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Capital Cross



This was the final race of the season for most of the team. DCMTB / CityBikes had a good turnout at the race. Marc Gwadz coming off his Marbra champinionship win where he was 1st for the Mabra series 35+ and 1st in the DC/Maryland in his age group. Marc was racing masters, but with the MAC confrence being UCI most of the masters that usual race elite raced in the regular Elite masters catagory. Marc still had a solid race, but one of his mabra rivals got the best of him again. From Marc,“I was in a 3 person group with berni shiao- we were able first to distance ourselves from a large chasing group (Chris scott, Roger Masse, Randle Root, etc), then on the last lap I made a push to drop the others as we hit the berm before the dam. Mike Birner fell off the pace but Berni Shiao counter-attacked got a couple second gap on me with 1/4 th lap to go and held it the line.” Chris Clarke was racing the Masters B race with Mark Drajem. Mark and Chris both road some smooth races and were competitive out on the circuit. Chris felt his legs were a little sluggish and he summed it with,“It’s hard to believe I could get so old without realizing I was so slow.” Ilanna Knopf was able to withstand the cold and finish Top 10 in the women’s B field. In the Mens C race there was the DCMTB / CityBikes Trio of Loren Mcwethy, Kent Baake, and Darren Biggs they had all registered the day of so had to start at the back in about 60th position. There were three different stories brewing there, Kent riding the mt. bike with cross tires doing his first CX race, Loren the young buck coming into form and riding his new $$$ cross bike, and Darren deciding to race at the last minute on pure skill, not his form. Kent was the only racer in the C field to go over the log on the run up. Doing that got the crowd fired up, so he went for broke and tried to bunny hop the barriers which wasn’t as successful but got the crowd fired up none the less and he achieved his goal of having a good time. Darren got a fast start and Loren was able to bridge to him and the DCMTB / CityBikes Duo was able to drop two pursuing riders. In the finishing straight Loren was about 200yds in front of Darren, and Darren was able to catch Loren at the line. Some might say Darren punked him, but Darren believes he gave Loren a lesson on always finishing strong even when you think you got the gap :-)
For More details on Darrens race and Pics check his blog

Elite Masters
13 Marc Gwadz

B-Masters
12 Chris Clarke
32 Mark Drajem

B-Women
10 Ilanna Knopf

C-Men
7 Darren Biggs
8 Loren Mcwethy
14 Kent Baake

Tacchino Ciclicross

This past weekend the DCMTB \ CityBikes team went out to Leesburg to challenge the other local teams in some cross racing. The Tacchino Ciclicross race course is unlike any other in the area, with no pavement and some longer hills makes it a power course. The coarse felt faster this year with our over all dry conditions.

Marc Gwadz who had raced on Sat. at the Wayne Scott “not dead” memorial had an ok race on Sat. - with all the turns it was hard for Marc to tell how good his legs were. Marc put in a good effort and ended up 7th in Elite masters, 4th in the 35+ subgroup in a pretty tough field. The following day at the Tacchino Ciclicross Marc got real good start in the fast elite field- w/ Jeremiah Bishop, Sundt, Greg Whittwer stacking the men’s field. Gunnar always flies off the start line, but this time he biffed at the early set of barriers. he took out someone behind him- who fell right in front of me- I slowly wrangled past him as a bunch of guys flew by. I was still fairly far up in the pack, but got passed by a fair number of people as the laps wore on. Gunnar got passed me then dropped me. and root reeled me, sat on my wheel for a while, then slowly dropped me. I was riding pretty good, but my legs probably weren’t 100% after a couple weeks of spotty training and a head cold. late in the race. I was able to pass a few tiring A riders, and fought to keep a gap on chris mcgill, who kept yo-yo-ing up on the long climb then losing ground onthe twisty top sections. Marc was third in Elite Masters, but Gunnar and Root are in the 45+ subgroup so he picked up a lot of pts in the 35+ series.

