The 2017 cycling season ends December 30th with the Hayes Apple Farm CX race in Bosque Farms. The race will complete what has been a successful racing season for the High Desert Bicycle Racing Team.
With one race remaining the in New Mexico Cyclo-cross season HDB has the chance to put several riders in the top three of their categories for series standings.
Here are how HDB rider are faring with one race remaining in the NMCX series:
- Women’s Cat 4/5 category
- 2nd Place: Laura Fallen
- 4th Place: Lauren Thompson
- Women’s 40+
- 2nd Julie Mccollough
- Women’s 50+
- 2nd Judi Mumm
- 3rd Kara Crotta
- Men’s 50+
- 1st Nathan Masek
- Men’s Single Speed
- 2nd Doug Torres
Four Corners Regional Championship Results
The following riders hit the podium at the Four Corners Regional Championships in Aztec held on December 16th.
Nathan Masek, picture left, placed first in the Men’s 50+ category.
Kara Crotta placed second in the Women’s 50+ race.
Morgan Fortin placed third in the Women’s Open race.
Other HDB racers include Laura Fallen in the Women’s Cat 4/5 and Joe Fortin in the Men’s 50+.
Congratulations to all HDB riders.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone on the HDB Racing Team. Get ready to ride as a new racing season is just around the corner starting with the El Paso Puzzler on January 14th followed by 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo starting on February 16th.
There is still time to register for The Puzzler. 24 HIOP registration has closed; usually filling up by the end of October.
GET OUT AND RIDE!
A few changes were made for Version 2.0 of the BSCX; yep we’re leaving a hole a mile wide for your own interpretation of that acronym. The race date was moved from late December to early November to allow us take advantage of warmer fall temperatures. The plan paid off. With a temperature near 70 degrees and turquoise blue skies race-day was more appropriate for the beach than CX. The course certainly provided enough sand for a beach. All we were missing was the water.
The 2017 course was modified slightly from 2016. The BSCX course is the most spectator friendly course in the New Mexico Cyclocross Series; at least 90% of the course is visible to spectators. By adding a few more twists and turns, a chute into the “beach” section of the course and a third climb out of the dam basin we were able to make the course more technically demanding while keeping it’s spectator friendly appeal.
New Mexico Animal Friends was at the race promoting their no-kill animal shelter and seeking donations to support their mission. Within a few days after the race adoption papers were filled out for Marco, a the little Italian greyhound NMAF had brought to BSCX in hopes of finding him a home. HDB Racing team has donated $200 of the race proceeds to support NMAF.
Looks like High Desert Bicycles’ Scott Steffen had a week he won’t forget . On August 6, 2017 Scott took first place in the masters 45+ at the Santa Fe Hill Climb. Six days later Scott added another honor to hang on the wall hitting the boxes in fourth place in the men’s 50 – 59 group at the National Hill Climb held at Pikes Peak, CO on August 12th.
