Week 4 Report
HOUSTON, TX – Hurricanes, financial market meltdowns, nor lack of electricity could hold the YettiNation down. With a resiliency that only they know, racing was on this past Wednesday. And what should await them but another course design a la the “tandem” of Ike and Yetti. This combination released a diabolical mix of twists and turns with a Gully of Grief mixed in for good measure.
Can Nate “Lone Wolf” Winkleman be stopped? Yet again he rode off with the victory and Rob Sisk put in a solid effort taking second place. Kevin “my training is off” Koen took third place with a strong showing. And what could lie ahead next week is an interesting twist of events, with Pete Stewart moving into the A group. Could he possibly team up with Rob his Bikesport teammate and disrupt the Lone Wolf’s stranglehold on first place?
Speaking of Pete Stewart, he was seen mixing it up in the As after starting with the Bs. He rode away with the victory after a Summer of Domination on the national Mountain Bike scene. Greg Harrah took second place with Josh Teshcnor taking third.
In the C group Mike Adrion delivered some pain to the field and was rewarded with a victory. Andrew Leach claimed the second podium spot, with Paul Allen taking third. Of note Zack Hendry the lone Junior in the race would have taken third in the Cs had he entered. Great job Zack!
Mary Hodge continued her dominance of the Women’s group leading from start to finish. Taking second place was Lisa Harman, with Julia Jenkins claiming third. Special recognition goes out to Gillian Evans who wrecked, rode into the pits, readjusted the bike and jumped back into the race. This was her first time at YettiCross and she clearly demonstrated a fighting CX spirit!
We would like to recognize Troy Fraske and Craig Fitzgearld for bringing barricades and supporting the setup and teardown team. This little addition to the course produced many grimaces which we like to see. Unfortunately Craig’s bike revolted against him and decided that it really didn’t need a chain. His bell ringing ability was world class worthy and we appreciated the effort.
A huge thank you to Dary and the crew from Northwest Cycling for donating this week’s supply of brew, the YettiNation is always grateful of post racing beer.