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2010 Cyclocross Season #fb
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010September
22 Cross Vegas, Las Vegas NV
25-26 USGP, Madison WI
October
2 Hudson CX, Hudson WI
3 Orono CX, Orono MN
10 Wirth Classic, Minneapolis MN
16 Baker Orchard, Centuria WI
23-24 USGP, Louisville KY
30 Red Barn, Taylors Falls MN
31 Fridley Fall Back, Fridley MN
November
6 Velo CX, Blaine MN
7 Gopher Gallop, Crystal MN
13 State Championship, Crystal MN
14 GP Zac Daab, Crystal MN
20 Mill City CX, Minneapolis MN
December
4-5 USGP, Portland OR
9-12 National Championships, Bend OR
tentative (for me)
UPDATE: edited Gallup to Gallop and when I state tentative I mean that I will race only if I have the opportunity.
Registrations coming in! #fb
Thursday, August 12th, 2010We’ve had as many people sign up in two days as signed in up the first month of pre-registration last year!
Front row staging spots are filling up fast? Have you registered yet? What about your greatest rival? Maybe you should check and see if they have already booked their starting position?
Get signed up! Save time, money and start up front!
Register now for the 2010 Shimano Minnesota Cyclocross State Championship Weekend!
Registration opens tomorrow August 11 at 7am central time!
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Pre-registration for the 2010 Minnesota Cyclocross State Championship Weekend opens up tomorrow morning at 7am central time.
Staging will be based on the order of registration so register early to save money and start up front!
MCF VP! #fb
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Now instead of criticizing MCF decisions based upon hearsay and gossip I can criticize MCF decisions based upon first hand knowledge!
Seriously though, thanks to all the MCF club representatives who voted for me last night and special thanks to Kevin Lennon for his support of my nomination.
As I stated last night, I am pretty opinionated but I know that not everyone feels the same way I do so I will endeavor to try and forge a compromise between those who are totally 100% right all the time (me) and those that are totally 100% wrong all the time (everyone else).
I already have some ideas that I would like to propose at future meetings, so stayed tuned for more. I welcome any ideas that you might have on how the MCF can continue to grow and improve cycling in this great state (and lame western Wisconsin I suppose.) Please e-mail me at any time with your suggestions or feel free to join in the inevitable discussions that I am sure I will generate on this crappy blog that no one reads anyway.
As angry Vino once said, Onward towards make glorious futurez!
2010 Minnesota Cyclocross State Championship Weekend! #fb
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Registration opening soon. As was the same in 2009, the starting grid will based upon the order of registration.
Save money, save time, start up front, pre-register for the 2010 Minnesota Cyclocross State Championship Weekend!
Details to come!
UPDATE! New Facebook Page!
relitigating the past
Monday, July 26th, 2010What the hell language is this anyway? Danish I guess…
So I guess I was wrong when I stated:
It appeared that Schleck was shifting under load from the small ring to the big ring and through his chain off the crankset. This is not bad luck, it’s either bad mechanical work or just trying to force a shift under too much torque. Add to that there was obviously no chain guard on the frame to keep the chain from dropping off to the inside of the crankset when Schleck attempted to get the chain back on the rings. I’ve seen these chain guards used by pros lots of times in order to avoid this very problem. Why was it not used on Schleck’s bike?
I admit it, I was wrong. So what? You’re right about everything?
So Schleck was not shifting to the big ring. He was staying in the little ring and shifting down a cog. And he did have a chainguard on the bike. Lennard Zinn explained it all last week here.
Never the less, Contador had no reason to wait even if he did know what was going on with Schleck bike.
If the Saxo mechanic is going to run all kinds of custom mods to a stock rear derailleur, along with a non-spec 38 tooth inner chainring, and not warn the rider to avoid a bad chainline by trying to use a 38/13 gear selection then c’est la vie, as teh French would say.
As the ever wise Bob Schwartz aptly put it:
389€!! There is not a person here that wouldn’t hit the gas if someone with that stuff threw a chain.
My hand is up for sure.
Besides here is where Andy Schleck lost the 2010 Tour de France:
HE LOST 42 SECONDS TO CONTADOR IN JUST 8.9KM!
TIME Cross ProTeam size 4, for sale #fb
Monday, July 26th, 2010Size 4 TIME Cross ProTeam cyclocross frame module (frame, fork, seatpost, 120mm stem). Details here:
Excellent condition, contact me if interested.