Mike Scardaville, Matt Donahue raced the “killer B’s” and had constrasting days. Mike seemed to be enjoying himself on the course and seemed to be staying nice and consistant out on the course. Matt went out a little quicker and I think all his time preparing for the DC-CX took its toll on him with him being in the pain cave for most of his ride. Mark Drajem raced in the Masters B race and really rode a consistant tempo was able to hold off people trying to catch up to him. Illana Knopf worked like an animal out there and in her own words”it was hard, that’s all! :)” Jake Danoff once again said forget about those small junior fields and raced with the CAT 4’s and said that he started out pretty good but after 2 laps he was starting to feel it. Jake was able to finish mid pack which is a good result. Darren Biggs was looking forward to the race, and was able to be the prime attraction for the race announcer, where Darren was chasing the two leaders for the whole race, but ended up placing 3rd in front of a charging Ryan Bannon from Bike Lane. For more details on Darren’s CAT 4 race check his blog The Bike and More.

Master Men Cat1/2/3
3    Marc GWADZ(1st 35+)

Men 35+/45+ Cat3/4    
22  Mark DRAJEM

Mens Cat3/4
15   Michael SCARDAVILLE   
17   Matthew DONAHUE

Women Cat3/4                            
8    Ilana Knopf

Men Cat4
3    Darren BIGGS
32   Jake DANOFF

Tacchino Ciclocross 2007

Weston Schempf and Betsy Shogren take top honors at DCCX

From DC-CX

Weston Schempf of C3-Sollay.com and Betsy Shogren of FORT Factory Team pulled away from their top competitors early to ride to commanding victories in the inaugural DCCX Cyclocross Race presented by DCMTB/City Bikes in Washington, D.C.
The event, held on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, was the first-ever cyclocross race held in the nation’s capital, and — with a crystalline fall day as an added draw — the race had a full field of 225 riders, including a packed CAT 4/beginners race with more than 80 riders.
The race was promoted by the DC Mountain Bike Team with the assistance of team sponsors City Bikes, Metro Gutter and Home Services, Temperance Hall and Whole Foods Market - P Street. Specific race sponsors included Sticky Fingers Bakery, Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar, DrinkMore Water, Louis Garneau, WTB, Serfas, Surly and Salsa.
The course, which was muddied up by three days of rain in the days before the race, included a wide mix of rooted, swooping curves, open road, two sets of tricky barriers and a Paris-Roubaix style brick section. Roadies called it a mountain bikers’ course because of the rough, rooted sections; mountain bikers wondered why their competitors hung on their wheel during the brutal windy, road section. Everyone was heard praising the course design.
“Props to whoever put it together,” Schempf said. “There was a lot of good rhythm to it.”
Schempf, from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, led the field of 17 top riders by the time the field hit the first uphill barrier section and said after that he knew the race was his to lose. No one else had a chance: Schempf had his car, with his bikes in it, towed the night before. He had to scramble in just the few hours before the race to recover his bikes (and car) and make his way to the venue.
“I was a little angry,” Schempf said. “I decided to take it out on the course.”
Blair Saunders of Henry’s Bikes led a group of four riders who chased Schempf for much of the race. Saunders tried in vain to get some help to lead the effort to work the way back up to Schempf, whose lead exceeded one minute at halfway into the hour-long race. Saunders finally attacked his group and got clear for second place.
The most dramatic finish in the race came from Bethesda’s own Nick Bax, a member of the junior national road team. Bax started at the back of the field and was shaky around some of the tight, technical turns. But as the race went on he picked better lines — and picked off riders ahead of him. With less than a half a lap to go, Bax put on a charge, and was able to nip Patrick Engleman at the line to take fifth place and a podium position.
“He might have won this race if it lasted another 30 minutes,” announcer Shawn “Bega” Blumenfeld told the crowd, which at that point was enjoying the free beer offered by Sonoma.
In the women’s race Shogren, from Morgantown, West Virginia, took off with Jessica Hill from the start, and then built a lead after Hill had technical problems. She smoothly built up a big lead, wide enough that she could switch to her single-speed pit bike after a few laps.
For Shogren, the DCCX event was about more than just racing: She hadn’t visited Washington before and spent Saturday touring the historic monuments with husband and third-place finisher Gunnar Shogren on their bikes.
The earlier races had bigger fields and lots of drama. Russell Langley, a professional with Battley Harley Davidson, throttled the B field and then pledged Blumenfeld — and the crowd — that he would race with the A riders next week.
In the Masters race, course designer Marc Gwadz moved out to an early lead but was slowly roped in by Randall Root and Bernie Shiao. Gwadz held on with the Root and Shiao and then made a dramatic sprint in what he thought was the last lap. It wasn’t, and Shiao and Root, who are both 45+ riders, then moved out to win the race in that order.
In the packed C Race Ryan Bannon used his mountain biking skill to move out to an early lead. Steve Wall and Matt Parse put on the chase and took the lead. Parse of Route 1 Velo held out for the victory, and Wall faded to fifth - one place behind Bannon - after a flat tire.
Race director Matt Donahue lives near the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and approached the government-sponsored retirement home about using the grounds for the race. Race proceeds will be donated to benefit the veterans at the AFRH. One official donated his daily salary to the veterans.
Results are here: http://www.dcmtb.com/blog/archives/221
Photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ou98dtbiggs/DCCX
Photos and blog here: http://www.gwadzilla.blogspot.com/

