Don't Miss Out

All lip hair must be shaved clean today.  All lip hair must be shaved clean TODAY.  TODAY.  JS

Halloween Cross Report

Finding a new space for Halloween cross was a real treat (see what I did there).  Camp Assiniboia was a venue that had a lot of nice features and the RRR entourage found some nice/fun/hard/ridiculous lines, stairs, a log barrier on steroids, and brought some whoops (?) for good measure.  There were a lot of people dressed in costumes, good times had encouraging (yelling) at people and memorable moments such as Graham passing Chris twice to the delight of the crowd but Chris had the last laugh even after riding into the stakes/tape, KK gave the people what they wanted - a spectacular zombie crash, I heard Brad tried to tackle Pitcher with little effect, a couple of awesome boys raced on a tandem bike as "the happy couple" and smashing pumpkins.  The ABES race team did our thing and had a good time doing it.  Videos and pictures are sure to float around the usual sites.  Here are some of our pics, including a few from Albert...

This cross season has set the bar pretty high.  I think I said that last year.  Good times.  JS

ThNR Report

Dan, Tom, Steve, David, Myron, Steven, Giles, James, Derrick, Mike, Gavin, Tony (welcome Tony) and I headed out for a soggy spin.  The rain must hate ABES because it started and stopped the same time our ride did.  The rain can be a stupid jerk sometimes.  Accident prone Giles was given’r along a boulevard when he was raked by a branch just below his eye – it was not good but could have been worse, Dan made his long overdue return to Thursdays and Tony worked harder than anybody keeping up with the skinny tire crowd on his mountain bike.  We eventually decided to head for solace at the clubhouse where we were joined by D’Shaun.  Minutes included: the Movember challenge should be ugly/awesome “let peer pressure be your guide”, Dan gets a new wheel thanks to his son riding into a parked car, Camp Assinaboia Cross race this weekend, wallet varieties (from minimalist to Castnaza), having a bike crush, dapper Dan the preacher man sermonized his fixie philosophy, Jets coach Claude Noel looks like any Sutter – grumpy, Shaun has saved $200 in 40 days thanks to smoking less but now has bouts of insanity, Cross racing and MCA license options, Mike kicked himself for not racing at Southern Cross - took the SC pact, Jets win 9 – 8!, Tom the Jerky King provided sweet, meaty treats for everybody (thanks Tommy), Giles’s kids like his cheese too much to share with ABES (aged, stinky cheese was promised for future consumption), smuggling your wife into Canada, Steve B was whipped home early again, ABES hazing, Remembrance day bike race with a post race wrestling - DSwat Vs. SWiebo battling it out in a long overdue grudge match.  Good times.  JS

Thursday Night ride

Same time, same place and yes, we'll ride around.  At least for a little while.  And then retreat to warm both our bodies and our souls.  Join us.

One topic of discussion will be Movember.  Time to amp things up a bit this year.  Stay tuned.

We can all aspire to greatness like former Jet Paul MacLean.  Awesome 'stache.  Only problem is that this isn't him.  Its Larry Hopkins.  Oops.  I have this card.  Banking on it for my retirement.

I fell on my bum

Karlee Gendron recorded a couple laps of Crosstastic.  Pitcher almost crushes Oliver into dust at 1:52 and I get to take a rest at 7:10.  Thanks for the heads-up on the video Mark.

Crosstastic Report

Crosstastic was pretty sweet.  There was a mud/clay/swamp section that got everybody crossed-up in all the right ways.  It was so bad it was great.  There was also Gary's uphill barriers, downhill run, uphill barriers section.  It was so bad it was aweful.  My 90 year old knees hate running, let alone running up and down hills toting a bike - that's why I bike!?!  I loved the swooping hilly grass sections - very fun.  My most/least memorable moment was being taken out by Luc "wild thing" Antaya on the first lap.  A breathalyzer test might be in order.  I heard (hope) there might be video.  The crash set me back and thoughts of not being able to finish my first lap at this race (again) occurred to me - but since me and my bike (and Luc) were ok, we continued.  I managed to track down enough riders to finish top 10 (ok, 10th).  I was pleased.  Luc finished ahead of me.  I was not pleased.  Cheryl was 3rd but lost a spot when she was overtaken on the final straightaway by Kim in C.  Albert kicked A and continues to impress me and Paul K was cheered on by his family and continues to be exactly who he is.  Thanks Gary, fun race - I can't wait for the results (or will I).

Cheryl took some pictures.  I didn't realize we had our camera so they're mostly of me (sorry) and one of the ladies from the colony at the clubhouse (have you EVER seen that?).  I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures from the mud pit.  Good times.  JS

ThNR Report

Tom, Gavin, Steven, Giles, Chaz, Curt, Albert, James, Steve, Mike and I rode a healthy pace around town.  It was good.  Myron met us at the bar where Minutes included: Southern Cross... Tom winning the coveted Pioneer Meat jacket, Fat Craig impressing and shaming, ¾ Pact approved, the incredible pictures (esp ostrich cross) and video, races within the race, front page coverage in The Echo, and good times in general.  We also discussed an ABES spring retreat, creepy single-guy christmas card pictures, the little chihuahua campground, a Remembrance Day race at the Wiebe barn, Movember is ON, Fatbike Cross, Duke was looking at a “Largo” (italian for slow) bike, two colony cuties stunned us, local cop pepper sprayed a rubber rat, burning the grass on the hill on earth day, strong coffee v weak people, young or old – if you wear a diaper you can say whatever you like, working O.T. for J.C., ABES to sponsor Jeff Stoughton, killing cats, and the Southern Cross spanking machine.  Good times.  

