Great Job, Josh!

Josh Brown raced in The Primavera at Lago Vista on March 1. He WON the Cat 3 road race. Way to go, Josh!

Mob in Mojave

Just wanted to let you know that one of our own, Aaron Barr, had a great showing at Mob in Mojave out in Las Vegas over Valentine's weekend. He competed in the Downhill and the Super D. In his age group (19-29), Aaron placed 1st in the Cat 3 Super D and 3rd in the Cat 3 Downhill. Way to go, Aaron! Send us some pictures if you have any!

Short Track XC Races at Buck Creek Trails

Get ready for a fast and furious time at the trails!
When: Sat Feb 7th
Sun Feb 22nd
Sun March 8th
Sun March 22nd
Time: 3pm
Classes: Open beginner men/women combined
Sport/Expert combined men/women
Course length: approx. 3/4 mile
Duration: 30 min. plus 1 lap
MTB, SS and cyclocross bikes welcome.
Think of it as a criterium on dirt! No entry fee. No awards. Just a lot of fun to be had by everyone. For more info email: Steve@anson4@att.net

Mas o Menos 2009

The 2009 TMBRA Spring Series has now officially begun. Mas o Menos, the first of the eight races, took place in Terlingua on February 14. Terlingua is located just a few miles NW of Big Bend National Park. A few Abilene folk turned out for it and they did well! Mas o Menos is a fairly large event with about 450-500 riders showing up for it every year. It has three different course lengths: 30k, 50k, and 100k. The Abilene crowd was competing in the 30 (cat 3) and 50k (cat 2) events.

In the picture below are Gary Fraser and Mike Sparks just after their age group started the 50k race.


Here is the view from the finish area. Aren't those hills great? At least they were from my perspective. The racers might not agree with me.


This next pic shows a crossover point. The racers finished with the trail on one side of the highway and then crossed over the road to get to the rest of the trail. See that trail going up the mountain in the background? That's where the racers are headed. They were so excited about it. Right.
Here's Jim heading around the last corner before the finish line. He was excited that he made it up that hill in the previous picture without breaking his chain like last year.

Here are the results for the racers from Abilene:

Cat 2 Men 15-18
3. Luke Allen

Cat 2 Men 30-34
7. Chad Walters

Cat 2 Men 45-49
6. Greg Allen

Cat 2 Men 50-99
2. Gary Fraser
11. Michael Sparks

Cat 3 Men 19-29
2. Jason Boone

Cat 3 Men 40-49
1. Jim MacDonald

Mas o Menos is a lot of fun and is a well-organized race. We hope a bunch of Abilene riders can make it down there next year!

Hello?

Yes...It has been a while since a post. Hopefully, they'll be occurring a little more often now. For all those who keep checking...thanks!

As you may or may not know, the 2009 TMBRA spring series kicked off today at Mas o Menos in Terlingua. There was a 30k, 50k, and 100k race. The BikeTown crew made a good showing. We'll be finding out the final results later on, at which point I'll post them along with some pictures. Well, that's assuming I still have internet connection.

Thanks for hanging with us. Check back soon!

Bent Wheel Bash Pictures

Sorry for the wait, y'all. Here are a few pictures from the Bent Wheel Bash earlier in the month. Many thanks to Caroline Kiley for taking these pictures and sending them our way. They turned out great.

Enjoy the pictures. I'll post more as I have time.

The experts taking off

Now the sports

And the beginners

Now for some riders making their way through what looks like Rattlesnake Den

Look for me on the trails in a few years!

Bent Wheel Bash Results

The first Bent Wheel Bash at Buck Creek this past weekend was a lot of fun. There was a good turn-out and, hopefully, everyone enjoyed the course. Here are the results:

Beginner - 1 lap
Junior Boys under 10
1. Daniel Ramon - 1:29:44

Junior Boys under 18
1. Tanner OBrien - 40:27
2. Caleb Schnatz - 42:38
3. Bryce Prescott - 47:05
4. Austin Prescott - 1:04:14
5. Connor Shoughnessy - 1:29:13

Junior Girls
1. Claire Allen - 51:38

Women 19+
1. Donna Dorsett - 1:31:39

Men 19-29
1. Brandon Annen - 38:29
2. Steven Riley - 44:06
3. Phillip Miller - 46:00
4. Adam Labrie - 47:01
Travis Crisman - DNF

Men 30-39
1. Brandon Rogers - 36:27
2. Lupe Vargas - 1:28:19

Top Five Overall Beginners
1. Brandon Rogers
2. Brandon Annen
3. Tanner OBrien
4. Caleb Schnatz
5. Steven Riley

Sport - 2 laps
Juniors under 18
1. Luke Allen - 1:33:30
2. Devin Prater - 1:42:57
3. Austin OBrien - 1:48:30
4. Cale Maupin - 1:57:28

Men 19-29
1. Josh Brown - 1:28:14
2. Baylor Blessing - 1:37:38
3. Chester Blessing - 1:39:38
4. Russel Kollaja - 1:41:33

Men 30-39
1. Jesus Ramon - 1:40:07
2. Bobby Prescott - 1:49:11
3. Justin Low - 2:00:37

Men 40-49
1. Greg Allen - 1:34:59

Men 50+
1. Harold Brigance - 1:41:22
2. Thomas Harris - 2:03:20

Top Five Overall Sport
1. Josh Brown
2. Luke Allen
3. Greg Allen
4. Baylor Blessing
5. Chester Blessing

Expert - 3 laps
Junior under 18 (2 laps)
1. Teel Atkinson - 1:46:35

Women (2 laps)
1. Karie Mueller - 2:05:53
2. Kay Maddox - 2:31:56

Men 19-29
1. Simon Gonzalez - 2:28:18
2. Jonathon Kiley - 2:30:49

Men 30-39
1. Jason Frazee - 2:16:19
2. Keevin Sharp - 2:19:58
3. Wiley Mosley - 2:22:18
4. Chris Podzemy - 2:33:00

Men 40+ (2 laps)
1. Lance Slack - 1:39:44

Top Three Overall Expert
1. Jason Frazee
2. Keevin Sharp
3. Wiley Mosley

Great job, everyone! We do want to say a special thanks to the sponsors of Bent Wheel Bash. First, thanks so much to the Abilene Police Department for letting us use the academy parking area and for providing so many volunteers. We appreciate it! Thanks to the city, too, for letting us develop and have access to Buck Creek Trails. Our other Bent Wheel Bash sponsors were McMurry, HSU, Abilene Bicycling Club, and BikeTown.

Of course, we have to give a huge shout-out to Steve Stovall, Gary Fraser, and Richard Valdez for organizing the event and getting the trails ready. It wouldn't have happened without you guys!

Thanks again to everyone who rode or helped out. Check back in a few days for some pictures.