Monday, December 15, 2008

Miracle Bid for National Qualification

The qualification cycle for the USA Nationals began in Aug. 1st. The team has begun to motivate for a qualification bid to attend nationals this year.

Qualification Criteria:
Top-10 finish at a National event
Top-15 finish in a regional/state championship series.

USA Nationals Schedule:

2009 USA Cycling Pro Cross Country Mountain Bike Tour presented by Sho-Air International:

March 29: U.S. Cup – Fontana, Calif.
April 19: Sea Otter Classic – Monterey, Calif.
May 31: Bump N’ Grind – Birmingham, Ala.
June 13: Carmichael Training Systems Sand Creek International Classic – Colorado Springs, Colo.
August 8: U.S. Cup – Mount Snow, West Dover, Vt.
August 15: Yankee Clipper at Windham Mountain, Windham, N.Y.
September 26: USA Cycling Pro Cross Country Mountain Bike Tour Finals, Las Vegas, Nev.


Friday, December 12, 2008

When Bikes Attack

No matter how sweet and innocent they look, bikes are all too capable of exerting fierce vengeance on us. The following are a few separate incidences of retaliation. Just the Nomad and I getting to know one another... Dusty please save any comments on elbow pads until the Q & A section.