Week 2
HOUSTON, TX – The YettiNation grew yet again as 73 hearty souls toed the line for week two of YettiCross. Noted Texas Cyclocross Legend Will Black was recently quoted as saying “There is only one way to get good at cross racing and it is quite uncomfortable.” Yetti delivered “uncomfortable” with the unveiling of a new course crafted to test those brave enough to do battle. It was a course devised over a restless offseason, with thoughts of the Austin Hoard dancing in his head.
A resolute group took time to bow their heads and pay respects to Super Dave Boyd who was tragically taken last week in a training accident. He will be truly missed, God rest his soul.
The ranks of the A’s continue to swell as 12 Monsters of YettiCross went head to head. In what is turning out to be victory by default the Lone Wolf Nate Winkleman delivered pain at the highest level. He clearly rode with a purpose as each lap went by he went faster. A battle royal was going down between Eric Comeran, Rob Sisk, and Troy Fraske. In the end Comeran hung on for second with Sisk taking the final podium spot. Word on the street is that Mitch “The Mauler” Commardo is secretly preparing for a return to YettiCross. Congratulation to Keith Gumney on his recent promotion to the As, you could see the joy on his face as he appeared to be glad to be there. Some may say a vengefully Yetti did not forget his scoffing at the forced dismount of YC version 2.0.
In the B class things were fast and furious as William Hale, Andrew “Tootall” Nelson and Nathan Bennett duked it out. Hale held on for the victory with Tootall taking second and Bennett placing third. Tootall was quoted as saying “I thought cyclocross was supposed to be hard?”. Welcome to the A’s Andrew and you to Mr. Bennett. Because we want to promote an almost fun fair positive experience for all who race, we congratulate Chris Burke for his fifth place finish. A bag of cookies awaits you next week.
An amazing race of one took place at the front of the C class as Matt Lutz crushed the field. Thanks to his amazing performance, he will be the first person to jump two classes and go directly to the A’s. Well done sir, well done. Robert Smith delivered a strong performance taking second place, with Conner Cartland rounding out the podium.
The women of the YettiNation were out in force this past Wednesday. Mary Hodge was on the gas from the start and rode away with the victory. Second place went to Lee Neatherly in her first appearance at YettiCross this season. Hat’s off to all the women who came out and laid it on the line.
In the Junior class the brothers Flemming worked together with Ian taking first and Eric coming in second.
We would like to recognize the vaunted TeamSmack philanthropist Bill Moritz for donating beer. His generous donation was deeply appreciated. In addition a huge thank you to our great friends at Bike Barn. You guys are Rock Stars and we sincerely appreciate all you do for YettiCross.
Stay tuned for YettiCross version 3.27 as Ike might water the course for us.
For chaos and mayhem go to: http://www.yetticross.com