THANKS GIVEN'ER IS NEXT!

Great crowd the other night for my slideshow at the big Seattle REI. I forgot to take a pic (bummer), but I want to thank everyone who showed up, as well as Cascade Bicycle Club (for hosting the event) and of course, Mountaineers Books. 

Next up, the Thanks Given'er on Saturday, yet another cyclocrazed event offered up by Ryan Rickerts at Cascade Cross. This one held at a new venue: Lutherwood Bible Camp on Lake Samish, just south of Bellingham. Can't wait!

Bottleneck atop the Flyover at Cross Border Clash.

CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB PRESENTS ... ME!

I'm looking forward to next Tuesday, the 13th, when I'll be presentin' and representin' at Seattle's big downtown REI as my "75 Classic Rides: Washington" World Domination tour continues. I'll be showing slides and chattin' up routes from the book as well as a few of the amazing gravel grinders I did in late summer. Maybe some of the recent CX races I've been throwing down at too. My intent is to inspire and spread my love of bikes, biking and all things bike-related! 

The free event is hosted by Cascade Bicycle Club (Thanks, CBC!) and all the deets are here. 

Hope to see you there!

CROSS BORDER CLASH PHOTOS - Day 2

A great weekend of Cascade Cross racing just outside of Ferndale. Here're pics from Sunday's Men's Master C race. I'm whooped! Looking forward to the Thanks Given'r in two weeks!

Mike Hammer hammers the Lake District. (Get it? 'Cause his last name is 'Hammer' and all.) 

Stole this pic from Debbie Gervais (thanks, Debbie!) of Mike Hammer just before he hammers past me. (Get it? 'Cause his last name is ... ) The day before, I'd snapped the rear shifter off my 'cross bike and was forced to ride my mountain bike. Which actually worked out fine.  

Speaking of my rear shifter, just moments before today's race, a really nice dude (whose name I sadly forget) presented me with a gift: my shifter, which he found in the grass whilst pre-riding the course. Thanks, nice dude!

Craig Eubank about to enter the Pump Track for the first time and look, already there're two folks out of commission from the race that started 30 seconds before ours.

Steve Work, Jacob and Glenn Gervais. Glenn went on to win, I believe. Way to go, dude! 

Rotating Surfboard of Death.

Craig on his way to winning the hole shot.

Mike Hammer about to hammer across the Skinny. (Get it? Cause his last name ...)

The Lake District. 

The Sand Pit.

Is this thing working? 

After the race, Mike Hammer is hammered. (Get it?)

CROSS BORDER CLASH PHOTOS - Day 1

Please enjoy some pics from the Men's Master C race on Day 1 of Cross Border Clash in Ferndale, WA. Tomorrow is Day 2! Same course, opposite direction.

(Just heard that Tyler Farrar showed up and raced in the afternoon ... and was out-sprinted by local mega-He-man Jeff Cummings!)

The flyover. 

The sandy pump track.

The evil sand. 

The rotating surfboard of death. 

The pump track redux.

The time I bit it on the sandy pump track. 

The Lake District.

Approaching the Lake District. 

Bryan Smith bites it on the sandy pump track. 

Before the start with Craig Eubank, Eric Strommerson, Charlie VanZandt, among others.  

Moments before the start. Notice presence of a rear shifter.

Midway through the race. Notice absence of rear shifter, which snapped off sometime during the second lap. Thus, I raced mostly single-speed. Albeit, against my wishes.

More pump track. 

Some fun single-track.

MORE WOOLLEY CROSS PHOTOS