First off, I can't believe Jake put that ridiculous picture on this blog. I am too tired to be too riled up about it. Jake and I had a long weekend of racing starting off with the Second Annual Gravel Grovel in Story, Indiana. This challenging gravel road race has a mix of single-track and lots of riding through pristine forests. Jake likely missed the views as he flew to a quick victory in the single speed division. Scott Belcher was also blazing fast coming in third place in the masters division. I added another rock to my collection with a win in the women's open division. The race was well run and fun like it was the first year we attended it. The Story Inn was gracious enough to make us a pot of chili and allow us a warm place to enjoy post-race beers. I recommend this race!
Today Jake and I got up bright and early to make the 3 hour commute to the Buckingham Financial/Biowheels Zipp OVCX cross race. Jake took a commanding lead in the third lap and cruised into his fourth win in a row in the series. Tom Mulpagano finished well in the Cat 4 division. Scott Belcher missed his start, road with a juniors for a lap then decided to call it a day. He deserves it after Saturday's 100K. WIll Sherman had an incredible day fighting it our for second place in the Cat 3 open. He has really gotten the hang of this cyclocross stuff!
The sun had warmed the air slightly and melted off a lot of the frost just in time for the women's 1,2,3 race. For a change of pace the officials had the women toe the line after the elite men, starting us thirty seconds behind. Another unexpected change was the alphabetical order call-up, which is great if you last name starts with A, not great for someone who starts with V. Niki Dallaire finished strong with another victory in the Elite women with Leah Halloran and Amanda Virostko second and third respectively. Gerry Schulze and Bridget Donovan Billiter were close behind. After today's events I am so thankful for the usual suspects I race every weekend. That is Niki Dellaire, Bridget Donovan- Billiter, Gerry Schulze, Nicole Borem and a cast of other great OVCX ers. It is great to have strong competition and level heads out there. I am thankful we all support each other and want us all to be healthy, well and successful. Thank you to Jake as well for a million reasons.
Today Jake and I got up bright and early to make the 3 hour commute to the Buckingham Financial/Biowheels Zipp OVCX cross race. Jake took a commanding lead in the third lap and cruised into his fourth win in a row in the series. Tom Mulpagano finished well in the Cat 4 division. Scott Belcher missed his start, road with a juniors for a lap then decided to call it a day. He deserves it after Saturday's 100K. WIll Sherman had an incredible day fighting it our for second place in the Cat 3 open. He has really gotten the hang of this cyclocross stuff!
The sun had warmed the air slightly and melted off a lot of the frost just in time for the women's 1,2,3 race. For a change of pace the officials had the women toe the line after the elite men, starting us thirty seconds behind. Another unexpected change was the alphabetical order call-up, which is great if you last name starts with A, not great for someone who starts with V. Niki Dallaire finished strong with another victory in the Elite women with Leah Halloran and Amanda Virostko second and third respectively. Gerry Schulze and Bridget Donovan Billiter were close behind. After today's events I am so thankful for the usual suspects I race every weekend. That is Niki Dellaire, Bridget Donovan- Billiter, Gerry Schulze, Nicole Borem and a cast of other great OVCX ers. It is great to have strong competition and level heads out there. I am thankful we all support each other and want us all to be healthy, well and successful. Thank you to Jake as well for a million reasons.
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