AND THE A2B PERSON (DOUCHE BAG) OF THE YEAR IS....

It was VERY close this year, but congratulations to Charlie Sheen on his 2009 victory

There seems to be a re-occuring theme with this award every year, it always has something to do with somebody being shit-ass drunk and then doing something that pretty much fucks up their life either permanently, or temporarily long term. In 2007, it was the incredibly shit faced fishing guide who ended up losing his business, wife & kid and home to his fine deeds which ended having him charged with assault and battery, and then convicted of crimes related. Then in 2008 it was the dick fuck, and teacher I might ad, in Kansas City trying to beat up Cyclocross fans at the National Championships in a drunken stupor in his underwear when it was 20 degrees outside. Well, this year, sir Charlie Sheen wins it over about 100 other arseholes due to his Christmas eve battering of his wife in their 7.5 million dollar home which was rented in Aspen last week. As you know, Charlie is the star of "Two and a Half Men". Apparently, Charlie Sheen is the "half man" in that show as he apparently has a liking for wacking women around that he is married too or in some other disfunctional relationship with. I just had to go for the guy who spent Christmas day in the slammer in Aspen after beating on his drop dead beaut of a wife....what a man. Have a drink on me Charlie, you pulled out a very late and close victory this year when Tiger had a wrap on it. At least Tiger's wife got a couple of good shots in on him before he was found rolling around on the asphalt crying thirteen other women's names in a stupor. Atta boy Charlie!

A2B WISHES YOU ALL A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

May we all make it to 2011 in one piece, may it snow before the end of the ski season, may you get a new full squish 29er, may your significant other take you for what you are worth and stop nagging, may your kids not make you want to ignore them through the rest of their childhood, may you not get a foreclosure notice, may you continue to read this rambling pile of shit, may you tell the developers of Eagle River Station to shove their project up their ass, may Rush Limbaugh stay fat, unhealthy and addicted to pain meds, may Tiger Woods finally show us the 9 iron imprint on his forehead, may the Taliban go fuck themselves, may your inlaws go on a vacation next year at the holidays so you do not have to grind your teeth through a week of visiting them.....that would be a good year.

THERE HAS BEEN AN UPSET IN THE A2B PERSON OF THE YEAR VOTING....

A late rally has produced a surprise "Douche Bag of the Year" on A2B, this person will be revealed shortly. I was hoping it would be Oprah, but.....

HIRSCH AROUND THE WORLD...

One of the coolest parts of working around the cycling industry is some of the characters you get to meet along the way. Some are just folks looking for a free sample of this or that, others are out there on a misssion, introducing Hirsch, who I met at the Crested Butte Fat Tire week last summer. The guy comes over to the Squirt Lube tent and starts talking about this "trip" he's taking, and of course at that point I'm not quite sure what type of "trip" he is talking about. But he explains more, that he is going to ride around the world and has heard how long Squirt Lube lasts and that he wants to check it out. So I hook the guy with a bunch of bottles and the next thing I know he is riding Squirt Lube around the world...and I get an e-mail with some pics last week. Get some Hirsch.

THE FINAL TUNE UPS FOR WORLDS...ANYBODY'S GAME?

With Tabor quickly approaching, it's still anyone's year on both thw women's and men's side of the assualt on the Raibow jerseys. The men's side has a handful of contenders, but look for Nys to once again be on top in the eyes of A2B, he's just been in amazing form this year, nd I do no see Albert getting away early this year. On the women's side, well it appears that Vos is peaking at the absolute perfect time, but with a highly technical World's course this year in Tabor, will this favor Katie Compton enough to win her first World title? It should be interesting, Compton so close last year...I look for her to go early again this year and hold it, for the win.
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MEN'S 35+ OPEN HIGHLIGHT, COLORADO STATE CX CHAMPIONSHIPS

The latest and greatest addition from Brian Patrick at Onsight Media from the 2009 Colorado State Cyclocross championships. Men's 35+ open. This shit is for real.....Ward Baker lives his dream. The 10th overall ranked rider in the season series steps it up on the biggest day of the CX year to be crowned a State Champion.

THAT HURT ME...

That was a big bite to chew for day one on the Nordic gear. Two and a half hours of killer classic skiing at Devil's Thumb, with a good kick wax selection for the shade but not the sun covered snow, and if you are looking to get some work in on the skinnys, go hit it, it aint that big a trip if you take the Trough road over (Colorado River Road). I'm not going to walk well for several days, and I only ate shit once, which was nice. 85km of killer groomed, most of it suitable for both skate or classic skiing."Blue Extra" is the perf Classic Track, just hold on when you descend Waxwing.

Pick your pain cave....

NORDIC GEAR....CHECK.

Ahhhh, a day off, after working my arse off through the Christmas Holiday it's time to start the move towards a healthy 2010 a week early. I've eaten nearly the entire three pound box of cheez-its, and it's time to move on. It would be such a simple pleasure at this point to wake up ONE morning and see the temperature ABOVE zero, but why should we be so lucky. At least I did not spend a small fortune to go ski Colorado this week and FREEZE MY BALLS OFF everyday on crowded, hardpacked slopes. Hence, being pretty much over "the illness" whatever the hell it was, it's time to get down right primal and bust out the Nordic, which by the way, if you need some gear, it sounds like the Bozeman Gear Gods are sending me some new CX gear shortly which means I'll be selling a couple pairs of these reasonably cheap if you are looking to get some Nordic skis. I've been off the program for a couple of seasons, time to get back on it.

Do something about it.