Elite Women
3 Christina Ruiter (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)
19 Suz Weldon (Wines of Washington)
21 Allison Beall (Bobs-Bicycles.com)

U-23 Men
10 Kirk Carlsen (VMG/FELT)
20 Carson Miller (Team Rubicon-ORBEA)

Junior Men 17-18
2 Ian Boswell (CMG/Bike n’ Hike Giant/Russell)
7 Jacob Rathe (CMG/Bike n’ Hike Giant/Russell)
9 Marcel Delisser (CMG/Bike n’ Hike Giant/Russell)
13 Austin Arguello (CMG/Bike n’ Hike Giant/Russell)

Junior Men 13-14
6 Andy Su (Hutch’s Bend)

Junior Men 10-12
10 Grant Mcelroy (Beaverton Bicycle Club)
22 Samuel Rosenberg (Unattached)

Junior Women 10-12
7 Emma Su (Cascade Foot Clinic)

Which could be a good thing.

But for the sake of the peloton and the animals, K-Man decided to take some action.

After wracking his brain… K-Man tried a couple of solutions… some friendly folks (who perhaps were offended by the odors) offered some suggestions and even some product.

First off, K-Man tried the regular laundry detergent.

As you can see Miffy still needed a gas mask.

Next came direct application of a generic “fine fabric wash”

When exposed to the jersey, Kiffy keeled over as you can see.

OK. Time to bring out the big guns. Mirazyme by McNett- “Odor Eliminator for Outdoor and Watersports Gear”

Doesn’t work on jerseys. All the animals panicked. K-Man is getting desperate here. I’m digging underneath the sink to see what I can use!!! Maybe this’ll work?!

ANTISEPTIC. Kills germs that cause Bad Breath, Plaque & the gum disease Gingivitis

If it kills germs that cause stinky breath, maybe it’ll work on the germs that cause bad odor.

Before I could try out the Listerine and smell minty fresh, Norrene came to the rescue with some Win to try out.

Unfortunately… Win didn’t win against the deadly K-Man germs. Still stinky like poo. Dang it… K-Man needs something that’s antibacterial… maybe has bleach. Hold on… lemme rummage. AH HA!

What? T-Girl says no. Hm… ok. Still need something STRONG. How about THIS?

“KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN DANGER: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES EYE INJURY.” Maybe not a good idea. Perhaps try a search on the internet…

Tea tree oil… hmm… diluted.

Three out of four happy guinea pigs! This stuff actually works. Dilute 1/8 oz. with a full spray bottle. Spray on the offending parts of the garment- let soak. Then wash. Use after every time you sweat in the garment. Definitely tamped down the odor for me.

Could there be anything better? At the suggestion of Erik V. I tried Spray n’ Wash.

WOW! Four happy guinea pigs. This is the best out of everything- and it won’t make your clothes disintegrate like Lime Away. Spray down the stinky areas after every time you exercise. The stink magically disappears. This will control odor. K-Man highly recommends this product.

Notes: Tried vinegar, baking soda. Made a mess when I combined them.

Junior Nationals TT, 17-18
2nd Ian Boswell
7th Jacob Rathe
9th Marcel DeLisser
14th Austin Arguello

Phil Sanders just reported

10th Grant McElroy
22nd Sam Rosenberg
(will update with categories as soon as I find out)

AWESOME!

A reader let me know that Austin Arguello and Grant McElroy are also racing at Natz. Good luck guys!

Just came in: Sam Rosenberg is also down there- good luck Sam!

Had a great meeting with folks from Cycle Oregon, Travel Oregon, ODOT, Parks and Rec, IMBA and PDOT. A bike tourism website is in the works.

In terms of the crash at High Desert- the purpose of the whole exercise is to get people talking about sprinting, the importance of holding your line, being aware of other riders and defending yourself. The comments are great to see.

Just for giggles, here’s the speed and elevation data from the 1/2 race at High Desert (click on the picture for the full size version you can actually read). If you want more info click here. The 1/2 field finished the 60 mile course in 2:15 with an average of 26 mph.

