This past weekend Bend was host to the 2010 Cyclocross Nationals. 5 days of ‘cross racing in some very muddy conditions. With 3 days to go before the racing began we still had 6″ of snow on the ground, but luckily the temp rose a bit and we got a ton of rain (very atypical weather for Bend). There were definitely some slick conditions a couple of the mornings, and it was definitely cold for some of those races (especially Saturday morning when it was 31 degrees and raining), but by the time the pros came out on Sunday afternoon, the sun was out and the temp had risen to about 50 degrees. The course was still muddy as shit, but the nice weather brought out the crowds. An estimated 10,000 people were out to cheer on our local favorites including Ryan Trebon (2nd), Adam Craig (7th), and Carl Decker (18th). The crowd was deafening every time Ryan came through closing the gap on Todd Wells. I hope he was wearing earplugs.
Other locals did great throughout the weekend as well. Adam Craig won the Single Speed division with Brennan Wodtli (5th), Cody Peterson (6th), and John Rollert (10th) rounding out the top 10. Karen Kenlan, Lance Haidet, Damian Schimtt, Shay Frazier, Shane Johnson all got top 5 finishes in their races. It was really fun watching all of the locals racing. There are way too many to mention, but we could cheer for Bend riders in just about every race.
This was the last year for the CX Nats in Bend. Next year we get to host the Master Road Nats and the MTB Marathon Nats. The CX Nats are moving to Madison, WI for the next two years. I’m hoping that Angela wants to go race again next year because it will give me an excuse to go visit my high school and college buddies back in WI.
Bike season is officially over in Bend. Time to ski for a few months.
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