Fresno Cyclocross Photos

Here are some action shots from the first Cyclocross race in Fresno! I like the courses there and I know they will keep imroving if I keep giving them suggestions!!!!!! This was a sweet day for racing and I won my division!

Cyclocross......

It is Cyclocross for a few races now, I think my dismounts and form is coming around! I must improve!

9 more weekends of Cyclocross

As i write this, i have 9 more weekends of Cyclocross! (I HOPE)

Cyclocross you havd to stay healthy or else it is useless to race! SO i just hope for the best, and I hope I can make it to the end of the season!

There are races in Fresno, CCCX, and Los Angeles.

I hope I can race them and be strong!

Cyclocross time of year!

Cyclocross has so much action! So much to the racing, the suffering, the obstacles, the challenging courses! It is for sure the most athletic and most difficult style of racing on a bike! I like Mtn Biking, and Road Racing, and Long Distance Endurance Racing, and DH and Dual Slalom, but Cyclocross is so intense, it is for sure one of my favorites, along with all the other types of cycling I listed. I think it is the best one ever there........I am using some stuff from all the past races and adding some new editions! Should be very good racing!

I like this action!

I use these photos for inspiration!

Motivation Photos!

These guys really motivate me!

I just want to race! Just give me a chance! I will try and hang on to my handlebars...... and rail a few turns......... and hope for the best! See you at the races!

SO CAL PRESTIGE CYCLOCROSS SERIES

THE CYCLOCROSS RACING IN THE SO CAL PRESTIGE SERIES HAS BEEN GOOD. I LIKE ALL THEIR COURSES SO FAR AND THE RACING HAS BEEN ACTION PACKED. I TOOK 2ND PLACE AT RACE #3 AND HAD A FLAT WHILE LEADING THE URBAN SERIES IN LOS ANGELES. I HOPE TO GET IT RIGHT ONE DAY SOON DOWN SOUTH, IF NOT I HAVE TO KEEP ON TRYING! THESE PICS WERE FROM THIS COOL 5 RIDER BREAK I WAS IN FOR THE WIN. THE GROUP PHOTO WITH ME IN THE FIFTH SPOT ON THE ROAD IS GOING INTO THE LAST LAP AND I GOT RIGHT TO THE FRONT ON THE FINAL CORNER BUT COULDNT GET THE SPRINT RIGHT AND ENDED UP 2ND ON THE LINE.

NORCAL SUPER D CHAMPIONSHIP

THIS RACE WAS SERIUOSLY SWEET! 3.3 MILES LONG, 1600 VERTICAL FEET DROPPED, AND A SECTION THAT I CLOCKED 54.56 MILES PER HOUR! IT WAS A FAST DH THAT HAD SOME TECHNICAL STUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND A GOOD TEST FOR ME. I CRASHED IN PRACTICE AND I CRASHED IN MY EXPERT RUN AND MY FRONT BREAK CAME OFF IN MY HARDTAIL RUN, BUT I WAS ABLE TO WIN BOTH OF MY DIVISIONS! THESE 2 NORCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GO WITH MY 2 NORCAL SINGLE-TRACK DH CHAMPIONSHIP WINS AND RUNS MY WIN TOTAL TO 8 FOR THE CCCX DH SERIES. IF I DIDNT CRASH I WOULD HAVE HAD A MUCH FASTER TIME, BUT THAT RACING! HERE IS SOME PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT.......

I LIKE CYCLOCROSS RACING

CYCLOCROSS IS HARD RACING, FUN RACING, AND THE TYPE OF RACING THAT MAKES ANYONE A BETTER CYCLIST! THERE ARE RACES WHERE I FEEL GOOD AND TASTE SUCCESS, AND OTHER RACES WHERE I SUFFER AND FEEL REALLY BAD! BUT IT IS THE CHASE OF A GOOD RIDE THAT KEEPS ME GOING! I HAVE HAD SOME GOOD RACES, AND BAD RACES, BUT I ALWAYS WANT MORE RACES JUST TO TRY AND GET A GOOD RESULT! IT DOESNT ALWAYS WORK OUT FOR ME, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT IS WELL WORTH THE SUFFERING.

It Is Nice To Win......

I have been lucky and posted wins in the Expert 35-44 division and the Hardtail division at the first 3 races of the CCCX DH series. 6 wins is nice! The courses have been a true cycling test and I have been lucky to pass those tests! These DH wins combined with a few wins I have posted at the Fresno Cyclocross series and the Fresno Time Trial series, my win total is up to 271 since I started cycling in 1989. OF COURSE I HAVE TASTED DEFEAT! I was feeling good at the Cross race in Los Angeles 3 weeks ago, and then I had a front flat tire as I was leading the race with 3 laps to go. Then the next L.A. Cross race, the Super Prestige #3, I lost the win at the line! Then the next day I took a crash on a off camber loose corner, while I was in a 2 man break going for the overall win. Every time I win it is so sweet and when I taste defeat it can be so bitter! But to get any win you have to lose....... so I cant forget that! As of the start of November I have 24 wins this season! I just want to be able to do my best and see where I can find a win with 2 months to go in the year. My next chance is this weekend in the CCCX DH race #4. Then a few Cyclocross races, and then the final race of the CCCX DH series. I just hope I can race my best!

DH RACING IS A THRILL

The DH action of the CCCX Downhill series has been seriously thrilling. I decided to do some more DH races after doing X-C and Road Racing the last few years, and it has been really a challenge! I like setting up the courses and I like doing the races, and DH racing is so radical! Most of my career win total has been from DH racing or Slalom racing, but I decided to try for more endurance sports the last few years. It has been really fun to get back into the DH swing of things and still do Road events and Cyclocross. It all ties together, racing any type of event helps other events, so it has been nice to work on the DH side of things as well as endurance events. Here is a view of some of the courses I have made, I have to say that TORO Park is a incredible place to race bikes and everyone is lucky to have a chance to race there!

How cool is this to have some views of my race courses with this kind of detail???