7th CB Classic - Sept. 25th 2010

Sick day at the 7th CB Classic. Mad props to Kelly Magelky and Heather McDowell, Heather coming down to the wire to take the win on the Dyke trail by 2 minutes. Becky Sears had the lead going into the final loop, but Heather caught her out there and took the win. Brian Smith put in a massive effort to try and catch a 'demon plagued' Magelky on the Dyke trail but finished 2nd. Big Dan Loftus threw down as usual and rounded out the podium. Huge thanks to the Brick Oven and Avery Brewing, to Amelia and Karyn, and the other good folks that were out to support and drink beers on a perfect Saturday in September. Photos by Johnny Biggers. For results and story check out CrankCollective.com

http://www.crankcollective.com/viewnews.php?id=58

AO Junior Cycling Team Members in the High School mountain bike league.

AO junior cycling team member TJ Curry is continuing his stellar summer of biking in the new Colorado High School league.  The first race was this weekend and TJ showed that the training this summer paid off with a time that not only put him in first in his current Freshman category but would have placed him in first in the Sophomore Category too.  He is now in the overall leaders jersey for the Freshman class.

Overall the Gunnison Valley had a good showing with alot of kids from both CB and Gunny showing up.  Congrats to all of the riders who raced in Chalk Creek.

 

Full Results: http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/f6781266171528080c9026c5b50846d3?pa=1854092581

Jon Brown is BACK!!!!!!!

It's been a while, and I need to get on here and update more, but this one needs to site asap. Sponsor and racing guru over the years here in the Gunnison Valley is BACK in action, and racing like a man possessed. Jon Brown of the Go To Guide won the Single Speed category in all 3 of the last MSC races. Here he is decorating the podium up in Winter Park.

Get Tested to Improve Your Training!

Fall is here in the Gunnison Valley which means lots of things.  Mountain bike racing is wrapping up, cyclocross season is starting, we can begin to see the end of our ability to ride bikes and the start of snow season (damn it…summer is never long enough).  But here is one more item for the list of Fall items; get into the High Altitude Performance Laboratory (HAPLAB) and get your self tested to find out where you stand at the end of this racing season.  The HAPLAB at Western State College is equipped with state of the art equipment (same as what the US Olympic Training Center uses) for conducting all sorts of test such as VO2 max, Lactate Threshold, Power tests, and body fat analysis to name a few.  Even if you do not know what any of these terms mean or why they are relevant to you as a racer (we explain them to everyone who gets tested) you should still come on down and get tested.  But why, you say.  There are many reasons but just a few are to improve the way you train, and to keep track of the effectiveness and progress of your current training.

However, for the AO team the best reason is the fact that it is FREE because HAPLAB is one of our sponsors.  The PRO team gets unlimited free testing and the club team gets one free test battery (VO2, Lactate Threshold and a consult) and then ridiculously reduced prices on any other testing.  How sweet is that!

If you want to schedule a time to get into the HAPLAB to get some testing done just contact me (Tim Curry) @ curry.mtb@gmail.com because i am currently in charge of the operation of the HAPLAB.

Later,

-Tim Curry

Lead Exercise Specialist – HAPLAB