We have a few weeks under our belts and as the weather continues to get better we are honing our skills and preparing for the first race of the year. Many new kids on the team this year. It is always great to meet the news kids and welcome the seasoned veterans back the team. Team practices are a sign that Spring is here and riding season is upon us!!!

Another week of racing has concluded for the team. The team visited Suamico which is just north of Green Bay. The venue is known for its great single track and it did not disappoint.

The weekend started out a little wet, but a dry Saturday night and Sunday morning made for near prefect trails. Tacky and fast! The new course layout removed some of the hills, so it made for a fast…fast race. With single track interrupted with some double track made for a race that you could put the pedal down and go all out.

Way to go Owen! The special shout out goes to Owen. He captured his first ever 1st place finish. It comes to prove that hard work and dedication does pay off. He will looks to build on that accomplishment at the remaining races. I wish I would have seen him after the race, but I was on course. A great big high five to you buddy!

It isn’t all about the kids. Well it is sort of! Some parents raced here also which is so cool to see and I know that the kids really love seeing the parents ripping it up out there. Here are a some images of them.

Well two more races and then the season will be done. With the team invading Lake Geneva and then Sheboygan for the finale.

Thanks to Extreme Photography Unlimited for the outstanding pictures. www.xtrphoto.com

Juniors:

• Emma – 3rd
• Hakon – 3rd
• James – 8th
• Nathan – 9th
• Nathan – 2nd
• Tyler – 5th
• Zach – 3rd
• Kenneth – 9th
• Owen – 1st
• Alex – 7th
• Trevor – 11th

Citizen:

• Max – 2nd
• Alison – 2nd
• Nick – 9th
• Josh – 3rd
• Jack – 3rd

Sport:

• Corbin – 2nd
• Austin – 3rd

What a great weekend to travel to the beautiful area of La Crosse, WI. The bluffs overlooking the Mississippi make for some awesome views. The weather could not have been much better either. A few of the team camped and the cool nights made for a great weekend of camping. As far as race day it was not overly warm and it was dry!

The course at the Human Powered Trails just outside of La Crosse are some of the most technical that the WORS series visit. As a racer you either hate them or love them. The trails will get you outside your comfort zone and beat you up with the rocks and roots. The course makes you concentrate the entire way.

The team had a smaller than normal attendance, but that is understandable as the summer is wrapping up and families are trying to get in those last minute summer vacations. That seemed to be the norm as the fields seem to be a little smaller for the juniors.

The special shout out goes to Reece, for the first time ever he decided to upgrade and race Citizen here rather than his normal Junior Division. WOW…that takes a lot of guts. He would do two laps instead of one. As I mentioned before, this course in my opinion, is the most technical course we do. I give him all the props in making that decision. I know for a fact racing two laps he learned a lot about himself as well as how hard it can be. He survived to race another day as a smarter and stronger cyclist. Way to go!!!!!

The season is done to 3 races left. The team will travel to Green Bay in a couple weeks. It has been a long season and fun season so far.

Thanks to Extreme Photography Unlimited for the outstanding pictures. www.xtrphoto.com

Juniors:

• Elana – 3rd
• Emma – 1st
• Tommy – 1st
• Nathan – 8th
• Nathan – 2nd
• Zach – 3rd
• Kenneth – 5th
• Cam – 3rd
• Alex – 5th
• Trevor – 9th

Citizen:

• Max – 1st
• Alison – 2nd
• Nick – 10th
• Reece – 16th

Sport:

• Corbin – 3rd
• Matt – 4th

Hot and Hot!!! It was a very hot weekend for racing with heat indexes into the 100’s for most of the weekend. The weather did not corporate for the juniors. The only rain over the weekend was during their race. Rain is an understatement, it pooooured! It made for some fun spectating and racing for the juniors.

The weekend consisted of the normal XC race and along with that it also consisted of a Short Track and Enduro style events. Some of team participated in some of the other events to test there abilities. The XC course was a tough and hilly course and adding in the rain made for a even tougher course. Some of the team got away with only having to deal with the heat and while others had to deal with the rain and mud. It was a first for many to race in the rain and a muddy course. You never know how the kids will react with these conditions. All I can say is that most of the kids thought it was a blast! While it can be fun for the kids it does make for a week of cleaning the bikes thoroughly after racing in the mud.

Like I mentioned the course is technical and hilly making for a tough course. The hills are relentless! You really never get a chance to recover fully. Thank goodness that the kids have had a few practices here to understand the course…when dry. Some last minute changes to the course did make it a littler easier. A “little” is the key word here.

As for the Short Track race and course it was a bit soft from the rain the day before. It was really hot and humid for that race. A few of the team did participate in this event. Short Track is an all out race for 15 minutes on a simplified course. It is nicknamed the “Hurricane Of Pain”. It hurts is all I can say. Full speed and full gas for 15 minutes is tough.

The Enduro style race is where you ride to the top of the hill and then proceed down on a downhill single course where the downhill course is timed. You do this twice and the the winner has the best combined time. The course of full of rock gardens, berms and is full of technical features.

A special shout out to Corbin for a awesome weekend of racing. He finished first in his XC race and followed that up with another 1st in his Short Track race. Plenty of medals for that fast kid! His season is turning into one to remember.

Thanks to Extreme Photography Unlimited for the outstanding pictures. www.xtrphoto.com

Juniors:

• Elana – 3rd

• Estella – 4th

• Tommy – 1st

• James – 7th

• Sam – 8th

• Nathan – 2nd

• Connor – 5th

• Zach – 8th

• Owen – 12th

• Cam – 18th

• Max – 2nd

• Austin – 5th

• Drew – 13th

• Reece – 15th

Citizen:

• Alison – 2nd

• Nick – 12th

Sport:

• Corbin – 1st

• Matt – 2nd

• Kaden – 8th