallashea Michael -- River City Bicycles
4 Hulick Kevin -- Vanilla Bicycles
5 Plews Evan -- Capitol Subaru
6 Swanson Chad -- Team S&M
7 Nichols Brett -- River City Bicycles
8 Pilz David -- Gentle Lovers
9 Holden Kris -- VerticalEarth
10 Blackwelder Mark -- Veloshop

Women A

1 Mazza Rhonda -- Team S&M/Vanilla (6 Laps)
2 Williams Wendy -- River City Bicycles
3 Pennington Alice -- Desalvo Custom Cycles Racing
4 Butler Sue -- River City Bicycles
5 Stoick Bridgette -- River City Bicycles
6 Dance Dani -- River City Bicycles
7 Kelsey Kristen -- bicycleattorney.com
8 Humblet Catherine -- none
9 Fournier Sami -- Sunnyside Sports
10 Gitlen Laurel -- Gentle Lovers

Master Men A

1 Martin Eric -- Sportsman's Team One Racing (8 Laps)
2 McCaffrey John -- bicycleattorney.com
3 Bravard John -- Half Fast Velo
4 Mitchem John -- Casa Bruno
5 Baker Martin -- bicycleattorney.com
6 Butler Tim -- River City Bicycles
7 Bannink Jeffrey -- Bike Gallery
8 Benderly Ken -- bicycleattorney.com
9 Leitheiser Ian -- Half Fast Velo
10 Talbert Greg -- Art by Opsal

As always, you can view all the results for all categories at the obra website, conveniently found here.

The Crusade keeps on marching. Next weekend is the return of the revered fall tradition, the Halloween weekend blowout at Flying M Ranch. Click the link on the calendar to the right for all the scary details.

Seattle-Donida Farms Results

2006-10-23T08:15:00.000-07:00

Under beautiful sunny skies and warm temperatures, Dan Neyens (HAGENS BERMAN) returned to Seattle after a trip to the east coast and resumed his spot at the top as he knocked off last week's winner, Kevin Bradford-Parish (REDLINE) by the narrowest of margins. This could be a duel that we see play out each week for the remainder of the series. Kristi Berg (GROUP HEALTH) distanced herself from the women's field to easily win going away. In the Master Men 1/2 race, Kenny Williams (1ST RATE MORTGAGE) demonstrated the power he is known for in the Men Pro/1/2 road race scene by pulling away from the competition to win comfortably.

Men 1/2
1 Daniel Neyens -- Hagens-Berman LLC 1:00:20 (9 Laps-avg lap 6:42)
2 Kevin Bradford-Parish -- Redline 1:00:20
3 Morgan Schmitt -- Hagens-Berman LLC 1:02:00
4 Ronnie Schmeer -- Art By Opsal 1:02:01
5 Sean Worsech -- Rad Racing NW 1:02:02
6 Ian Mackie -- BRI 1:02:15
7 Mark Hanson -- BRI 1:02:19
8 Ryan Iddings -- Redline 1:03:27
9 Luke Brechwald -- Sonic U-23 1:03:30
10 Mathew Hill -- Redline 1:03:34

Women 1/2
1 Kristi Berg -- Group Health 47:00 (6 Laps-avg lap 7:50)
2 Jodi Hess -- Avanti Ti Cycles 43:59 5 Laps
3 Jadine Riley -- Group Health 44:00
4 Ingrid Spies -- Recycled Cycles 44:01

Master Men 1/2
1 Kenny Williams -- 1st Rate Mortgage 1:04:53 (9 Laps-avg lap 7:12)
2 Doug Reid -- Veloce Cycles 1:05:17
3 Alex Andel -- None 1:05:21
4 Jeff Cummings -- Ragnarok 1:05:27
5 Randy Iddings -- Redline 1:05:37
6 Tony Ogden -- Hagens-Berman Cycling 1:06:37
7 Tom Phillips -- Ragnarok 1:07:09
8 Andy Dahlstrom -- Ragnarok 1:09:32
9 Justin Harman -- Ti Cycles 59:41 8 Laps
10 Randy Daniels -- Jet City 59:59

Check out all the results of the day's racing action here. Next week the series heads to Snohomish to visit a brand new venue.

