Photographs and post-processing by Jarrod Barnes

A special message to all the racers, spectators and supporters that made 2009 an awesome year for ‘cross here in AZ:

It seems like just yesterday we were in Flagstaff for a wonderful double cyclocross race weekend at Sin Agua high school. In reality that weekend was 8 weeks ago and we have had 4 more races in the meantime. The season has come to a close though and we now have to return to the mundane racing of road or mountain bikes .

 Thank you very much Steve McNamee of Artisan Prosthetics for helping to make the cyclocross season possible as well as Tribe Multisport, Rooly glasses and Hammer Nutrition for the product, support and prizes.  A big thank you to everyone who came out and raced this season. We hope to see you back next year with a friend or two in tow so we can spread the joy that is cyclocross racing.

Results are posted:

2009 Arizona State Cyclocross Championships Results

Congratulations to the 2009 State Champions:

Men’s Open – Tim Allen
Women’s Open – Linden Lane
Master Men – Kamden Reedy
Cat 3/4 – Steve McNamee
Cat 4 – Josh Christensen
Juniors – Cypress Gorry

A huge thanks to all the racers, spectators and support staff for making 2009 a great year for ‘Cross here in AZ.  We’ll see ya’ll next year!

Bill Egan was out at the races on Saturday snapping away.  You can purchase 8×10s from him for $15 each.  All you need to provide Bill with is the photo number, number of each print they want, and an address for shipping. 

Send the information to Bill at this address:  bill-egan@cox.net . 

The link for the photos is http://www.flickr.com/photos/63927609@N00/sets/72157623033414676/

Thanks to everyone who came out to the races today.  We had a great turn out and the competition was fierce.  Results will be posted soon.  So, to keep you busy while you wait; here are some pictures from today.

2009 AZ XCross State Race Pics

Photos by Jarrod Barnes

The 2009 Cyclocross season here in AZ finishes with the AZ State Championships.  Don’t miss the last race of the year!

If you are racing, PLEASE Pre-register online at 
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=9409

When: December 19th, 2009

Location: Freestone Park (Click here for map/directions)

Click here to visit the State Championship information page.

We hope to see you out there!

Race 5 Results are posted:

CLICK HERE

Scott Keller was kind enough to use a helmet cam to capture the Men’s Open race on November 14th (Race 4 of the series).

Cycling Videos on CyclingDirt

Link to it here:

http://www.cyclingdirt.org/videos/play/214618-helmet-cam-video-azcrosscom-111409

Come on out for race 5 on 11/28!  Last race of the series!

Sorry to harp on the subject, folks, but really – pre-registration is one of the easiest ways to save money and ensure the race organizers are able to handle your entry and the check-in process accurately and quickly.   We thought it would be nice to share a link with you to get you in the spirit of pre-registration.

WARNING!  Adult Language – rated TV-MA! If bad language offends you, don’t click this link:  http://drunkcyclist.com/2009/11/20/happy-friday-mfers/

And here is one just for fun:
http://drunkcyclist.com/2009/11/20/hipsters-discussing-cyclocross/

Now that you know all about cyclocross and are aware of the importance of pre-registration…why not pre-register for the last two xcross races in AZ:

Race # 5 - http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=9408

AZ State Cyclocross Champs - http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=9409

Thanks for visiting!

Sprint, dismount, run, remount, sprint…repeat

Come on out for Race 5 of the Artisan Prosthetics Cyclocross series presented by azCROSS.com!  You’ve had a week off of racing and consumed mass quantities of food and drink – time to come on out and burn it all off!  Happy Turkey day, now it’s time to get back on the horse, errrr….xcross bike ;-)

Race 5 is on November 28th @ Palo Verde Park!  Come on out and race in the last race of the series.  After race 5, there’s only the State champs left; then, cyclocross in AZ is gone for another year…oh the horror!

All the Race 5 info is right here:
http://azcross.com/mainsite/?page_id=44

Note that the start times and course open times have changed. Make sure you try and pre-register.  Course opens for pre-run at 8:30am!!!

You can register online here:  http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?EventID=9408

We HIGHLY recommend you pre-register online – this ensures a rapid check-in and makes registration a little easier on the race staff.  In addition, azCRoss picks up the bikereg fee so you don’t have to…all you pay is the race fee!  If  you wait ’til day of registration, you lose another $5.  REGISTER ONLINE…IT SAVES YOU MONEY AND TIME!