CULTCROSS 2009 UPDATE

INITIAL WORK HAS BEGUN FOR THE CULTCROSS 2009 RACES. THE VENUE AND DATES HAVE BEEN SECURED, I HAVE APPLIED FOR INDEPENDENT EVENT INSURANCE AND SPONSORS ARE BEING CONTACTED. IF YOU WISH TO PARTCIPATE AS A SPONSOR, IN ANYWAY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS WITHOUT SPONSORS THIS CAN NOT HAPPEN. THIS EVENT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACA SANCTIONED SO STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS AS THIS SITE WILL BE YOUR MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION. I'M LOOKING INTO PRE-REGISTERING RACERS ON LINE AS WELL. STAY TUNED FOR MORE...

TWO GREAT RACES, TWO GREAT COURSES AND ALOT OF FUN AHEAD.

ELGEE

THESE HIGHLIGHTS SHOW THE SAME COURSE FOR THE MARCH 15TH, 2009 RACE

CULTCROSS 2009 DATES ANNOUNCED

MARCH 15th AND 22nd AT THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS.

CULTCROSS 2009 IS ON!

THERE IS NO CULTCROSS RACE SEPT 13TH

DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH GETTING SANCTIONED BY THE ACA, THERE IS NO CULTCROSS RACE ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER. THE ACA WILL NOT SANCTION TWO CONFLICTING RACES ON THE SAME DAY. THERE IS A CX RACE IN COLORADO SPRINGS THAT DAY, WHICH IS THREE HOURS FROM HERE. GUESS THE ACA DOES NOT NEED THE MONEY.

COMING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH...

SON OF CULTCROSS

STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
RACE WILL BE AT THE EAGLE FAIR GROUNDS ON THE GRAN FINAL COURSE.

HERE IT IS, BRIAN PATRICK FROM ONSIGHT MEDIA HAS COMPLETED THE CULT CROSS VIJ FOR RSN, HERE ARE THE CLIPS, ENJOY!

http://video.onsight-media.com/cx/cultcross/cultcrossvideos.htm

GRAN FINAL SLIDE SHOW FROM ONSIGHT MEDIA'S BRIAN PATRICK

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

CULT CROSS 2008 SERIES CHAMPIONS

MEN'S OPEN......................JAKE WELLS
MEN'S CAT 3.....................COURTNEY GREGORY
MEN'S CAT 4.....................MATTHEW PRONOVOST
SENIOR MEN'S 35+..........MIKE GIBBS
SENIOR MEN'S 45+..........CHARLIE BROWN
SENIOR MEN 65+.............LOREN HETTINGER
SINGLESPEED..................CHARLIE BROWN
JUNIOR MEN....................DEAN HAAS

WOMEN'S OPEN...............MEAGAN MYRICK
WOMEN'S CAT 4...............LINDA WELLS

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED...PLANNING STARTS FOR CULT CROSS 2009

"truth or dare 3"

CX BMX

"truth or dare 2"...relax, see your line, hammer

all air and no scare on Saturday

"truth or dare 2"...accelerate then hammer!

cult cross barrier bliss

MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR NOT HAVING ONE BIT OF VIDEO OR PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY'S CULT CROSS FINAL, I WAS TOO BUSY WORKING IT AND RACING TO GET THE MEDIA SIDE COVERED. HOWEVER, BRIAN PATRICK FROM ONSIGHT MEDIA WILL HAVE AN ABSOLUTE BOMB OF A CULT CROSS SHOW COMING UP ON RSN IN APRIL, TAPE IT, TIVO IT, WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO.

YESTERDAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR CULT CROSS AND CYCLOCROSS IN GENERAL. THE RANTS AND RAVES ABOUT THE COURSE INSPIRED THIS POST AND I SAW IT FIT THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PARTCIPATED, YOU CAN COME HERE, RIGHT TO THIS BLOG POST, TO CHECK OUT THE PICS OF SOME OF THE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS. THE CULT CROSS GRAN FINAL WAS ALL ABOUT THE DIRT, ROCKS AND GRASS YOU RACED ON. THESE PICTURES CAN NEVER CAPTURE THE SOUL AND HARD FAUGHT EFFORTS YOU ALL LEFT OUT THERE AT THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS YESTERDAY, BUT, IF YOU WERE THERE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PIECE OF YOU OUT THERE ON THAT GRASS FIELD. ENJOY THESE PICTURES, TALK ABOUT THEM AND REMEMBER THE PEOPLE AND THE PARTY. WHEN YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN TO YOUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN SOME DAY ABOUT THE "TRUTH OR DARE" BRIDGE OR THE "AIR OR SCARE" BARRIER...ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK TO THIS POST, FOR ETERNITY, AND THESE PICS WILL BE HERE TO TALK AND LAUGH ABOUT. CHEERS TO THE SOULS OF CYCLOCROSS, CHEERS TO THE FANS AND RACERS WHO SUPPORTED THE CAUSE...I POP A "TEN FIDY" FOR YOU!

