CRANKSGIVING!!
cranksgiving 2012
A tradition unlike any other. Cranksgiving. Big ups to Nico for being a fine gentleman and a scholar. Super proud of him getting this together for Chicago this year. Details here.
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IN THE MONEY!
Photo courtesy of Allison
CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME (the true Chicago way)
Thank you so much to everyone that came out to the track to help, hang, race, and/or all of the above! Special thanks to Dylan leading the group ride to and fro!
Too many stories to highlight. I hope you all have shared plenty amongst yourselves by now.
Here are the results of the money-makers. Make them buy you a beer!
| CATEGORY A - (Pro/1/2/3) | ||||
| Place | Sprints | Scratch | Tempo | OMNIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Al | Patrik | Al | Al |
| 2nd | Kesha | Joe | Patrik | Patrik |
| 3rd | Matsudo | Matsudo | Sam | Joe |
| 4th | Jack | Sam | Joe | Sam |
| CATEGORY B - (Experienced/4/5 calibre) | ||||
| Place | Sprints | Scratch | Tempo | OMNIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max | Max | Sam | Max |
| 2nd | Johannes | Johannes | Crihs | Sam |
| 3rd | Joseph | Sam | Herman | Johannes |
| 4th | Ryota | Herman | Brennan | Crihs |
| CATEGORY C - (Grip it n Rip it calibre) | ||||
| Place | Sprints | Scratch | Tempo | OMNIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rob | Sam | Sam | Sam |
| 2nd | Sam | Andrea | Andrea | Andrea |
| 3rd | Arium | Arium | Jimmy | Rob |
| 4th | Jimmy | Raphael | Arium | Arium |
| LADIES - (we all know some baller fast chicas) | ||||
| Place | Sprints | Scratch | Tempo | OMNIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anita | Teeners | Teeners | Teeners |
| 2nd | JRho | Anita | JRho | Anita |
| 3rd | Teeners | JRho | Anita | JRho |
| 4th | Allison | Astrid | Josephine | Allison |
| AUSTRALIAN PURSUIT - (hero status calibre) | |
| Place | |
|---|---|
| 1st | Joe |
| 2nd | Alex |
| 3rd | Crihs |
| 4th | Hern |
| 5th-15th (in no order) | Jack, Brennan, Johannes, Joseph, Astrid, JRho, Kevin, Ian, Andrea, Max, Sam |
| DFL | Josephine! |
| CATEGORY CHAS - (most times throwing up all over the damn place) | |
| Place | |
|---|---|
| 1st | Chas |
If you are on this list, your name is not Chas and you did not collect your payout, come to the Cuttin Crew Checkpoint (anti-winner since 2008), and we'll have it for ya! Also, if you rode yer bike up, you rule, and we will have limited edition Marcus shirts for you too!
Thanks!
Marie & Jeff
Crushin' Crew
Remember the rain of 2010? The heat that wouldn't end in 2011? The reliable unlimited buffet breakfast that brought you back to life?
We wouldn't change a damn thing about Riverwest24, and that's why we're coming back for more!
This year we're outfitting a team with some of the strongest performances the Crew has seen in recent history. With major wins, omnium domination, and skill across nearly every discipline of cycling, Cuttin Crew is pleased to present its 5 beautiful ladies as:
CRUSHIN' CREW
We'll be donnin' the pink, but don't think we'll show you any mercy on your soul. Only advice we can give ya is ya better hydrate. No. Holds. Barred.
See you in Milwaukee! =)
Winning Tutorial
UPDATE:
Check out our interview at ICA's website! They've posted a lot of really cool media lately, and I can't wait to see what else they've got in store for the season!
We've got a barrage of results to share! 2012 is looking realllll good.
March 24th brought about Barry Roubaix, a grueling gravel race in Michigan. Mumford, Max, Avi, and Christina made the trek and made the results! (If you want more stories, you know all you gotta do is ask them!)
Max - 6th, 36-mile 20-29 Men
Avi - 4th, 36-mile Single Speed
Christina - 2nd, 36-mile 11-29 Women
Mumford - 19th, 62-mile Overall
Followed came a week of racing with Half Acre's well executed Gapers Block Crits, making history with an average of 38 women racing each night! Not all of the racers were placed, but of the results, we had teammates make marks every day!
3/26/12 Mike - 2nd
3/27/12 Avi - 6th Christina - 3rd
3/28/12 Marie - 9th Christina - 10th
3/29/12 Marie - 3rd Max - 3rd Andrew - 11th Josh - 17th
And, finally, the first race of the Illinois Cup series, Super Crit highlighted some lessons.
Lesson #1: Always bring extra pairs of everything because it is much colder than weather.com predicts
Lesson #2: You are stronger than you think you are
Lesson #3: If you work as a team, you will get amazing team results
Lesson # 4: Don't give up til you cross that line
Lesson #5: When you win a race, you have exactly one obligation:
...as opposed to... (thanks Greg for the photos!)
Results:
Womens 4: Daphne - 1st Marie - 2nd
Mens 4/5: Andrew - 7th
Womens Open: Daphne - 6th
Mens 4: Andrew - 19th Josh - 27th
Our next sanctioned race is looking like Hillsboro, but if you wanna keep in shape this weekend, join us for BEERSTER!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Chris Dilts
Don't let this bump you away from the calendar, but!
The man has done it again! Hits for days..
So many days, in fact, that he has made it this far without needing to post photos from 2010's Riverwest 24. Until now! (Re-live the story glory here.)
Do It at Sadie Hawkins
Do It In Style!
Heyyy, so there's this race coming up...
It's really fun!
And I know you might think all those cool kids are really intimidating, but I can guarantee that the crew throwing this is suuuuper welcoming! They're really great at incorporating well-know places and fun activities in the route with the nicest people running the check points. All proceeds go to the Chicago Women's Health Center, so you know they're good people.
And they're super organized! SO organized, in fact, that PRE-REG is already set up! We can totally save $10 just by signing up today.
And you wanna know the best part? It's a STYLE ride----we can glam it up proper, so even if we're not the fastest couple, we could definitely contend in the LOOKIN' GOOD & FEELIN' GOOD category!
So...whaddya say?
Wanna go to Sadie with me?
TEENERS TAKES HOME TEJAS!
Hey, grrl, heyyy!
Give it up for our lady bringing home first female for AUSTIN NACCCs!!!
We'll get more stories as soon as the fam brings it on back to the Midwest. Til then, peep the final results!
VLOG!
Nico has been in cahoots with Comcast SportsNet and documenting his experience in Poland and the Cycle Messenger World Championships which have been taking place this entire weekend. Follow him here to get a full feel of what Ambassador Nico has got going on as well as get a feel for the CMWC experience!
Good Luck Nico! Hope you've been crushing it!
World Wide
We'll have a proper writeup for the Inaugural Tour of Galena in a bit, but we came home to find this waiting for us:
You might recall our mention a couple weeks back of Global Gutz, a worldwide simultaneous alleycat. Somehow or another, a fast fellow named Matudo got his hands on an old Cuttin' Crew jersey, and it looks like it brought him some luck. Click through to the video to see some hot Tokyo action.