2009 Canadian Cyclocross Championships

by guidemd on Oct 15, 2009 1:45 AM EDT

(Oct 15 9:36 pm MDT - edited to correct the link to "last year")

My husband and I made it to nationals again this year on Saturday, but it was a lot different than last year- way colder (with snow), and with a 4-month-old baby in tow. A brief photo summary (more details here on my sometime-blog):

Chloe in her snowsuit with daddy

New course feature #1 - sandpit

New course feature #2 - flyover scaffolding-ramp (with eventual elite mens' repeat champ Geoff Kabush)

We took a number of photos of eventual winner Geoff Kabush

Womens' podium (1. Alison Sydor, 2. Pepper Harlton, 3. Natasha Elliott)

Elite Mens' podium (1. Geoff Kabush, 2. Derrick St. John, 3. Aaron Schooler)

And, for good measure, a much cuter photo of Chloe in her PdC onesie, now that it isn't actually miles too big! You can almost see that she does not favour either black socks or white socks, but instead pink socks with rattles on them, and believes that all cyclists should wear the same.

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Thanks for the pics...

and looking forward to seeing chloe on a cycling tour one day!!

"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"

Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009

by CycleGirl on Oct 15, 2009 5:54 AM EDT reply actions

yep, we'll be back at the Tour again someday

and maybe we’ll see you again there!

by guidemd on Oct 15, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Is that snow on the ground? It's only October!

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Oct 15, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions

scary part...

is that it was +34C here only 3 weeks ago, we had really no autumn/fall season at all this year. (or maybe we get it now, snow’s melting today and +14C tomorrow)

by guidemd on Oct 15, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I know we all acclimatise to where we live

but I’m still always impressed that those of you who live in cold climates choose to go outdoors for anything other than necessities like food. It’s 25 degrees C here today ;)

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Oct 15, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Very cool!

And Chloe is adorable in her PdC onesie.

by majope on Oct 15, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions

Looks freezing :-)

Fun times, and Chloe is far far too cute for words.

by Jen See on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

Try explaining that onesie to the other parents in play group :-)

Excellent coverage of K Bob too. I love to watch him race.

I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

by Drew Davis on Oct 15, 2009 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

Kabush was in a league of his own

He looked like he was out for a morning training ride!! And he really let up on the last lap it looked like – saving some for the cash prizes the following day (which he won).

by Patrick B. Penguin on Oct 15, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I understand he's burnt by the end of the MB season, but

I wish he’d put in a full season of cross and then go to Worlds. He’s got the goods for sure.

I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

by Drew Davis on Oct 15, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

in all fairness...

the rider who had challenged Kabush last year for a lot of the race, Mike Garrigan, apparently had some sort of mechanical and had to change bikes early on, wasn’t able to catch up again.

by guidemd on Oct 15, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

And I thought that it was starting to get cold in England

Did you turn Chloe round for that first pic, or do they make those carriers in front facing versions now?

by Monty. on Oct 15, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

this carrier can go either way

baby is supposed to be rear-facing until he/she has good head control, Chloe is almost at the point where we could regularly put her forward-facing in it – but with the extra support of the snowsuit it worked best front-facing (that and rear-facing I’m not sure there would have been room for her to breathe with the snowsuit on!) We actually use a different carrier more frequently (a Baby Bjorn) but the snowsuit didn’t fit into that one at all.

by guidemd on Oct 15, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions