2012 Season Schedule

With my first race of the 2012 cx season only a few short hours away from starting I figured it's about time I posted where I'll be racing this year

September
1-  David Douglas CX #1-Vancouver, WA (GPTB)
9-  Het Meer CX-Vancouver, WA (GPTB)
15-  Double Cross-Cascade Locks, OR (GPTB)
16-  Double Cross-Cascade Locks, OR
22-  (undecided), most likely Zaandercross at Frenchman's Bar (Vancouver, WA) (GPTB)
23-  (TENTATIVE) Future Cross
29-  Fazio Farms-Portland, OR
30-  Battle at Barlow-Gresham, OR

October
6-  Heiser Farms CX-Salem-ish, OR (GPTB)
7-  Cross Crusade-Alpenrose Dairy, Portland, OR (Cross Crusade)
13-  Ninkrossi-Washougal, WA (GPTB)
14-  Cross Crusade-Rainier, WA (Cross Crusade)
20-  Canby Cross Race-Canby, OR
21-  Cross Crusade-PIR, Portland, OR (Cross Crusade)
27-  (TBD)  either Bend, Eugene or Vancouver
28-  HALLOWEEN CX-Cross Crusade-Bend, OR (Cross Crusade)

November
3-  Canby Cross-Word CX Challenge-Canby, OR
4- (TENTATIVE) Canby Cross-Word CX Challenge-Canby, OR
10-  TBD
11-  Cross Crusade-Hillsboro, OR (Cross Crusade)
18-  FAVORITE RACE EVER-Cross Crusade, PIR Pro Paddock, Portland, OR (Cross Crusade)
25-  Psycho Cross-Eugene, OR (Psycho Cross)

December
1-  STATE CHAMPS-Psycho Cross, Eugene, OR (Psycho Cross)
2-  Winter Cross-Washougal, WA (GPTB)

(lots of running)

January
12- GET MARRIED!!

I was torn about travelling this year and racing as big of a schedule as I did last year but there were a few key deciding factors.  First, Cross Vegas became invite only and with no UCI points a start spot in that race would have been next to impossible.  Furthermore, Seattle's StarCrossed would not be a UCI event this year.  Without those two big races early on I had a hard time justifying a UCI license just for a weekend in Colorado and another in Bend for the USGP series (which may not even happen this year).

In short, I'm staying local this year.  I have a couple goals in the back of my mind but I'm going to focus on building and just having fun this year.  Boulder, CO is hosting the 2014 National Championships so next year will definitely be big.  I'm definitely looking forward to this season and hope to see all of you out there at some point.  If we haven't met before please stop by the Team Oregon tent and introduce yourself.

Ok, time to go ride out to a race.  Look for a report tonight.  Let's see just how badly I get spanked by Ryan Trebon this year.