10, December 2007

Greetings -

Well another weekend of racing has passed and I am once again late to the
results and news spam-a-thon party. I'm not sure what it is, but I suspect the
procrastination is partly due to the fact that we have only one more event to
do and then the 2007 season is history. I often refer to the condition as Post
'Cross Traumatic Stress Disorder, yet I feel it coming on before we even get
in the Hummer and drive to Kansas City for the National Championships. The
Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team has had a wonderful, productive, and
diverse season and I am proud to be part of it all. The entire group - Alie,
Amy, Alicia, Jon, Dave, Justin, Matt, and Brian deserves a world of thanks
for the smiles, the friendships, the memories, the racing, the road trips, the
text messaging, the twizzlers, the race results, and for the representing. I
know that many folks read these missives once they are pasted in the team
blog, and everyone is aware of the high regard that this team is held in by
the fans and peeps in the industry. A mighty large thanks to all the sponsors,
suppliers, and behind the scenes supporters who make all this possible.

This weekend we were in Rhode Island both days for another pair of UCI
C2 races combined with the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series. On
Saturday it was the 6th Annual W.E. Stedman GP of Cross, and on
Sunday it was the NBX Grand Prix of Cross. With Pookums being under
the weather since the Portland trip, what we had in Little Rhody was an
abbreviated roster situation. I took care of my end of the biz and did the
Masters event at 9AM both days, while the A-Team and Justin did battle in
the Elite ranks in the afternoon. For us it was one of the better weekends of
results all season. On Saturday, Justin finished 6th in his race, while Alie
was 21st and Amy 3rd in their event. Here is a link to the online report at
cyclingnews dot com. On Sunday, Justin finished 9th, and Alie and Amy both
improved overnight with Alie in 17th and Amy in 2nd. Here is what was said
about day two. A big atmo* shout-out to the Issimo for podiuming twice in two
days of UCI racing. If I recall correctly, this marks Amy's best weekend of
racing - almost ever! Here is a killer quote of Issimo's:

"Today I was feeling good when I got up. I told my team-mates, 'I can win today.' Then I saw
Lyne was here and I said, ' I can definitely get second,'" she said with a smile. "The mental
attitude helps so much."

And that's a fact Jack! All of these results bode well for next weekend's National Championships.
Well anyway, here is a long list of killer pics I found after the weekend:

J-Spin:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge7_07/DSC_0262
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge6_07/DSC_0283
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X050034&po=34
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X050049&po=49
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X050050&po=50
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X050087&po=87

Issimo:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge6_07/DSC_0084
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge7_07/DSC_0046
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge7_07/DSC0425
http://www.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=/photos/2007/dec07/verge7_07/DSC0559
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020013&po=13
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020027&po=27
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020057&po=57
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020104&po=104
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020133&po=133
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020134&po=134

Bicycle Alie:
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020016&po=16
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020086&po=86
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020087&po=87
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020088&po=88
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X020119&po=119

Atmo:
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X040067&po=67
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X040163&po=163
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/OrderPage.aspx?pi=0AI4001X040164&po=164

Cool, huh?!!
It's time to pack for the Natz. Wish us luck!

Thanks for reading.
e-RICHIE©™®
*according to my opinion
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