The results for Saturday’s Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross race (no longer online) have been posted on the ACA site. The next race will be on November 18th.

Related Links: Race Flyer | Saturday’s Race Pictures | 2006 PPV SuperCross pictures

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Yesterday was the first of 2 cyclocross races that Pikes Peak Velo is putting on this fall. The next one is on November 18th. It seemed like we had good turn out although I haven’t seen the number of racers.

I got to Bear Creek Park at 7 AM to help get the course set up. We had the course set up in an hour which gave us an hour before the first race. The course had some different section than we’ve used in the past and it seemed like people liked it.

The morning started out cool and foggy but by afternoon it was sunny and hot. It was also dry so we had dust instead of mud like last year.

The plan was for me to roam around the course during the races but I spent most of my time doing traffic control. We had a section of road down to one lane since we were using it as part of the course. There are 2 pavilions along that section of road and the plan was for them to not be used during the race. Somehow 2 large groups got them reserved and so we had a lot more traffic than we expected. Although it made extra work for us, I think things ran pretty smoothly.

Velo Soiree did the race. He recognized me and introduced himself. I got a couple pictures of him in the pictures I took. I think this is the best one of him.

Related Links:

• 2006 Pikes Peak Velo Supercross pictures
• September 2007 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos
• November 2007 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos
• September 2008 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos
• November 2008 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos
• September 2009 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos
• November 2009 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross photos

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It’s hard to believe that cyclocross season is almost here. This year Pikes Peak Velo is putting on 2 cyclocross races in Colorado Springs. The first one is only a few weeks away on September 22nd. Dennis has been working on the course layout. The 2nd one is November 18th.

Related Links:

• September 2007 Race Pictures
• 2006 Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross pictures

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There are more pictures of the Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross race posted at cyclocrossELEMENTS (site no longer exists). It looks like they are mainly of the SM Cat 4 and women’s races. Ryan Amirault that runs cyclocrossELEMENTS also raced the SM Cat 3 race.

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Yesterday morning I got up early and rode the 35 minutes over to Bear Creek Park in the dark for the Pikes Peak Velo SuperCross race. Friday when I left work it was snowing but it was just slushy rain at my house. I was afraid I might be riding over in the rain or snow but when I got up it was clear and 35 degrees. I got over to the park just as it was getting light.

Once it really got light, it was beautiful with the fresh snow on the mountains. When I was driving on the course to set up barriers, I saw a coyote. We got everything set up in plenty of time. The course was pretty muddy for the first couple races but slowly dried out. Once the racing started, I rode around and made sure the runners and people walking stayed out of the way. I was able to take a bunch of pictures.

I had debated whether to race and if I did whether to do the 35+ Open of the Cat 3 race. Danielle, my 3 year old, wanted to see me race. Julie was busy in the morning which was when the 35+ Open race was so I did the Cat 3 race at 1:20. I thought there was a good chance I’d finish last and get lapped with as little as I’ve been riding. One or two hours a week of easy riding doesn’t qualify as training even for something as short as cyclocross. I was in last place for part of the race but I passed a couple guys as they started getting tired and I was beginning to get warmed up. My legs felt strong but I just didn’t have much aerobic fitness. My IT band and hip have continued to be tight since RAAM but I didn’t notice them during the race. I had an average HR of 186 and a max HR of 193. I may not have been fast but at least I was working.

In the SM 35+ 4’s, Pikes Peak Velo had 8 riders in the top 10. Katie Compton, the women’s national cross champion, lead the Cat 3 race most of the race but got passed near the end. The women’s race was next and she won that by a big margin.

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