LOTOJA September 6th 2008

Quin riding solo on his way to Jackson.

Jonny's cat 3-4 group held the fastest pace of the day!!!

Jonny cresting the first of three summits with the cat 3-4 group.

Nate raced the relay group with family. They took 19th out of 58 teams. Quin raced the two man relay with his dad and finished 2nd place.

Jake raced his first official cat 2 race and had an unfortunate crash with only 10 miles to go. He finished strong, and overall we all had good experiences.

Snowbasin Race Series 2008

Congradulations to Jonny Hintze who took 2nd place overall in the mid-week Snowbasin race this summer. Check it out: http://www.bebikes.com/internal/results.htm

DEER VALLEY NATIONALS JUNE 28, 2008

Jonny raced in the men's expert 25-29 class and dominated the field by nearly 4 minutes and took 1st place. Jake Pantone took a solid 28th place in the Semi-Pro field.

Deer Valley JUNE 7 2008

Jonny had a great race in the Pro field with over 20 competitors finished 8th place despite the snow/rain.

Jonny Hintze

Quin finished at 19th place. Was'nt feeling his best, but good job for finishing.

QB on the long climb.

Sundance

Jonny finished with a strong 7th place in the Pro field.

Jake was seconds behind Jonny with an 8th place finish. Very good representation for Team Bikers Edge/ Destination Homes at Sundance for these two! There was a stacked field with 17 Pros that finished, and over 20 that started.

Draper XC Race

Jaker sticking a front manual! Jake finished 10th in the Pro field.

Nate finished 6th in Men's expert

QB finished a strong 6th place in the Pro field even with a last minute borrowed bike!

Jonny finished 11th place in the Pro field

Bear Lake

Bear Lake was quite the experience for many reasons. As a Cat 4 I was set back in awe once again at the turn out. I knew from the get go that 70 plus riders on a flat 50 mile course would not be my ideal race. Most of the Cat 4's have anxiety separation, so any type of movement at all the whole pack panics which results in several yo-yoing surges. I tried three or four times to follow attempted attacks, but at about mile 40 of 52 the pack realized that there would be no break aways. So needless to say it came down to a very dangerous left hand turn with about 60 riders to a sprint finish. Nothing to my surprise, there was crash on the left hand turn which I was able to avoid, but took in the rear of the lead sprint and came in 25th place. Here is Jake's experience with the Cat 3's......................

I definitely got a little frustrated with how things played out on Saturday. Much of myfrustration was in the inability of any break to stick. Then the one time I happened to be sitting ¾ back in the field the most dangerous breakaway of the day took off. Drew was my marked man and I knew that he was dangerous. By the time I had gotten up to the front he, Lance and Spencer were too far gone and I knew that if I tried to bridge solo I would actually just end up dragging everyone with me… maybe. That is just how the day seemed to be going. I was mostly mad that I wasn't in the break because I had told myself that I needed to watch Drew. So much of my frustration was my own.

I definitely could have sat in and just let the race unfold, but everything seemed to just slow to a halt, like everyone was just saving it. So I figured that if nothing else we should make people finish with very little left for the sprint.

Ultimately the chase group that I helped to organize would have caught the breakaway. The BS tactics that some teams called "blocking" were a) dangerous b) immature c) bad etiquette. I mean what they should have done and that which is proper would be to sit in the front of the pack and not contribute to the chase. I mentioned what they did to several of my more
experienced racing friends and they all said that king of behavior should not have been allowed; pulling into the chase groups pace line then sitting up is not safe or respectable. When was the last time you saw something like this in a pro race… Truth be told, you'll get your #%! reprimanded if you do that in a pro race.

Anyway, it was a beautiful day and it was good to be on the bike. Many lessons learned and I definitely have gained some respect for a few riders and lost a substantial amount for others. I want out of the 3's….

Oh, and John, it would've been nice to have you there on Sat...

Jake finished a strong 7th place!

