Danny Munson photos
I've got some good friends over a
t Moots Bicycles in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This friendship is a result of the Moots guys having come to Eagle, Colorado for the past few years to race in the spring Cyclocross race I promote called Cult Cross. Check out the Title photo there of Sam Gordon catching air on the infamous Cult Cross exclusive "Air or Scare" barrier section. Anyway, Cross Vegas hosts a Whealers and Dealers race as part of their evening (this being the last year). It's a 4 lap throw down amongst the industry, and you must be an industry employee to participate. I've been fortunate to race it the last two years and it's been a blast. This year's battle was shaping up to be a pier six brawl
between defending champion John Cariveau of Moots and a
former National Champion Mark McCormack. Just one problem, riders from Colorado formed an alliance early in the race and controlled the pace early. The lead group included Greg Keller of Mud and Cowbells fame who went to the front early with Cariveau and pushed a hot pace shedding the pretenders early. Keller, who has all but recovered from a shattered clavicle early in the MTB season, set the stage for MOOTS as they had three finishers in the top 6 riders. Cariveau taking the race win, Matty Pronovost who finished a rediculous 6th overall on a singlespeed (his bike was featured on A2B just recently), and Michael Robson who finshed fourth overall but first in the Media classification. So MOOTS basically dominated. Pictured below, pre-race, Pronovost, Robson and Cariveau prepare for war.
Riding out to the venue in the Moots Sprinter with John and Matty, who'd a thunk they would both leave victorious? A2B did...Team Moots rolls to the call up...
Being overly alcoholed
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