Dashing Through The Snow...... UTCX Day 11
by Fred Marx on Dec 6, 2009 2:10 PM EST
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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....
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Great pictures!
Thanks for the vicarious thrill for those of us sitting tamely on the couch, cat on lap and cup of joe in hand.
It was just a long race--Edvald Boasson Hagen, on the Giro
props to everyone out there!
i had a post railin on sager for his past improprieties, but alas, all I can say is anyone big enough to race below 32 degrees deserves props. my states race ended Sat 10 mins in with a blown tire and no spare ( i know, i know, poor me). those are some hard men and women pictured above. Bravo/a!
I go up da hills den I go down da hills
Correction: 'O'er the fields we go' :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well that happens to be one I could do without...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
That
is the best sock-arm warmer combination I have ever seen.
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
There'd be no losing him in a whiteout, that's for sure.
I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?
also
In the slip and fall, why were they dismounted there? was it block ice?
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
180º hairpin turn with a barrier on the other side.. to the right out of frame.
also very slippery. This was Mens A last race of the day, six or seven classes before it. Packed ice and snow on asphalt.
OK but
what’s up with the giant wine bottle? I thought Utah was dry?
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
OK I don't know..
It’s on the back side of one of the barriers. We do have a brand new distillery ion Park City… DRY? Utah? no repressed and backwards yes DRY? hell no.
It's a Mona Vie juice bottle.
The team is based out of 801 and one of their guys, Matt Ohran, puts on the X series.
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