Sherwood Hills

Jonny

Nate

Quin

Jake

We never thought this race would turn out as good as it did as far as racing conditions. Sherwood Hills is near the summit in Sardine Canyon going into Logan. With last minute race preparations they were able to get the course in pretty good shape (all things considered). With only a few muddy spots, the course turned out pretty good other than the spongy feeling from all the moisture, and recently cut trail. We had five racers in the Pro field of 19. Nate dropped out just after the first lap because of a mechanical. Kyle dropped out going into the third or fourth lap due to flat tire. Jonny was sitting in the top seven with only a few laps to go, but Quin was on the prowl. Quin pushed it really hard the last two laps and was able to catch Jonny and finish in 6th place. Jonny was only 10 seconds behind Quin and only 1 second behind 7th place which put him in 8th. Jake came in 12th place. Good turn out, and solid finishes!! Good job guys!!

5-Mile Pass

Jake

Quin

Jake on Ohran's Wheel the whole race!!

Lehi is the longest mountain bike race in the Intermountain Cup Race Series, coming in at 44 miles, with winning times around the three hour mark. Jake, Quin, and Kyle all raced in the Pro class. Kyle had a unfortunate crash in the second lap and Quin was following shortly behind him and was able to stop and help him as needed. Jake got a nice start and was able to maintain his pace throughout the race and held on to a 7th place finish out of 19 Pro men.

East Canyon

We had three of the Five mountain bikers out for a road race in the Cat 3's & 4's. Jake raced with the 3's and had a solid race finishing in 11th place in the top group. Jonny on the other hand didn't have the best of luck with an unfortunate crash totally out of his control. He suffered a concussion, minor cuts, and bruises. Overall he was very fortunate not to have any major injuries. Nate was just to Jonny's left side when the crash occurred. Fortunately Nate was able to avoid the crash and finished in the back of the lead pack coming in at 23rd out of 71 Cat 4 racers. As far as the Cat 1/2's go Eric Jeppson took 7th, Kris Henthorn took 22nd, Kyle Brown 23rd, and Tyler Higley came in at 25th out of 35 finishers in the Pro Cat 1/2 category.

Desert Rampage March 1st 2008

Jonny Hintze riding up the first wash, had a strong race, finished 20th with a time of 2:13.

Quin Bingham powering through the wash! Came in 21st with a time of 2:15

Nate Stowers trying to stay upright on the second wash, came in 22nd with a time of 2:17

Jake Pantone looking pretty comfortable considering this was his second ride of the season. Jake came in 23rd with a time of 2:21. Overall Team Bikers Edge/Destination Homes felt good about the race even though all four of us pulled up the rear. Great race to start the season, and a good learning experience for all of us. We enjoyed a 4 hour plus ride the day before which probably didn't help our legs for race day. We couldn't pass up the good riding weather though! It was mid 70's and we were all enjoying being on dirt instead of carpet. It definitely was a wake up call for all of us, and we realized how stacked the pro field is. Thanks again to all of our sponsors who contribute to our team and make it possible for us to race.

Quin, Jonny, and Jake on the Zen trail Friday day before the race.

Quin Bingham, Nate Stowers, Jake Pantone, Jonny Hintze

Frozen Hog Feb 2nd 2008

I have wanted to race the Frozen Hog Race for a couple years now, but never committed until this year. I wasn’t really sure what to expect racing in the snow. I knew that it would be different, and challenging because it is hard to imaging doing a race in February in the snow. The race directors did a great job prepping the course considering it snowed over 12" the week of the race. They shoveled, snow shoed, and rode bikes on the trail to compact it as best they could. They did a good job getting the course ready. I had a nice short warm up, and got a chance to ride part of the course and see how it was going to be. They started right at 9:00am and our car read 17 degrees. It was cold, but did not take long for me to warm up. The race started pretty congested with plenty of wrecks, and racers sliding off course including myself. It was kind of a backwards race as far as my racing strategy goes. I usually try and make up some time on the down hill and stay steady on the climbs. This was completely different! I was really slow on the down hill and seemed really fast on the climbs. If you went too fast on the downhill it didn’t take much to crash and tumble in the snow. On the first climb I was able to pull ahead and put myself in a good position. The trail was in awesome condition the first lap, nice and packed down, and you could stay on your bike and get in a rhythm. The second lap was totally different! By the time lap two came around, several racers had been on course which made the snow like sand. It was hard to stay on the bike to say the least! It felt like a cyclocross race, a lot of on/off the bike. Overall the race was really fun and I’m glad I did it. Came in 1st place in my age category, and 2nd overall. Won a nights stay in Moab, and 20.00 bucks to a bike shop.