SB Nation User Blog: Fred Marx

Dashing Through The Snow...... UTCX Day 11

Fred Marx — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:26:31 -0000

Snow! Not much snow, just enough to make things interesting as Utah put the wrap on its 2009 Cyclocross Season. Saturday's race featured another scenic locale, the Fort Buevnaventura State Park in Ogden Utah. The race offered up double points for placings, so there was a solid turn out. The Church Of The Big Ring crew walked off with the team bragging rights for the series with wins by Art O'Conner and Ali Goulet.

Saturday marked the return to competition for Velo Bella's Kathy Sherwin. Kathy took her return to the series in stride and won a close race over Sarah Kaufmann (Roaring Mouse/Bingham). The ladies title appears to belong to Erika Powers of (Revolution Cycle/Peak Fasteners) since second placed Dayna Deuter opted for the USGP race in Portland.

Kathy Sherwin (Velo Bella/Ellsworth) and Erika Powers (Revolution/Peak)

The Men's A race featured the weekly battle between Ali Goulet (Church of the Big Ring) Bart Gillespie (MonaVie/Cannondale), fought to the end for the series title in Man's A. Goulet won the day, now the final points tally will tell the tale of the series winner.

Goulet v Gillespie Day 11...

Pictures tell the rest of the tale......

Snow, Ice And Cleats Lead Eric Rasmussen (Porcupine/Specialized) Down A Path To Perdition

Mark Pasternak (Revolution/Peak) Men's B Flight

Jason Sager (Jamis Factory Team) Single Speed

More dashing through the snow can be seen at Pbase.com. The UTCX Series in it entirety resides there as well. As always these images are copyright Christopher See (that's me) and used with permission. All rights reserved etc etc etc....

Utah Cyclocross Series Day 9

Fred Marx — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:35:45 -0000

Historic Wheeler Farm. A twisty, scenic romp through a recreated settlement era Utah farmstead.

The racing featured Air Gillespie (Mona-Vie/Cannondale)....

and Air Goulet (Church Of The Big Ring) en-route to a second convincing win for the weekend.

Some twisty single-track as demonstrated by series promoter Matt Ohran (Mona-Vie/Cannondale),

and Erica Powers (Revolution-Peak fasteners) ran away with a second victory for the weekend to compliment her new State Champion title.

Also in attendance, Alex Grant (Mona-Vie/Cannondale) fresh off a second place showing at La Ruta De Los Conquistadors where he rode away from such notables as Roberto Heras.

More images at Pbase.com.

Images copyright Christopher See used with permission.

Utah Cyclocross State Championships

Fred Marx — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:42:01 -0000

Saturday November 21 saw the Utah State Cyclocross Championship races contested. The venue was the Wasatch County Fairgrounds, Heber City Utah.

The Men's A Flight Under Deteriorating Conditons

Early racing took place under fair skies. Later racers got to experience plummeting temperatures and increasingly winter-like conditions.

Doug Cottle (Porcupine/Specialized) In Master 55+ Racing

Racing was tight all day. The Cannondale-MonaVie squad showed well despite finishing the Ruta De Conquistadores in Costa Rica the previous week. Local cross power-house Church Of the Big Ring took home top honors with Ali Goulet in Men's A and Art O'Conner in Masters 35+A racing.

Erica Powers and Dayna Deuter Contest Women's A Flight

The Ladies A flight saw Erica Powers (Revolution Cycles-Peak Fasteners) win out over Dayna Deuter (Church Of The Big Ring). Full Race results will be posted at the Utah Cyclocross site in the coming days. The Utah series has three more competition dates remaining.

Just A Little Motivation....

Full Gallery Here....

Complete Series imagery here.

as always images are copyright Christopher See and used with permission.

This Thing Called Cyclocross....

Fred Marx — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:45:54 -0000

This Thing Called Cyclocross....

A bit a humor from The Church Of The Big Ring maybe the coolest bunch of crossers in Utah...
PS If you're a fixie hipster you may not find this funny at all.....

And now for something completely different

Fred Marx — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:46:01 -0000

And now for something completely different

Because it's slow in bike land.. I shot some women's bobsleigh last night. The light sucked, they are really, really fast, so the photos aren't up to the usual standard.....

