team evergreen racing CX

BIG RING CX

2011-11-05T18:17:00.001-07:00

BIG RING CYCLOCROSS in Parker, Colorado

http://www.americancycling.org/sites/default/files/Site_Files/Race_Flyers/2011/CXRACEFlyer.pdf

NEW VENUE - 2.2 miles of hard pack dirt, asphalt, prairie weeds, and sand - a little bit of everything - not very technical, but enough twists and turns to test your strength - come check it out - you won't be disappointed!

Nice payout for Senior Men OPEN and Senior Women OPEN - $300 for 1st(merch), $200 for 2nd(merch), $100for 3rd(merch) and a 4th place prize for all categories!

Mere mortal category prizes are 1st thru 4th - where else have you seen that?

Announcing by Larry Grossman, Pancakes by Flippin Flapjacks and good weather guaranteed! SPONSORED BY BIG RING CYCLES in Golden, Colorado and hosted by the folks who put on the Triple Bypass, Team Evergreen and Team Evergreen Racing.

BIG RING CYCLOCROSS Race flyer link

2011-09-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

Link to BIG RING CYCLOCROSS flyer posted on the ACA website:

http://www.americancycling.org/sites/default/files/Site_Files/Race_Flyers/2011/CXRACEFlyer.pdf

Registration OPEN for BIG RING CYCLOCROSS

2011-09-21T16:11:00.000-07:00

Link to register for BIG RING CYCLOCROSS race held in Parker on November 12: http://mad.sc/BigRingCX2011

TER Parker CX race on November 12

2011-08-28T16:57:00.001-07:00

New flyer will be posted soon.

TER CX Activity in August

2011-08-05T18:10:00.000-07:00

CX Ride at Salisbury Park - August 17th
TER will be putting-on a cyclocross race on November 12th. On August 17th there will be a team training opportunity at the venue. For those looking for skills instruction, from 5:30 to 6:00 we'll go over the basics before hitting the course for more intense training and course recon. Contact Todd Hockenberry for details at cx@teamevergreenracing.com

TER Cyclocross Clinic - Wednesday, August 31st Get your skills dialed in at TERs CX clinic hosted by TER racers Lauren Constantini and Todd Hockenberry. The clinic will go over the basics of CX skills including dismounts, remounts, barriers, bike handling, starts, cornering, etc. I will have information on pre-race routines and to what to expect at your first race. Lauren has been racing CX for several years and holds a category 1 license! She's excited to host the clinic and we're excited to have her. We will meet at the Lookout Mountain Youth Service Center at 5PM for introductions and get the clinic started at 5:30. The TER tent will be there and food/refreshments will be on hand.

Sneak peak at runup for Parker CX race only the fence will be removed to make it easier...

2011-05-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

TER Parker CX race date November 12, 2011

2011-02-26T16:29:00.000-08:00

We've got the permission of Parker for the venue and now we have a firm date on the ACA calender for the Parker CX race - Saturday November 12, 2011 at Salisbury Equestrian Center in Parker, CO. Team Evergreen Racing is copromoting this race with the Primal Pro Womens Racing Team http://www.primalprowomensracing.com/.

We will be using MadSync http://madsync.com/ for pre-registration. Other details will be forthcoming as they happen.

Now the real work begins!

considering Cult Cross has been cancelled...

2011-02-17T18:10:00.000-08:00

I was planning on going to Cult Cross this year, but unfortunately it has been cancelled (see below). So I'm going to take this opportunity to offer a pre-race ride of the course we will be using for the TER CX race. Cult Cross was to be held on Sunday April 3 this year, and I actually had to get my work rescheduled to get the day off...and I still have that day off if necessary. So if I get enough of a response from interested TER CX racers, I will still take that day off and give you a tour of the course. We can meet at my house, and then take a short 5 mile ride to the venue, and then ride the course - so bring your CX bike or a mtn bike will also work if you prefer. If you are planning on helping to setup the course the Friday before the race, PLEASE take advantage of this. This will be very helpful for you to know the course so you can possibly lead the course setup in specific areas - it's a 2.2 mile course so it will be necessary for a few of you to know what needs to be taped off where - it will help me alot.

But I need enough of a response from interested racers to make it worthwhile. So, if you do want to preride the course on Sunday, April 3, please send me an email confirmation that you will be there... and I'll give you directions to my house. We'll set a time up as well...probably 9:00-10:00 am to leave my house. Hey, what the hell else do you have to do this time of year?

Respond to ckss396@msn.com no later than March 20 so I can confirm a go or no-go on this.

Cult Cross cancelled

2011-02-17T18:08:00.000-08:00

CULT CROSS 2011 HAS BEEN CANCELED....

It is with some regret, and not great regret that Cult Cross 2011 has been canceled. Unfortunately, I have run out of promoter gas this year and have way to much to deal with to pull this off in 2011. Thank you to all of the supporters during the first three years. There area a lot of reasons built in to this decision but it's just a little too much on my plate at this time, and it's hard to run a race solo, so it's time for a break.

Have a fantastic season to all of you!

