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Happy New Year, KKrew

Many happy rides in 2009.

TMac BDay

I got the month right finally

♫♭♬♪♩♮♪
HB2U,
HB2U,
HB dear TMac,
HB2U.
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ScottERob at State CX Championships

Damn, but blogger lacks. Anyway, it appears it will finally allow me to post this sub-par image of Mr. Robertson.

ScottERob looked good. He was strong on the stairs and the sand.

Wish I had a better picture to post but I couldn't even get this thing to post earlier with my other K-racing images--must be the Hollywood kit I suppose.

Baba's baby is all grown up

Nearly 280 racers. Great course. Superfans all over. Lots of fun. Lot's of K-racers on the course and off. Here are a few shots.

Here is my favorite shot of the day. It's Josh coming in hot at the stairs on his single in the Cat. 1/2 race.

Sorry, Becko and Robo. I have no shots of you to share. I was registering and getting ready for my race when the when the former was on the course and racing with the latter.

The young Lalonde shows his cross-country skills on the stairs in the Cat. 1/2. He was definitely the fastest runner. It wasn't close. 

How are we getting him into some K-kit?

On the previous lap their positions were reversed. Ezra didn't get the hole shot but he did chase people down in the main event. Excellent effort. First place single-speed and then recover for 45 minutes and finish fifth in the Cat 1/2 men. I wish I had your lungs and legs.

I really like this picture of Tomac riding hard and duking it out in the threes (or is it trees?). Crop it and it's a keeper.

Wallace Wallace leading a large group through the triple.

Matt generating a nice rooster through the sandtrap.

Here is TTTT sitting third at the start of the Cat. 3 race. He didn't quite get the hole shot but it was close. I must confess I completely missed Thorny and never saw him until he was on his third trip through the sandtrap. Then I'm checking out my photos and  what do you know he shows up on my SD card as clear as can be. I tip my Hurl-hand-me-down Milram cap to you TTTT. 

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Cyclocross Kenwood

Hell yeah! Here's to the few Kenwoodies that are keeping the cross torch alive this year. Fride, Ezra, Burnsie, Paulie, Robo, Chops, ToMac, ScottERob and whoever else has been out there. I sure haven't been. Hoping that changes sometime soon. Gotta see a man about some super secret cross bits. Anyway, here's to ya!!!

Boulder.

Went out to visit Otree and the Vitch last week in Boulder. Otree picked me up at DIA. B-lined for Vitches shoppe to recover my bike that was shipped out. Rode that day near Nederland in some of the funnest single track I've ever ridden. Next few days were tastes of the life that Steve has been living all summer long. Delicious.
Vitch hooked me up with a rental road bike from his shoppe. A Seven Ti-carbon lugged machine that was so dialed and nice it was very hard to say goodbye. Steve and I did a popular route out of town and went up. And went up. And when we weren't going up, we were going up. It was just another day in the saddle for Steve I'm sure. 14 miles doesn't sound like much. But when the elevation gain is over 4300ft those miles get stretched a bit. We got to the top and had some buffalo burger and beer. Then down. Wicked fun turns. Fast straights and then hairpin turns. A little beer buzz when going this fast is essential so you keep your wits about you.
On the last day Vitch, Steve and I explored some mountain bike trails that proved not to let us down. Three hours in the saddle and we were all done.
My legs are still recovering and my liver is in need of repair. Good times.