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Over The bars
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 4:54pm
So I was trying out the Homestake Cross Country course and on a corner I picked this up and over the bars I went. Landed on my head. Got some headaches and sore neck. Why ride on wood chips? … dumb! This is my excuse for this weeks lack of posts!
24 Hours of Rapelje
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 8:51am
Keep checking back as I post details about last weekends 24 Hours of Rapelje. I’ll post my results as soon as I learn my friends results which I want to post here in this report.
- Course Map (http://tinyurl.com/24ofRaplelje) : From my course recon mission that went terribly wrong by going the wrong way and getting 4 flat tires.
- Live Race Feed : The twitter from our reporter Marta Shattuck.
- Photos : My photos taken by my pit man Bob Waggoner and then later by me as I tried to fight the boredom of waiting for the race to be started again (never happened).
- Rich’s Photos : Rich also did solo and was able to capture some of the most defining moments of the weekend.
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull : Because it is needed right now!
- Billings Gazette Results: Missoula Soloists sweep!
- Great Falls Tribune : Large editorial about the cafe and the race.
- 24 (uhmm 8) Hours of Rapelje : Muleterro Blog
- 24 Hours of Rapelje : from Pow and Pedals by Rich
- Insane Article : What the average Montana resident thinks of mountain bikers. We don't do well in mud … bullshit. The article teats “mountain bikers” like some kind of circus animal. “slowed even the most dedicated mountain biker” … again, crap. I was willing to keep going!
- Joes Blog new: Look for June 27, 2009!
more later …o/o
24 Hours of Rapelje
Submitted by Bill on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:35amLATEST: I will be updating this page with info from the 2009 edition. For now here is the map of the course http://tinyurl.com/24ofRaplelje. And here is the photos. And some photos from Rich http://teammuleterro.com/Rapelje2009/.
This information is from three years ago. Stockman Cafe Presents 24 Hours of Rapelje Saturday, June 20, 2009. The race is sanctioned by USA Cycling and the USA Cycling Permit is pending. The chief referee is Don Russell/Jason Frank.
The Event: A challenging 13-mile cross-country mountain bike loop style off-road course sponsored by the Stockman Cafe.
Race Schedule*: Race begins at 12:00 noon on Saturday, and ends on Sunday, at 12:00 noon. *Note: Considering a LeMond style start. Registration starts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 23rd or early birds can pick up their team packet on Friday, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Stockman Cafe.
Fees*: Race fees entitle racer to participation in the event, an event T-shirt (no t-shirt guarantee if entry received after June 16th), a Midnight pancake feast, and a scrumptious Sunday dinner after the race. Shower facilities are also available to racers—towels & supplies not furnished.
Rules: All USA Cycling rules apply. Racers must wear helmets while racing and warming up/down. A USA Cycling annual or one-day license is required and may be purchased on-site.
Bring your own gear! You provide your own riders, bikes, and mechanics! Safe bicycle and ANSI/SNELL certified bicycle helmet required! Flashing red taillight and headlight required with a 2.5 watt minimum recommendation.
Prizes: Trophy prize for top team in each class. Riders looking to find lots of money or fancy prizes and press releases won’t find any here!
Directions: Take exit 408 off I-90 at Columbus and go past Town Pump, McDonald’s, Apple Village complex until you come to a T with the 307 restaurant on the right. Turn right and travel thru downtown Columbus and proceed west until you come to the cemetery. Immediately past the cemetery take a right and travel north for 25 miles until you are in Rapelje.
Riders, support crew, family members of all ages, and spectators can enjoy fun activities and bike culture atmosphere. Free “Festival” style camping and parking for racers and support crew with modern “facilities” with 24-hour accommodations. Sorry, no RV hook-ups (power for re-charging batteries is available). A new feature this year will be music entertainment Saturday evening by “The 2 Geezers”. On Saturday, kids race 6-12-18-24 Minutes of Rapelje for kids of all ages. Bring your bikes & helmets to show who is the fastest kid on 2 wheels!
Questions? Call Jason Frank at 406-208-1500 or Cynde at 406-663-2230 or e-mail stockmancafe@aol.com or valettoday@yahoo.com
24 Hours of Rapelje
Submitted by Bill on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 8:25amGood morning from Missoula Montana as I look at the weather forecast (not good) and getting ready to pack up the car for the trip to Butte. I am meeting Bob Waggoner in Butte at Triple Ring headquarters to load up the truck for our trip to Rapelje. http://tinyurl.com/5odht8 and http://tinyurl.com/n73dn5 for some info.
Also making the trip is fellow Thursday Night Ride member Alden and Larry. It will be life changing for them. Also racing this weekend is Team Muleterro dudes Rich Shattuck and Sten Hertsens in the solo race with me.
This is my World Championship tune up and curtain call race as I will be in Canmore in 5 weeks. So that means I must keep the reins on the effort and do some final testing and practicing. Once such test/practice will be my live race updates. Theoretically a pit crew member (Rick is communications director in Canmore) will be updating the twitter account http://twitter.com/Bill24Solo and you can also see above my live feed area that I will enable when I am away to the races.
Follow @ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Bill24Solo
Butte 100 Course Preview
Submitted by Bill on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 3:13pmLast weekend I showed up at Triple Ring Productions headquarters for some mountain bike riding on part of the Butte 100 course. Meeting with me were Rich Shattuck, Sten Hertsens, Guy Vesco, and of course Bob Waggoner. The trail is as I remember, just cool as hell. At one point it rained on us but nothing would kill my Carbo Rocket induced happiness. This weekend is the 24 Hours of Rapelje … who’s in?