Posted by Elgee at 2/15/2011 06:23:00 PM

Venue approved for TER CX race in Parker

2011-02-15T18:03:00.000-08:00

The venue for the Team Evergreen Racing CX race has been approved by the Parker Town Council! The race will be held at the Salisbury Equestrian Park which is off of Motsenbocker Road in Parker. The course is mainly hard pack double track - about 2 miles per lap -mainly flat but one or two runups - paved finish line and a little bit of sand to run thru on the Cherry Creek beach. The venue has plenty of parking, a large grass area for vendors and should be a great place to race CX. This will not be a Cross Cup race...maybe next year.

The next step in the process is to get a race date from ACA at the CX Promoters meeting on Feb. 26. Currently, I do have a tentative date of Saturday, November 12. Once I get a firm date from ACA, I can submit the formal paperwork to Parker for final approval.

I'm going to need all the help I can get from Team Evergreen Racing members, especially all of you who race CX. Please plan on coming to the race not only to race, but to help out as well. If you haven't already contacted me with a volunteer offer please do so. I'm populating a spreadsheet with all the jobs we need done such as course setup day before race (this is the big one), registration, marshalls for parking, etc., and course teardown. Of course you can work before and/or after your race.

I'm planning on having a course pre-ride at the venue, sometime in August (before CX season starts) - I'll plan it around races and events the best I can. (I have a pretty busy ride schedule myself). If someone brings beer, we can call it a Pre-race party...so you'll get to celebrate and get a sneak peak at the course. Hope to see you there.

TER SM 35+ 4 wins CO Cross Cup!

2011-01-23T09:37:00.000-08:00

Team Evergreen Racing SM 35+ 4 FINISHED 1ST in TEAM COLORADO CROSS CUP with 296 points!

Well done!

TER CX race venue in Parker - fall 2011

2011-01-20T09:11:00.001-08:00

I'm working on securing a venue in Parker for the fall CX season. Anyone on the team who races CX should consider helping out at the race to meet TER work obligations. And if you don't race CX, we would still greatly appreciate the help. If you are interested in helping out, please email me, Cory Kramer at ckss396@msn.com with your preferences. I will need name, email address, team affiliation (we gladly accept help from other teams too!), volunteer preference (setup, teardown, registration, food concession, marshall, parking control), racing (yes or no) and race category. Please consider this an all day event depending on whether you are racing and working before and/or after - the more bodies we get, the less time everyone has to work.

At this point, we don't have the venue secured or a date from ACA for the event - we will know by the ACA promoters meeting in February. More info forthcoming as it is available.

Thanks!

Easton EA90SLX wheels - ever had this problem?

2010-12-08T15:16:00.000-08:00

I raced two complete CX seasons on these wheels and started to notice the rear wheel hub had about 2 mm of side to side play in it. I could hear the rims squeak a bit and drag on the brakes when cornering, so this is something that definately would not help with race performance. So I took the wheel back to where I bought them and swapped them out for a new wheel - it has zero play in it - the way it should be. Just got to add some Stan's and put the Hutchinson Bulldogs back on and it'll be ready for next season, which is a long way off. The yokels at the shop said these were not made for CX - I probably just beat the hell out of em and that is what must have caused the play to develop. I don't think so. I've noticed a whole lot of CX racers that use these wheels and they were very highly recommended to me by a fellow racer who I know, knows his stuff. Anyone else out there have a problem with these? I'd like to hear about it.

DOPER of the YEAR declared

2010-11-25T10:11:00.000-08:00

http://303cycling.com/Chuck-Coyle-RECEIVES-SANCTION-FOR-DOPING-VIOLATION

OK, it's been awhile since I have updated the Doper of the Month...and been on my 'dopers suck' tirades, but this one obviously hits pretty close to home. So I'm going to end the whole deal right here and now and declare this guy the official "DOPER of the Year" for this blog.

There's plenty to read out there about this cheater in VELONEWS and elsewhere, so I'll leave that up to you. And I am thru with wasting my time on this shit. Which is what I think the people who do this basically are - SHIT.

It's pretty sad to think that someone would stoop that low at our level of the sport, when there is not alot of money involved here...only bragging rights - but who knows what motivates these assholes. The only positive thing I can hope for out of this is that this guy will come clean and name names of others here in Colorado that are doing the same thing.

Personally I think anyone who dopes and gets convicted should be banned from the sport for life. Baseball, football, cycling....all of em. If the leagues and organizations had any integrity at all, which neither the NFL, MLB and UCI have, they would say 'we have plenty of young talent coming into the sport - these young people can make our sport exciting without cheating - we can eliminate the cheaters and do just fine.' So I hope the ACA bans this guy from racing in Colorado ever again.

Todd Hockenberry wins SM 35+ 4 at Aspen Lodge!

2010-10-22T09:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.americancycling.org/results/cross?year=2010&eventId=552&resultsetId=5514

AWESOME !!!!

PIX of Todd: http://teamevergreenracing.blogspot.com/2010/10/great-racing-this-fall.html

Brian France 1st place SM35+4 at Buena Vista!

2010-10-13T17:05:00.000-07:00

.......................THIS GUY IS JUST ROCKIN IT !!!

