Long Branch Park -- the home court of 'cross for a handful of the Ommegangsters. Never thought "home court advantage" mattered in CX but maybe it does. Lotta 'gansters in attendance Sunday including Gordon S, Eric the Bolt, Skinny Phil, Drumroll, King Karl, Jeff W, Anthony R, Hey-Seus (JK), "K", & Bike Shop Brian.
A scan of the Syracuse Grand Prix CX race results shows the Ommegangsters had it going on this past Sunday. The "experienced" guys (aka 40+ Masters Men) field saw the Ommegangsters in spots # 1 (woo hoo), 4, 5 and 11 out of a field of 29. And it should be noted that a couple of the guys even had to overcome tire & mechanical challenges. In the Open Men's field of 54, 7 Ommegangsters toed the start line with finishes of 6, 7, 11, 12, 27, 30 & 52.
It was great seeing all the Team SCARR-Ommegang/Syracuse Bicycle 'crossers in action at the same event -- definitely one of the best team turnouts of the year. And props to Jeff W for the double -- a 5th in the 40+ (after a flat) followed by a 6th in the Open Men's. And Ommegangster bud Wayne B -- holy crap, you are on fire -- congrats.
The day's bonus was when the 2nd place finisher in the men's open event quietly comes over to me during the awards ceremony and asked for a recommendation of which Ommegang brew he should pick from the prize table. Congrats to the OCC for a really great event.
NYS Champs -- On Saturday, Skinny Phil & Jeff W went out to the NYS CX Champs in Troy. Skinny found out at the start that call-ups were by registration order rather than NYCross points -- bummer. So from a crappy starting spot in the back, he clawed his way up to a very respectable 6th in the 3/4 field. Jeff W ended up with a bronze in the 45+ field to follow-up on his NYS Champs podium last year. Nice work guys.
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