Registration is Open for DCCX - October 28, 2007
U.S. Armed Forces Retirement Home
Rock Creek Church Rd, NW & Upshur St, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Member Bio Raul Rojas
Age: 37 Born in Costa Rica but I am about to become a “gringo”.
Years Racing: since September 2007
Mountain Bike Category: Sport
Cyclocross Category: I have never done any cyclocross but this year I hope to start with the DCCX
Favorite Race: The Shenandoah Mountain 100 and Ruta de Los Conquistadores, the only two that I have done so far.
Bikes: Rocky Mountain ETSX (2006) and Fuji Team (2006)
2008 Goals: do more races and improve my poor times in both SM-100 and La Ruta.
2007 Highlights: I started to bike and decided to do and finish a couple of races.
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:
- Darren Biggs - 9:35 (First Timer)
- Eric Welp - 9:43
- Matt Donahue - 10:17
- Kent Baake - 10:21
- Mike Pearce - 10:21 (Singlespeed & First Timer)
- Mike Klasmeier - 10:52
- Joel Gwadz - 11:13
- Joe Foley - 11:14
- Mike Scardaville - 12:17
- Jake Danoff - 13:07 (First Timer & 2nd Place Junior)
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.
Shenandoah Mountain 100
The one and only Shenandoah Mountain 100 is September 2. Starting at 6:30 in the morning hundreds of mountain bikers will face a hundred miles of beautiful GWNF trails, roads, and fireroads.