Boulder Racing Interlocken CX

2010-10-13T14:16:00.000-07:00

Boulder Racing INTERLOCKEN - AWESOME COURSE!

good writeup on it in link below:

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http://303cycling.com/2010-Boulder-Racing-Interlocken-Race-Report-pictures
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No this is not a pic of the Interlocken course - it's Frisco on 10/2.

2010 CX season starts!

2010-09-10T18:33:00.001-07:00

BCR/BCT replaced by CO CX Cup

2010-08-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

The Colorado Cross Cup will replace BCR/BCT for 2010. No points races in September - CX races in January!

Schedule for the Colorado Cross Cup series only:

Oct 10th Cross the River
Oct 17th Aspen Lodge Cyclocross
Oct 23rd Blue Sky Cup
Oct 24th Boulder CX Series #3
Oct 30th NACT - Colorado Cross
Oct 31st Halloween Boulder Cup
Nov 20th Rosalie Race to Educate
Nov 21st Cyclo X
Dec 4th and 5th 2010 Colorado CX Championships
Jan 8th 2011 Pikes Peak SuperCross
Jan 22nd 2011 Cyclo X
Jan 29th 2011 Boulder CX Series

Note: this is not the entire season. Non-points races start in September 2010.

UCI legalizes disc brakes for CX

2010-06-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/uci-allows-disc-brakes-for-cyclo-cross-26660

Valverde banned

2010-05-31T15:25:00.000-07:00

Alejandro Valverde says he will appeal two-year ban
by VeloNews.com
May 31, 2010

Alejandro Valverde on Monday said he would immediately appeal a two-year ban imposed by the world’s top sports court.

Calling the ban “totally unjust and illegal,” Valverde said he would appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.

His team added that he was “probably the most controlled sportsman in the world” and that he never tested positive in a doping control.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday announced the ban, which stems from Valverde’s alleged involvement in the Operación Puerto drugs scandal, which erupted in 2006.

The Caisse d’Epargne rider, the recent winner of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland and one of the most feared racers in hilly one-day classics and one-week stage races, has been banned from racing in Italy since May 2009.

The Italian authorities took a blood sample from the Spaniard at the 2008 Tour de France when it passed through the country, and it matched one of the blood bags containing the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) from the 2006 Puerto raid.

Amid the Spanish authorities’ refusal to hand over evidence that could incriminate Valverde, the UCI had been left frustrated in its attempt to have that ban extended worldwide. CAS gave the UCI hope with a first decision in March 2010 that effectively rubber-stamped Valverde’s ban in Italy. On Monday, CAS announced:

“The CAS has partially upheld the appeals filed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and the Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde. Accordingly, the CAS has imposed a two-year ban on Alejandro Valverde starting on 1 January 2010 but has denied the request of the UCI and WADA that results obtained by the athlete prior to the beginning of the suspension be annulled.”

Read more: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/alejandro-valverde-draws-two-year-ban_119360#ixzz0pY4RG4Yg

Isn't is pretty strange that Ivan Basso got popped in Operation Puerto, served his two year ban and just won the Giro d'Italia? -So while Basso was serving his two year suspension, Valverde continued to milk the rediculous legal system and delay the inevitable. Thankfully justice prevailed and they caught up with this cheater.

Biggest Loser for May...and possibly the whole year

2010-05-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah Floyd, we believe you NOW.

Some justice in the sport...

2010-05-22T19:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jouffroy-confirmed-as-u23-cross-world-champion

See http://teamevergreenracingcx.blogspot.com/2010/03/double-cx-losers.html

Challenge CX tires

2010-05-13T09:15:00.001-07:00

CHALLENGE TIRES
ORDERING ROAD/TT and CX TUBULARS

CHALLENGE TIRES, What is the one upgrade that will do the most to improve
your cyclocross racing? Thats easy... TUBULAR TIRES. TER racers are in luck!
Challenge tires is sponsoring Team Evergreen Racing under their Grassroots
Sponsorship Program! Challenge offers both road and cyclocross tubular and
open tubular (tubulars mounted on a clincher) tires. But you have to act fast
and order your tires before June 1, 2010. Under this program, tires must be
selected and paid for online.

Read more at http://www.teamevergreenracing.com/?q=node/665.

2010-05-07T09:01:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Anne Donley, Winning the Tour of Gila SW3-4
(a 5 day stage race in New Mexico).
Anne killed it in New Mexico. Awesome job!!!!
A great accomplishment. Outstanding!!!!
Brian France
2010 TER President

2010 Cross Schedule

2010-05-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

For those of you who like to plan ahead, I culled this list together. Heres your 2010 Colorado CX racing schedule. Things could/will change*, but so far I'm counting 31 days of racing. BCR/BCT schedules haven't been released.

