Full Speed Ahead - Starcrossed

Star Crossed Helen Wyman's #3 Moment of Season

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:21:47 -0800

Helen Wyman notes that Star Crossed was her third favorite moment of the 2009 - 2010 season in her diary on CX Magazine. What finished in front of us - Her National Championship and her third at European Championships. Not bad!

Huge Coverage on Cyclocross Magazine!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:51:57 -0800

There is just too much coverage on Star Crossed on Cyclocross Magazine to link. Make sure to catch it all.

Star Crossed & Rad Racing GP on VeloCenter

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:04:18 -0800

VeloNews has coverage of NACT Weekend #1 on VeloCenter. Check it out.

2009 Results

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:53:58 -0800

Elite Men
Elite Women
Master Men 1/2
Men 3
Single Speed & Master Men 3
Master Women & Women 3/4
Men 4 & Master Men 4

Euro's Take Star Crossed Victories

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:39:15 -0800

Elite Men's Report

Heule Stabs the Beast in an "old school Euro-cross race"

Spectators headed for shelter in the beer garden as the elite men's field started in the rain at FSA Star Crossed. The field attracted a couple of national champs (Ryan Trebon and Tim Johnsen - USA, Christian Heule - Switzerland) along with UCI podium placer Jonathan Page and last year's winner Jeremy Powers for the North American Cyclocross Trophy series kick-off, September 19th in Redmond, Washington. The course lay out featured long grassy straight-aways with riders going in and out of the Marymoor velodrome. As the weather turned for the worse, bike handling took precedence over power as the off-camber turns slickened with rain. Tim Johnson (Cannondale) went down on the first lap and soon an elite formed: Page, Trebon, Heule, Troy Wells, and Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) and Jeremy Powers. Crashes and bad corners would whittle the group down but riders kept fighting to get back to the lead group, with Trebon and Page taking turns on the front and attacking. Heule hit the velodrome first, holding off Page and Powers on the finishing straight. Trebon was fourth and Andy Jacques-Maynes rounded out the top five. Heule won the race back in 2007 and was pleased to repeat, despite the condition of the course.

Elite Women's Report

Wyman takes the win, Sue Butler 2nd and newly un-retired Allison Dunlap 3rd

The rain started shortly after the UCI women's field took off at FSA Star Crossed and Kona's Helen Wyman began to rain all over the field. The British Champion, currently ranked eighth the world, rode away from a top-notch women's field including last year's winner MonaVie Cannodale's Sue Butler and never looked back. After the race, Wyman noted that the course felt similar to the European races, which clearly worked to her advantage. A chase group consisting of Butler, Allison Dunlap (Luna) and Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain) tried to give Wyman a run for her money but the Brit. Butler dangled with the lead chase group, having trouble with her new pedals, but managed to power through on the home straight away to take second ahead of Dunlap.

Results Are Coming

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:33:17 -0800

We hope to have Results posted today for all races. We are Star Crossed are living in MS Office 2000 while the USAC Officials are living in whatever the latest MS Office is called. We will post when we get PDF's later today. Thanks for you patients.

Amazing Pictures at MFG Cyclocross

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:26:51 -0800

The MFG Cyclocross "Photo Collective" did an amazing job this weekend at Star Crossed and Rad Racing GP. Thanks to Matt for heading it up. Check them all out, HERE!

Thank you to HSP for Great Clinic

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:49:42 -0800

The boys at Herriott Sports Performance put on a great clinc yesterday day with Jonathan Page and Alison Dunlap. Huge turn-out. You could see people improve rapidly as the night progressed. Planet Bike and Luna should be very pleased to sponsor such quality people as Jonathan and Alison.

More Love for the Cat 3 Men

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:02:34 -0800

Dan Bryne of ByrneInvent wanted to make sure all the love didn't just go to the winner of the Cat 3 Men's race so he has generously kicked down $250 cash to the runner-up. Thanks Dan.

NACT Weeknd #1 After Party

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:24:09 -0800

Come meet USGP Champion, Tim Johnson and 2008 Star Crossed Champ, Jeremy Powers at Old Town Bicycle's party following the Rad Racing GP. The Cyclocrossworld/Cannondale boys will be on hand to raffle off a Cannodale CX frame with all proceeds benefiting Rad Racing NW. RSVP at info@oldtownbicycle.com.

CX Magazine to Provide Live Coverage

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:56:46 -0800

Cyclocross Magazine will be doing live coverage of Star Crossed online. We want you there in person but if your a stuck somewhere catch it here!

Techincal Guide for 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:41:31 -0800

Here is the Tehnical Guide for 2009. All your questions should be answered.

Rad Racing Fundraiser at Star Crossed

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:08:04 -0800

Rad Racing’s Kids will be out selling subscriptions to "Cyclocross Magazine" at Star Crossed as a fund raiser for the Rad Racing's junior program, and Cyclocross Magazine is donating a portion of the revenue to the club to support junior cycling.

Cyclocross Magazine is the ONLY magazine that is dedicated to YOUR sport. Packed with content, the magazine has three times the content of other cycling magazines and is a great way to get your 'cross fix during the season and in the long off-season. The print mag is completely different than the website, and features in-depth content with something for everyone, from pro interviews, reviews, tech research, culture articles, and junior cycling.

Subscriptions start with the NEXT issue to mail (which is issue 8, a few months out).

Where does the money go? The funds will go toward the Rad Racing mission:

To teach young people life lessons through the sport of cycling, and to develop top-level regional, national and international junior cyclists. We provide a platform to help young people achieve their own personal goals in life and in competition as well.

Find a Rad Racing kid and do what you’ve been meaning to for a long
time: Subscribe to Cyclocross Magazine!

Seven Makes Cat 3 Men's Winner King for a Day

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:48:17 -0800

So Zac Daab of Cascade Bicycle Studio kicked down the super generous sponsorship of custom Seven Cycles Tsunami Steel frame for the winner of Cat 3 Men's race. So Seven Cycles gets wind Zac's offer and just upped the ante - in addition CBS's giveaway, Seven is going to give the winner $777 worth of Seven gear: softgoods, titanium stem, seatpost, components.

Now you may say the the dude in second is going to feel crappy. So you know Zac was that dude in 2006. HUP, HUP, HUP!

Nuun to Sponsor Pits

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:14:25 -0800

Nuun Active Hydration has come on to sponsor the race pits at FSA Star Crossed for 2009. While it will be best to stop in the Nuun Pits only if one has a flat or mechanical do stop Nuun's expo booth for a sample of optimal hydration. While Nuun is keeping your thirst quenched SRAM will keep your race rolling with neutral wheel and bicycle support in the Nuun Pits.

Nuun is pioneering portable electrolyte hydration for athletes and those with active lifestyles. Just drop a Nuun tab in your water bottle whether running, cycling, hiking, adventure racing, kayaking, golfing, or traveling, and store the tube in your jersey pocket or pack. Nuun turns every water fountain into a source of optimal, balanced hydration.