Next week: Homemade jerky and homemade cheese!  So nice.

Chaz took some pictures at Southern Cross too.  Here is one of my favorites. 

3/4 of the cross pact - a "sore back" kept the Duker from living the dream 

The rest can be seen here.

JS

Thursday Night Ride

Let's ride our bike around town like a bunch of dudes.  See you at 9.

The Hipster knows how to take pretty pictures.  Check out his report here.

Southern Cross Goodness Continued

More Southern Cross pictures are popping up.  The following "ostrich cross" picture and more from Sierra Blake can be found here.

Nice picture Sierra!

Woodcock Cycles pictures and a video to boot!

Not too many items in the Lost and Found bin this year.

LOL

Do any of these items look familiar?  Let us know, or pick them up in 2 weeks at the local MCC thrift store.  JS

Southern Cross Memories

Thanks to all that helped make Southern Cross 2011 one of the finest races we've ever put on.  A great community effort!


Memorable moments from Southern Cross 2011:
- the whirl aka spiral of death
- the wind (boo) and the sun (yaa)
- smiling faces crossing the finish line
- the narrow A race finish
- the Athena goddesses
- spectacular crossings and spills in the sandpit
- the sea of ABES at the start of the Open race
- the support from the Town dudes (permission, Steven, David, Mayor McSausage burger, Gator, stakes, pylons, barriers, etc)
- reusable, plastic stakes - thank you and more please
- people helping take down the course (some without being asked)
- Sandra Carr looked great in her first race
- throwing up before the race
- Dwight throwing up during the race
- Colin Antaya being funny, generous and surly as usual
- registration is stupid, volunteers are awesome
- Brad being extra happy and talkative
- Luc rolling down the hill
- Clydesdale wins
- beer, chips and chocolate milk
- Unger won my Brooks saddle (like a jerk)
- race results posted in 4 hours - nicely done Gavin
- 157 158 registered riders - really!  Not the biggest of the year but the biggest for Rocktona

Here is my photo collection of the day...

More photos available on the previous post and if you look for them around the interwebs.

Good times.  JS

Clydesdale Shaun Dyck submitted this report for validity...

Evidence of my fatness should be attached.
Of course it was another fucking awesome Cross race.
From a fat man who is less fat and smoking less because of ABES (but drinking more beer)
Many Thanks.
Shaun

Southern Cross 2011 Results

Southern Cross Photos can be found here.

And some more photos courtesy of JP here.   




Southern Cross Result from October 16, 2011

Mens Cat 1 / 2

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Chris Prendergast	Provincial Team	61:26
2	Don Sawatsky	Woodcock	61:27
3	Craig Penner	FGBC	62:16
4	Chris Huebner	FGBC	64:07
5	John Peters	FGBC	64:49
6	Taras Macyk	Alter Ego	64:55
7	Daniel Enns	FOG	65:15
8	Clayton Meissner	Olympia	65:27
9	Graham Wiebe	TTC	65:28
10	Tim Turenne	Woodcock	65:29
11	Dan Lockery	Olympia	67:14
12	Hal Loewen	Olympia	69:17
13	Ian Hall	Olympia	69:58
14	Jon Guenter	FGBC	63:21 (-1)
DNF	Rod Brigden	Woodcock	DNF

Womens Cat 1/2/3

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Karlee Gendron	Kona/ Trek Red TRVK	40:02
2	Melanie Leclair	Woodcock	42:09
3	Anna Schappert	Provincial Team	42:13
4	Charlene Guenter	FGBC	43:16
5	Leann Friesen	FGBC	43:28
6	Erin Copeland	Woodcock	43:51
DNF	Sarah Kirby	Woodcock	DNF

Mens Cat 3

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Marc Fournier	FOG	38:06
2	Ari Robinson	BB/Provincial Team	38:19
3	William Boersma	Ptg. J.D.	38:23
4	Cameron McLeren		38:46
5	Phil Tripp	Alter Ego	38:54
6	Peter Dueck	CMU	38:54
7	Luc Antaya	Olympia	39:12
8	Oliver Evans	MB Devo	39:21
9	Graham Madden		39:35
10	Dereck Bergen	CMU	39:41
11	Johnny Sawatzky	ABES	39:52
12	Paul Krahn	ABES	40:03
13	Mark Reimer	FGBC	40:25
14	Jarret Labuick	FOG	40:35
15	Brad Enns	RRR	40:43
16	Lincoln Wiebe	Tinker Creek	41:19
17	Timothy Runtz	CMU	41:38
18	Zachary Peters	CMU	41:34
19	Tim Lutz		42:16