August 24 – RRV Midweek Cross Series
September 7 – Fort Collins Cyclocross at New Belgium
September 7 – RRV Midweek Cross Series
September 11 – Steamboat Springs Cyclocross
September 12 – Copper ‘Cross
September 14 – Fort Collins Cyclocross at New Belgium
September 18 – Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross
September 19 – GMSV #1- Lookout Cross
September 21 – Fort Collins Cyclocross at New Belgium
September 25 – Boulder CX Series #1
September 26 – Alpha Cross
September 28 – Fort Collins Cyclocross at New Belgium
October 2 – Frisco CX
October 3 – Frisco CX
October 9 – Boulder CX Series #2
October 10 – Cross at the River
October 16 – On the Cross
October 17 – Valmont Bike Park Fest
October 23 – Blue SkyCup at Xilinix
October 24 – Fort Collins CX
October 30 – Colorado Cross
October 31 – Boulder Cup
November 6 – School Yard Cross
November 7 – Castle Cross
November 13 – The Bailey Blitz
November 14 – Boulder CX Series #3
November 20 – Lanterne Rouge CX
November 21 – CycloX
November 27 – GMSV #2- Lookout Cross
November 28 – Boulder CX Series #4
December 4 – Colorado CX Championships
December 5 – Colorado CX Championships

*from the ACA March board meeting minutes: "It is expected that CX season will extend into January and early February..."

Latest doping news...

2010-04-24T10:18:00.000-07:00

More low life cheaters that need to be booted from cycling...

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/04/news/bmc-suspends-frei-for-epo-positive_112819

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/04/news/paolini-mazzoleni-and-bassos-sister-charged-in-doping-conspiracy_112876

LA to make Tour of Flanders start

2010-04-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hot off the press and proving that LA is indeed abandoning the road scene and putting all training preparation towards an assault on the 2010 CX season...
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/04/news/flanders-buildup-news-on-armstrong-eisel-rollin-and-more_110169

An undisclosed source quotes LA as saying, "Hell, this is perfect for cyclocross training. I'm just gonna dismount, put that sucker on my shoulder and run up the Koppenburg. Using that tactic, I should pass everyone trying to pedal up that monster. I'm surprised somebody else didn't think of this before!"

LA to quit Road racing and devote remainder of career to CX racing

2010-04-01T09:38:00.000-07:00

An undisclosed source has confirmed that Lance Armstrong will not ride this years Tour de France and instead will concentrate on preparing for the 2010 CX season in Europe. The source stated that "Lance is sick of hearing that most age group CX racers could kick his butt on the circuit, and is prepared to show them that is simply not true." It is also rumored that the Radio Shack sponsor has negotiated with German authorities and the UCI to allow Jan Ullrich to come back from retirement to lead the road racing team in Lance's absence. ASO, the organization that runs the Tour has stated that they would gladly welcome Ullrich back into the peloton as they can not bear to see Armstrong win another Tour, and have full faith that Ullrich will as always come in 2nd place anyway. Speculation as to the sponsor of the new LA CX team has been pointing towards Michelob Ultra beer, which has already been featuring Armstrong in some commercials. However, it is a well known fact that serious CX racers prefer good Belgian beer as a part of their training plan, and consider American lite beer to be detrimental to performance. As one veteran CX racer put it "If he thinks he can help his cause drinking that swill, well he doesn't know much about CX racing. He should have stuck to the Shiner Bock...at least it has some substance to it."

Blue Competition Cycles at Big Ring

2010-03-18T10:18:00.000-07:00

I was in Big Ring this week checking out cross rigs and apparently Blue is offering TER a team deal on their bikes. This was news to me and a pleasant surprise considering the Norcross is right near the top of my "dream cross rig" list. My bank account isn't happy, but that's another story. Anyways, we get a pretty good deal on a bike that Jonathon Page uses on the World Cup circuit. He also helped design it. With Focus, C-Dale and Blue we have some very good options this year.

Dugast Diablo tires

2010-03-17T08:42:00.000-07:00

Interesting information on the Dugast Diablo 'spiked' CX tire. I really think these should be banned from use in any competition considering the danger they pose to other riders and possibly even more important - the rediculous cost. You can almost buy a CX bike for the cost of a pair of these tires!

I have no doubt their performance is phenomenal, but basically this would mean you are going to be at the end of the pack if you don't pony up the bucks to get them and use them to race. It means everyone would start using these just to stay competitive. I just don't think making it even more expensive to race CX is healthy for the sport.

http://www.mudandcowbells.com/blog/2010/3/10/yup-dugast-is-pimping-us-non-pros-with-the-diablo.html

Also a link to bike radar review of these tires... http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/tyres/road/product/diavolo-37540

If you are interested, there is a poll on this subject on the right hand margin.

Cult Cross

2010-03-12T11:08:00.000-08:00

Cult Cross 2010 is on! Larry (the organizer) has worked out the details and reports that the venue looks "excellent". If you are not familiar with Cult Cross, it's the only Spring CX race in the US and it's right here in Colorado on April 3rd. If waiting another 7 months for cross racing is out of the question this race is for you. I for one will be there and I hope other TER members join me. If not for the racing, this tee-shirt could be cool.

http://cultcross2008.blogspot.com/

Double CX losers...

2010-03-12T07:02:00.000-08:00

Two for the price of one:

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/03/news/polands-szczepaniak-brothers-test-positive-for-epo_107684

New CX course design idea!

