KCCX gear sale

We are preparing for our annual inventory here at the shop.
While digging around in the back we discovered a box of KCCX hats and H2O bottles from when Cyclocross Nationals were here in 2007 and 2008.
Our loss is your gain.
While supplies last.



KCCX Specialized big mouth water bottles
$4.00 (were $8)

Walz KCCX fleece cycling caps
$11.95 (were $17.99)

Walz KCCX WOOL cycling caps
$15.95 (were $24.99)

Flex Fit KCCX trucker caps
$7.49 (were $17.00)

Come get'em while the getting good. Once these are gone their gone!

'08 KCCX National Champs

It was a four day event but I only managed to make 2 days
I took some photos but nothing special, they are over at my Flickr page



















There are more photos (hundreds actually) from all 4 days over at Lanterne Rougeici's Flickr page

But if you want to see some really REALLY slick photos from CX Nats check out the photos my co-work Alex took.
Wow. Some of those don't even look real.

A Special Invitation from Mafia Racing

You best represent!

If you are planning on being in KC for the US National Cyclocross Championships make sure to drop by Volker Bicycles on Dec. 12th from 4-6 to meet the team, drink some FREE PBR and FREE Mafia Swag!

Chaos Cycling Club in partnership with Mafia Racing will be filming the event for a future documentary about this up and coming team!

for more information about Mafia Racing go to: www. mafiaracing. com

Mud & Blood Ball

The Mud & Blood Ball

Premiering Zero Traction

By Roll You Own Films Productions

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 on December 11, 2008 7-12 pm at the Mission Theatre in Mission, Kansas.

Zero Traction Kansas City Cross Film
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 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. Located at 5903 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS 66202. 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://craftmanrestaurant.com/about.html

Crossniacs
Crossniacs are nationals 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

Contact Information
Jared Roy
jared@mudbloodball.com
970-389-8456
www.mudbloodball.com
(Check the website for updates)

Zero Traction Trailer

Zero Traction *with new revised trailer!*

Zero Traction is a film about Cyclocross Nationals here in Kansas City last year.
The film is being made by our of our customers at the shop.
He was in the shop tonight, showed me the trailer and he said the film is close to complete
There should be a couple of showing of it localy when its done
This trailer gives you an idea of what the racers were up aganist all weekend
Conditions were brutal and with the weather the course condition changed daily, some times between races


Cross season is upon us!

Trebon knocked out of KCCX in head on crash

Defending Champion Knocked Out Of Race

At the midway point of the Men's Elite race, it was clear the winner was going to emerge from a group of three: Page - the silver medalist at the 2007 World Cyclocross Championships - Wells and Johnson.

Defending national champion Ryan Trebon was gone, having been knocked out of the race with five-and-a-half laps to go when he collided with a rider who broke through the barrier tape on a portion of the course where it doubled back on itself.

"He hit me head-on and I landed on the ice on my back, shoulder and arm," Trebon said. "It hurt like hell."


Even local favorite and Masters 45-59 champion Steve Tilford of Topeka, Kan., was out of contention, the victim of a pair of double flat tires.

Johnson said he switched bikes twice, though it might have only been once had he not had a slight mechanic mishap early on in the hour-long race.

"The first couple laps I went into one of the dips and my bars slipped down so they were pointing towards the ground and my hands kept slipping off the shifters," he said.

But Johnson looked to be in full control when he attacked Page on the second-to-last trip up the hill to the finish line. The gap he opened up was only a slight one, though, and it remained a handful of seconds until Page crashed near the pits, dropping his chain. He quickly grabbed another bike and was on his way. But the momentary bobble cost him valuable time and Page would never get any closer to Johnson again.

"I was in control except for one little bobble, and that was the bike race," Page said. "I just ran out of real estate. That's 'cross, I guess."

Johnson said the victory puts a cap on a season that started with what he called a "weak" showing at the inaugural Cross Vegas race at Interbike in September.

"(But) it got better and better and I was able to win a couple races like Granogue and Portland," he said. "But going into this race, it's a lot of pressure to have everybody say, 'This is your kind of race. This is your kind of course.' I tried not to let it affect me and weigh me down."

**Thanks to Trailhead Marketing for the words and Team Skin Cycling for the YouTube video**

One Eyed z is spreading...

