Shoot me an email jaredmroy@mudbloodball.com if you are going to be at the Mud and Blood Ball

We will need help with

• selling tixs
• food prep
• working the crossniacs table
• etc…

Anyone who wants to help is appreciated…you don’t have to be a Crossniac to volunteer

Another double race weekend for me.  Felt completely flat on Saturday.  I guess it was just one of those days.  I tried a little of everything to see if I could get the engine firing.  Slowing down, hanging on wheels as they went by, throwing my bike up the run-up and chasing it down…nothing really worked.  Oh, well.  Sunday turned out to be a much better day.  The weather was more ”crossy” for sure.  Mid 30’s, heavy winds, and some snow / rain mixed in.  Big monster climb right off the start.  Based on my ride the previous day I decided to sit back and see how things panned out.  I think the weather and course worked to my advantage as you were forced to ride steady to maintain traction.  I found CJ early after the first climb and we set a tempo together and slowly started to real people in.  It was a total blast to ride with a teammate and we got into a really great rhythm.  It should be mentioned that CJ and I have a not so positive history of riding together as usually one or both of us crash.  Yesterday was no exception.  CJ went down first in a slight off-camber section coming to a barrier.  It was a slow motion comedy.  I was just below CJ and he yells ”I’m crashing, watch out dude!”  He goes down and swipes my bike out from under me.  No major damage, just some lost pride, but the crowd really liked the action.  One good turn deserves another and I took myself out on the last lap just a couple turns from the finish.  Total bone head move.  I got up and rolled across just behind CJ.  All in all a really great day crossing.  Now I have to repair the bike damage in time for next week! 

MN Guy  

Here is some of the C race (not much, got to the race late) and the B 45 plus.Ladric.also posted on my blog.  ladric.blogspot.comLooks like I got 4th in this race. 

Great courses both days. Both had spots that hurt you alot. A killer run-up in Afton and a tough ridable hill at Green Acres. The weather was cold and damp Sunday with plenty of snow showers. Way crossy.
Sat I was real sick, felt much better on Sun, and I’m pleased with the results both days. Sunday I spent the day hanging onto wheels just trying to finish. It was frustrating. Sun I rocked the whole race with crossniac Guy Alverez. Guy was a damn beast on the flat headwind section and he towed me around up there every lap. He gapped me on the last lap and I couldn’t close back up to him. He held his gap all the way to the downhill were he went down on a way nasty muddy corner. It was a bummer cause he towed my ass around on the tough spots all day.
10th in the A’s-4th in 35+ on Sat
8th in the A’s-3rd in 35+ on Sun

Monday, a sweet sweet rest day.
N8, Eric, Frisky, Ladric, etc…Ya’ll are awesome teammates. Standing out in that shit and doing hand-ups and what not after racing probably sucked alot. Thanks dudes.
cj

for immediate release
The Mud & Blood Ball
Premiering Zero Traction,
By Roll Your Own Films Production
The Mission Theatre Mission, KS
December 11, 2008 7-12 pm

Crossniacs National Syndicate and Cyclocross Magazine present the Mud and Blood Ball, the USA Cycling ’08 Cyclocross National Championship kick-off party to be held at the Mission Theatre in Mission, Kansas.
Clip into your race weekend with a cool movie, gourmet food, Boulevard Beer, give-aways and much more. Visit with other racers. Celebrate the season with a beer. Tickets are $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door. Get tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/47004

This gritty movie is a Roll Your Own Films Production with additional support from Trek Bicycles and KLM Marketing. It was shot entirely in high definition in December of 2007 at the Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City. The film immerses the viewer in the real feel of hard-core cyclocross racing in extreme weather conditions, including driving snow, mud, ice and frozen mud. It includes interviews from Steve Tilford and elite men’s champion Tim Johnson. With a hard-charging soundtrack, all the action is from multiple races over four days, culminating with the exciting elite women’s and men’s championships.

Learn more about the film at: http://www.zerotractionfilm.com

The Mission Theatre
Celebrating 70 years of business, this great old movie theatre is the ideal place for this event. Learn more about the Mission Theatre at: http://www.themissiontheatre.com

Food and drink:
Gourmet food is prepared for the race-ready, you’ll be able to dine on the finest of carb-loading delights.
Minneapolis star chef, Mike Phillips, is our guest chef for the evening. Learn more about this chef at http://www.craftsmanrestaurant.com/about.html

Crossniacs:
Crossniacs are national racers joined together for the love of cyclocross. Syndicates are based around the country, including Portland, San Francisco, Colorado, Texas and Minnesota. Learn more about this team at http://crossniacs.com.

Cyclocross Magazine
Subscribe to the only truly dedicated cyclocross magazine today. Learn more about this magazine at http://cxmagazine.com

Contact Information

Contact:

Jared Roy
jared@mudbloodball.com
970-389-8456

www.mudbloodball.com

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I stated at the beginning of cross season that it was time to give back. This is one of many contributions this year, one that I am very excited and proud to be working on with the help of FPA, Mikey P, ZERO Traction Kansas City Cross Film, Cycolocross Magazine, Cousin Ryan at the Mission Theatre, my fellow Crossniacs and many many more.

Details can be found at Mud and Blood Ball

Flyer here…spread the word

This is all on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRHOkBKyK7k

And the B 45 plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTs4HAKaDY

What a great opening to the series - hard racing with hundreds of your closest friends! The course was just as brutal as last year with the traditional monster run-up, lung-bursting climbs and enough gopher holes to turn your crotch into hamburger.

(A Men on the run-up)

 The C race went well, although I did lose a lot of pop in the second half and ended up finishing 9th.

Unfortunately I’m a bit under the weather right now, so I probably won’t race this weekend. Blah. I should be back on track for BASP #2 @ Candlestick though, which is good because that one is totally my type of course: a few bumps here and there, but mostly flat and fast. Why should climbers get to have all the fun?!?

- Nick is SF

All 3 of us had a great day out at Rainier High School where stop #3 of the nationally recognized cross series: The Cross Crusade took place. Check out our results at www.OBRA.org

Look for pics of us next week as we’ll be rockin ‘cross on the Oregon Coast and in costume for Halloween. Keep it real.

 -will