Team tents were set up outside the northwest corner of the velodrome.
The course zigged and zagged and wound in and around the Marymoor Velodrome. A beer garden was positioned outside the southern end of the Velodrome, where there was a tricky sideslope crossing leading to a log-jam obstacle that required a dismount. For many competitors the short strenuous run up the log jam was augmented with a barrage of cheering and heckling from the revelers in the beer garden.
Some of the fields were huge: At the start of the 1:40 race competitors stretched back about 200 meters.
I snapped images from the start of the 1:40 race until about 4:30, by which time the weather had “progressed” (cyclocross aficionados would refrain from using the term “deteriorated”) from drippy to downpour. Racers in the later events reported “epic” conditions as the downpour continued and the race surface became muddier and slicker.
Best friends: Mick and Martha Walsh gaze upon the muddy madness.Two randonneurs in the cyclocross scrum: Jan Heine (foreground in blue wool), and Adam Morley (red stripe in background) can’t seem to find the control checkpoint.
Jeffrey Miller (Cheasty Boys) rounds the corner at the top of the log jam.The concentration on young Adrian Magun’s face shows just how tricky it was to navigate the beer garden side slope.Late for class.Beta testing the new Hagens Berman Society Consulting team kit.
Kristi Berg (CycleU) makes the log obstacle look easy.Genuflecting at the altar of cyclocross: Even before the downpour got serious the course was slippery.Some racers dressed in their Sunday best.Proving that age is no excuse: This competitor got an enthusiastic cheer from the beer-drinking crowd every lap.Alicia King (Hagens Berman Society Consulting) at the top of the log obstacle.
Next Sunday, November 9, is the final installment in the MFG Series, the Subaru Woodland Park Grand Prix. Woodland Park is a fantastic venue to watch cycling buddies have fun in the mud–the course is arranged in such a way that you can watch the competitors pass by several times from a single location.
Seattle, WA – August 17, 2011 — Low Pressure Promotions, LLC announced the details of the 2011 MFG Cyclocross schedule at its world headquarters in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, WA today. MFG Cyclocross is presented by Raleigh Bicycles for 2011 and will consist of six races beginning in September and will conclude on November […]
Seattle, WA – August 8th, 2011 — Low Pressure Promotions, LLC of Seattle, WA released the details to StarCrossed presented by Stanley, a brand of PMI today, with an event date confirmed for Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah, WA. Registration opens Monday August 8th, 2011 on BikeReg.com. “We are […]
Official Press Release: Team Double Check Presents: 2011 Labor Day Cyclocross Championships And SAMURAI NOODLE TEAM COMPETITION Location: “The Pit” at Lloyd Enterprises Retail Yard – Milton, WA Date: Monday, September 5, Labor Day Entry fee: Men $20, Women $20, all juniors $5, (cash or check), no license required, must sign waiver. A cyclocross racer […]
Back in the days of dingy black and white low resolution television, Steve Allen was the host of a popular variety show. In the video clip below, he plays music on some bicycles with Frank Zappa: Crazy, eh? Something like this would be a perfect addition to one of our local cyclocross series.
Fischer Plumbing Cycling Team, Garage Racing, and John Duggan Cycling Attorney are collaborating on a program to recycle racing kits (uniforms) by giving them to charitable entities in other countries. The program is intended to address the problem that most teams only want current team members wearing their uniforms, while at the same time supporting […]
To kick off Bike to Work month here in Seattle, I was fortunate to be able to attend this year’s Bike to Work Breakfast, courtesy of cycling attorney John Duggan. I tend to hang with a narrow (lycra-wearing) subset of the Seattle cycling community, and it was great to be part of an event aimed […]
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