20	Murray Braun		42:41
21	Chris Yorke		42:52
22	David Unger	FGBC	43:00
23	Randy Enns		46:27

Men Cat 4

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Aaron Check	A+l	33:22
2	Drew Romanoyvych	MB Devo	33:37
3	Jared Fawcett	MB Devo	33:39
4	Brandon Bertram		33:55
5	Anko Sweep	A+L	34:24
6	Teagan Algeo	WCW	35:36
7	Jonathan Millions	Woodcock	35:38
8	Bill Gendron	WCW	36:31
9	David Hamm	WW	36:35
10	Albert Falk	ABES	36:35
11	Dave Bell	Alter Ego	37:51
12	Kurt Penno	Bike & Beyond	38:20
13	Brent Brentnall	Olympia	38:41
14	Chris Lobsiger	Olympia	39:12
15	Thomas G. Epp	FGBC	40:13
16	Nick Pham		40:39
17	Robert Young	Alter Ego	41:24
18	Hayden Rose	Alter Ego	41:25
DNF	Don Rose	Alter Ego	DNF

Women Cat 4

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Alex Bairos-Novak	MB Devo	35:42
2	Krista Robinson	Olympia	35:43
3	Cheryl Koop	Athena	37:16
4	Kim McCormick	Alter Ego	37:32
5	Monica Young	Alter Ego	37:33
6	Sam Check	A + L	38:50
7	Jane Payment	WCW	40:23
8	Lesley Gaudry	Olympia	40:58
9	A.M. Palfreeman	Woodcock	41:20
10	Vanessa Peters	FGBC	44:08

Mens Open Race

Place	Name	Club
1	Jason Wiebe	Tinker Creek
2	Evan Giesbrecht	ABES
3	Peter Loewen	Tinker Creek
4	Gavin Faurschou	ABES
5	Charles Kippenstein	ABES
6	Bruce Penner	ABES
7	Craig Doell	Tinker Creek
8	Shaun Dyck	ABES
9	Jeff Krahn	ABES
10	Lucas Vonderbank
11	Steven Wiebe	ABES
12	Jared Giesbrecht	ABES
13	David Sawatsky	ABES
14	Dwight Neufeld
15	Giles Ringer	ABES
16	Steve Braun	ABES
17	Ben Klaseen	ABES
18	Scott Penner
19	Tom Dueck	ABES
20	Brent Hamm
21	James Doell	ABES
22	Joel Klassen
23	Luc Fournier
24	Ken Penner

Womens Open Race

Place	Name	Club
1	Stephanie Fehr
2	Sandra Car	Athena
3	Leanna Fehr	Country Cycle
4	Anita Ens
5	Delilah Bergen
6	Bethany Rempel
7	Cndy Hiebert	Athena
8	Julia Thiessen	Athena
9	Sandra Doell	Athena

Kids 9-12 Race

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Rory Penner	ABES	10:25
2	Tyler Giesbrecht	ABES	10:40
3	Evan Klassen		10:57
4	Emma Doell	Tinker Creek	10:59
5	Jaydi Wiebe	Tinker Creek	11:01
6	Miriam Huebner	WW	11:39
7	Madison Hamm		11:47
8	Seth Sawatzky		12:17
9	Shawn Penner		13:07
10	Ariel Klassen		13:50
11	Reed Harms		14:14
12	Seraya Klassen		14:30
13	Jonah Neufled	ABES	14:52
14	Gabriel Hamm		12:54 (-1)

Kids 8 and Under Race – 2 Laps

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Auckland Lebrun	WW	11:47
2	Johan Huebner	WW	12:09
3	Tristan Wiebe	Tinker Creek	12:24
4	Simon Unger		12:26
5	Mia Sawatzky		13:00
6	Zac Magarell		13:3
7	Eryn Guenter	WW/FGBC	13:34
8	Dillan Thiessen		13:51
9	Kemper Hamm		14:17
10	Noah Gitzel		14:21
11	Ben Wiens		14:28
12	Thomas Wiebe		14:39
13	Jackson Stoecklin		14:39
14	Luke Magarell		14:59
15	Trey Hamm		15:36
16	Levi Wiebe		16:15
17	Paul Schroeder		16:31
18	Ethan Gitzel		16:34
19	Abby Guenter		17:17
20	Katherine Peters		17:40
21	Austin Enns		17:48
22	Xander Ringer		18:51
23	Naomi Wiens		19:01
24	Avery Ringer		20:29
25	Meski Wiebe	Tinker Creek	20:31
26	Moses Neufeld		21:32
27	Jacob Sawatsky
28	Alex Fennel

Kids 8 and Under Race 1 Lap

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Nelson Faurschou		11:54
2	Rogan Stoecklin		11:56
3	Rainer Peters		12:11
4	Milo Klassen		12:29
5	William Sawatzky		13:22
6	William Sawatsky		13:22
7	Kate Sawatzky		13:22
8	Marcus Huebner	WW	13:22