Archive for October, 2008

2008-2009 New Mexico Cyclocross Series

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

It’s cyclocross season again! The series has started good this year for me, with a first place in the B, CAT 3 / 4 race, at the first event. It was a great course, at Polk Middle School, and we had MUD! The first wet race I’ve seen in three years of the series here. I may have had an advantage in that race. While missed shifts and chain suck noises were growling all around, my Specialized Singlecross kept right on cranking. The muck that resulted from the mud, mixed with the fresh grass clippings, caused many racers to struggle with shift systems. I finished a minute ahead of 2nd, after lapping half the field of 20.

The 3rd race was in the dry sand at Mesa Del Sol. I led until the last two laps, when another single speed, a 29er MTB, passed me. Flotation in sand is an issue at MDS, and my skinny tires were no match for those fat tires on the MTB. After a stop to add air to the rear tire, I finished in 4th. And then I raced the A, ELITE/OPEN class, which started 15 minutes after my first race, which was 40 minutes long. We had about 12 racers ion the A race, and after a long 60 minutes of cranking the Singlecross, I finished in 6th place.

The next day, we raced at Ft. Marcy Park, in Santa Fe. This was our first course involving stair running. I got 3rd in the 3 / 4, and found some energy in a can of caffeine, and started the A. I did change my gear to a 22 on the rear, on the Singlecross; I was a little tired after cranking the 42×18 for the first race. A pack of about 20 started, and many dropped as the 60 minutes of sprinting progressed. I came in 11th, but was last after all the drops.

Mesa Del Sol again for race 5. This course was not singlespeed friendly, with a long down sloping start straight away. Maybe I’ve been doing something right this year, cause I went into the first turn in 3rd, on the Specialized Singlecross. Then I battled with the top three in the race, until crossing the line first at the end.

Mountain Flyer was at the 3rd and 4th races, and took some photos and put a great writeup on their website. Yes, they got BWR in there. http://www.mountainflyer.com/news.cfm?itemid=158

I’ll continue concentrating on the B, 3 / 4 race, for the series, but I’m enjoying the longer 60 minutes of pain with Open/Elite class.

Chris Hereford

Big Wheel Racing - 2009!

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Well it’s the end of the 2008 cycling season and the Big Wheel Racing team was all over the world this year!  We truly did international events thanks to our 3 members over in Germany who raced all over the European continent!  But the domestic riders here in the US were no slouches either as many events were covered by our team members.

We will soon begin actively seeking new sponsors for the team and hope to retain and work with many of the sponsors who were with us this year and also last year!  The growth of the team has been tremendous in just 2 years of our existence!  We truly owe it all to our sponsors and we thanks all of you.

If you are interested in sponsoring Big Wheel Racing, please download the team resume by clicking here.  Contact information and pricing is listed on the resume, and note that in some instances were are also open to bartering for sponsorship.

Here is a short list  of just SOME OF THE events covered in 2008 and many of those - plus others - we plan to hit again in 2009!

Event

Where

Type

El Paso Puzzler

El Paso, TX

Endurance, Mtn

24 Hours of Old Pueblo

Tucson, AZ

24 Hr. Mtn

Mas-o-Menos National Endurance Series

Terlingua, TX

Endurance, Mtn

San Ysidro Dirty Century

Rio Rancho, NM

Endurance, Mtn

Coyote Classic, NMORS

El Paso, TX

XC series, Mtn

Death Valley Double Century

Death Valley, CA

road

Moab Rim Ride

Moab, UT

Endurance Mtn

Manzano Mountainair Brevet

200K

Lobo Classic

Albuquerque, NM

Stage Race, road

Tour of Socorro

Socorro, NM

XC Series, Omnium, Mtn

Dawn ‘til Dusk

Gallup, NM

12 Hr Mtn

Alien Run

Aztec, NM

XC, Mtn

El Malpais Brevet

Grants, NM

300K Road

Wildflower Long Course Triathlon

Paso Robles, CA

Triathlon

Dueceman Long Course Triathlon

Show Low, AZ

Triathlon

12 Hours of Mesa Verde

Cortez, CO

12 Hr Mtn

Kokopelli Trail Race

Moab, UT

Endurance, Mtn

Santa Fe Century

Santa Fe, NM

Road Century

La Tierra Torture

Santa Fe, NM

XC Series, Mtn

Tuesday Night Crit Series

Albuqueruqe, NM

Road, Crit

Iron Horse Classic

Durango, CO

Road

Mission to Ride Century

Montrose, CO

Road Century

Sacramento Mountains Brevet

Ruidoso, NM

Road, 400K

Albuquerque Century

Albuquerque, NM

Road, Century

El Sangre de Cristo Brevet

Taos, NM

Road, 600K

Climb to Kaiser

Fresno, CA

Road

Bill McLain Memorial Sandia Crest RR

Albuquerque, NM

Road Race

Cochiti 100

Cochiti, NM

Endurance, Mtn

XTERRA Challenge Off Road Triathlon

Farmington, NM

Off Road Traithlon

Gunnison Growler

Gunnison, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Ben Hall Epic memorial

Albuquerque, NM

Mtn

Mountain Main Long Course Triathlon

Flagstaff, AZ

Triathlon

Firecracker 50

Breckenridge, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Bob Cook Mt. Evans Memorial Hill Climb

Clear Creek, CO

Road, Hill Climb

Breckenridge 100

Breckenridge, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Santa Fe Big Friggin’ Loop

Santa Fe, NM

Endurance, Mtn

Sandia Peak Challenge

Cedar Crest, NM

XC Series, Mtn

Leadville 100

Leadville, CO

Endurance, Mn

Hermosa Creek Off Road Race

Hermosa, CO

XC, Mtn

Double Eagle Time Trial Series

Albuquerque, NM

Road Time Trial

State Time Trial Championship

Belen, NM

Time Trial

24 Hours in the Sage

Gunnison, CO

Endurance, Mtn

12 Hours of Steamboat

Steamboat Springs, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Signal Peak Challenge

Silver City, NM

XC Series, Mtn

Atomic MS 150 Ride

Bernalillo, NM

Road

Enchanted Circle Century

Red River, NM

Road, Century

State Road Race Championship

Tijeras, NM

Road Race

Vapor Trail 125

Salida, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Cedropalooza, State Off Road Championship

Tijeras, NM

XC Series, Super D, Mtn

12 Hours of Snowmass

Aspen, CO

Endurance, Mtn

Horny Toad Hustle

Las Cruces, NM

XC Series, Mtn

High Desert Screamer

Gallup, NM

XC Series, Mtn

Durango Fall Blaze Century

Durango, CO

Road

Mountains To Desert

Telluride to Moab

Road, Fundraiser

Road Apple Rally

Farmington, NM

XC Series Final, Mtn

Chupacabras 100Km

Cuidad Juarez, MX

Endurance, Mtn

NM Cyclocross Series, 10 Races

New Mexico

Cyclocross

Zuni 100

McGaffey, NM

Endurance, Mtn

Elephant Man Olympic Distance Triathlon

Elephant Butte, NM

Triathlon

Adventure on the Caja del Rio

Santa Fe, NM

Endurance, Mtn

Black Mountain Side Brevet

Truth or Consequences, NM

Road, 300K

Iron Man Arizona

Tempe, AZ

Triathlon

Radium Springs Brevet

Radium Springs, NM

Road, 200K

NM State Cyclocross Championship

Albuquerque, NM

Cyclocross

National Cyclocross Championship

Kansa City, MO

Cyclocross