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As with all the events Bike Monkey promotes, Sonomas was lacking nothing; great course, good food, beer, and people that love riding bikes. The Sonomas course is one of those events dubbed as a “real mountain bike course,” you know the long ones like they used to be that everyone loves to reminisce about. With [...]
Tonight was the last race of the local short track series put on by Bike Monkey. With the series now at a close I’m stoked to say I took the win
The change in trail condition from the first race at Lake Sonoma to the final this weekend was astounding. The first race saw many days of rain; making for some sloppy conditions. Conversely the race this weekend was bone dry sans two creek crossings (they felt good in the heat). The short fast course out [...]
The Downieville Classic was just as I remember from years in the past (sort of). Just about everything was the same minus the upper section of the course; hot, hard, fun, large attendance. The general atmosphere of this event is what mountain bike racing is all about. It was awesome to be at this event [...]
Bike Monkey sure knows how to round up some people for an “inaugural” event. I know there was a race last year, but they say it was not “official”. For their credit I’ll say this first year event was something like no other. They rallied together 615 yes SIX HUNDRED FIFTEEN racers to race in [...]
This weekend is going to be a special event that I am more than proud to be competing in. It is inspiring to think that true legends of our sport have raced on some of the same trails we will be flying down come Saturday. Only time will tell if this event remains, but if [...]
Rockhopper Vacaville, CA May 7, 2011 After reading about the Rockhopper and its history I knew it wasn’t a race I wanted to miss. When a race promoter claims they have some fresh cut trails that are “awesome” you can usually
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