READY TO CYCLOCROSS AT CULT CROSS 2008?..THIS WILL HELP.

TO ALL OF YOU "CONSIDERING" RACING IN THE CULT CROSS SERIES, YOU ARE WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS, DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED CYCLOCROSS BEFORE BUT INSTEAD EMBRACE IT, IT IS THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE ON TWO WHEELS.

THE ABOVE VIDEO PORTRAYS WHAT CULT CROSS WOULD LIKE TO BECOME...YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

KEEP YOUR EYES FOCUSED AT THE FIRST CULT CROSS RACE IN EAGLE..

FOR THE

"OSKAR BLUES BREWERY RUN UP"
THIS WILL BE A VERY FAN FRIENDLY RUN-UP AREA WHERE FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FEED THERE FAVORITE RACERS "SHOTS" OF DALE'S FINEST ALE DURING THE RACE...IN ESSPRESSO CUPS OF COURSE (COURTESY OF YETI'S GRIND, EAGLE). FAN PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED

I would also like to encourage you all to bring a stack of greenbacks $$$$$ so you can tip your favorite racers while they are on course to show your appreciation for the early season suffering that will be taking place..this of course is cyclocross tradition.

YOYOYOYOYO...SPOT WILL BE AT CULT CROSS, WITH DEMOS

CHECK THIS OUT.

Jen Gersbach
Sales/Marketing-Demo Manager
Spot Brand Bicycles

IS GOING TO BE AT CULT CROSS WITH ALL THE NEW SUPER SEXY SPOT BRAND BIKES AND GEAR...YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THE SWEET LINE OF PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE SICK BELT DRIVE SINGLES.

For those of you who have not met Jen, she's the bomb and a very well respected cyclist all around in the professional ranks, if nothing else, come out and meet Jen, and then watch her drop ya on the first climb.

FAREWELL CHAIR 5?

Perhaps my last ride ever up one of the last icons in American skiing.
AFTER TODAY, I CAN RETIRE FROM SKIING FOR THE SEASON, IT WAS FREEKIN REEEEEAL GOOD.

There some things that should just remain as they are, because that is just how they should be.
Chair 5 on the backside of Vail, which I have been skiing for 25 years, is slated to be replaced with a new high speed quad in the near future, most of you probably think this is great, I personally think it sux. It's amazing what takes place with "progress. More people bring more demands. They move here to get away from their otherwise mundane lives in the big city and build their third, fourth and fifth homes here and then realize they can not live with out the corporate cup of $6 dollar coffee at Starshmucks (support Yeti's Grind!), next comes COSTCO, then god forbid you have to wait 20 minutes in line at chair 5 on a powder day your second time around because you just got a hair behind the POWDER curve that morning...there is something romantic about getting off of chair 5 after your first shot of chest deep snow back there in the morning and wondering if you can make it down a second time without getting caught in the goober onslaught. It takes incredible character and resolute to commit to run number two back there most mornings. So of course, to keep up with the Jones's a new super duper high speed chair MUST replace the relic in the back. Now Vail can justify raising lift ticket prices to $200/day and make parking $50/day because ANOTHER big expenditure has taken place by Vail Resorts..CAN YOU LEAVE A TOUCH OF TRADITION ON THE HILL? FUCK.

YET THE START OF ANOTHER SICK POW DAY..IT CAN ALL MELT TO LAKE POWELL NOW. THANK YOU ULLR.

I GOT HOOKED UP WITH THIS NEW YOGA ROUTINE..

So I tried it out but all I did was get piss all over the couch and carpet and hurt my back...and now I have this funny taste in my mouth to boot. I'm gonna have to work on it...this vijeo is brought to you by SQUIRT.

I'M BRINGIN SEXY BAAAAACK.....

DAMN IT, I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE, SO I CAN BUY ONE OF THESE BEAUTS FROM SPOT BRAND, HOW DAMN SEXY IS THIS RIDE? BELT DRIVE SINGLE 9NER...HOLY SHIT. PALEEEASE.

SPOT....SPONSOR OF CULTCROSS 2008

LEVI VICTORIOUS IN THE LAND OF FRUITS AND MORE FRUITS

IT'S YELLOW AGAIN FOR LEVI AND ASTANA AT THE TOUR OF CALIFORNIA...I'M SURE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES BEFORE THE DOPING ACCUSATIONS BEGIN.

AND BIG GEORGE HINCAPIE TAKES THE FINAL STAGE...THE WARRIOR, IS THIS THE YEAR HE TAKES A CLASSIC? ADDICTED TO BICYCLES PREDICTS YES, IF HE DOES'NT FALL OF HIS BIKE AND HURT HIMSELF ON THE WAY TO PICKING UP A NEWSPAPER AT THE LOCAL SEVEN/ELEVEN.

SO UHHHHH, WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN YOU WERE TEN? CHECK OUT JESSE RIDLER...THE KID'S SMOOTH AS BUTTA...

A DAY OF SKIING BLISS AT ARAPOHOE BASIN WITH DAD JONO AND SON JESSE RIDLER..I HITCHED A RIDE WITH THE BOYS OVER TO "THE LEGEND", ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE SKI AREA IN THE WORLD, AND WATCHED 10 YEAR OLD JESSE IN HIS FIRST EVER SLOPE STYLE AIR COMPETITION...THIS KID HAS GOT SOME TALENT, PROBABLY PASSED ON THROUGH DAD'S "FUN" GENES. CHECK EM OUT IN THESE VIDS...SMOOTH AS SILK IN THE FIRST VID, AND THEN ON THE SECOND HIT ON THE SECOND VID, THE KID GOES HUGE AND LANDS WAAAAY DOWN THE LANDING ZONE AND POPS A SKI OFF, BUT COMES UP SMILIN WITH A GREAT STORY...AND VIJEO.

LATER THAT DAY HE RIPPED LEGENDARY RUNS NORTH GLADE, TURBO, GAUTHIER, THE POLLY FACE AND MONTEZUMA BOWL LIKE IT WAS NOTHIN LEAVIN JONO BRAH WITH THE SMILE OF A CHAMP'S DAD....IT WAS KILLA.

JONO AND JESSE....

RIDIN UP MONTEZUMA BOWL, ONE LIFT DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE SKI AREA, AND IT'S GOT SOME VERT!

MATT THE DAFFY MASTER

ROLF MULE KICKIN..

JONO SMILIN AS USUAL

AND ME THE CRUMUDGEN, 50 DEGRESS OF A-BASIN BLISS DROPPIN GAUTHIER, LOVIN "THE LEGEND".

ALL THE KIDS WERE GOING BIG..