DCCX Results‏

Updated 10/29/07

Men’s 1-2-3 (A)
Time Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 56:53 1 SCHEMPF Weston C3-Sollay.com
2 57:27 2 SAUNDERS Blair Henry’s
3 57:41 5 SHOGREN Gunnar Fort Factory Team
4 57:46 6 WEAVER Dave
5 57:48 9 BAX Nick Hot Tubes Development Team
6 57:56 4 WOOD David Bike Doctor
7 58:47 7 ELLICOTT Evan team n-tieractive/Bike Doctor-Waldorf
8 1:00:19 10 BREWER John Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB
9 1:01:13 14 MEALEY Sean Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
10 1:01:44 13 RUSSELL Eric Clif Bar
11 1:03:34 8 NIETERS Jared Haymarket Bicycles/World Gym
12 1:04:35 17 PRENTICE Jed n-tieractive/Bike Doctor Waldorf
13 3 FADER Evan Battley Harley-Davidson/Hudson Trail
14 11 DUKE David Page Valley Cycling
15 12 FUNG Adam Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volvo
16 15 MCGILL Chris FORT Factory Team
17 16 WAGNER 0 

Women’s A
Time Bib # Last Name First Name
1 49:37 40 SHOGREN Betsy
2 51:08 41 HILL Jessica
3 51:11 47 HARLOW Elizabeth
4 52:03 45 SPANOGLE Terri
5 54:23 43 VON TEITENBERG Heidi
6 N/T 44 KEMMERER Arley

Masters Men 1-2-3-4
45+ Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 45 203 SHIAO Bernie Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
2 45 201 ROOT Randall ABRT/Latitude
3 200 GWADZ Marc DCMTB/City Bikes
4 207 BIRNER Michael All American Bicycle Center
5 202 PITTMAN Todd
6 206 HOUGHTON Jonathan
7 45 241 GREENE Albert Yellow Breeches Racing
8 246 WAGNER James W.
9 211 HOLMAN Barry Team Fuji
10 213 BLODGETT David AABC
11 45 239 DOWNING Shawn Chesapeake Wheelmen/King Pawn
12 45 240 KENSINGER Karl NCVC/Inova Health System
13 205 CLARKE Christopher DCMTB/City Bikes
14 208 LEAVER Erik NCVC/Inova Health System
15 242 CONNOLLY Karl Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
16 45 219 ANDERSON Jeff HPC/List
17 232 NUSBAUM John Haymarket Bicycles
18 45 209 HUEBNER Ron Potomac Velo Club
19 45 222 KAY David Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volvo
20 210 BERNARD Darren Haymarket Bicycles
21 214 SOVEK Chip Potomac Velo Club
22 212 MICHEL Matt NCVC / Inova Health System
23 230 ENGBLOM Thor NCVC/Inova Health System
24 249 DOWNS Jay Fort Factory Team
25 247 FRAZER Marc Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amatuer Racing
26 226 DRAJEM Mark DCMTB
27 45 234 NEAL Sapp BMC/RacePace Columbia
28 224 GWADZ Joel DCMTB/City Bikes
29 45 216 THOMPSON Tony 3-D Fitness Whole Wheel Velo Club
30 228 VAUGHN Tom DCMTB
31 45 225 SNYDER Thomas
32 231 DEPENNING Paul Haymarket Bicycles
33 250 WIEGMANN Dietrich DCMTB/City Bikes
34 251 LEA Rob T.E.A.M. Fuji
35 245 LEITNER Steve
36 220 KOTUN Joseph Lanterne Rouge
37 215 WANCO Mark World Cup Ski and Cycle cycling team
38 227 HEYWOOD John 1412 Velo Club
39 237 BUKI Charles
40 253 SCHAEFFER Will
41 229 KINNEY Michael Potomac Velo club
42 235 MATHIAS Michael Prince William Elite Racing
43 243 ROMEFELT Alan Kelly Benefit Strategies- LSV Amateur
44 252 Scott Chris SMT
45 254 ARNETT Eric

