race report: National Championships, Sol Vista, CO
Hello Tokyo Joe’s team supporters!
Our team had an INCREDIBLE weekend of racing.
Day One: started with Lindsay Dye taking her first podium in the Category 2, girls 15-16 age group. This is her first season of racing, she’s going to be a name to look for in the future.
Tokyo Joe’s had three girls in the [...]
Matt Beaton’s take on the Firecracker 50
The firecracker 50 on 4th of July is a perplexing race. On onehand you have barbeque, beer, parades, and other American festivities; onthe other side you 50 miles of sweet racing, 11,200 ft of elevation gain,and a super stacked pro mtb field.
I was super pumped to start this race and see where I could [...]
Jay Henry wins Snowmass Mountain States Cup
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100712/SPORTS/100719978/1077&ParentProfile=1058
CRAP.
From Rus, after the Firecracker 50.
Not what you wanted to hear, but I broke my rear derailleur and had to DNF. I tried and tried to get something to work, and even turned my bike into a singlespeed. But in the end I just couldn’t get it to go.
So I limped home with my tail [...]
Rus’s race report from Crested Butte
Here’s this week’s report: Crested Butte.
To start, my wish to race with the 19-29s wasn’t granted, as when I got my number plate I saw I was put in with the 50+. And since it was only about 30 minutes before the start I didn’t have time to try to convince the USA Cycling [...]
