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

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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

More Telluride results

Team AO Cycling rocked Telluride on the whole, with Travis Scheefer taking 3rd in the Pro Men, and Laura Anderson coming in HOT with a 2nd place in the pro Women. The year may be nearing an end, but watch out for LA ladies - there's more racing to be had.

Jungle Jeffrey Irwin had some mechanical issues, then got taken out in the Super D - but hot damn that boy was up there!

Nice work to the Jr Team - it's too bad the year is at it's end - school is nigh! Man they go by fast! We're gonna have to get those Curry boys some foam filled tires that don't flat!

Telluride

The last official junior team race of the season occurred this weekend at Keystone.  First up, the junior 14 & under rider on the team Pete Landry put in a strong 4th place finish on the long, yet fun, course at Keystone.  TJ Curry was putting in a killer performance until he blew his tire off the rim. The set back to put a tube in the tire caused him to roll in in 6th place.  Once again, the Curry duo had the same issue occur when i put a rock clean through my front tire and was forced to stop and put a tube in.  After falling from 3rd to 5th (thanks to the flat) i managed to claw my way up to a 4th place finish in the XC; the next day i pulled out another 4th place in the hill climb.

Overall, the junior team has had a great season with a state title to it’s name along with one 1st place, six 2nd places, two 4ths, and three 6ths.

KEYSTONE JUNIOR RESULTS!

The AO junior team had an awesome weekend at Keystone with some killer results.  First off, Arly Landry is the new State Champ in CAT 2 19-29.  To follow that off, her brother Pete Landry took 2nd place in both XC and short track (AKA STXC).  Finally, TJ Curry followed up a great, but slightly off podium, result in XC with an exciting 2nd place finish in STXC. 

As for myself (Tim Curry), I managed to capture a solid 2nd place in STXC after a disappointing XC race the day before. 

All in all, the junior team (along with their coach) ended up with 1 Gold (State Champion title), and 4 Silver Medals from Keystone.

More photos are coming soon!

 

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