Mabra -Jr- U18
Time Place Bib # Last Name First Name Team
48:28:00 1 361 MACKAY Thomas Family Bike Shop
55:42:00 2 360 CLARKE Langston DCMTB/City Bikes
DNS DNS 362 WALLACE Vaughn Trek of Pittsburgh

Men’s 3/4 (B)
Time Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 45:06 331 LANGLEY Russell Battley Harley Davidson
2 46:20 324 JONES Taylor American University Cycling/Inland Construction
3 46:40 328 MURPHY Kyle The Bike Lane
4 46:42 302 FIFE Steve ETS / Silver Cycles
5 47:05 300 MCDONALD Bernard C3/Sollay.com
6 47:48 306 WALENCIKOWSKI Judd team n-tieractive/Bike Doctor-Waldorf
7 47:55 316 SMITH Phil Pit Bike Maryland
8 48:03 303 ANDERSON Terry Haymarket Bicycles
9 48:06 333 HARSHMAN Chris ABRT/Latitude
10 48:20 304 SHATTUCK Trevor Hunt Valley Bicycles/Marathon Roofing
11 48:27 317 MONTE-SANO Alex
12 48:45 305 THOMPSON Scott Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
13 48:47 330 BUCKLEY Bruce THE Bike Lane
14 48:47 320 MILINKOVIC George Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
15 49:12 314 LUMM Brandon Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes
16 49:25 322 HUNTER Cary Potomac Velo Club
17 49:38 318 ASHMAN Joseph
18 49:55 315 BIGGS Darren DCMTB/City Bikes
19 50:07 323 OKEEFE Sam C3-Solay.com
20 50:09 336 FISHER Ed ShoreVelocity
21 50:11 334 BURNS Bryan Haymarket Bicycles
22 50:12 311 COATS Joseph Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
23 50:22 319 LORIE Mark Kelly Benefits Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
24 51:00 326 BLACK Steven National Capital Velo Club/Inova Health
25 51:21 335 ROHR Keith Adventures for the Cure
26 51:34 329 KOTUN Joseph Lanterne Rouge
27 51:34 310 SCARDAVILLE Michael DCMTB/City Bikes
28 51:37 309 MCWETHY Loren DCMTB/City Bikes
29 51:47 332 RALEY John Artemis
30 53:58 313 LEA Syd TEAM FUJI