2010-03-03T19:58:00.000-08:00

So here is the latest idea for CX course design. Hey, we go up stairways, so.....why not down stairways? You don't even have to dismount for this. Nice!

A whole team of losers...

2010-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

Rock Racing. wow. The guys that were really gonna shake up the cycling world. The team with the rad cool kits with the Anarchy 'A' symbol graffitti'ed on them in their 2nd year. wow. Anarchy is such a cool idea. It makes me want to kinda stand on the side of the road during a stage race and chuck a big ol piece of rebar into the front wheel of a Rock Racing homie. That would prove to em how much I love anarchy and love their team. Anarchy is sooooooooooo cool. Well, it looks like that rag salesman who owns the team is gonna sell out to the Mexican drug cartels because no one else will sponsor him. what a cryin shame. Doesn't matter much anyway cuz the only guys good enough to race for him were all previous dopers anyway. Oscar Sevilla, Santiago Botero...a couple of 'Mericans who used to juice as well but I can't remember their names. But hey, now they can get their drugs for free!
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/a-mexican-license-for-rock-racing_105804

Bring CX to the Olympics

2010-02-22T08:58:00.000-08:00

It's about time CX is included in the Olympic Games. From CX Magazine comes this link where you can sign a petition to voice your opinion. It would be nice to get a real 'objective' sport in rather than another 'subjectively' judged sport like Ice Dancing. Geez....

here is the link: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/crossattheolympics/

The King is Dead....long live the King.

2010-02-14T16:53:00.001-08:00

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/superprestige-vorselaar-c1/elite-men/results

Will you be my valentine?.....I guess not.

2010-02-13T08:08:00.001-08:00

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ricco-splits-with-girlfriend-rossi-over-cera-positive

I smell a rat

2010-02-13T07:58:00.000-08:00

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/news/ratti-tests-postive-for-epo_104974

CX magazine fantasy league

2010-02-12T12:07:00.000-08:00

CX magazine has an interesting CX fantasy league that anyone can participate in. For me, it all started very well as I picked Neils Albert as my #1 and Sven Nys as #2. Albert was winning it all in the early stages and I went as high as 100th place in week 7 and 8. In week 14 and on thru week 18, Albert had started to run out of gas. Nys and others were starting to nab some wins from him. Then on week 19, the shit hit the fan. Or maybe I should say, the fan hit the King...King Albert. Apparently a fan had interfered with Albert and at first he had blamed it on Nys hysterical fans, but when the truth was discovered, it turned out that actually he was messed with by one of his own fans...and promptly apologized to Nys. This guy has some class. Nevertheless, it ends up that he got a few broken ribs out of this scrum and this was right before the World Championship race. This definately did not help him...or me. So the King was dethroned and in the meantime my fantasy scores plummeted off course past the course tape and into the weeds. So, there is always next year....

It seems the leading teams have my pick reversed with Nys as #1 and Albert as #2. Don't know if I will follow that logic for next season, but maybe....And the women picks are also important with the best teams picking Daphny VanDe Brand and Sanne Van Paassen. Actually, I think I would go with Marianne Vos as #1 and VanDe Brand #2, but this depends on how they set up the lists. They don't have all racers on each list so sometimes you just have to choose what ever is available.

Biggest Loser February

2010-02-10T14:30:00.000-08:00

Well, February is normally kinda slow for bike racing, but here's a nominee for BIGGEST LOSER - a guy you've never heard of riding a race you've never heard of for a team you've never heard of. Maybe we will be lucky and this guy will just go away since apparently no one has ever heard about this guy and probably doesn't really care anyway...especially now. And by the way, the article mentions that he had already been nabbed for doping before. Yup, a 2nd time LOSER which really qualifies him for BIGGEST LOSER in cycling. Here is the link:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-guatemala-winner-velasquez-tests-positive and surprise surprise, the B sample also came back positive:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-guatemala-winner-velasquezs-b-sample-positive
.....loser. don't even have a picture of him...don't want one.

Molly Cameron tubular tyres FAQ

2010-02-04T09:35:00.000-08:00

Courtesty of Todd Hockenberry, here is a link to Molly Cameron's website regarding tubular tyres: http://mollycameron.com/fmb-tubular-tyre-faq/

New monthly feature...Biggest LOSER in World of Cycling

2010-02-02T16:02:00.000-08:00

Just to fill in the time since I have nothing better to do on those cold and snowy days of winter....well, at least after I come back from a ride - I've decided to surf the cycling net for articles and information relating to some of the cycling personalities we've all grown to know...and hate. Yes, you guessed it - I'm going to post a monthly story about an individual nominated for the BIGGEST LOSER in CYCLING. And maybe at the end of the year, we will have a poll so we can vote for the nastiest of the lot, and send them an appropriate present - like a pair of worn out shorts just raced in at Xilinx CX in December and never laundered. (We may have to add something to them to meet their very low standards, if you know what I mean.)

Please feel free to email with any miscreants you may feel should be called out. I only have so much time to devote to these slime balls, and you may know of one that is better than I could have imagined. Do not limit yourself to CX lowlife...there are plenty of em involved in all aspects of cycling, as we are well aware.

