Revenge of the Beast from Cooters Pond

Finally some blue skies and dryer conditions to race in! What a welcome relief from the peanut butter thick mud that we raced in during the opening weekend. Prattville is one of the more picturesque courses that we will race in on the circuit. Lush green rolling hills painted against a backdrop that includes the Montgomery skyline and Cooters Pond itself. Thankfully, for the first time in a long time, no rain preceded the race and we had optimal conditions to race in. The icing on the cake was that this race was this years Alabama State Cyclocross Championship.

It turned out to be a great weekend for the team. We welcomed our newest teammate, Hardwick Gregg, Garner broke out a new bike, Stacey raced with us, and Larry took the weekend off to celebrate his anniversary. Things were already great before we took one pedal stroke on the course.

Hardwick and Mike Herring kicked things off in the Masters 45+ race with both earning top 10's. Hardwick ascended the steps of the podium notching a 2nd place finish in his first race with the team.

The "C" race field was big again with a starting field somewhere in the 50's. Zach and Josh charged out hard with both securing top 10 finishes. Garner and John both struggled, but put in a good solid fight.

Hardwick did the double also racing in the "B" race. He secured his second top 5 of the day with a 4th place finish.

Stacey not only moved up to the women's "A" category but she also defended her State Championship title from 08, and now has the distinction of being the women's state champion 2 years in a row. It was an awesome effort.

Enjoy some photo's of the race, and we will be back Halloween weekend in Tuscaloosa.