Thursday, November 01, 2007
YettiCross // Week 8 Report and General Mayhem
YettiCross // Week 8 – Wrap-up
HOUSTON, TX –
Leaves are falling all around
It’s time I was on my way
Thanks to you I’m much obliged
For such a pleasant stay
But now it’s time for me to go
The autumn moon lights my way
For now I smell the rain
And with it pain
And it’s headed my way
Ah sometimes I grow so tired
But I know I’ve got one thing I got to do…
A bit of melancholy was in the air as the YettiNation prepared for the final night of battle. The Yetti finally was able to release his inner self for those able to catch a glimpse of him streaking through the woods. And who knew that Nacho Libre would appear, prepared to square off against the Jolly Green Giant, trailer park vagrants and other equally villainous characters. Tinker Juarez was ready and willing to handle the “sandbaggers” that tried to lay claim to the YettiCross booty.
We must first tip our collective hats to young Ben Pennington who received the 2007 Heart of the Yetti award. His never ending spirit and can do attitude will make him a tough racer to contend with in the years to come. Well-done Ben on a great series!
In what could be a preview of things to come in the next few years, Catherine Marchak and Caryn Sedillo squared off in the Women’s Class. Diva was clearly prepared to show Mrs. Jester how cross is done and rode away from her on the third lap. Not to be discouraged, Mrs. Jester delivered a bit of a beating to the less fortunate Cs. Marchak was clearly the Queen of YettiCross for 2007.
It was like musical chairs in the whacky group known as C. New people coming in, dudes cat’ing up, women and children, dogs and cats, complete mayhem just the way we like it. After the dust settled Maurice Wilson was victorious, with Jamison Tomlin coming in second, and Scott Minard taking third. All though Tomlin is a new comer to the YettiCross scene, we can see a bright future for this young man as well. You’ve been warned. It was also good to see the Force from the North back up on two wheels in the C class, sporting his casual, yet classy trailer park ensemble. Next week he and his lovely wife are off to the home of the frogs, in search of more cutting edge fashion. If only all cross racers were as fashion forward as Mr. Reeve.
The little crosser that could Tony Dehore pulled on his big girl manties and went for it in the ultra competitive Bs. We at YettiCentral respect this bravado and salute him for his momentary lapse in reason. While Tony was tangling with the always dangerous CapnWTF, there was actual racing at the front. Mr. Jack Gutweiler graced the YettiNation with an appearance in week 8 and did not disappoint. As is the custom with Jack these days, he was at the front mixing it up with his teammate Eugene McCray. It appeared as if it would be a battle down to the wire, when disaster struck and Jack was forced out of the race due to mechanical issue. McCray rode on to win, with Eric Sutton taking second and Matthew Morgan taking third. Noted TeamSmack tough guy Chris Burke did his best to scare the Bs with his Lucha Libre kit and it almost worked as he placed a close fourth. Clearly a crowd favorite as each time he came through they were chanting “Mucha Lucha”! Could there be a career change in the future for Burke?
Brandon Cowart’s bike finally woke up from a multi week slumber, much to the dismay of the A group. Clearly the extended rest did the bike some good as Cowart displayed good form as he rode on to win the race. Hunter “The Hammer” Grove and first time YettiCross’er Wally Groda duked it out up until the end with The Hammer taking second and Groda taking third.
Congratulations to those YettiCross’ers willing to humiliate themselves in public for the enjoyment of others. First place in the costume division went to Lucha Libre Chris Burke, second went to Andrew Neilson and third to little Ms. Sandbagger Catherine Marchak.
A well earned award was handed out to John Verinoer for the “Nice guys do finish last” award courtesy of “Stay Classy” Fraske.
For those keeping score at home, Yetti, Yetti, & Yetti, LLP is calculating the final series total with kick-ass awards forth coming. We will be in touch with each of the category winners, who will be getting a VO2/LT test courtesy of Source Endurance. Details to follow.
Team Yetti would like to thank Bike Lane for the ultra cool hook-up in week 8! Thank you for taking care of our racers. In addition to this we would like to recognize West End Bicycles for their generosity in delivering outstanding schwag-O-rama for the YettiNation. A special shout out to Keith Gumney for handling the “artistic” requirements that would have crushed lesser men.
And so it goes that The Yetti and Jester wrapped up the second season of YettiCross. A heaping dose of cross goodness was delivered for eight weeks. Many laughed, many cried, and some even gained a new religion. Although this epic series has come to an end there is still much cyclocross racing to be done, so go forth YettiNation and spread the word!
…ramble on
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