Archive for Cyclocross

Draper cyclocross for double points

Posted in Cyclocross, Uncategorized with tags , , on December 3, 2008 by VH1

I went out today and rode the previous Draper cyclocross course.  I have a feeling this time around the course will be in a reverse direction, so I rode the course in reverse and it just felt right.  Some things to look out for are: the gravel roads are very loose and could cause some trouble.  The singletrack is in great shape and will be VERY fast, the descent/climb by the bridge is very loose and could cause a few pile-ups, with double points on the line you better show up with your A game! Here is the data from the ride today. I hope to see all my homies that haven’t done cross this year to be there this weekend and represent the home turf.  This includes: Ridin Dirty, Dug, Cyclista, Jon, Tony, Jamie, A Touch of Evil, T-bag, Covey VP, and anyone else I missed.  My bike is available for the C race if you want to borrow it.draperjpeg1

Notice the gap between the start and finish lines.  That is an illusion.  I didn’t include that as part of the course because that is the section where going to the “pain cave” is highly recommended!

I win, I win, finally I win!

Posted in Cyclocross with tags , on November 30, 2008 by VH1

Finally I can yank that monkey off my back.  I can now say I have won something!  In a past post on the family blog I aired my frusteration (see 6clarks blog on second is the first loser)Crazy thing is I have always gone as hard as I could and I now realize a win feels the same as second place (a Leadville 85th place even feels better).  Now I move into a new division and my ONLY goal is to not get lapped!  The course this week was identical to the one I posted for Wheeler Farm a few weeks back. If you are interested in looking at the data here it is: i-win-1Page 2 of the results are MIA.  This next week cyclocross is back in draper!!!

Draper Cross Course 10-08

Posted in Cyclocross with tags , , on November 19, 2008 by VH1

I rode this course last week.  I could not make the group ride today so tonight “Coach Troy” (Spinervals) will be screaming at me while I sweat it out on the trainer. Click here to access the data for the Draper Cross Coursedraper-cross-coursejpeg

Wheeler Cross Course 11-15-08

Posted in Cyclocross with tags , , on November 17, 2008 by VH1

For those of you who have never done a cross race; you need to!  Imagine 40-60 minutes of wrecks, pain, suffering, cold and misery.  The thing is all of these factors combined make for one GREAT time.  This past Saturday was the Wheeler Farm raceIn the C division alone 65 riders lined up at the mass start.  Big props go to JJ and Ridin Dirty for the Salt Cycling jersey.  If you don’t already have one of these jerseys place your order today.  It is super comfy, plus who doesn’t like argyle? To access the data for the wheeler course click here:wheeler-cross-coursejpeg