So here goes, for January I am nominating the girlfriend of Ricardo Ricco (yes, that Ricardo Ricco) who just happens to be, well, a girl and CX racer (at least until she was caught). Her name is Vania Rossi. Here is the article from velonews....http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/01/news/riccos-girlfriend-tests-positive-for-cera_103314 Yup, just like Ricco, pretty freakin smart! Of course, if Ricco lives up to his very low standards, he will no doubt afford us with something that we can use to nominate him in 2010...I hear his suspension is up in March.

Ciao!

2010 CX World Champion - Zdeněk Štybar

2010-01-31T10:35:00.001-08:00

Long sleeve fleece lined CX skinsuit

2010-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:00

The last order from Capo for TER 2010 kits or accessory clothing will be placed soon. One item that was not offered in the original membership order form is a Thermal or Fleece lined long sleeve skinsuit, perfect for serious CX racers. A PDF file that you can print out and send in to order one is located at the kit blog - http://teamevergreenracingkit.blogspot.com/ Please do this ASAP as the order to Capo is going in Feb. 3 or 4 and this is the last chance for 2010 that this item will be available.

CX Benefit Race in Fort Collins

2010-01-15T10:54:00.000-08:00

Finally cleaned off your bike after States? Itching to race this weekend? CX race benefiting Skyler Trujillo to help pay his way to CX worlds on Sunday!
http://303cycling.com/files/cyclocross_skyler_2010.pdf

TER CX race director

2010-01-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

Michael Scott replaces Brian France as the TER CX Racing Director. Brian has taken the role of President for TER. Congrats to both!

Colorado CX Championships on Altitude TV

2009-12-17T18:59:00.000-08:00

Here is their schedule
Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:00 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:00 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Friday, December 25, 2009 4:00 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:30 AM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Monday, December 28, 2009 1:00 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:30 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:30 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:30 PM Colorado State Cyclocross Championships

EXTREMELY WELL DONE! Even the commercials are interesting. If you race CX in CO you got to watch this!

I am a Elite bike rider.....

2009-12-04T09:51:00.000-08:00

Dude, does it say PRO on your license? If not, just watch the freakin video....

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5700021/

Boulder CX #4 - PHOTOS from Mudfest at Xilinx

2009-11-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

http://www.bkingfoto.com/bouldercx4

Link to the mudfest at Xilinx. Perfect CX conditions. What a blast!

Pain times 3 - training for CX

2009-10-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.velonews.com/article/99624/coach-frank-overton-shares-three-of-his-favorite-cyclocross

Capo

2009-09-29T18:32:00.001-07:00

Team Evergreen Racing has chosen Capo as our 2010 clothing supplier. There is a good article about this company in CX magazine at the following link: http://cxmagazine.com/custom-cyclocross-clothing-guide-capo-forma

Go to the kit blog http://teamevergreenracingkit.blogspot.com/ to view the 2010 kit design.

Tubeless tires...

2009-09-18T18:24:00.000-07:00

The Hutchinson Bulldogs with the Stan's system worked great for the first two CX races of the season. Pressure was around 40 psi which for me is about 20 lbs less than I had run with tubed tires in the past. I knew I was running pressure a bit high (tubed) so going down to 40 psi with the new tubeless did prove to me that the lower pressure is the way to go. No burp problems, no handling problems and fearless against goatheads. So far they have done everything I had hoped for. I did meet one TER CX'er who did experience a burp problem, so depending on your weight, you may have to run higher pressures. (I'm one of those 130 lb. featherweights, so who knows, I might be able to go even lower) - but for now I will keep running around 40 lbs.

If you go tubeless with the Stans system, just make sure to view the installation videos that they have online - these instructions are excellent as they will show you exactly how to do it right.

CX Season key dates

2009-09-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

From the ACA website: 12/05/2009 Colorado Veldrijden Crusade Colorado CX Championships, Littleton, CO. This just so happens to possibly be the same day as the Team Evergreen Racing Year End Awards Party, so mark your calenders. The date of the YEAP has not been settled yet, but it may be that Saturday evening after the race.

The season begins soon...

2009-09-02T17:43:00.000-07:00

Getting close to CX season starting. First weekend races are:

9/12
Pikes Peak SuperCross #1

9/13
VeloCross

Check the ACA website for the schedule: http://results.americancycling.org/calendar/

The Bear Creek ITT series starts the same week and is also listed in the calender.

Tubeless tire era begins...

2009-08-13T18:07:00.000-07:00

...at least for me. Just installed a set of Hutchinson Bulldog (tubeless specific) tires on Easton EA-90 SLX wheels using the Stan's NoTubes system. It is quite a pain in the ass and messy as hell to install...not to mention frustrating and infuriating...and thats after watching his very good video on how to do it about 20 times before starting. Oh well, its a learning experience.

