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Sunday, March 30, 2008

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!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

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.

Friday, March 28, 2008

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.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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!

Monday, March 24, 2008

MORE VIJ FROM THE VAIL DAILY STAFF

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

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

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....

Friday, March 21, 2008

CULT CROSS ALREADY MAINSTREAM?

RESULTS HAVE BEEN POSTED BY CYCLOCROSS MAGAZINE, @
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



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.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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.





Monday, March 17, 2008

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+

Sunday, March 16, 2008

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


Friday, March 14, 2008

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"

Thursday, March 13, 2008

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!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

GYPSUM COURSE FLAGGED

Gypsum run-up..

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

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

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.....

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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.