3 Days on the Road & An Afternoon in the Woods

3 days on the road describes the 3 stage Tour of the Catskills.  Starting Friday eve with a TT followed by two pretty serious days of climbing (Devil's Kitchen anyone?), throw in one of the largest overall fields in New York State and you have the 2011 edition of the Tour of the Catskills. 
A couple Ommegangsters in the form of Ray W and Dan F headed down to the three day event and posted some respectable results against some not so surprisingly really strong fields.  

Catskills results here:  http://www.tourofthecatskills.com/the-race/

With some Ommegangsters down on the roadways of the northern Catskills, a few others stayed a bit closer to home to play in the woods at the Highland Forest Classic MTB race which included Jason H, Tim O (a week after the Wilderness 101), Joe M, Aaron J and Greg D.
The course was pretty typical Highland conditions (a bit damp and slick in spots) after some rains earlier in the week.  In the end, the Ommegangsters fared rather well on the results sheets with a 4th, a 2nd, and 3 winding up first in their respective categories. 

Highland Results here:  http://bikeloft.com/merchant/257/files/2011BikeLoftHighlandClassicResults.pdf

Highland pics:   Highland Pics:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/65126171@N02/6015005992/in/set-72157627369798018

While there still is plenty of road racing left (not to mention the Syracuse Bicycle Point to Pint Ride to Brewery Ommegang fun ride on Aug 20) some are already getting the cyclocross twitch.  In fact, there's even a free CX clinic being put on by Syracuse Bicycle and Team Ommegang-Syracuse Bicycle on Aug 28 at Longbranch Park in Liverpool.  Details forthcoming but get it on your calendar if interested.