Team Red Wheel

Cyclocross practice races

Come out every Thursday Night for some fun, laid-back, cyclocross racing at Binder Park in Jefferson City, MO. The races will start at 5:30pm on the northwest side of the lake in the grass/cross-country course area (look for the ez-up tent). The series will start on October 6th and continue every Thursday night until November 10th.

We will have two groups of racing, Group A and Group B (men & women), and will have two different start times dependent on the number of riders. Results will be posted on the website and there will be an overall series points winner announced at the last race.

The course will change slightly every week to provide a fresh new challenge and will vary in terrain including grass, singletrack, and barriers. It will be held on a well-marked 2 – 3km closed circuit perfect for experts and beginners.

Start Times:

Group A – 5:30pm
Group B – 6:15pm

Race Entry Fee: $5

All proceeds go to the Respect the Ride Foundation.

Berryman Ride on Sunday October 2

Cary and I are going to ride Berryman on Sunday October 2 to get some pre-riding in for BT Epic.  We'll ride the Berryman Loop starting from the Berryman Campground and then some of the OT.  Start at 9 am?  Who's interested?

 
 

Peat

One last kick ass campout! Council Bluffs anyone?

Let's do one last campout for the year. I have made arrangements with the Council Bluffs campground to get the park opened up in late October. I am thinking 27-30OCT11. It will be a spooky good time. The bathrooms and water will be open and available so mark your calendars and tell your friends. It will be the perfect time of year to enjoy the colors of fall and keep warm around the campfire. You might even see an eagle. Don't forget to bring a pumpkin and your bike of course. Let me know if you are interested, I need to let the park know about how many people.

Hermann Cross...Muddy Mayhem!!!!

Let's just face it, if you weren't there, it sucks to be you.  Saturday evening ominous clouds covered the ground, but it did not scare TRW.  Cross season was among us, and we were prepared to inflict pain to our lungs, legs, and livers.

Friday, Turbo took 2nd in the single speeds, and proceeded to immediately turn around and whoop up on all of us in the Cat 4 race.  Yes...when I mean whoop up on us, he took 2nd and led most of the race.  Hell, I have to admit it, he even lapped me.

THE HILL!

TURBO IS A SYNONYM FOR FAST

Following the Cat 4's, Bopper came out of a year of cross retirement and put on an impressive showing in the 3/4's.  Enough of a showing all of the slow guys on the team temped him to pull money from our empty beer bottles as he cleared the low barriers...I guess Bopper is loaded with money.  He never took up on the offer.

BOPPER BACK FROM RETIREMENT

Later that evening, the grand puba, Jeff Yielding, informed us that TRW was in charge of baby sitting the kegs of Tin Mill for the rest of the evening.  Of course we were much obliged.  Myself, my wife, Nick, and Furman made sure we put that stuff in our bellies scaring those off who dared to come near.

THANKS FOR THE KEG PATROL AND PUTTING ON THE SWEET EVENT JEFF!

Sunday was what cross is all about: mud, crashes, hangovers, and bikes.  Wrecks were pleantiful, and lungs were aching.  Nick, Corey, Ran-dazzle, and I slopped ourselves through quagmire in the cat 4's, while Turbo and Bopper put on another impressive showing in the Cat 3/4's.

WRECKS GALORE!!!!!!

 

RED WHEELERS

BUNNY HOPPERS!!!!!

There's so much more to share, but if you weren't there, I guess you'll never know.  A big thanks goes out to Jeff Yielding for putting on such a sweet ass event!  Now, the rest of us need to pick some dates for some FREAKIN' CX!!!!!

MonsterCross Pre-Thanksgiving Ride

 

I know this is coming at you a little bit early, but I'm trying to get the word out. Matt and I are collaborating on a 35-50ish mile gravel route that'll put us on everything from gravel, National forest lands and cattle paths.

The course will be well marked, easy to follow and all riders will be given maps and cue sheets. Mountain bikes are probably ideal, but it's a lot more fun on a cross bike with fat tires. So.. if anyone else wants to do well at the Kanza or this race in 2012, we should probably start training now.

Weekend Ride

It's a struggle to find time to get on my bike during the week at college. With a three day weekend ahead, i was aching to get a decent ride in. After putting in some time at the Fuhrmanator's shop (keeping a close eye on competition) i threw my stuff in the car and shot in to Jeff. After wasting some time Friday, and an afternoon on a boat, Bopper and i packed up for my grandma's house. We arrived Saturday night and took some time to play with the four-wheelers on the farm. After a good night's sleep, we woke up to sub 70 degree weather and an awesome breakfast with grandma. We suited up for the ride, decided to head toward a few state parks/forest areas (meremac state park and Little indian creek conservation area).

We rolled out of Spring Bluff with a full day ahead. We began the ride as if we had rabid dogs biting at our heels. About 20 miles into the ride i had to tell Chris to take it out of high gear. 20 miles an hour was not the pace i had in mind for the day, and my legs agreed. We cooled it down a little and enjoyed the beautiful weather. We rolled through Sullivan and made our way toward the Meramec State Park. When we arrived we walked inside the visitor center and checked out the wildlife exhibit.

I don't believe the lady at the front desk had ever seen cyclists before, because she had a dumbfounded look on her face... i like to believe that Bopp and i just look that good in spandex. When asking her about the trails in the park, we were told that bikes weren't necessarily prohibited, but that our bikes probably couldn't handle their trail. We didn't take the time to shred trail there because we had ground to cover.

There were some massive hills on our way to Indian Creek, and Bopp and i fought to climb to the top of these monsters. After some more peddling and goofing around, we rolled up on indian creek.

We explored the area via horse trails for awhile, and the trails turned out to be pretty sweet. We crossed through several creeks and the dirt trails were packed down nice, but not all torn up by the horses. There was one climb that had some pretty knarly wash outs in it.

After riding the trails for awhile, we decided to head back while we still had the energy to make it. We realized not too much later the route back was gonna be a challenge. Bopp pulled most of the way back to Sullivan, where we stopped and grabbed some more water from a gas station. At this point Bopp's legs were starting to feel the heat, and i was thankful that i had held back a little when Chris had pushed the pace. I pulled us on home the last 10 miles or so, knowing that BBQ Chicken and green beans were waiting for us.

All in all the ride totalled out to be about 68 miles long, taking 5 and a half hours or so including the stops. We couldn't have asked for a better day, and i can't wait to get out again.