12 days of CXmas

Ok apologies to Matt and Mo for ripping off 12 days of CXmas...but its too good a concept to not be a part of. I have a feeling what Matt and Mo are cooking up for CXmas is wayyy cooler than what I have in mind. But here we go! So this weekend. Saturday specifically is the finals of the Zanconato singlespeed cx series! HUGE thanks to all our sponsors, the promoters, the racers and the entire NECX for rocking so hard and supporting the series this season. It was so much fun. We are already talking about next year. But first we are gonna close this thing out with the Raffle to End All Raffles! Right after the singlespeed race we will get our winners on the podium, crown the overall series winners. Award them their trophies and start the raffle. Its going to as Colin likes to say "Full Auto ADD Chip" So be prepared. And yes I may have a megaphone..

The biggest prize on the line is the Zank Team Tig frame! But we have sooo many amazing prizes. Below is the list. But first a few "Rules". To win you need to be present at Ice Weasels. And you need to pre-reg. So get on it asap! And stick around for the raffle. No getting in the cars and heading home. Winning things is cool. Winning cool stuff like this will make you freak out. I guarantee it. Ok so repeat after me: Pre-reg and be present. Onto the list:

1. Zank team tig frame
2. Feedback sports bicycle work stand
3. Lazer Helmets (2)
4. Wii
5 Ipods (3)
6. Ride Studio Cafe gift cards (12)
7 Velocity rims (1 set)
8. Chrome Sherman CX race day bag
9. Castelli CW 6.0 cross gloves (3)
10. Ryders Eyewear Sunglasses (5)
11. Bellwether winter gloves (3)
12. Cyclocrossworld.com gift certs
13. Bikereg swag (hats, mugs, bags)
14. Squirt lube
15. Yankee swap....ie bunch of t-shirts and random swag items. May or may not include canned Unicorn Meat. I wish I was joking but I am not...

In event of a "tie" or we can't find the winners we will resort to traditional singlespeed worlds tie breakers. Push up contests, bike toss, Naked criteriums, quarters. By whatever means necessary to find the winner!

HUGE Thanks!!!

With two weekends and 3 races left in the Zanconato singlespeed series I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all our great sponsors, racers, supporters and promoters for making the series so rad! This all was dreamt up almost a year ago at Ice Weasels after a few too many beer handups during the 1/2/3 race. Watching 100 singlespeeders get totally rad at White Barn farm made a bunch of us ask the question why can't we do this all cross season? I mean seriously. So we did it. Mike Zanconato put so much into this. And for that I am gonna give him a huge HUP hug at Ice Weasels! He was the mastermind behind this. And to be honest we are just getting started. This was just a test to see if it could work. Next year will be even radder trust me.

For now, again, thank you. Thanks to our great sponsors: Zanconato Custom Cycles who donated the Grand Prize a handbuilt tig welded team frame; High & Mighty who provided beer for every race; Lazer Helmets who donated two gorgeous helmets to the raffle, Bikereg, Cyclocrossworld.com, All Hail the Black Market, Chrome, Castelli, Andy Ewas and New England Athletic, Bellwether, Feedback sports, Mad Alchemy, Squirt Chain Lube, Recycled Sports of NH, Derek Griggs.
Thanks to the racers and promoters who backed us. Huge thanks to all the teams that supported the series. I can't say enough how great it was seeing Newbury Comics, Geekhouse, NEBC, HUP, Zanconato, MRC, Cambridge, Quad, and the entire NECX just get so stoked to try and have fun racing singlespeeds all season long. The series has been amazing. Each race has had its own flavor and that has been so cool. Can't wait to see you all at Ice Weasels and to crown the first ever King and Queen of singlespeed CX in the NECX! And who will win that Zank frame? That is going to be off the charts. Who ever wins it will freak out I guarantee it!

I want to personally thank Roger Cadman for rocking so hard, Pete Smith for making it rain glitter this season, Abel, Derek Griggs, Rob Bauer, Mike Zanconato, Scott Rosenthal, Matt Aumiller, Russ Cambell, Gary David, Colin Reuter, Uri Halevi, Thom Parsons, Sara Bresnick, Katherine Snell, Kurt and Mike and Ted, David Wilcox, Andy Ewas, Chris Smith, Stevil, The crew at Landry's in Norwood, Matt Myette, Jerry Chabot and all you cross freaks out there in the NECX...

VeloCX

Katherine Snell handed me a bunch of these up at Noho. Great trading card! I am sooo stoked for this one! My HUP Honey is being turned into a blingtastic Frankenbike as I type...See you all up there! Some great prizes. And we will have a ton of High & Mighty beer! Huge thanks to NEBC for being such great supporters of the Zank series!

Women's Podium from MRC

Great shot of the women's podium from MRC! From left to right Kerry Litka, Cait Dooley, and Clara Kelly. Congrats ladies! High & Mighty beer, smiles all around. CFR!

And your points leaders are...

After 4 rounds of the Zank SSCX Series your points leaders are for the women:

1. Cathy Rowell 60
2. Cait Dooley 50
3. Kerry Combs 46
4. Michelle Packer 25
5. Teri Carilli 24

The men's points leaders are:

1. Doug Kennedy 91

2. Shawm Mottram 69

3. Cort Cramer 69

4. Mike Rowell 63

5. Matt Aumiller 61

6. Benjamin Stephen 52

7. Jerry Chabot 49

8. Ian Whittle 49

9. Curtis Boivin 47

10. Matt Myette 45

Full results are here:Crossresults.com

Mansfield Hollow report from Matt Aumiller

Matt Aumiller reported in about Mansfield on his was to MRC:

"Let me start by saying that this race is one of the best grass roots races in New England. Thread City Cycles is doing it right! A beautiful and challenging venue, free food, primes for catching the guy in the chicken suit. You name it. The racing is top notch, but much lower stress than the verge series.

The course is long...canton long. About 9minute lap times. It features some challenging cambers, two beach sections, and up to 6 dismounts per lap. This race is CT's best kept secret.

In round 3 of the Zancontato Single Speed CX series, a lead group of Cort Cramer, Doug Kennedy, and Shawn Mottram led from the start. Mottram broke a spoke bunny hopping a log. Kennedy and Cramer pulled away and Mottram fought his way back through the field to a hard earned third place. Cramer pulled away from Kennedy securing the win, while Kennedy finished second."

Great race report Matt! Can't wait to here about MRC!

Cort FTW!!!!

Cort racing at this years Wheelers Dealers race at CrossVegas photo by Todd Prekaski

Huge congrats to Zanconato Custom Cycles race team rider Cort Cramer for winning round #3 of the Zank SSCX series at Mansfield Hollow on Saturday! Mansfield is one of the coolest grassroots races around and its course is legendary for so many twists and turns.

The results for saturday's race were:

1. Cort Cramer

2. Doug Kennedy

3. Shawn Mottram

4. Matt Aumiller

5. Benjamin Stephens

6. Mark Bernard

7. Chris Borello

8. Seth Davis

9. Paul Penaskovic

10 Raymond Cloutier

11 Michele Packer

Congrats to everyone who raced!