IM ELGEE, ADDICTED TO BICYCLES...AND I'M OUT!

I'M REALLY TOO TIRED TO BLOG RIGHT NOW

BUT IF YOU MISSED THE GRAN FINAL CULT CROSS RACE TODAY, YOU MISSED AN AMAZING DAY, WITH AMAZING PEOPLE, ON AN AMAZING COURSE AND AN AMAZING AFTER PARTY. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH SO I WILL NOT EVEN ATTEMPT IT. CULT CROSS 2009 WILL BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER.

CYCLOCROSS IS NOTHING MORE THAN GREAT PEOPLE ENJOYING A GREAT FORM OF COMPETITION, YOU ALL SHOWED ME ALOT OF SOUL TODAY, HOW CAN WE NOT DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

yet another Cult Cross signature course....

FOR START TIMES SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND CLICK "OLDER POSTS" THEN SCROLL DOWN TO START TIMES.

EVERYONE IS DIGGIN THE COURSE, A TWEEK OR TWO AND IT'S A DONE DEAL. DRY AS A BONE.

THURSDAY @ NOON, THE FINAL COURSE IS NOW SET AND RACER READY, IT'S A FREEKIN RIPPER.

PRE-RIDERS DIGGIN IT

HARD TO BELIEVE THIS WAS ALL UNDER A FOOT OF SNOW TEN DAYS AGO....

pardon the language, earth movers and cyclocross promoters dont' mix

GRAN FINAL COURSE READY FOR RACING

THE GRAN FINAL COURSE OF CULT CROSS IS NOW COMPLETE. A FEW OF US WILL BE PRE-RIDING AT 6PM TONIGHT. ALL ARE WELCOME TO CHECK OUT THIS REALLY FUN TRACK, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE, AND, IT'S 60 DEGREES AND SUNNY TODAY! KISS THE SNOW GOOD BYE!

GRAN FINAL OF CULT CROSS COURSE WILL BE DONE TOMORROW

MORE VIJ FROM THE VAIL DAILY STAFF

THANKS TO IANN CROPP FROM THE DAILY FOR SUPPORTING OUR GREAT SPORT....CYCLOCROSS

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ONSIGHT MEDIA VIDEO TRAILER FROM DAY ONE.

A SUPER HUGE THANK YOU TO BRIAN PATRICK FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR US. LOOK FOR THE FULL 30 MINUTES ON RSN...

A PERSONAL RECAP OF THE FIRST TWO RACES

HAS BEEN POSTED AT THE CX MAG WEBSITE... WWW.CXMAGAZINE.COM

CHECK IT OUT....

CULT CROSS ALREADY MAINSTREAM?

RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSTED BY CYCLOCROSS MAGAZINE, @

WWW.CXMAGAZINE.COM

ALONG WITH SOME PICS

THE VAIL DAILY PUBLISHED AN OUTSTANDING ARTICLE TODAY ABOUT THE CULT CROSS SERIES...GOTTA GIVE THEM KUDOS AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPORT. THE LINK

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080320/SPORTS/468890333

PHOTOS BY KRISTIN ANDERSON/VAIL DAILY

JAKE WELLS AND BRIAN HUTCHISON DO BATTLE IN GYPSUM

THE FORECAST RIGHT NOW FOR NEXT SATURDAY'S RACE IS SUNNY AND 45 DEGREES.

CULT CROSS RACE THREE COURSE OVERVIEW

THE FINAL CULT CROSS RACE AT THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS IS GOING TO BE WAAAAAAY FUN. I AM GOING TO REMOVE MANY OF THE "PAINFUL" ELEMENTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH REALLY FUN ASPECTS. THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RUN HAS MELTED AWAY, WHICH I'M SURE YOU WILL ALL BE THANKFULL FOR. IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST, DON'T MISS IT! AND WE WILL HAVE BEER AGAIN, GORDON BEER, HEAVEN IN A CAN FROM OSKAR BLUES.

ten day forecast looks perfect for a great race.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/tenday/81631?from=36hr_topnav_driving

A QUICK SCORING UPDATE..

