Race Report - Jingle Cross
Three days of racing were on the calendar for the 2009 edition of the Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City, IA. Friday's race was also scheduled to be raced under the lights which brought in some interesting elements. The Cat. 2/3 field is one of the largest at JCR with somewhere around 70-80 or so racers taking the line each day. Some did all three days while others may have only done one or two. With the ever changing conditions and courses each day, some racers may have missed out on some serious fun. There were some other issues that may have kept a few away on Saturday or Sunday as well with a lot of broken rear derailleurs seen hovering around in the pits on Friday and Saturday. Thankfully,

Jingle Cross Rock - preliminary report
The final 'Cross weekend of the 2009 season has come and gone for me. I'll need a little bit of time to collect my thoughts and get my actual reports written up. All three days featured some sweet courses that were a challenge for everyone on course from the beginners to the elites. I will probably write in up in one long report but, maybe I'll have to break into one for each day, we'll see. I know that there are some good photos out there too so I'll need to locate them and point you in the right direction to view them as well.I would like to say congratulations to Kevin McConnell (ICCC) who did a wonderful job in his first three elite races ever. He rode really well and probab

One to go
One race weekend remaining on the 2009 calendar although, there will be three races to partake in. Jingle Cross Rock starts this Friday night in Iowa City, IA and it will definitely be a big one. One location with three different courses will make it fun for racers and spectators alike so if you are in the area you should make some time to stop out for a while at least. Friday's races start at 4:45pm and will go until 8:30pm so they will be held under the lights. Wet weather in the forecast could make for some epic conditions too. Cold, wet, muddy, beer.....it's as close as your

Race Report - Middle Park Madness
Middle Park madness was the fourth and final round of the Quad Cities Cyclocross Series for the 2009 season. Going into the race I was sitting in 3rd spot overall with 90 points although I had a hard charging Kevin McConnell (ICCC) sitting only 10 points behind me in 4th spot. Keeping my spot would be no easy feat. There was also the battle for 1st spot going on between Nate Kullbom (Atlas) with 114 points and Brian Eppen (ICCC) at 100 points. The pre-race standing definitely had the makings of a great battle between racers.As we started, I found myself sitting in fifth wheel

Dual Race Reports
I'll keep these short and sweet since they did me in pretty bad and my body needs some rest.Saturday 14 November - Iowa State Cyclocross Championships in Altoona, IAThe Cat. 3 race was small but, there were some great riders there including Louis Dewild (ZOOM Performance), Ryan French, Scott Robinson, and Matt Gumm (All9Yards), and Nate Klein (Rasmussen's) which meant that the pace would be high. The course did not have very much technical aspect too it which was great for just riding fast from start to finish although, it doesn't suit me too well. I need some twisties I guess. I actually had a great start and was sitting in the first couple of spots