Did a short ride on them with 50 lbs each front and rear and no leaking at all. If you have investigated running tubeless for CX at reduced pressures, you will find that 'burping' air when riding typical CX terrain is a problem. Eventually you can burp enough pressure out that you are ending up with a flat tire and a DNF. But apparently, that is if you run too low a pressure. To be honest, the main reason I am going tubeless is for goathead protection - I am not one of these guys that has a spare set of wheels in the pits - being able to change wheels is not going to help me - grinding away with the same set and keeping air in em till the finish line is. So you have to look at what kind of racer and what your true objectives are. The really fast podium guys spend the extra bucks and headaches on tubular CX wheels and tires. For them, I am sure it is worth it.

I have tended to run my tires with higher pressure than most, so going down to 50 lbs is actually an added blessing. Maybe I can go down to around 40 lbs at still be burp proof...even better. But from what I understand, don't be thinking you can run 25 lbs like a MTB tire. It apparently will not work.

MudandCowbells.com has an excellent write up on user experience here: http://www.mudandcowbells.com/blog/2009/3/9/tubeless-tires-and-cyclocross.html

I also understand (from reading in the above link) that Stans makes a CX specific rim that hooks up the bead better and allows you to run even lower pressure than most. May be the better set of wheels to get if you really want the best stuff to go tubeless.

No support from oddsnendos wheel makers...

2009-07-05T16:15:00.001-07:00

Haven't heard a thing from Mike Garcia of oddsnendos. I used the 'contact us' feature from their website and told em the whole story. Must have gone into the black hole of the internet ether. Seems like the website has been under construction forever. Apparently they are too busy suckering in new customers rather than give a diddly darn about the ones who have already purchased from them. Like I said, looks like a total loss on the Speedcific hubbed rear wheel. If you want a set of crap wheels go right ahead and buy some. Cheap, light, strong - pick any two.

Beware of wheels from oddsandendos.com

2009-06-10T10:00:00.001-07:00

I've been running a set of wheels made by Mike Garcia of http://www.oddsandendos.com/. The wheel that he builds uses an Aussie hub marked SpeedCific. I had about 6500 miles on a pair of wheels that seemed to work just fine...until last weekend when I was descending Deer Creek on my road bike. On the descent, going around the corners, the rear wheel felt like it was washing out - I thought I had a flat, but when I stopped and examined it, the wheel was loose even with the skewer locked solidly. To make a long story short, I nursed this thing home for 30 miles and about a block from home, the wheel finally locked up sideways into the chain stay (as it was so loose). I had to carry the bike home ala CX carry for the last 100 yards. Taking the wheel off I noted the cassette was as loose as a goose. I removed the skewer and the cassette (with stacking body attached) just fell on the floor. The hub had sheared off inside the stacking body (I know I'm using the wrong term, but this is the cage that your cassette gears stack onto). I've never seen anything like this, but I think the quality of the rear hub is pretty poor. I do not believe this is a servicable hub, so I don't think there was any routine maintenance that could have been done to have prevented this failure. In short, I think the SpeedCific stuff is crap.

Anyway, I have tried to contact Mike Garcia, but have so far not received a reply. I will update the blog if anything comes of this, but right now it looks like I just have a piece of junk wheel that will end up being a total loss. I would not recommend these hubs to anyone. Spend a few extra bucks and buy something with Shimano or Mavic hubs. I have never had either of those disinigrate like the Aussie piece of crap. Believe it or not, I just had another pair of these built last year for the Scattante CX bike I built featured in this blog in an earlier post. So I will end up using these for CX racing as I might as well beat the crap outta em and get some use before they disinigrate.

As of June 20, nary a reply from Mike & company - apparently buyer beware of this operation!

Knicker graphic

2009-03-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

A mockup of the 2009 TER bib knickers made by Primal for us.

This guy would have worn knickers!

2009-03-10T09:06:00.000-07:00

If you are a true CX racer you must have a set of proper knickers! Eh? Guaranteed to make you go faster! But here's the real benefit.......

"It is better to look good than to feel good." Fernando Lamas

Team Evergreen Racing is the name of our Team

2009-03-03T10:41:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that whenever you enter a race or a race Series, and when applying for any racing licenses, be SURE to enter your TEAM affiliation as “Team Evergreen Racing”. Do not put TER or Team Evergreen. This will ensure that your effort is recognized and associated with the team.

CULT CROSS Start times

2009-02-14T12:17:00.000-08:00

March 15 and 22 in Eagle

Juniors/First timers 2 laps 8:50am 30min FREE
SM 45+,55+,65+ 9:30am 45 min $20
SM Men 35 /SS 10:35am 45 min $20
Cat 3/4 Men 11:30am 45 min $20
ALL WOMEN CATS 12:30pm 45 min $20
Pro 1/2 Open Men 1:30pm 60 min $20

I'm going to try and make it. Sounds too demented to miss.