Men’s 4(C)
Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 103 PARSE Matt Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes
2 114 WILCOX David broadway bicycle school
3 101 KING Christopher Route 1 Velo / Capitol Hill Bikes
4 167 BANNON Ryan The Bike Lane
5 100 WAHL Stephen AVC/ Team Hagerstown-Washington Co
6 125 ENGLEMAN Patrick Keswick Cycle
7 170 BLACK Steven National Capital Velo Club/Inova Health
8 141 GILLESPIE Bob All American
9 173 FEBBRARO Frank The Bike Lane
10 105 BICKLING Todd Team N~tieractive/Bike Doctor-Waldorf
11 175 MINAR Petr SEAVS Racing
12 159 PEARCE Michael DCMTB/City Bikes
13 104 TWYMAN Corey Hub Racing
14 115 RISKUS Stephen
15 113 BATTAN David Squadra Coppi/IM SAAB
16 110 SCHIEKEN William
17 133 MORRIS Gary Lanterne Rouge
18 162 BASSETT Benjamin
19 132 BAVIER John
20 107 GUE Todd dhbd /bicycle place velo
21 177 WOLFE Thori
22 122 STAPLETON Kevin Racing Union
23 179 LEUNG Ka Chun Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
24 111 BARRY Ronald All American Bicycle Club
25 112 GOLDBERG Richard Hunt Valley Bicycles
26 165 REDENIUS Nick
27 171 ADAIR Chris ABRT
28 151 MARESCA Kevin
29 143 TRESSLER Lyal
30 178 NEWILL Ryan Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
31 145 PARSE Dave Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
32 144 CLARK Kevin The Bicycle Escape
33 117 GOULD Christopher Racing Union
34 120 MCNEELY James Squadra Coppi / IM Saab
35 109 DOUGLAS Ryan Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
36 134 GHAIS Aaron ALL-AMERICAN BICYCLE CLUB
37 130 WHEATON Jonathan DCMTB
38 129 DANOFF Jake DCMTB
39 127 DUDEK Ryan The Bike Rack
40 128 NADAS Joshua Proteus
41 108 SAUNDERS Will HPC List
42 140 PARRAMORE Dave Cadence Cycling
43 135 CARLISLE James
44 153 SCHMIERER Brian
45 146 CICCORETTI Eric
46 123 PEARLMAN Jason The Bike Rack
47 149 CERNICH Scott Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
48 174 PORTER Read
49 154 GLODEK John NCVC/INOVA Health Systems
50 181 PEEL Jeff
51 102 JONES Davey C3-Sollay.com
52 168 BRANCHEAU Matthew Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV Amateur Cycling
53 139 BARNES Charles Lanterne Rouge
54 118 ANKRAH Rodges Route 1 Velo /Capitol Hill Bicycles
55 119 SCHIAVO Mike Lanterne Rouge
56 157 COLBY Robert NCVC/Inova Health Systems
57 124 BLANCHARD Tim The Children in the Shoe
58 158 DAVIS Bill Potomac Velo Club
59 169 COLTER Haig
60 172 CLEMENTS Christopher n/a
61 160 VALDEZ Samuel
62 152 LETWIN Noah Team BBC
63 166 SAUNDERS James Route 1 Velo/Capitol Hill Bikes
64 163 EMERY Shannon Team Rear Guard
65 136 HOLMES Dale Proteus
66 121 CONATSER Blake
67 138 LERCH Wayne The Bike Rack
68 116 VENTOSA Joseph PROTEUS

Women’s 3-4(C)
Place Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 82 ARTUSIO Lynda
2 88 LEA Tracy T.E.A.M Fuji
3 83 KNOPF Ilana DCMTB
4 94 JOHNSON Cynthia Artemis
5 87 LETWIN Rebecca Team BBC
6 146 WOLFSON jennifer HUB RACING
7 86 PETERSAN Doron NCVC/INOVA
8 97 ROSS Heather The Bike Rack
9 91 WENDELL Kimberlee Velo Bella
10 93 SHUE Nicole Velo Bella-Kona
11 84 PEACOCK Marisa Velo Bella-Kona
12 95 Newbury Beatrice DCMTB
13 96 HUEBNER Christina Potomac Velo Club
14 90 FINNEY Christie The Children in the Shoe
15 92 ASHBROOK-BARNES Karen
16 98 MACK Constance
17 85 HILLESHEIM Lindsey Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
18 89 ANDERSON Laura Alan Factory
19 99 KLEIFORTH Barbara

Juniors (U16)
Place Bib # Last Name First Name Team
1 68 MAUCH Justin NCVC/Inova Health System
2 65 BARR Jackson NCVC/Inova Health System
3 71 WILSON Avery NCVC/Inova Health System
4 67 HUEBNER Emily Potomac Velo Club
5 70 THOMPSON Jake Squadra Coppi/IM Saab
6 69 ROGERS Zeke Clean Currents p/b Don Beyer Volvo
7 66 BATTAN Nicholas squadra coppi

DCMTB/City Bikes - Granny Gear 2007 National Expert Champions

24 Hours of Temecula - 1st Place Expert

Mike Klasmeier
Matt Donahue
Joe Foley
Brian Kemler

24 Hours of Conyers - 2nd Place Expert

Mike Klasmeier
Jonathan Wheaton
Steve Viers
Kent Baake

24 Hours of Big Bear - 4th Place Expert

Mike Klasmeier
Matt Donahue
Mike Pearce
Joe Foley

24 Hours of Killington - 1st Place Expert

1st Place Overall!

Mike Klasmeier
Matt Donahue
Joe Foley
Kent Baake

24 Hours of Landahl - 2nd Place Expert

Mike Klasmeier
Matt Donahue
Joe Foley
Darren Biggs

IRONCROSS V

The Number 32

This past weekend Mark Drajem in his first race as a DCMTB/City Bikes rider and and Darren Biggs represented at Iron Cross V. The race is getting bigger every year with over 200 racers doing the race this year. This race is the SM100 of Cyclocross, with paved road, singletrak, and gravel roads. Mark had done the race before and was able to improve on his last years time by more then 25 minutes! Darren had never done the race, and guessed that he would finish under 5 hours. After the dust had settled Mark and Darren both ended up in the same place in their age classes. If you would like get a more indepth view of the race check Darren’s blog.

