Procrastination 101 10/6

Kurt learns the hard way that carbon bars and CCX don’t mix

This is my last bit of procrastination before the nose goes to the grindstone. Yeah, grindstone- 148 new memberships.

News

Congratulations to Dean Tracy who got 1st place in the team sprint at Track Natz and qualified for the World Cup Team!!!!!!

In case you missed it, here’s Heideriffic’s CCX preview from yesterday entitled- “Welcome to the carnival of pain.”

If you didn’t see pdxcross.com, they have a great photo-spread on Alpenrose. (See #29 where Little Pony is yelling at H that “My guinea pigs can run faster than that!”)

Racing

Update by Norrene from Track Natz-

Quick update -

Heather took 7th over all in the women’s kerien; Jen F crashed in her kerien heat and I think she broke her collar bone (not positive). Kevin took 5th in the U23 men’s sprint.

Track Natz Day 3
Men’s Individual Pursuit
2 Daniel Harm (Broadmark)
6 James Stangeland (Gin Optics Cycling)

Women’s Individual Pursuit
3 Annette Williams (Avanti)
12 Jeanie Bihlmaier (Specialized/River City)
14 Andrea Fisk (Velo-Bella Kona)

Men’s Scratch Race
2 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage)

Men’s Sprint
10 Dean Tracy (Land Rover/Orbea)

Women’s Keirin
7 Heather VanValkenberg (Land Rover/Orbea)
9 Andrea Fisk (Velo-Bella Kona)

Women- Espoir Keirin
3 Andrea Fisk (Velo-Bella Kona)

Track Natz Day 4
Men’s Keirin
10 Dean Tracy (Land Rover/Orbea)
12 Brian Abers (Bike Central)

Men’s Points Race
4 Kenny Williams (First Rate Mortgage)
17 Daniel Harm (Broadmark)

Women- Espoir Sprint
3 Andrea Fisk (Velo-Bella Kona)

Women- Sprint
7 Heather VanValkenberg (Land Rover/Orbea)
8 Andrea Fisk (Velo-Bella Kona)
11 Camille Hook (Bike Central)

Track Natz Day 5
Men’s Madison
6 James Stangeland and Kenny Williams
9 Steven Beardsley and Dan Harm

Men Team Sprint
1 Dean Tracy and Kelyn Akuna
6 Bran Abers, Mark Godfrey and Steven Beardsley
7 Zak Kovalcik, Jack Lindquist and Joshua Schwartz

Women’s Points Race
12 Annette Williams, Avanti

Women’s Team Sprint
3 Kristin Walker and Andrea Fisk
5 Elizabeth Newell and Shelley Hughes

Blogs

Erik V’s Alpenrose report.

Heidi’s race report.

Jason Sager’s race report.

Yakima Bike Vigilantes race report. (Oh- Nick has been officially told to move up!)

Mike Szwaya’s report.

The Battle of Alpenrose- by Dave Aldersebaes

Derwyn Harris race report.

Dan Porter race report.

Scott Bradway’s report.

Paul Sullivan’s Jeff Brock’s Vista Ridge Velo report.

Poor Fiona had some issues yesterday.

Lindsay’s Return to Sender Pt II- you should have seen the dents in her cross bikes. I shoulda taken some pics. (She has now has pics of the dents on her blog)

Here’s pictures from Sue and Tim’s epic ride the day before Alpenrose.

Poor Molly finds it’s not spider bites but folliculitis and will be out for another week. Get well soon Molly!