Week 6 Report
HOUSTON, TX - Some days are just made for cyclocross. This past Wednesday the Yetti combined the right mix of mud, cool temperatures, and hard to unleash another of his diabolical courses. It was an amazing sight seeing close to 100 of the YettiNation’s finest out prepared to do battle.
Look what the cat drug in but our resident prodigal son Mitch “Taco Bell Boi” Comardo. And Comardo wasted little time as he and Rob Sisk jumped off the front at a blistering pace. Not far behind was Wally Groda laying the hammer down in hot pursuit. As each lap went by Taco Bell Boi extended his lead. Who knew a Summer subsisting on Burrito Supremes could make this big of a difference. In the end Comardo rode away with the victory, with Groda making a strong push at the end to take second, with Sisk having an outstanding ride coming in third. Random side note: Comardo did this on a single speed. He will be reporting to the YettiLabs next week for testing.
The Bs came out in force this week with scores to be settled, as there were fierce battles across the entire field. In the end Frank Karbarz took the top spot on the podium, with Blake Rich coming in second, and Greg Harrah taking third. Some how Chris Burke evaded the “Burke Rule” and took a respectable fourth. The scorer is being repremanded. And a bigger question, do they actually race cross in Canada? But I digress.
The heartbeat of the YettiNation beats strong with those competiting in the C class. Each week this group continues to swell with new people coming out. It clearly warmed the heart of El Yetto as he could be seen tearing up at the start line. Touching really. Andrew Leach had a excellent effort taking first, with Scott Cryan coming in second, and Clark Whitley rounding out the podium in third. Scott Schaafer came in a respectable 20th.
The unstoppable Mary Hodge was seen mixing it up (again) with the frontrunners of the B group. New comer Kristi Darby delivered an outstanding effort taking second place, with Lisa Hartman coming in third. And hats off to all the ladies who come out each week to mix it up!
It was exciting to see a strong showing from the Southern Elite junior program as they rolled out in force. Kyle McIntosh had a stellar ride taking first, with last year’s recipient of the Heart of the Yetti Ben Pennington took second.
A huge thank you goes out to this week’s beer sponsor Cynthia Stewart and the Bike Barn crew. What would YettiCross be without beer! Also a hearty thank you goes out to our North Course setup crew: Troy Fraske, Craig “Chain Gang” Fitzgerald, and Kevin Koen. The YettiNation hearts barriers.
Millions of dollars in research uncovered the fact that the YettiNation wants to represent. So based on this finding a new, uber cool, flashy yet stylish sticker is being released to satisfy this need. Next week you too can be the proud owner of a YCX sticker for the low, low price of one Washington.
Public Service Announcement: Friends don’t let friends ride without helmets because their dog may starve.
For results, mayhem, and deeper discusion of the chaos theory: http://www.yetticross.com
