Congratulations to Joel Moats for bringing home the Pennsylvania Cyclocross Master 45+ Championship!
*Photo courtesy fo Don Pagano
December 30, 2009
December 14, 2009
Rockville Cyclocross Race Report
By Joel Moats
Local cycling entreprenuer / young speedster Zach Adams, promoted another in a string of finely executed cycling events this past weekend with the Rockburn Cyclocross / PACX Series Final race held @ the Marysville Lion’s Club park along the Susquehanna river.
The Mountainside crew were on hand with the canopy complete with fire ring, brats and beverages. Mountainside racers on hand were Mike Laub, Kera, Craig, Brent and myself. Mike Funk swung thru to say “Hi” while he was out on a road ride with a couple of friends…couldn’t talk him into doing a lap on the road tires.
The race course was one of the more technically challenging that I remembered this year out of the 20 CX venues I suffered on. There were many off-camber turns and straights that were made much trickier by the cold, snow and let’s not forget----mud.
As the race progressed, I found myself not only dealing with the normal high energy suffering of cross, but also with trying to negotiate the course with no feeling in the fingers and toes…...a touch under dressed. There were also a couple of long straight sections for the powerhouses to get a gap. The feature of the course was the “Sunshine Granola” run / ride up, for those who want to show there manliness or womanliness as the case may be. Special surprises were verbally dangled to lure people into attempting to ride it.
My race in the Master’s event started with me on the front row alongside Kelly Cline / Wissahickon and Marc Vettori / C3…good company. I managed a good start with decent legs and tried to remain calm as we started the first of many sketchy sections. After the first few laps, I watched in vane as the gap to 3rd grew out of obtainable reach. Then ensued a battle with Don Kessel / Holmes and others for the next positions. Deteriorating conditions, crashes and bobbles, attacks and fading legs molded the rest of the race into the following order:
1- Marc Vettori
2 -Kelly Cline
3 -Joseph Piccillo
4 -Don Kessel
5 -Joe Lillibridge
6 -Sean Mealey
7 -Joel Moats
8 -N. Johan Anestad
9 -Mike Laub
10- Norman Brach
11 -Kevin Breckenmaker
12 -Douglass Gray
13 -Blake Bricker
14 -Aaron Holfelt
15 -Mark Wanco
16 -Dave Baumgardner
17 -Gary Snyder
Thanks for reading------Joel Moats
Local cycling entreprenuer / young speedster Zach Adams, promoted another in a string of finely executed cycling events this past weekend with the Rockburn Cyclocross / PACX Series Final race held @ the Marysville Lion’s Club park along the Susquehanna river.
The Mountainside crew were on hand with the canopy complete with fire ring, brats and beverages. Mountainside racers on hand were Mike Laub, Kera, Craig, Brent and myself. Mike Funk swung thru to say “Hi” while he was out on a road ride with a couple of friends…couldn’t talk him into doing a lap on the road tires.
The race course was one of the more technically challenging that I remembered this year out of the 20 CX venues I suffered on. There were many off-camber turns and straights that were made much trickier by the cold, snow and let’s not forget----mud.
As the race progressed, I found myself not only dealing with the normal high energy suffering of cross, but also with trying to negotiate the course with no feeling in the fingers and toes…...a touch under dressed. There were also a couple of long straight sections for the powerhouses to get a gap. The feature of the course was the “Sunshine Granola” run / ride up, for those who want to show there manliness or womanliness as the case may be. Special surprises were verbally dangled to lure people into attempting to ride it.
My race in the Master’s event started with me on the front row alongside Kelly Cline / Wissahickon and Marc Vettori / C3…good company. I managed a good start with decent legs and tried to remain calm as we started the first of many sketchy sections. After the first few laps, I watched in vane as the gap to 3rd grew out of obtainable reach. Then ensued a battle with Don Kessel / Holmes and others for the next positions. Deteriorating conditions, crashes and bobbles, attacks and fading legs molded the rest of the race into the following order:
1- Marc Vettori
2 -Kelly Cline
3 -Joseph Piccillo
4 -Don Kessel
5 -Joe Lillibridge
6 -Sean Mealey
7 -Joel Moats
8 -N. Johan Anestad
9 -Mike Laub
10- Norman Brach
11 -Kevin Breckenmaker
12 -Douglass Gray
13 -Blake Bricker
14 -Aaron Holfelt
15 -Mark Wanco
16 -Dave Baumgardner
17 -Gary Snyder
Thanks for reading------Joel Moats
December 9, 2009
Rockville Cyclocross
Saturday started off dry with a few flurries. By afternoon is was snowing and the race course turned into a slick, muddy mess.
Representing Mountainside Racing: Brent Shultz, Craig Thompson, Mike Laub, Kera Daily and Joel Moats.
Thanks to Joe Mallis for taking really great photos!
Representing Mountainside Racing: Brent Shultz, Craig Thompson, Mike Laub, Kera Daily and Joel Moats.
Thanks to Joe Mallis for taking really great photos!
November 11, 2009
Rockville Bridge Cyclocross Classic
December 5
Marysville, PA
Information can be found on bikereg.com and the race blog.
Cyclocross is back in Marysville! If you haven't tried 'cross yet here is a great opportunity without having to drive far. If you're not interested in racing, it is the best form of racing to spectate - you can see most of the course at once and it is always fast and furious! So come out and support our local cycling community and your Mountainside Race Team, we'll have a tent set up and the barbeque grill will be fired up so come out for an hour or make a day of it! Let Mike L. know if you plan to be there.
Marysville, PA
Information can be found on bikereg.com and the race blog.
Cyclocross is back in Marysville! If you haven't tried 'cross yet here is a great opportunity without having to drive far. If you're not interested in racing, it is the best form of racing to spectate - you can see most of the course at once and it is always fast and furious! So come out and support our local cycling community and your Mountainside Race Team, we'll have a tent set up and the barbeque grill will be fired up so come out for an hour or make a day of it! Let Mike L. know if you plan to be there.
October 23, 2009
Wissahickon Cyclocross
What a muddy race!Brent raced C Men and placed 71 out of 86 starters. Kera raced B Women and finished 27 out of 34.
For a full race report, please visit Daily Dose.
October 12, 2009
Iron Cross Lite
Saturday was a beautiful day for cyclocross at Michaux. As usual, it was a fun course, complete with the Death Spiral.
Joel Moats had a great race taking 1st place in Men 45+.
Kera Daily raced Women Cat 1/2/3/4 (a little intimidating riding with the elite women!) and placed 13 out of 18.
Joel Moats had a great race taking 1st place in Men 45+.
Kera Daily raced Women Cat 1/2/3/4 (a little intimidating riding with the elite women!) and placed 13 out of 18.
October 5, 2009
Michaux Terror of Teaberry
September 20th marked the day for the last in the Endurance Series at Michaux., the Terror of Teaberry. Mike Funk was the only team member to give the 40 miler a try. Always known to be the hardest of the 3 races it did not disappoint this year. The course had 2 big sections of new single track which were very challenging to say the least. After crashing 3 times, it turned into pure survival mode in the end. Finishing in 3rd Masters with a time of 5 hours and 30 minutes was not a bad way to finish XC racing for the year.
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