Inland NW Series Walla Walla Style

2006-10-23T08:10:00.000-07:00

Michael Gaertner and Allison Beall are quickly making it known that they are they ones to beat in the Inland Empire. They took back-to-back wins this weekend as the Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series headed south for a Saturday/Sunday double-header in Walla Walla.

Inland NW Cyclocross Series
Saturday, October 21
Walla Walla, WA

Men A
1 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Kris Holden -- Vertical Earth
3 Soren Klingsporn -- Broadmark
4 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
5 Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College
6 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
7 Ted Chauvin -- Broadmark
8 Jeffrey Eifert -- Arlberg Sports
9 Dan Rud -- Mtn. View Cyclery

Women A
1 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
2 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Shannon Holden -- Velo Bella

Inland NW Cyclocross Series
Sunday, October 22
Walla Walla, WA

Men A
1 Mike Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
2 Shawn Howard -- W.A.R.
3 Mark Knokey -- Axley-USA
4 Soren Klingsporn -- Broadmark
5 Thomas Butler -- Wheatland Wheelers/Lecole 41
6 Doug Krumpelman -- Vertical Earth
7 Dan Rud -- Mtn. View Cyclery
8 Ian Delaney -- Whitman College
9 Ted Chauvin -- Broadmark
DNF Duncan McGovern -- Whitman College

Women A
1 Allison Beall -- Emde Sports/Fitness Fanatics
2 Jenni Gaertner -- Vertical Earth
3 Erika Krumplemann -- Vertical Earth

Check out all the results here.

Washington State Championships interview

2006-10-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

Interview with Marla Emde about the State Championships being in Spokane this year, Interview conducted October 19th, 2006:

Brought to you by SeattleCyclocross.com and Dirty Moose Productions, Interview by Dan Norton.

SCX.com: What are the courses like for the Saturday and Sunday race at the district championships this year? (editor's note: State Championships are being held Sunday, November 5, 2006 in Spokane)

Marla Emde: Saturday's course is in Riverside State Park by the Seven Mile Bridge. The course has quite a bit of dirt, some dried grassy areas, one asphalt section and a short run up. The course is pretty wide open but has a couple of single track spots of 100 yards each. It's a fun course. Sunday's District course is at Valley Mission Park (a new venue for us recently) with mostly grass, some dirt area in an arena around horse stables, good tough run up's, and a couple short areas of pavement. It's a great spectator course, next to the I-90 freeway and less than a mile away from the host hotel.

SCX.com: Do you have a host hotel for racers? What are the rates and how close to the site is the hotel?

Marla: Yes, the Host Hotel is the Quality Inn - 8923 E. Mission Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 1.800.777.7355 The Room Rate is $72.00 for 2 queen beds and use group number 2989 when making reservations. The hotel is less than a mile (West) from the race course. www.spokanequalityinn.com. for more details. There are several restaurants just across the street and the Spokane Valley Mall is only a couple miles east on I-90.

SCX.com: Does Spokane have any good deals on food or better yet a good brewpub?

Marla: Downtown Spokane has a great food/pub selection such as: The Steam Plant Grill, the Sawtooth Grill, Maaskellers, Europa Pizzeria, Catacombs, Mizuna, etc... if you want the mainstream selection, the Spokane Valley Mall has Azteca, TGIF, Red Robin, Tony Roma's, Hooters...Dan will want to go there! :)

SCX.com: What are the entry fees?

Marla: $20.00 for adults and $10.00 for juniors 18 and under.

SCX.com: How has the Spokane series been going?