SHOULD THERE BE ANY POINTS TIES AFTER RACE THREE, THE FINAL RACE FINISH PLACES WILL BE THE TIE BREAKER.

SPECIAL THANKS TO COURTNEY GREGORY, SETH SMEKAL AND DAVID BURNS FOR HELPING SET UP THE GYPSUM COURSE SATURDAY EVE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HOSED WITHOUT YOUR HELP. ALSO THANKS TO MATT PRONOVOST FOR HELPING ME BREAKDOWN COURSE BOTH DAYS.

I'M BACK OUT TO THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS THIS MORNING TO START SCOPING THE GRAND FINAL COURSE. IT'S GONNA BE A GOODIN.

ONSIGHT MEDIA WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FILMING AT THIS EVENT SO COME GET YOUR MUG ON RSN.

HANK POOL AND FAMILY, HANK WON HIS FIRST EVER CROSS RACE, CAT 3 IN EAGLE

THE ABOMINABLE SNOW RUN AT THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS

EVERYONE AGREED THIS WAS THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE EAGLE COURSE. I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO PAY BACK THE FRONT RANGE PROMOTERS FOR MAKING ME RUN THROUGH THE SAND AT BOULDER RES...THIS WAS THE CULT CROSS ANSWER. IT PROVED TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CAT 4 RACE.

CURRENT POINT TOTALS THROUGH TWO RACES

PRO/OPEN MEN
JAKE WELLS-200PTS, BRIAN HUTHCISON-85 POINTS, CHAD FROM OSKAR BLUES BREWERY-A HANGOVER.

PRO/OPEN WOMEN
MEAGAN MYRICK-200 POINTS

JUNIORS
DEAN HASS-100 PTS, MARIO CHIARANI-85 PTS, JOE HAULMAN-80 POINTS

SENIOR MEN 45+
CHARLIE BROWN-200 PTS, PETER FN DAVIS-170 PTS, SCOTT VAN DEREN-80 PTS, JOHN CHANBANDOUR-75PTS.

SENIOR MEN 65+
LOREN HETTINGER-200 PTS.

SENIOR MEN 35+
MIKE GIBBS-180 PTS, BRIAN BRUGGMANN-160 PTS, DAVE BURNS-145 PTS, TODD SMITH-100 PTS, BRIAN HUTCHISON-85 PTS, JON RIDLER BRAH-70 POINTS, GERRY REYNOLDS-60 PTS, LARRY GRUEL-55PTS.

CAT 4 MEN
SETH SMEKAL-185 PTS, MATTHEW PRONOVOST-150 PTS, ERIC RUBOTTOM-135 POINTS, CHAD DEMOSS-100 POINTS, BRENNAN STEGE-85 PTS, DREW SPRAFKE-80 PTS, WILLIAM HASS-70 PTS, BOB PRICTO-65 PTS, KIRK PETERSON-60 PTS, CHRISTOPHER KEHOE-50 POINTS, SCOTT BEEGUN 45 PTS.

CAT 3 MEN
COUTNEY WAWAWAWAZUP GREGORY-185 PTS, HANK POOL-185 PTS, DAMIEN FRASER-155 PTS, TIM KELLEY-80 PTS, BRIAN BRUGGMAN-75 PTS.

SINGLESPEED
BRIAN HUTCHISON-100 PTS, CHARLIE BROWN-100PTS, JONO BRAH RILER-85 PTS.

CAT 4 WOMEN
LINDA WELLS-100 PTS.

UNDER 10 KIDS
ALEX DAVIS-200 PTS, SAM BROWN 85 PTS.

ONSIGHT MEDIA SLIDE SHOW...VID COMING SOON

VAIL DAILY COVER SHOT 3/17/2008....CULT CROSS!!!

JAKE WELLS (MAFIA RACING) AND BRIAN HUTCHISON (VITAMIN COTTAGE) BATTLED IT OUT UNTIL THE FINAL PAVEMENT SECTION. JDUB TOOK IT AT THE LINE FOR HIS SECOND WIN IN TWO DAYS.