Cutthroat Cross

Fred Marx — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:20:04 -0000

Sunday marked the second running of Cutthroat Cross. The race is sponsored by Uinta Brewing and put on by Cutthroat Racing. The course was a fast grass surface, with a sharp run up and a nice picnic grove slalom. The race featured a mass start format, in which anyone who considered themselves an A racer, male or female, all started together, likewise B's and C's. This and the wide open course made for very spectator friendly racing. Without further delay the pictures....

Men's A Winner Ali Goulet and Second Place Sam Krieg In the Grove

Men's B's Weave through The Grove

Bob Walker (Church Of The Big Ring)

Sam Krieg (ICE/Krieg Climbing)

Men's A:

Ali Goulet (Church Of The Big Ring)
Sam Krieg (ICE/Krieg Climbing)
Bo PItkin (Church Of The Big Ring)

Ladies A: (Corrected thanks, Dayna)

Kris Walker (Church Of the Big Ring)
Zephanie Blasi
Dayna Deuter (Church Of The Big Ring)

More photos at the usual location. The Utah scene takes a weekend off and returns with State Championships the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Utah Cross Series Day 7

Fred Marx — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:58:29 -0000

Bart Gillespie (Mona-Vie/Cannondale) leads the men's A flight

More Cyclocross from the Weber County Fairgrounds, Ogden Utah. The usual suspects showed up and there was a bit of racing. There are a few words and pictures, to share on the flip.

Bart Gillespie took another win in the Utah Cyclocross Series today in Ogden Utah. The race was close, the weekly battle between Gillespie and Ali Goulet (Church Of The Big Ring) untill 3 laps to go. The script was altered at this point as Goulet suffered a mechanical set back that saw him finish well back from his normal first or second position.

The men's A flight rolls out

Dayna Deuter (Church Of The Big Ring) enjoys a healthy lead.

On the women's side Dayna Deuter (Church Of The Big Ring) took home her first win of the season over a solid ladies A field. A fine, if unseasonably warm, fall day made for perfect race conditions.

images here.

From the ludicrous file

Fred Marx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:51:52 -0000

From the ludicrous file

Oscar Periero, who has not ridden his bike in anger in months undergoes dope control in a restaurant hallway. From cyclingnews,com.

Tour of Utah Mourns Loss of Executive Director Terry McGinnis

Fred Marx — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:27:50 -0000

This just arrived in my inbox. It was around twitter earlier in the day. Sad news out of Salt Lake City. This is the press release:

Steve Miller, President of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah presented by Zions Bank, announced today the passing of Executive Director, Terry McGinnis, after a prolonged battle with cancer. “Terry was the heart and soul of the Tour and will be missed. His passion for the race was a deciding factor in the success of the event,” said Miller. “All of us on the staff as well as friends of the race will miss him dearly and will do all that we can to continue the event in his honor and make him proud.” McGinnis was with the Tour of Utah for four years in different capacities. In 2006 he was a radio commentator, in 2007 he served as a consultant to Chairman Greg Miller, and in 2008-09 he held the executive director position. As executive director, McGinnis hired key personnel, designed the course, acted as liaison with USA Cycling, secured sponsors and merchandise partners, selected teams to invite, and oversaw marketing and public relations efforts.

McGinnis raced professionally for more than 20 years, spending 10 of those as an Elite Cat 1 cyclist. He was forced to retire in 2007 due to cancer. McGinnis continued to ride recreationally as his health allowed.

Mud, Sweat and Gears.

Fred Marx — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:08:48 -0000

Wet cross! muddy cross! Good times had by all. There were some souvenirs. Day four of the Utah Cyclocross series saw overcast skies for all classes. Then the mens's A's lined up. A mild day turned into classic cross weather. Chilly, wet and slimy. The usually suspects turned up. One individual was heard to comment, "You really have to love racing your bike to show up today." In response, "You really have to love taking pictures..."

Bo Pitkin (Church Of The Big Ring)

More on the flip. Full gallery from the Utah Cyclocross Series

Our favorite junior....

Jennie Wade (Church Of The Big Ring) our favorite pair of Baby Blues.

Alex Grant (Mona Vie/Cannondale) with a little something with which to remember the day.