Marla: Our series has had good participation this season though we'd like to see it increase just as the West side of the state has seen participation grow. We have venues in CDA, Walla Walla (Oct 21,22) and the Spokane area. We have great courses and great weather and we get riders from Idaho and Western Montana.

SCX.com: How is the level of participation?

Marla: It varies of course... Kevin Bradford-Parish (Redline) is from Spokane so he's been leading the field around but we have the favorites of the last several years still coming out to duke it out and have some fun.

SCX.com: What should the weather be like?

Marla: We are hoping for rain but doubt we'll get it (since we are in Eastern WA). It has been dry and we typically have pretty nice weather though it can be colder and in the low 40's quite easily. We don't have any snow yet.

SCX.com: Any tire reccomendations?

Marla: Your choice... good all around tires that roll well for grassy conditions on Sunday.

SCX.com: Is there a website for information?

Marla: Yes. You can go to emdesports.com and go to 'upcoming events' and click to the '2006 WA State Cyclocross Championships'. You'll get to the page of information and directions to the venues.

SCX.com: Will registration be day of race or online?

Marla: Day of race only so please, please come out early enough. We will feature chip timing from Millisecond Sports as well free neutral bike washing by Extreme Power Wash of Spokane. I think you'll enjoy our races. Thanks for taking the time and we look forward to hosting the WA State District Championships this season.

another sunny dry and warm weekend

2006-10-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

The weekend is over. Saturday and Sunday saw great racing action all across the northwest. The mud and rain of last weekend were replaced with more sunshine and warm temps. We will have all the race reports and results of this past weekend's racing as soon as they are available.

NW dominates back east (again)

2006-10-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

Granogue Cross
UCI C1- 2006 MAC Series Race #1
Presented byDelaware Cross Coalition of Delaware and Race at Granogue
Saturday, October 21, 2006

1 54:34 TREBON Ryan -- Kona
2 54:57 POWERS Jeremy -- Jelly Belly
3 54:57 WICKS Barry -- Kona
4 54:59 JOHNSON Tim -- Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com
5 56:30 WELLS Todd -- Team GT
6 56:33 FRATTINI Davide -- Colavita Olive Oil/Sutter Home
7 56:33 TILFORD Steve -- Verge/Shimano
8 56:38 JACQUESMAYNES Ben -- cyclocrossworld.com/SRAM
9 56:45 KABUSH Geoff -- Maxxis
10 56:45 HAMBLEN Jon -- RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS

Cross Crusade Preview of Horning's Hideout

2006-10-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

Cross Crusade Moves to Horning’s Hideout
700+ Riders Expected Again
October 20, 2006

The River City Bicycles Cross Crusade expects to continue its record-setting attendance this Sunday, October 22, when 750+ cyclocross bike racers invade Horning’s Hideout in North Plains for round three of the Cross Crusade, the largest participatory cyclocross bike racing series in the world.

Two weeks ago at Alpenrose Diary the Cross Crusade season opener attracted a record field of 798 riders – the largest one-day cyclocross race ever held on U.S. soil. Last weekend’s event at Hillsboro Stadium wasn’t far behind, with 753 cyclists, despite cold, rainy, and muddy conditions – “perfect” cyclocross weather.

Racing at Horning’s Hideout starts at 9 a.m. with Beginners and Masters 50+ and continues all day, with the Category A Men and Masters Category A 35+ race at 2 p.m. Horning’s Hideout is located at 21277 NW Brunswick Canyon Road in North Plains.

The long-running success of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade – this is its 15th year – has firmly established the Northwest as the country’s most popular region for cyclocross. Each round of the Cross Crusade offers 16 classes of competition, from elite men and women to masters and junior categories. Races vary from 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the class. The series, sanctioned by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, will pay out more than $20,000 in prize money plus merchandise.

Cyclocross bike racing is a specialized form of cycling competition, one that requires riders to race on a closed-loop circuit, over grass, pavement, gravel, and mud, with barriers and steep run-ups mixed in for additional challenges. The pace is frenetic, with little time to rest and less opportunity for “slipstreaming,” as in road races.