...Like a bad rash it seems
Links to me connected to KCCX in several places as of late
How to Avoid the Bummer Life dot Com
and
gwadzilla
Guess I need to get a recap posted sooner than later

I think I am still cold

Boss let me have the day off today
I think I really needed it
I am beat after the weekend
probably should have gone for a bike ride since it was so nice out but didnt
slept in, ran out to the shop, had lunch and watched a movie
thats all I have done today
I feel pretty torched
don't know if its a combo of the last 4 days
OR
purposely getting D-runk last night
Probably both
Need to get the few photos I took up on the Flickr page and some thoughts put together for here
Roger has a ton of photos from the weekend up on his Lanterne Rouge Racing page
Spoke to another guy (who's name I don't remember) who told me he had burned though something like 6 rolls of film... and that was before the Elite races
There were BKB brothers in attendance
Saw them racing but never got a chance to speak to any of them
The Darkness picked up first in the Single Speed race Sunday morning
Need to do a recap post but don't currently feel up to it
Maybe by tomorrow night my brain will be rested and defrosted
Til then check out the reports on the KCCX blog

KCCX Men's B Race video!

Helmet cam video of the Men's B race on Thursday.
Shot by Jim Gentes

KCCX starts out icy!

Tiny crashed out and cracked ribs during the first race of the day. It was icy this morning.

*O.E.z. Note*
This was posted after the first race this morning using my phone.
due to the poor quality of the photo it appears as if Tiny has her shirt up
she does not
she is getting her cracked ribs wrapped over her skin suit.

Muddy is right! KCCX Day one!

For Immediate Release




COMPETITORS AT KANSAS CITY CYCLOCROSS NATIONALS
CAN EXPECT MUDDY COURSE CONDITIONS


Kansas City, Kan. (Dec. 11, 2007) - Competitors at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City will not have to endure the freezing rain or snow from a winter storm that gripped a good portion of the Midwest early this week.

Instead, temperatures in the low to mid-30s are forecast for racing on Thursday through Sunday. The conditions are expected to create a muddy course at Wyandotte County Park (126th Street and State Avenue). No precipitation is in the forecast for the duration of the event, according to the National Weather Service's local forecast office, so spectators will be able to take advantage of key viewing points along the course. The heated Expo tent and beer garden will also offer prime viewing spots to see all the muddy action.

"I think weather always makes racing more interesting," said Georgia Gould, recent winner of the overall Gran Prix of Cyclocross Series and the current U.S. mountain bike national champion. "Mud adds an element of finesse and technical skill over and above simple brute strength. In the end, the winner is the one who makes the fewest mistakes on the slippery course."

Race Director Bill Marshall of KLM Marketing Solutions e-mailed a "weather alert" to every registered rider Monday night, reminding them of the event's weather policy. The policy is posted on the event website, www.kccrossnationals.com, in the "registration" section.

"We heard from a lot of people who were concerned about getting to Kansas City," Marshall said. "As of this moment, we do not anticipate delaying any races and USA Cycling is very comfortable with our weather policy."

Freezing rain fell in Kansas City In the overnight hours of Monday and early Tuesday, causing scattered power outages and forcing many schools to close. But rising temperatures Tuesday morning gave way to afternoon rain. Scattered flurries, with little or no accumulation, are in Wednesday's forecast.

Tuesday, Marshall and his crew completed the installation of hard fencing on parts of the course. They also drove Bobcat four-wheelers along the 1.91-mile course to harden it up before re-freezing took place overnight.

"The course is in great shape right now," Marshall said. "We had about an inch of snow on the course before this ice storm but the warmer rain melted it, so now it's a layer of ice. But it's been raining more than anything lately, so it's going to make for pretty muddy conditions for the entire week."

Admission and parking is free for the duration of the event. Course and parking maps, as well as the opportunity to purchase official race apparel, is available at www.kccrossnationals.com.


About the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships
The best racers in American cyclocross will fight for the right to wear this year's stars and stripes jersey at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships December 13-16, 2007 in Kansas City, Kan. Four days of epic racing will take place on a technical, challenging and fast course for junior, collegiate, master and elite athletes from all over the country. The event venue will offer spectators multiple vantage points on the action, an Expo area, kids activities and beer garden. The event is sanctioned by USA Cycling and hosted by KLM Marketing Solutions.


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The day started out frozen...



Then as the day went on things started to thaw out and get muddy



And by the end of the day things were down right sloppy!!



More photos on my Flickr page and I will add more as the race progresses into the week!

Run those barriers!!

KCCX day one

KCCX set up day one