WINTER PROJECT

2009-02-11T19:22:00.000-08:00

This is the Performance Scattante CX frame. I built this up this winter, and if you've never tried building your own bike, try it - it's fun, entertaining, frustrating and rewarding. You won't have all the parts, so hunting them down can be an education in frustration. The frame comes with a fork and all the parts for the insertion in the frame (head tube) - but it did not have the cyclocross specific front deraileur pulley - you will need this pulley if your frame routes the front deraileur cable over the top tube and down the seat tube, but not if you have a frame that routes it under the down tube. Anyway, try finding one at Home Depot...good luck. Go to cyclocrossworld.com and buy theirs for $10 - it's worth it. Also you will need a proper fork tubing cutter - don't dare cut this without one - you will need the guy at the bike store to pound your bottom crown race bearing down with the specific tool you also do not have. Go to the bike store and have em do both for you - if it costs a few bucks it's worth it - these are two things you do not want to mangle. Build the front on the bike first...thats the fork into the frame and handlebars into the stem and bolted down on the fork tube. Next is the crankset - read the directions carefully and install this. Then put the shifters loosely on the handlebar, the brakes on the frame and the cables for the brakes in the shifters and routed thru the frame. Get all this adjusted loosely. (This is also where you will realize there is another tool you need - a proper cable housing cutter - luckily I had one from my days of working on airplanes.) Then install the front deraileur and then the rear deraileur. Now route the cables from the shifters to both deraileurs. At this point, you have everything except the wheels and chain install, and I forgot to mention, the whole time all the above was done, you had the seat post inserted in the seat tube, so you could hang this thing from a bike stand to work on it. That is actually the first thing I did after removing the frame from the box - it is also a good way to inspect it before doing anything else. Anyway, you need to put your new cogset into your new wheels - the directions for doing this are found in any decent maintenance manual (another thing you need to get along with a cassette socket tool and torque wrench if you want to do it properly - more tools to buy!) With the cassette in place, you can install your rear wheel and chain and finish up the cables. Once you have all the cables done, you can read the directions again before cutting anything to final length - adjust and leave plenty of extra cable before cutting. In fact, I actually left the cables at full length and went on a ride before I cut anything. If you use Shimano shifters, front and rear deraileurs, you will find they have very good instructions on how to adjust all this stuff - read it at least a few times and utilize it as you turn the adjuster screws - in fact, the front deraileur is actually more difficult to adjust properly than the rear one. You will also need to have both wheels in place so you can tweak the front and rear brakes, which also takes some time. Install your saddle to go on a shakedown ride and be sure to carry appropriate hex keys and screwdriver so you can tweak anything needing small adjustments - after a few rides and a few adjustments, the last thing to do is to tape the handlebars. Up to that point it is still not too late to remove cables and cut housing lengths if you feel you may have left them a little long. After taping the bars, you are just about done. You may notice a bit of change after a few rides, but usually this is addressed with the screwdriver, so you might carry one when you ride, for at least the first 100 miles. Have fun!

One thing about the fork that comes with this particular frame -it is a bit narrow (inside) compared to some other makes. I say this because I can not get my Avid Shorty 6 brakes open enough to remove the front wheel with the tire inflated. I know some other bikes also have this problem (I have a Ridley SuperCross with the same problem and brakes, but not as bad) - anyway, you may find the TRP brakes or KORE brakes that I have seen, may be a better choice for this bike. The KORE brakes that I have seen use a shorter pad and that may make the difference. Keep this in mind if you really want this for a race bike where you have to make a quick wheel change because you are not going to be able to do it. But for a training bike or just a fun CX bike that you can ride in some pretty muddy conditions, this bike really is a great value.

CULT CROSS

2009-02-08T18:35:00.000-08:00

You don't have to wait till September to fall down in the mud and snow....check it out:

http://cultcross2008.blogspot.com/

Wardrobe malfunction plagues US CX Teams at Worlds

2009-02-01T12:56:00.001-08:00

Is it just me, or does that skinsuit that the US CX team wore at the World Championships look like it was designed by the Iranians? Red, white and.......black? Where's the blue? On the bib number? Geez. For crying out loud, you would not have known these were folks racing for the good ol US of A unless the side of the skinsuit and chest said U S A on it. Compare this shot to the one of Katie Compton back in 06 wearing the colors...it's the one of her on the right sidebar. I really think they could have done MUCH better with the design, but to summarize this race for the USA, it appeared that it was just one huge wardrobe malfunction when all was said and done...read on.....

Do you think they could have made the damn thing in knicker or full length leggings so she didn't even have to wear leg warmers? Or make the elastic strong enough and fitted so the leg warmers wouldn't have fallen down around her ankles? I've had the same thing happen to me, but then, I am just a mere mortal and it hardly made any difference in my placement...but I know it certainly didn't make me faster! I don't see what the problem would have been to have a skinsuit with short length and one with knicker or full length leggings.

The skinsuit was made by Nike, and from what I have read, is more like what Lance wears out on the road. You would think Nike would have put more effort into insuring that this thing was first class and decent enough to represent their fine line of clothing - and upholding their tradition of cutting edge fashion style. Apparently not. Did I mention that the only pair of cycling shorts that actually vaporized in my washing machine after about a dozen rides, were Nike? Nike, I am not impressed.

Nevertheless, lets not forget that Katie did come in 2nd place in spite of all this. Nice job Katie!

welcome to team evergreen racing CX

2009-01-30T18:08:00.000-08:00

This blog is dedicated to discussion and information about Team Evergreen Racing (TER) cyclocross racing.

Team Evergreen Racing is based in Colorado.

Expect more activity in this blog when CX season starts in September 2009.