 |
Sherwood Hills
Logan, Saturday June 18, 2011
This was the best ICup race at Sherwood Hills
ever, and probably the finest race so far in the 2011 ICup series. The
trail was sooo nice, the trees and flowers were pretty, and the
temperature was absolutely perfect. Michael Buhler and Joel Quinn got 1st
place wins in this race. The UMB team had 2nd-place finishes by Ian Beaty,
Denmark Jensen, and Jason Sparks. But the twisting singletrack through the
trees was its own reward.
Left: Jason fights to keep position on Mark
as they zoom through the maples on their third lap of the race.
|
 |
Left: Jacey Messer sprints
past the mules ear
flowers as the 9-and-under race begins. Jacey
has a great race, taking the 4th place finish overall.Right:
The 9-and-under loop was the shakeout loop
for the other racing categories. Here Coleman Cowan hits
a downhill on his way to the 13th place position.
|
|
| Category 10-12: UMB had no
10-12 riders! |
| Beginner 13-15: UMB had no
Beginner 13-15 riders at Sherwood Hills! |
| Beginner 16-18: UMB had no
Beginner 16-18 riders! |
 |
Left: Michael
Buhler turns to hit the brutal
uphill section at the start of his second lap,
taking a 1st place ribbon in Beginner Men. Right: Christian's
friend
Matt is preparing
pulled pork, which will be the main course
for the team's after-race picnic. Note the
many sauce options. Wow, was it ever
delicious!
|
|
|
Left: Wayne Baker cranks
uphill through the maples
at the start of his second lap. Wayne finishes with
team points and the 5th place finish in Beginner Men
30-39. Right: Adam Little
pedals toward the lap/finish split
as he also grabs a point for the team with the 7th
place spot in the category. |
|
 |
|
|
In his first race for the UMB team,
Eric Jensen cranks it home with positive
attitude and the 9th place position. |
Christian Burrell
fires down the final
stretch to take the 10th place spot
in Beginner Men 30-39.
|
Heading into the end of the first lap,
Jeremy Pierson gets a bit of downhill.
Jeremy takes the 11th place finish. |
|
|
Left: As the Beginner Men 40+
group
heads out into the shakeout loop,
Adam Reynders pedals through the
blooming mules ear, taking the 5th place
finish.Right: The team
gets psyched in the early
morning cool before the 1st race. From left,
Wayne, Michael, Eric, Christian, Adam. |
|
| Beginner Women: UMB had no
Beginner Women riders! |
| Sport/Expert 13-15: UMB had no
S/E 13-15 riders! |
| Sport/Expert 16-18: UMB had no
S/E 16-18 riders! |
 |
Left: Ian
Beaty keeps the helmet-cam aimed
down the trail as he climbs the long return
path toward the start/finish area, taking 2nd
place in Sport Men 19-29. Right: Riders
gather in the trees at the
start of the shakeout loop as they get
last-minute instruction from Glen
before starting the race. |
|
| Sport Men 30-34: UMB had no
Sport Men 30-34 racers at Sherwood Hills! |
|
|
Mike Horne raced in the Sport Men 35-39 group. Last
we saw of him, he and his bike were being transported by ATV back toward
the parking lot. Rumor is, the bike was the injured party. Mike didn't
make it around to where our photographers were patiently waiting, so no
photo.
|
|
|
|
Left: Dave Benson gets
serious about
speed as he nears the lap/finish split on
the second of three laps. Dave gets a
ribbon and team points with the 6th place
finish in Sport Men 40-plus. Right:
Mules Ear. |
|
 |
Left: Getting
some more speed as
she nears the finish line, Cat
Kalwies
takes the 9th place spot in Sport
Women. Right: The Men
57-plus group heads
into the shakeout loop, with UMB well
represented by Bruce, Joel, and Gene.
|
|
|
|
Left: Casey Zaugg heads
uphill through
the maple grove just before the little
pavement jog. Still a couple of more laps
to go, and our only Pro will have a 4th
place finish.Right: The
Expert Men 40-plus group
emerges from the trees and hits the first
meadow of the shakeout loop with Mark
in the lead. |
|
| Expert Men 19-29: UMB had no Expert
Men 19-29 riders! (Casey moved to Pro.)
|
| Expert Men 30-39: UMB had no Expert
Men 30-39 riders!
|
 |
Left: Jason Sparks carves
a hard turn as he
heads uphill to start his second lap. Still behind
Mark at this point, Jason fights past to snatch
the 2nd place finish in Expert Men 40-plus. Right: Mark Messer cranks
uphill as the twisting trail
meanders through maples. Mark also gets on the podium,
finishing one second behind Jason for 3rd place. |
|
 |
Left: Powering through a corner
on his second
lap, Mike Engberson makes a fast race to finish with
4th place in the Expert Men 40-plus category. Right: Jeno Smith rolls
out of an aspen grove and into
the grassy meadow as he hustles to the 5th place
spot in the group. |
|
| Expert Women:
UMB had no Expert Women riders! |
|
|
Left: Denmark Jensen
gets out of the saddle
and cranks hard as he heads toward the
lap/finish split, nailing the 2nd place finish
in Singlespeed.Right: Sally
hits the finish line as Glen calls
her time and a volunteer runs out to pull
her racing tag. |
|
 |
Left: Richard Ewell is in
free-fall down the
final slope of the shakeout loop, ready to
head over to the main race loop. Richard
grabs the 3rd place spot in Clydesdale.Right: Richard
holds the white ribbon at
the award ceremony as the Clydesdales
get their kudos and loot. |
|
|
|
Left: Sally Reynders approaches
the turn
into the zigzag finishing chute, in 3rd place
for Women 35-plus.Right: As
a 2nd-place winner, Denmark looks
through the assortment of prizes, hoping
to find something fun and useful.
XXL shirt... Girls socks... Reflectors...
Other team's water bottle... Shrader pump
for my presta tires... |
|
 |
Left: Jeff Kingsford hustles
toward the
uphill turn to start the second of his
three laps, taking the 4th place spot
in Men 50-plus.Right: The
Messer family (and Jason) at
the expert-class awards.
|
|
 |
|
|
Joel Quinn turns into the trees
at the
end of the shakeout loop, already in
1st place with two big loops to go. |
Bruce Argyle gets low and
cranks hard
as he approaches the finishing zone
for a podium spot at 3rd place.
|
Gene
Poncelet hits the downhill stretch
of the shakeout loop, taking the 7th
place finish in Men 57-plus. |
 |
We're down to the critical "end
game." Three more races to go. It's crunch time. Individual racers
will be fighting for points toward their category championships. For
example, at this race Joel took over 1st place in Men's 57-plus. The team
championship is up for grabs, and these final races will determine who
gets the big shiny trophy for their shop wall. Mad Dog is still ahead, but
the win is easily within reach if our racers show up and race hard. More pictures:
More
photos from the race.
Ian's helmet-cam video: pending...
watch the forum
Left: Hangin' chillin' eatin' at the UMB HQ after the race.
Trying different sauces on the pork. Sampling salads, fruit, cookies.
Great stuff.
|
[Team Index Page] [Team
Roster ICup 2011] [Team 2011 Member Profiles]
[Team
Signup]
|