The remaining River City Cross Crusade schedule is as follows:

Race 3 - October 22, Horning’s Hideout
Race 4 - October 29, Halloween Cross Festival, Flying M Ranch
Race 5 - November 5, Barton Park
Race 6 - November 12, OBRA Cyclocross Championships, Estacada Timber Park
USGP Finale – November 19, Hillsboro Stadium.

Team Redline race report from Kelly Creek

2006-10-22T07:26:00.000-07:00

REDLINE CYCLO-CROSS TEAM ENJOYS “FIRST-MUD”
October 20, 2006

With heavy morning rains making for a slippery and challenging course, the Redline Cyclo-Cross team felt right at home in the muddy fields of Kelly Creek Farm in Bonney Lake.

The race turn-out of 432 was excellent, with 85 women participating. Redline’s CX team enjoyed great racing success kicking off with 11 year old Logan Owen scoring third place in the junior boys 15/16 race. And the podium finishes continued on in to the big race of the day with the Elite and Master 1/2 Mens races.

It didn’t take long for Redline’s Kevin Bradford~Parish to leave the field of riders and motor off on his way to a minute and a half gap over second place in the Elite Mens event. After the race, NW ‘cross legend Dale Knapp summed it up by saying “After (Kevin) crossed the line, they timed the rest of us with a calendar.”

It is as though a breath of fresh air has blown over the Northwest Cyclo-Cross scene; Kevin Bradford Parish has arrived. His National Championship-winning mountain bike background and brief ‘cross racing back East earlier this month show all the positive signs for him to become a the next great Northwest talent in ‘cross.

The REDLINE team finished as follows:

Kevin Bradford~Parish—1st place Elite Men
Ryan Iddings—5th place Elite Men
Matt Hill ---10th place Elite men
Randy Iddings was 2nd place in the Masters 1/2

Remember the name, Kevin Bradford-Parish. You’ll be hearing a lot about this 24 year old from Spokane in the next three months.

LIVE cyclocross from Belgium

2006-10-22T06:38:00.000-07:00

Cycling.tv has live coverage of the World Cup race #2 from Kalmthout in Belgium this morning. Sven Nys (Rabobank) is sitting at the front comfortably pulling away from the rest of the field 25 minutes into the race. The first lap was crazy. 60 riders, going all out. It was playing live (6:00 am Pacific Daylight Time) and it appeared as if they were playing the video on fast forward. The pace was insane. Their bike handling skills are amazing. The course is dry, flat and fast but technical. They are averaging around 5:45 per lap. Doing 11 laps. So even with u-turns and chicanes the top pros were able to keep the speed incredibly high. Great to see live cyclocross on the internet. Cycling.tv is offering the race free at lower data rates on their normal channel and they are also showing it on the premium channel at the high quality data rates. Two other riders, Mourey (Française Des Jeux) and Mlynar (Ac Sparta Praha), just joined Nys at the front - oh! Mlynar just rolled his front tire - he's out of the race. Vervecken (Fidea) is chasing. Check out cycling.tv this fall and winter for future live cyclocross events from Europe.

time to register for Natz

2006-10-21T14:50:00.000-07:00

Cyclocross Nationals Registration Open Monday
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 20, 2006)

The USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships will return to Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, December 15-17, 2006.

Registration for the event will open Monday, Oct. 23, at 12 noon EDT on bikereg.com. The official event website, cyclocrossnationals.com will also go live at the same time. Information about sponsorship, lodging, and expo space will also be available on line."We will be making some exciting announcements in the coming days regarding sponsorship," said Richard Fries, communications director. "We have a good committee, some great sponsors to announce, and we expect to build upon last year's event."

"The city is thrilled to have us back," said Lyle Fulkerson, operations director. "We believe this to be one of the greatest cyclo-cross venues in the world. The 2006 'cross nationals is an important stepping stone in our plans for that venue."