And You Thought It Was Cold Here

Our former teammate Courtney McFadden is tearing up the pro Cyclocross circuit this year.  She's been in the hunt in every major race this season and finally she hit the top step yesterday at Jingle Cross held at my old stomping grounds of Iowa City, Iowa.  Actually I'm a third generation Iowa State Cyclone and Iowa City is the turf of the University of Iowa Schmuckeyes, so actually the place sucks, but it's still Iowa and I'm an Iowan - kind of.  Anyway I digress.

Courtney finished on the podium Friday, Saturday and then won on Sunday.  She beat two sport Olympian Katerina Nash who wears number one on her jersey for good reason.  Nash has a killer last lap and Courtney led her out - a gutsy move that paid off.

Courtney leading out Katerina en route to a win

Everyone mark your calendars for the UCI (i.e. pros will be in attendance) races that will he held December 6th and 7th.  The Dec 6th race will be held at the Marymont Event Center in Tacoma and the Dec 7th race is at good old Fort Steilacoom State Park.  Even if you don't plan to race come down to see the pro women and pro men race.  It is definitely something to see.  In my opinion the NW has some of the best and deepest cross racing in the country but we always seem to get overshadowed by the East Coast scene.  Let's show them East Coast snobs what we can do.