Note: Data from mile 46 to 56.5 is not pack data- was in a break with 3 other guys, dropped off at mile 55.5 and was picked up by chase group. Remaining 3 were eventually caught by the chase group. I came off at 1.5 K to go- caught by the pack at 1K. Finished just off the tail end of the field.

Tomorrow: more thorough updates along with the results of the destink project.

I’m pooped. ‘Nite

Everything looks ok.

Red jersey starts to lean to the right to go around the rider in front of him.

Red jersey changes lines, accelerates putting the right side of his bars underneath the left side of Doug LaPlaca’s bars.

When Red Jersey pulls up on the right side of his bars, he lifts the left side of Doug’s bars and pulls his wheels out from under him.

Doug goes down.

Doug LaPlaca suffered some road rash, but handled it like a true sportsman. He came back on Sunday to win the Road Race. Great job Doug.

(Photos by Mark Reinecke)

News

Congrats to Adam who took 3rd at the MTB World Cup XC in Bromont, CA.

Congratulations also to the Yakima Bike Vigilantes who WON flugtag!

Best of luck to the all the riders going down to Natz- they include- Jacob Rathe, Carson Miller, Marcel deLisser, Ian Boswell, Wes Stein and Ally Stacher (I hope she found a ride). Martha sent me some more women! Hilary Billington, Allison Beall, Suz Weldon, Dana Robertseon Halter and Martina Patella!

If I missed anyone- let me know!

The Tour of Elk Grove doesn’t like Oregonians.

Poor Dougie went down in Elk Grove during the TT. Here’s his post on the matter.

Horner also went down and broke his collarbone which means he will miss out on the Vuelta.

The Portland Twighlight Crit will be very interesting- Omer, Dougie, Evan Elken and Ryan T. all plan on being there.

Big well wishes to the folks at biketiresdirect.com. Hope y’all are back up and running quickly!

Russ Roca, a eco friendly cycling bike photographer will be moving to Portland in the upcoming spring.

Results
Tour of Elk Grove
Prologue- full results
2 Chris Horner (Astana)
13 Graham Howard (Bissell Pro Cycling Team) <-- rumor has it he may be moving out here.
52 Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing)
53 Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe's)
Podium pic on Podium In Sight

St 1- full results
6 Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe’s)
21 Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing)
24 Graham Howard (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)
34 Chris Horner (Astana)

St 2- full results
11 Chad Hartley (Jittery Joe’s)
28 Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing)
37 Graham Howard (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)

MTB World Cup CX
Men- full results
3 Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team
19 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team
32 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
45 Spencer Paxson (USA)

Women- full results
12 Mary Mcconneloug (USA)

Hanes Park
Men
22 Evan Elken (Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling)
35 Morgan Schmitt, Bissell
63 Omer Kem (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)

Women
23 Martina Patella (ValueAct Capital Cycling Team)

Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Crit
Men
56 Omer Kem (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)

Women
12 Melissa Sanborn (Vanderkitten Racing)

Mocksville Criterium
23 Omer Kem (Bissell Pro Cycling Team)

Blogs

Cyclocross Magazine lists the best cyclocross bike shops. They also have an article on how to save weight on your CCX bike.

Ivar gives the blow by blow on the High Desert Road Race. Here’s his reports from the High Desert Crit and TT.

Heidi posts about homemade pizza (yum!) and speed workouts for running. (blech!)

Ironclad celebrates Crawford’s 3rd place finish.

Looks like Sue and Tim Butler had another sweet weekend! They are so cute.

Casey McDonald posts about what looks to be some awesome MTB riding in central Oregon.

Kennett races his hardest race yet and has unfortunately gotten sick.

Brooke Hoyer comes out of hibernation and makes a brief post.

Jessi Brunson took what looks to be a fun trip to the Benton County Fair.

So you’re a hungry bike racer looking for good eats at a reasonable/moderate price in Bend. You’ve already had a Mexi-Wrap for lunch and you’re craving a little Italian. Maybe a little pasta or a pizza. K-Man and T-Girl stopped by Ciao Mambo- a great new restaurant on Wall Street.

