Alright- so K-Man has been hiding in the OBRA bunker loving the extra paperwork!
As of yesterday, there are now 346 cyclocross only memberships bringing our total annual membership to 3,370 riders. Last year the numbers were 3,315 annual members as of October 26, 2007- and we haven’t even hit Cross Crusade yet. Oy vey!
We are looking for an additional sponsor for our road numbers next year- $2,000. For $3,500 we will also put an ad on the OBRA site for the 2009 season. Since Feb. 21, 2008 the site has had over 2.4 million page views with close to 750,000 visits and 244,600 visitors. Over the past month the site has had 92,241 visits by 30,000 visitors with over 350,000 pageviews.
K-Man has decided to go single chain ring for CCX bike since he has a bad tendency to bite it and lose his chain.
Interbike
There’s a lot of NW folks down at Interbike. I’ll watch for updates.
Bikehugger has started their Interbike coverage
Cyclocross Magazine has started their cross specific coverage.
Heidi starts blogging from Interbike.
News
Chris King debuts their long awaited bottom bracket.
Cyclofile has their first video of the ‘08 season up. (Star crossed and Rad Racing GP)
Race Cyclocross! also has their video up of Starcrossed.
I checked out the Veloshop Rickreall Rampage course. Looks to be a good combo of racing- long fast stretches with a pretty gnarly singletrack area. There’s some bumpy gopher hole areas but looks to be a lots of fun. Advantage goes to those who can grab the hole shot and can ride fast. The single track area is pretty curvy with few areas to pass. I’m stoked.
New blog: Kristin Wille
Racing
Tour d’Istrie- St 1
19 Jacob Rathe (USA) United States Of America National Team
108 Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of America National Team
110 Austin Arguello (USA) United States Of America National Team
Tour d’Istrie- St 2
20 Jacob Rathe (USA) United States Of America National Team
79 Ian Boswell (USA) United States Of America National Team
90 Austin Arguello (USA) United States Of America National Team
Tour d’Istrie- St 3
22 Jacob Rathe (USA) United States Of America National Team
88 Austin Arguello (USA) United States Of America National Team
Tour d’Istrie- Final GC
15 Jacob Rathe (USA) United States Of America National Team
91 Austin Arguello (USA) United States Of America National Team
Rad Racing GP
Elite Men
2 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona
6 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
11 Eric Tonkin (USA) Kona
13 Shannon Skerritt (USA) Vanilla Bicycles
14 Solomon Woras (USA) Vanilla
22 Matthew Wills (USA) Veloshop
Elite Women
2 Susan Butler (USA) Monaviecannondale.Com
4 Wendy Williams (USA) River City Bicycle Team
6 Emily Van Meter (USA) River City Bicycles
7 Rhonda Mazza (USA) Team S&M
20 Allison Beall (USA) Vanderkitten
Cactus Cup Stage Race
Elite Men
3 Carl Decker (Giant Bicycles)
Blogs
OH GAWD. Sam in his speedo at Starcrossed.
Sue Butler posts her Starcrossed report.
LRK aka Lindsay Kandra serves up her Starcrossed report. Oh… and she has seen the light. About time girl.
You will also notice that I’ve change the title to this blog. Seemed a bit disingenuous to continue to refer to myself as a triathlete when I haven’t competed in a triathlon in over 12 months and, since that first great weekend of criterium racing, developed a general and profound disdain for running.
Kristin Wille posts her Star Crossed and Rad Racing report, posts why she is so un-pro and posts about team tactics and larger teams.
Yakima Bike Vigilantes reports on Starcrossed and Hood River.
Fiona posts her Rad Racing GP and Starcrossed reports.
Ironclad posts their CCX action report.
Karsten Hagen unfortunately had a bout with gastric illness (which resulted in a trip to the ER) after which he had to take off to Interbike.
Molly posts a video of crazy kitties and costs to race in Wisconsin.
Snow Curmudgeon finally emerges from hibernation.
Gewilli describes death intervals.
Karey Miles does her last road race of the season.
Jason Sager was motoring around the coast on a moto.
Tyler posts a Raleigh Sojourn review.
Martha was like a kid in a candy store with all the hats at Starcrossed.
Jessi Brunson and Ryan are considering moving to Fossil.
