And now a word from our sponsors

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to my sponsors Without these people Captain Crunch racing wouldn't exist. They've made this whole season possible. So feel free to click on the links and see what they're up to (you may even find something you like.

Thome Insurance

RGM Watch Co.

Both of these companies have provided financial support, moral support, and other bike related items through out the year. I am thankful that in this economic climate that they were able to step up to the plate and help me out.

Thanks for reading!

Captain Crunch

Nittany Lion Cross

Hey Everyone,

The first cyclocross race of the season was awesome. Cross racing is different from most other races. It's only 40 minutes long on a twisty 2km course in a small area (makes for great spectating). I won't bore you with the details but I finished 29th out of 79 guys. I got a great start going into the first turn, but got caught up in an early crash in which I lost around 15 or 20 spots. I spent the rest of the race making them back up.

I'm bummed that the race wasn't longer as I was really getting the hang of the course and could have climbed into the top 20. Oh well, that's bike racing. Next up is the BikeMS NYC ride in about 10 days! Click here for a link to all the pictures of the race.
Best!
Captain Crunch

GMSR Update

This late in the season I'm not going to bore you with a full blown race report. The people that wanted to know what happened already know. But I will tell you this. It was some of the hardest four days I've spent on a bike this year. But they were also some of the most fun and I got to see some friends that I met back in June (they finished 10th and 14th overall). It was an amazing experience - one that I intend to repeat next year.

I didn't do as well as I hoped given my results this year. But I did finish 23rd overall so I met my original goal that I set at the beginning of the season (top 25 overall - click here for the full results under Men 4/5). As the road season winds down I have some great memories of races ridden (and won) and some great new friends made along the way. I've come a long way from being scared out of mind at my first road race (ever!) back in March to sitting at the front of a pack ripping along at 25mph+ mixing it up for the win. With the BikeMS NYC officially signaling the close of the road calendar it's time to start thinking about the upcoming cyclocross season (which, incidentally, starts this Saturday up in Trexlertown PA).

Up until 1 month ago I had no idea that I would be taking on a full schedule of 5 'cross races this winter (it will certainly help pass those cold months quicker). It's only thanks to my generous sponsor - the RGM Watch Co. - that I've been given this awesome opportunity. It just goes to show that if you work hard and are a nice guy you can finish first without drugs (okay shameless anti-doping plug there-sorry). To everyone that has bothered to read this far, thanks for reading at all and keeping up with me over this season. I promise there will be even better stories over the next three months of 'cross racing and next years road season.

Best!

Captain Crunch

GMSR Pic (more from where this came from)

What happens when bikes are crashed at high rates of speed

GMSR Race Report - Pt.1

Just rolled back into PA after a great weekend of racing. I'm hoping to have a full race report up by Saturday. Overall I finished 23 on GC and my best placement in a race was 25th.

Best
Captain Crunch