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"Double
Cross Weekend"
Wheeler Farm,
Murray
October 31, 2009 and
November 1, 2009
Everyone has plans for
Halloween night! But, when Halloween falls on a weekend, what
is there to do on a Halloween morning or afternoon? Many UMB
Cross Riders decided why not give the Double Cross Weekend at Wheeler
Farm a try..
Left: Jason and Mike line up
with Spiderman before the start of their race. A cross bike
frame was awarded to the rider with the best costume.
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| Men
A: Saturday, UMB Cross Team
had no Men
A riders! |
| Women
A: Saturday, UMB Cross Team
had no
Women A riders! |
| Masters
Men 35+ A: Saturday, UMB
Cross Team had no Men 35+ A riders! |
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Jay Griffin
leans into the corner as he rides to
a 4th place finish.
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Many riders dressed up
for their races.
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Bruce Argyle
powers ahead
on the dirt road
to take the 10th place.
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It's
not every day you see a
crossed dressed cross racer.
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| Single
Speed: Saturday, UMB
Cross Team had no Single Speed riders! |
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Left:
For the second week in a row,
Justin
Griffin rides to a 6th
place
finish in this large and competative
category.
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Above: Pepe Le Pew watches
as the riders go by.
Right:
this week big foot hands out
sunglasses to the riders.
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Soups up!
The soup served on this beautiful fall day was cheese and
broccoli. Get it while its' hot.
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Many spectators
showed up in costume to cheer on their
racers. Wheeler Farm
is a very spectator friendly course.
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| Women
B: Saturday UMB
Cross Team had no Women B riders! |
| Masters
Men 35+ B: Saturday
UMB
Cross Team had no Masters Men 35+ B riders!
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Light on his feet, Jeff
Kingsford
makes the hill barriers look
easy
as he
cruises to the 15th
spot. |
At the top of the barriers, Mike Horne
gets ready to
remount his bike as he
heads to the 32nd spot.
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Leaning into the
corner,
Dan Hutchings pushes
up
the road as he races to
the 47th spot.
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With his name all over the barriers, Scott Hunsaker
clears
the obstacle
on his way to the 17th
spot.
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Absent since the
first race of the season,
Steve Brumbaugh
returns in good form as he moves
into the 29th spot.
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New to our cyclocross squad, Bart
Schenck rides
hard as he moves into the 58th spot.
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Left: Also new to our cyclocross squad, Chad
Waldren
powers up the hill to take the 63rd
spot in this huge category.
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| Women
C: Saturday |
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Left:
Yes, we're still at Wheeler Farm.
One racer dressed up as a triathlete
for the costume contest and did a
swim in the pond during one of his
laps. Then like all good triathletes,
he quickly made it through his T1
before he was back on the bike.
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Above:
Amber Hatfield
approaches the
top barrier as
she moves into
4th place.
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| Masters
Men 35+ C: Saturday |
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In
his second race of the day, Jeff Kingsford
forges ahead to take the 9th spot. |
Mike Engberson tries
to
pop spiderman out of his wake
as he moves ahead to the
12th
spot.
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Jason
Sparks sprints out ahead
into the
2nd
spot. |
In his first cross race, Denmark
Jensen
powers up the incline to take 19th.
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| Junior
Men 10 - 14: Saturday |
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Zackary
Peterson flies past the
rider wearing the cape to
take 6th.
Welcome to the team Zackary!
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Also in his first UMB Cross Race,
Harrison Woodard get
the inside
track as he moves to the 19th place.
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| Junior Women 10 - 14: Saturday, UMB
Cross Team had no Junior Women 10 - 14 riders! |
| Junior
Men 9 & Under: Saturday
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In his first UMB Cross Race,
Joshua
Peterson snakes
around the
road to take 1st place.
Way to go!
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Right:
Try as we might,
we couldn't
convince this, ahhh, Men's A
rider?!? to join our team.
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| Junior
Women 9 & Under: Saturday, UMB
Cross Team had no Women 9 & Under riders! |
| Masters
Men 35+ A: Sunday,
UMB
Cross Team had no Men 35+ A riders! |
| Women
A: Sunday UMB Cross Team had
no
Women A riders! |
| Masters
Men 35+ A: Sunday,
UMB
Cross Team had no Men 35+ A riders! |
| Masters
Men 45+: Sunday, UMB Cross Team
had no Masters Men 45+ riders! |
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Bruce Argyle
motors to the
top of the hill to take 8th.
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This clever witch strapped a
broom to his bike, flying low.
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| Single
Speed: Sunday |
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Left:
In his second race of the day, Dan
Hutchings
dismounts as he moves into the 17th
spot.
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| Men
B: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Men B riders! |
| Women
B: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Women B riders! |
| Masters
Men 35+ B: Sunday
UMB
Cross Team had no Masters Men 35+ B riders!
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| Men
C: Saturday |
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Riding out of the trees, Jeff
Kingsford
moves up as he
cruises to the 6th
spot.
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Dan Hutchings
gets out of the saddle as he powers his
way forward to the 24th spot.
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| Women
C: Sunday |
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| Left: Amber Hatfield comes from
behind as she moves into the
1st spot. Way to go Amber!
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| Masters
Men 35+ C: Sunday |
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Left: Jason
Sparks steps over
the barrier to take the 3rd spot.
Right:
In his second cross race
of the day Jeff Kingsford
powers ahead to take the
9th spot.
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| Junior
Men 10 - 14: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Junior Men 10 - 14 riders! |
| Junior Women 10 - 14: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Junior Women 10 - 14 riders! |
| Junior
Men 9 & Under: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Men 9 & Under riders!
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| Junior
Women 9 & Under: Sunday UMB
Cross Team had no Women 9 & Under riders! |
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