FROM THE OSKAR BLUES BREWERY BLOG SITE

ELGEE ON AN OSKAR BLUES BREWERY "GORDON" BEER AT CULTCROSS #1, PURE HEAVEN IN A CAN! THANKS FOR THE LIBATION'S CHAD.

ID LIKE TO SAY THIS PIC IS NOT OF ME, BUT IT IS

Cult Cross to air on RSN
OnSight Media will have a production crew recording the 2008 Cult Cross races for an RSN Television release in April 2008. A 30-minute program including elite women and men's race highlights will be shown on the RSN Television Network a minimum of 8 times, available throughout Colorado. A DVD will also be produced and made available for sale and an online video series highlighting the races will be created for online viewing.

POST RACE PARTY AT YETI'S GRIND IN EAGLE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH.

NATE AND TARA PICKLO, OWNERS OF YETI'S GRIND IN EAGLE, WILL BE HOSTING THE POST RACE PARTY AND AWARDS CEREMONY AT 3:30 PM ON SATURDAY THE 29TH OF MARCH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CULT CROSS RACE #3. BEER AND FROZEN MARGARITAS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

I WILL BE POSTING POINTS STANDINGS FOR ALL CATEGORIES ON THIS SITE WITHIN TWO DAYS....THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HELPED WITH COURSE BREAKDOWN AND SET-UP ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DONT MISS THE DAVIS/BROWN SHOWDOWN IN 45+

CULT CROSS RACE TWO AT THE GYPSUM REC CENTER ON ANOTHER BLUEBIRD DAY!

RIDERS CONQUERED THE COURSE THAT SOME DESCRIBED AS WORTHY OF A "STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE"
a short lap with EVERYTHING you could expect in a CX race from ELGEE.

RACE # 1, A GREAT DAY.

A CULT CROSS VICTIM

THE LAST PRE-RACE UPDATE

DESPITE THE BIG SNOWFALL IN THE MTS TODAY, EAGLE IS NOW SUNNY AND THE COURSE IS IN PRIME SHAPE FOR RACING. A GROUP OF US PRE-RODE LAPS TODAY AND THE COURSE IS KILLER FUN. FRONT RANGERS SHOULD SEE CLEAR ROADS IN THE MORNING OVER THE MT PASSES. ROADS ARE DRY HERE IN EAGLE AND THE SKY IS CURRENTLY CLEAR...WE WILL HAVE BEER AND GREAT RACING!

CULT CROSS IS ON.

NOON UPDATE, FRIDAY BEFORE RACE DAY

THE SNOW HAS STOPPED IN EAGLE, BLUE SKIES ARE STARTING TO POP THROUGH, ON THE WAY TO THE COURSE TO PRE-RIDE WITH A COUPLE OF THE "RED COATS". CLASSIC CROSS AHEAD.

ATTENTION RACERS...EAGLE WEATHER UPDATE

THE SNOW STORM THAT BLANKETED THE HIGH COUNTRY LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS ONLY LEFT 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW IN EAGLE, ROADS HERE ARE WET AND WILL DRY AS THE DAY GOES ON. TRAVEL FROM THE FRONT RANGE WILL BE CLEAR THIS EVE.

IN THE WORDS OF THE GREAT DAVE TOWLE

"IT'S ON, LIKE DONKEY KONG"

SNOW FORECAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

HOWEVER, IT IS SUPPOSED TO STOP ON FRIDAY. I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE SNOW EVER CHASING AWAY CROSS RACERS, TO THE CONTRARY, MORE TYPICALLY SHOW UP! SEE YOU SATURDAY MORNING.

CAN YOU SAY MUD?

AND, THERE IS A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY COMING UP FROM THE FRONT RANGE TO FILM A 30 MINUTE PROGRAM FOR RSN ABOUT THE SERIES, SHOULD MAKE FOR SOME GREAT FOOTAGE!

CROSS THIS PAST FALL ON THE EAGLE COURSE, IT WAS AWESOME!

GYPSUM COURSE FLAGGED

Gypsum run-up..

And the descent into the lower half of the course..

TODAY'S COURSE VIJEO UPDATES....IT'S GETTING CRAZY.

THE "TRUTH OR DARE BRIDGE" IS IN

THE "TRUTH OR DARE" BRIDGE IS RIDABLE..MAYBE.

EAGLE COURSE SET FOR CULTCROSS...THE LATEST.

RACE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN @ 8:15 AM ON ALL RACE DAYS.

THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS COURSE WILL BE PARTIALLY FLAGGED TOMORROW.

TO GET THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS COURSE IN RIDING CONDITION FOR NEXT WEEKEND'S RACE, I WILL BE FLAGGING THE PORTIONS OF THE COURSE WHICH NEED SOME "LOVE". PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND PRE-RIDE ANYTIME IN THE NEXT WEEK TO HELP ESTABLISH OUR COURSE LINE. THANKS!

the courses continue to "evolve" as the snow melts. Thanks for the feedback today Brian and I think we are going to have a great course ready to go by next Saturday morn!

and just one day later.....

VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED...

I WILL BE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS ON ALL THREE RACE DAYS TO HELP WITH RACE REGISTRATION. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

970-376-1244

REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN AT 8 AM EACH DAY.

KEEP YOUR EYES FOCUSED AT THE FIRST RACE IN EAGLE..

FOR THE "OSKAR BLUES BREWERY RUN UP"

THIS WILL BE A VERY FAN FRIENDLY RUN-UP AREA WHERE FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FEED THERE FAVORITE RACERS "SHOTS" OF DALE'S FINEST ALE DURING THE RACE...IN ESSPRESSO CUPS OF COURSE (PROVIDED BY YETI'S GRIND IN EAGLE). FAN PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED.

COME CHECK OUT THE LATEST SEXY SPOT BRAND BIKES AT CULT CROSS...

CHECK THIS OUT.
Jen Gersbach

Sales/Marketing-Demo ManagerSpot Brand Bicycles
IS GOING TO BE AT CULT CROSS WITH ALL THE NEW SUPER SEXY SPOT BRAND BIKES AND GEAR...YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THE SWEET LINE OF PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE SICK BELT DRIVE SINGLES.
For those of you who have not met Jen, she's the bomb and a very well respected cyclist all around in the professional ranks, if nothing else, come out and meet Jen, and then watch her drop ya on the first climb.

THE BARRIERS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER...

RUNNING TO THE GRAVE, ONE BARRIER AT A TIME.....

SHWAG FOR CULTCROSS....A THREE RACE POINTS SERIES.

THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION FOR WINNING SHWAG IN THE CULT CROSS SERIES WILL BE BASED ON OVERALL POINTS FOR EACH CATEGORY FOR THE THREE RACES COMBINED. POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP TEN SPOTS IN EACH CATEGORY AS FOLLOWS

1ST PLACE.......100 POINT

2ND PLACE.......85 POINTS

3RD PLACE.......80 POINTS

FOLLOWED BY 5 LESS POINTS THROUGH THE TOP TEN PLACES IN EACH RACE.

POTENTIAL SPONSORS PLEASE CONTACT ME (cultcross2008@yahoo.com) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO "HELP OUT" WITH PODIUM SHWAG FOR THE FIRST EVER SPRING CYCLOCROSS SERIES (SO FAR AS WE KNOW).

CULT CROSS AND SPIN CLASS UPDATE

GET READY FOR CULT CROSS AND MTB RACING SEASON. MONDAY NIGHT SPIN CLASSES AT DOGMA IN EDWARDS AT 6PM WITH YOURS TRULY...

QUICK VID UPDATING CURRENT EAGLE, COLORADO WEATHER.

SNOW

RACE DATE AND VENUE CHANGE

THE APRIL 5TH RACE AND VENUE HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
THIS RACE IS NOW AT THE EAGLE FAIRGROUNDS ON MARCH 29TH AND WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT COURSE LAYOUT THAN THE FIRST CULT CROSS RACE.

OFFICIALLY ACA SANCTIONED

THE CULT CROSS SERIES IS NOW OFFICIALLY ACA SANCTIONED. CHIEF REFEREE IS SECURED AND THE SERIES IS INSURED UNDER THE ACA UMBRELLA. BIG FUN AHEAD.

ATTENTION NEW TO CROSS RACERS

THERE WILL BE A FUN TWO LAP RACE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NEVER CYCLOCROSS RACED BEFORE BUT WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IT OUT. THIS RACE WILL GO OFF 1 MINUTE AFTER THE JUNIORS. COUNT ON ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF RACING...NO PRESSURE, ON WHATEVER BIKE YOU WANT TO RIDE, AND JUST HAVE FUN.

IT'S FREE!

BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO SIGN AN ACA RELEASE FORM.