Local CX Series Heating Up

(Start of the A race)

The local cyclocross series that I’m directing (ASUFit CX Series) is going well and starting to heat up. With two races completed, Scott White is leading the Men’s category and the two Christina's (McBride and Wilson) are currently tied for overall Ladies honors.  The first race of the series took place on Nov.21 at Angelo State University with a good mix of roadies and mountain bikers competing bragging rights.

(Jeff McBride and Mars Torres kick up the dust)

Scott White, fresh off of his Cat 2 2nd place finish the fall TMBRA mountain bike series, took the overall victory with Christina Wilson leading the ladies home.  White and Devin “Fixed Gear” Gustafson battled for the lead through the first seven laps, with Gustafson having a slight edge on the straights and White making up ground through the corners and rough sections. Gustafson flatted on lap #8, ran his bike around the course to grab his spare bike in the pits, and hung on to finish 3rd in the race.

(Yours truly demonstrating an awkward barrier crossing)

In the Ladies category, Christina Wilson rolled home with a slight race #1 advantage over mountain biker Christina McBride of MAC Racing. Both of these ladies are strong cyclists, with Wilson being the winner of the 2010 Triple Treat event at the HHH 100 and McBride fresh off of her the Cat 1 win in the ladies division in the fall TMBRA series.

The 2nd race of the four race series took place on Dec 4 with Scott White taking his 2nd series win in the Men’s A division.  Lance Bowers, riding for the Midland-based One Hour Racing team, rolled in 2nd to solidify his 2nd place in the series standings. The two Christina's battled again for the Ladies win, with McBride taking race #2 win for Team MAC. Race three of the series will take place on Saturday, December 18 at ASU on a new and longer 1.2 mile course. Series awards are based on the best 3 out of 4 events, so people can still jump in and have a shot at placing in their category. Full information on the series is posted at angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/documents/CX_Series_Packet_2010.pdf.

Full results through the first two events are posted at http://angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/documents/CX_Series_Race2_Results_2010.pdf, with pictures from race #1 on-line at http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww223/ASUFit/Cyclocross%20Series%20race%201/ and race #2 pictures posted at http://s722.photobucket.com/albums/ww223/ASUFit/Cyclocross%20Series%20race%202/.

Upcoming Events


Dec 11: Run Rudolph Run (Christmas lights along the river), www.angelo.edu/asufit

Dec 18: ASUFit Cyclocross Series race #3, angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/documents/CX_Series_Packet_2010.pdf

Dec 15: ASUFit Brown Bag luncheon with speaker Ashley Gay, angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/seminars/December2010_Cookies_Gay.pdf

January 8, 2011: ECVFD Resolution Run, East Concho Volunteer Fire Department, roadlizards.org

Jan 15: ASUFit Cyclocross Series race #4, angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/documents/CX_Series_Packet_2010.pdf