Warda 12 hour race

Here are some photos of our most recent mountain bike race. We rode the 12 hour race in Warda, TX. Nicole did a 2 woman team so they alternated and overall rode 17 laps in 12 hours. The course was about 7.3 miles for 1 lap. Nicole and her teammate Christiane (Team Peanut Butter and Nutella Mashed) finished 1st place with five laps more than the 2nd place team. Nice domination ladies!

I rode with 3 other dudes on a 4-man team and we each rode 5 laps for a total of 20 laps for the 12 hours. We finished 4th out of 20 teams in that category. It was really fun. The day was beautiful and I got to do some night riding for the 1st time. That was fun.

Here are some pics...

Warda 12 hour 2008

Misseri Trip

Here are a few pictures:

Missouri

Here is a video that Billy took of some turkeys. The others are too long to upload.

Rocky Hill

Nicole went solo to the Rocky Hill race and came out with 3rd place for this race and 1st place overall for the Fall series. This was the final race of the fall. She brought back a new bike for me - Green!

Rocky Hill 07

Lake Bryan Race

Nicole and I headed out to Bryan, TX for the 4th installment of the fall series. Nicole finished 1st and I finished 11th. Pretty fun stuff. The course was pretty flat and uneventful. Lots of tight turns and loose sand. Here are some pictures that others took out there. You'll notice someone snuck a photo of my calf when I wasn't looking when I was wearing a different jersey and riding a different bike. :)
Darn those paparazzi!!

Lake Bryan 2007

Palo Duro Canyon Weekend

Nicole, Billy, David Bearden, and I went to Palo Duro Canyon this past weekend. It was a great place. We went for the 3rd of the Texas Mountainbiking Racing Association race of the fall season. The scenery was special and the mountianbiking was top notch. I would rank it up there with Colorado and Utah mountainbiking - Patrick! Nicole finished 1st in the women's expert category and I moved up from the beginner category to sport and finished 7th out of about 14. The sport category is a bit more advanced because they typically do twice the length (about 20 miles) of the beginners (10 miles). Super fun and challenging!

Palo Duro 2007

Huntsville Fall '07

We went to Huntsville this past weekend and did some racing. It is a generally flat course of 9.5 miles. Nicole's client Floyd joined us for some riding, racing, and camping. I finished 8th out of 43 and Nicole finished 2nd out of 4. She also took home $175 in winnings...NICE!

Huntsville Race

MTB racing at Camp Eagle

Camp Eagle is the 1st race of the fall TMBRA series. Camp Eagle is about 1 hour west of Kerrville. It is probably the most scenic and fun place to hang out. The trail is tough and offsets the serene landscape. There is a small lake area that is springfed with 68 degree water all summer. It is cold and refreshing. The water is so clear - it would be a great place to fish as well. The trail was muddy, slipper, rocky, rooty, and all that fun stuff.

Nicole finished 1st in the Womens 19-29 Expert Category. There were two of them racing in that category. She did a great job and finished just 11 minutes behind the Pro women. She won $40 for coming in 1st place!! $$$$. I still did beginner and came in 6th out of 15 or so. Whoopteedoooo!! ;)

Camp Eagle