Thursday, September 13, 2007
Race Report - 09/12/07
Cyclocross action in Houston, Texas kicked off last night with the
return of YettiCross. In spite of the threat of a hurricane that had
spun up off Galveston earlier in the day, brave souls came out to
experience the fun that is YettiCross. The new centrally located
venue in Memorial Park provided racers with easy access. Racers were
treated to a slightly damp course that provided a good cross section
of challenges, from fast lung busting trails, to tight twist and turns
that tested the racer’s bike handling skills. People sitting in
traffic along Memorial Drive were treated to a view of crossers
running up the grassy hill by the railroad track underpass.
The field stayed together for the first couple of laps and then the
course begin to wear on the racers. While there were some prerace
comments from the racers on the lack of barriers, most people’s early
seasons legs appreciated the ability to just spin the pedals. As the
race wore on the field begin to seperate. In the end Troy Fraske took
the payout and the schwag when he broke away on the final lap, winning
the B class. Jeff Carmody took 2nd place, with Aless Androsovaza
taking 3rd. Junior CX’er Austin Miller took 1st place in the C class,
which is impressive considering he just finished his high school cross
country workout. And our resident Canuck Henry Reeve took 2nd.
The racing action was best summed up by the line “All the racers
looked really proud of their mud” YettiCross will be dishing out the
racing action for at least 7 more weeks at Memorial Park in Houston.
Come out and get you some great cyclocross action!