Monster Mash

The DCMTB \ CityBikes team came and had a good showing at the Monster Mash.

Monster Mash 2007

Hagarstown Breast Cancer Awareness CX.

By Marc and Darren
Stop 3 in the dusty, sweltering MABRA cross series took us to Hagerstown
for the breast cancer awareness CX.
http://www.midatlanticcross.info/Results/2007/BCA.htm
The fields sizes were a bit more manageable but still healthy in the 3rd
of 7 MABRA races. The course had a number of 180 deg turns, a lot of
off-camber, and a rideable sandy section.

Marc and Chris stepped up and raced the elite 1,2 race

With Darren doing his second ever cross race, the CAT 4 race

Marc did very really well, and actually paced himself on target to pass some really fast guys that he doesn’t usually beat. Marc was thriving in the heat better then others. All the racers looked haggard, Marc seemed not to get slower as the race progressed, but kept a consistent pace. Marc ended up finishing in 10th place, that being 1st for the masters’ A class. Chris was hanging strong and gave a couple of smiles so he was at least enjoying himself out there. Chris was able to pass a couple of folks as to get 7th in 35+ , 11th in 35/45.
From Marc’s Prospective during the race:

“as Randy approached I thought: “the inevitable”- randy is super strong, but also
famous for a weak start, so I am used to him passing me once the race
settles down. I made some effort to keep up with randy, but conscious of
the 60 minute duration don’t want to overdo it. We changed the lead a
few times and found ourselves moving up on Gunnar, who seemed to pick it
up when we caught him. I made a commitment to try to stay with those
guys. at first i wasn’t sure if I’d be able to hang, but I got the sense
I was stronger at a couple power sections- in particular the steep
ride up, where they were slow to re-accelerate after the hill; and the
uphill barrier run. With about 3 laps to go I was able to work past my
riding mates. First on the road, randy dropped of Gunnar’s wheel, and
rather than risk getting gapped, I went around and hung with Gunnar.
Then when Gunnar and I hit the running section together I was able to
accelerate past him, and Gunnar cheered me on with “way to go, Joel’s
Brother!”.

Darren did his second cross race and proved that he still had some late season form from all the biking he has done this year. He had the City bikes name get called over the speaker system multiple times, and even had rival team members cheering for him. Darren started fast, and was able to hang on for a fourth place finish.

From Darren’s Prospective during the race:

I think after one lap I was in 3rd place. I got on to Matt’s wheel who rides for capital hill bikes I have ridden with him before so I know his ability. I am riding with him and I find out we are 1,2 so I was pretty stoked. We get on this fast downhill section, and his tire came flying off his wheel. So then I was in 1st place, this was short lived, I then started loosing ground to the other guys and was passed by several people. I then rode in no man’s land for the rest of the race, and was able to pull off a 4th place. I was happy with the result considering it was my second cross race, and my pre-race predictions was to finish in the top 1/3 and my goal was a top 10 finish.

Charm City Cyclocross Race 2007

Charm City with the kidsCharm City with the kids

It seems like forever since I lined up and race with the Masters Bs at Charm City in September… but it was not forever… it was not even a month ago.
No time to look back because it is time to forward.

The 2007 Shenandoah Mountain 100

The team is slowly recovering from a very hard day out at the Shenandoah Mountain 100. We had some great performances at the race ranging from new member Darren Biggs’ amazing 9:35 in his first SM100 to 16 year old Jake Danoff who finished his first 100 in 13:07. Eric Welp broke the 10 hour barrier at 9:43, Matt Donahue set a new personal record at 10:17, and Mike Scardaville finally shook off his odd-year curse and finished in 12:17.

Here’s How the Team Did:

What’s in the cards for the rest of the year? Well, the 24 Hour team is heading out to Landahl next weekend for a final showdown with Athens Wrecking Crew for the Granny Gear National Points Series Title and cyclocross season is just around the corner with Charm City kicking off the MABRA series in Baltimore. Stay tuned for more news on Landahl, Cyclocross, and DCCX.

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