Interviews

1st Place
Pro Men
Chris Eatough
Trek East Coast

1st Place
Pro Women
Theresa Richardson
Cannondale

2nd Place
Pro Men
Todd Helmick
Trek East Coast

3rd Place
Pro Men
David Duvall
Trek East Coast

3rd Place
Pro Women
Cheryl Sornson
Gettysburg Bicycle

1st Place
Single Speed
Eric Roman
Ind Fabrication

3rd Place
Single Speed
Marc Vettori
Spot Brand

2nd Place
Expert Vet 1
Ransom Weaver
Guys Bicycles

If you have never raced Michaux before and are familiar with French Creek State Park (Birdsboro, PA) - it's like French Creek on steroids! It doesn't look too tough when you look at the virtual tour.......... however pictures are worth a thousand words........ but a thousand words won't give you the exhilarating feeling of accomplishment after cleaning GRAVE RIDGE without dabbing, or getting your rhythm on the three mile trail. Most experienced regional riders are familiar with the incredibly fun and challenging trials of Michaux State Forest. This has got to be one of the toughest race courses on the east coast. If you are looking for a smooth, easy, mostly level race course............. stay home. This race if for pure mountain bike racers who relish the thought of cleaning tough technical sections and climbing, climbing and climbing some more. Large rocks, sharp rocks, slippery roots, exhilarating downhills and tough climbs......... bring it on baby!

The race would not be possible without the tireless promoters Jes Stith - owner of Gettysburg Bicycle and Fitness and Rich Winkelmann owner of Granite Hill Campground & Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. They have been promoting Michaux races for years and we hope they will continue! These guys have a great crew and to appreciate what they do just imagine marking the 40 mile expert monster loop, the expert loop, the sport loop and the beginner loop...... and figure out how to get everyone out and back safely crossing a two lane road. They also have a huge payout for a regional race - $500 for the fastest man and $250 for the fastest women. Hats off to these guys for all that they do for mtb racing.

I would like to thank Roger Bird of TREK Bicycles who is the man who without hesitation offered to help mountainbikeRACER.com without knowing what races we were putting together. We are proud to call the series the "Classic Series presented by TREK". Roger is also instrumental in generous sponsorship of Jess and Rich's MICHAUX SERIES. Michaux Maximus racers will receive points for the Michaux Series and the Classic Series presented by TREK.

Our tent had two laptops going and three "staff" running around inputting registration information from the promoter's hard copies so that results would be online soon after the race. Tyler Keith - Series Points Director took time out of his busy schedule (new Dad) and manager of the Blind Factory of DE. His excellent helpers - Natasha Pollard and Alex Weiler of Wilmington, DE did various helpful activities - handing out trophies, interview forms and video taping the finish line as the racers came in. At one point they had to work the laptops in Tyler's SUV with the heater running. The good thing is they all thought it was fun. We appreciate their help and look forward to working with them at the rest of the races.

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