Saturday, November 27, 2010
Epic Weather Means Epic Cross!
Mr. Winter and Ms. Storm have come through for us 'cross racers yet again! The past couple weeks have yielded some great weather for cyclocrosser's in Northern California and Nevada. Team Bike Station Aptos racers have been hard after it competing in numerous events come shine, rain and even blizzard snow conditions. With Nationals only two weeks off, some are experiencing mental fatigue, exhaustion, and hits of burn out - but they persevere. They wake up every day, put in their training time, and keep their nose on that grindstone with the hope and faith that it will pay off when D day arrives in Bend.
Big congrats to the shop's very own Abe Rotstine who placed third at Districts in Reno, NV; Johnny Mullane who took 8/43 in the open B's in Sacremento Cyclocross Series, and Devon Haskell who placed second in the BASP #4 Series. Below are some pics from some epic racing!
Big congrats to the shop's very own Abe Rotstine who placed third at Districts in Reno, NV; Johnny Mullane who took 8/43 in the open B's in Sacremento Cyclocross Series, and Devon Haskell who placed second in the BASP #4 Series. Below are some pics from some epic racing!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
More UCI Adventures with DnC - Colorado and LA Cross Maddness!
It's hard to believe the 'cross season is half over, with a little more than a month and a half until Nationals in Bend, Oregon. We've been hard after it with some great racing and results abroad in Colorado and Los Angels. Devon has been rocking it out, consistently grabbing top ten, the whole shot, and spot on the podium. Her positive attitude, grit, and perseverance is remarkable. If you don't take my word for it, just check out her recent "Bloody Knees (mom, don't read!)" post on her blog.
The trip out to Colorado was an amazing experience despite a few sniffles from a cold and adjusting to the altitude - lining up shoulder to shoulder and riding with some of the best in the country and world was an honor and great opportunity.
Results from Day One
Results from Day Two
Dorothy Wong put on another great race in Southern California last weekend. If you haven't met her or don't know what she's doing for the sport of Cyclocross in So Cal - check her out on Facebook. She's cultivating quite the cross scene down there that (shouldn't say it but i'm gonna) is rivaling Nor Cal. =) A little competition is good..
We stayed with an amazing host family (the Wards) who adopted us as their daughters for the weekend. What a treat! I think Aaron and Spencer, their 8 and 6 year old boys liked us too. Despite the fact we were girls... Maybe it was our mad Nerf Gun war skills that finally impressed them!
Dorothy and her crew set up a killer, technical cross course in Griffith Park. One of the coolest parts about the race (there were many) was you could see the Hollywood sign from the Griffith Park Observatory. What a great warm up/cool down loop that was!
First day proved to be successful for both Devon and I. Devon took 3rd place overall, and I squeaked in to the 9th spot after overcoming a mechanical with my bike. The second day I was a little more determined to move up the ladder, and tried to bring my pain threshold up a bit. The mantra - ride as hard as I can, for as long as I can. It worked - got 7th overall and more UCI points! Devon snagged the 4th spot on the podium, battling it out with household cross names including Sue Butler and teammate Kathy Sherwin (Hudz Subaru).
Next up on the schedule - Night race at Coyote Point this Saturday and hyper local Surf City race at the Fairgrounds. Come out with a cowbell or better yet, jump in the race!
CD
The trip out to Colorado was an amazing experience despite a few sniffles from a cold and adjusting to the altitude - lining up shoulder to shoulder and riding with some of the best in the country and world was an honor and great opportunity.
Results from Day One
Results from Day Two
Dorothy Wong put on another great race in Southern California last weekend. If you haven't met her or don't know what she's doing for the sport of Cyclocross in So Cal - check her out on Facebook. She's cultivating quite the cross scene down there that (shouldn't say it but i'm gonna) is rivaling Nor Cal. =) A little competition is good..
We stayed with an amazing host family (the Wards) who adopted us as their daughters for the weekend. What a treat! I think Aaron and Spencer, their 8 and 6 year old boys liked us too. Despite the fact we were girls... Maybe it was our mad Nerf Gun war skills that finally impressed them!
Dorothy and her crew set up a killer, technical cross course in Griffith Park. One of the coolest parts about the race (there were many) was you could see the Hollywood sign from the Griffith Park Observatory. What a great warm up/cool down loop that was!
First day proved to be successful for both Devon and I. Devon took 3rd place overall, and I squeaked in to the 9th spot after overcoming a mechanical with my bike. The second day I was a little more determined to move up the ladder, and tried to bring my pain threshold up a bit. The mantra - ride as hard as I can, for as long as I can. It worked - got 7th overall and more UCI points! Devon snagged the 4th spot on the podium, battling it out with household cross names including Sue Butler and teammate Kathy Sherwin (Hudz Subaru).
Next up on the schedule - Night race at Coyote Point this Saturday and hyper local Surf City race at the Fairgrounds. Come out with a cowbell or better yet, jump in the race!
CD
Central Coast and Pilercitos Crossin'
First Off, I think Keith and Rod have earned a big shout out for being two huge cross promoters in our area. They've have and continue to do a great job running the well organized Central Coast Cyclocross series and new this year, blog. If you haven't checked out their blog - do it, there's a ton of great pics from local races across the Bay Area.
Here are some pictures from a few of our own at the past few Bay Area weekend races. Malia, Ron, Kurt, and Johnny have been representing in BSA black, red and white!
Overall CCCX race standings can be viewed here.
Overall Pilercitos standings can be viewed here.
Keep up the good work you guys!
Here are some pictures from a few of our own at the past few Bay Area weekend races. Malia, Ron, Kurt, and Johnny have been representing in BSA black, red and white!
Overall CCCX race standings can be viewed here.
Overall Pilercitos standings can be viewed here.
Keep up the good work you guys!
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