Friday, October 05, 2007
Race Report - Week 4 (10/03/07)
YettiCross opened up its 4th week of intense lung busting competition under the smallest of small hint of real cyclocross weather. The temperature backed off from near triple digits to a more pleasing 93. Fields of crossers with bikes raring under the bridle, lined up to test their ability to survive the nearly infamous YettiCross course. A bit of rain earlier in the week turned the zipp through the dip into a cesspool of squalor and its subsequent deletion from the course neutered its ability to claim any victims this week. The rain did help calm the ruts of speed robbing despair and allowed lap times to decrease. With the decreased lap the racers were treated to more chances to experience the wonderful urban setting of Memorial Park.
The A Team shot off like a group being chased by a rabid cougar hopped up on EPO. It was fierce at the front as Mitch “Pepe” Comardo, Brandon “The Kingpin” Cowart, Hunter “Hammer” Groove sliced and diced for the first three laps. Mitch and Brandon pulled away only to encounter a rouge bandit racer who proceeded to drive the pace. The two valiant CX’ers hung with this interloper and finally dropped him like a bad habit. In the end Mitch took the win, with Brandon second, and the young gun Hunter taking third. After the race both Mitch and Brandon searched for the bandit to “thank” him for putting the wood to them. Sadly, he was nowhere to be found.
In the B race we had a down home Texas style shootout. While Damen Sistrunk controlled first place throughout the race, the battle for second was intense. Holt Harlan, Chris Burke, and Kevin Highfield stayed together and the pace was unrelenting. With three laps to go Holt pulled away from the two and secured second place. Chris shifted gears and had a bit more in the tank to take third.
Who can stop the Force from the North Henry Reeve as he continued to dominate the C group with another win. Noted TeamSmack Philanthropist Bill Moritz took second place in his first YettiCross race of the season. Hanging on for third was Tony Dehore.
Team YettiCross would like to recognize Mr. Bill for his kind donation of FREE beer to the event. In addition we would like to thank our event sponsors: Bike Barn, West End Bicycles, Source Endurance, and Extreme Technology.
For results, series standings, images, and general mayhem: http://www.yetticross.com
