Kirkland CX

Belgian style weather, sick slick mud & a new season on a great course greeted folks at the first stop on the NYCross.com series at the KCX in Clinton, NY.  Nine Ommegangsters were on tap (pun intended) this day to enjoy the cold, muddy dampness and most lovely of means of self induced suffering one can experience on a bicycle

The King !!  Older?  Wiser?  Faster?  The new bike? (or maybe even the waffle butt seat?)  Whatever it is, it worked.  King Karl F ruled the 55+ Masters division at Kirkland with a trip to the top spot of the podium.  Equally impressive was that he put the beat down on many of the cats up to 10-20 years younger as well in the 35+ & 45+ divisions.  The 35+ gang saw two of the three podium spots filled out by Dave Y and AJ F with a 2nd and 3rd.  Drumroll started out great w/the holeshot but overcooked a corner, got tangled in the tape & made a small comeback to finish top 5 in the 45+. 

The "youngsters" in the Cat 4 group included Rooster with a 4th place, "K" with a 5th and Adam L with a top 10 in a pretty sizeable field of 34. 

Not satisfied with playing on the podium in the 3/4 events, Skinny Phil manned up this year and ran with the big dogs in the Pro/1/2/3 field ending up with a 15th place finish in a rather packed elite field.

Also a shout out to Dan the Plan F for a very respectable result on the road at the Green Mountain Stage Race.  Dan has become the defacto team stage racer.

And don't forget .. the Critz Farms Kermis this weekend ....
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=11574

and oh yeah .. CX @ Brewery Ommegang right around the corner ... http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=10107