I got to chat with Gary Sather, the owner of the 4th restaurant in the Ciao Mambo chain. Originally from Corvallis, he and his wife were living in the Moscow, ID/Pullman, WA area where he worked in IT. He got sick of it and decided to move. The spot in Bend opened up (the lease was up for the previous owners of the restaurant and they wanted to pull out of the business) and a match was made. They opened the place in April and it’s been a success since then. They were thrilled to have the Cascade Classic finish right in front of their restaurant- so much so he says he wants to make reservations to have the crit finish in front of his restaurant again. (Gary was also really cool and gave pizzas to the officials who were working the crit.) Even some of the pro teams fell in love with the eatery. Rock Racing made an appearance numerous times during the classic and BMC loved it so much they came every day and made special arrangements to eat “family style”.

As for the food- excellent. Here’s a menu. The salad was full of fresh greens, the pizza made to perfection and the pasta done right. Service was friendly and the interior was cheerfully decorated.

A big plus, Gary’s not only a bike race fan, he enjoys riding himself.

Ciao Mambo™
915 NW Wall Street
Bend, OR 97701
Phone: 541-382-3000

Hours of Operation:
Every day 5pm-close

Oh… and the Destinkification project is complete. The solution has been found. Results of the experiment shall be posted on Monday.

Grant Boswell reports:

Ian did a smoking fast TT at Abitibi in Quebec for 3rd on the day against a 160 rider international field and ended up 4th overall GC at the end. Looks like the CMG juniors are all heading down to Orange county for junior natz right after HD and then Jake going to Italy with the USAC JR natz team and Ian going to Belgium again with another group of Junior natz guys.

Great job Ian and good luck guys!

St. 1- 41 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks
St. 2- 47 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks
St. 3- 3 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks
St. 4- 58 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks
St. 5- 95 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks
GC- 4 Ian Boswell (USA) Baraboo Sharks

Hugger Industries posted this little free use pic.

The RideCivil mark and artwork are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. The artwork was created by Drew Carlson and distributed by Bike Hugger.

300 DPI, PDF version available for download here.

Nifty stuff:

Check this video podcast from quickrelease.tv. “Tour de France best footage ever?” (iTunes- originally filmed with IMAX cameras) RAD!

This is a higher resolution version of a 9-minute video first published last year. It has now been optimised for watching on Apple TV. It features rushes and cutting room floor material from ‘Wired to Win’, the IMAX film about the Tour de France. More info here http://quickrelease.tv/?p=509

(Yes, it does have Tyler in it, but the footage is amazing)

Blogs

Galen posts a narrative on the so-called bike, car conflict- seeing stupid folks on both sides. He’s right on the money.

It’s US vs THEM out there alright, but not the way you think. It’s not cars vs bikes. It’s smart vs dumb. It’s respectful vs disrespectful. It’s legal vs illegal. It’s people vs people.

Gewilli found this cool Slipstream Highlight Video.

(If you like the tune, it’s here)

Jessi Brunson posts a pic of her love.

Get well soon to Sarah Brown who had THREE wisdom teeth extracted.

Sprinter della Casa, aka Aki, my compatriot Helmet Cammer from CT posts pics of what could be described as a “Ricer Bike”. You know, like those souped up cars with fins and and neon lights mounted on the underside of the car?

Mr. Barker posts pics and a report from a soggy PIR. And BB and NoPo will have new one tomorrow!!!!!

Here’s Ironclad’s PIR report and random updations. And…. welcomes you to Ironclad Performance Wear Cycling with the photo below. Classic.

Here’s Derwyn’s Monday Master’s 123 PIR report.

Congrats to Tyler who will be working for Raleigh America.

Jason Sager reports from a 24 hour solo event.

Bryan Bihlmaier finally gave track a try. She also made a post about Rico.

As an aside- Ricco is an AHOLE. Actions by dorkwads like him have impact globally- and economically. Some of the fallout includes: a US team not getting a sponsor, orders lost for a Portland based company…

Kennett suffers.

NRR posts up a Vancouver summary, a junior 14&U podium pic and recognizes Jeff Harwood for winning the overall for the July 3/4 PIR.

There are some bike fans, and there are BIKE FANS. Courtesy of Mandykins.

Ivar took 2nd at the Twilight Crit and posts about a recent ride.