Stomach Churn CX and Old Caz gravel grind. 2018 is coming in hot!
Stomach Churn certain brings the stellar vibes of Humboldt riders to kick off the new year. With an array of shredders, young and old, the festivities are on par for a good time. Stomach Churn is a CX style race put on by Pirateride which draws all the locals to race all forms of bikes in celebration of getting muddy on bikes and having a good time.
This year there was an amazing showing of the Humboldt Composite High School Mountain Bike Team with riders racing both the 30 minute and hour churn. Huge thanks to Sean Robertson and the array of coaches and local sponsors of Revolution Bicycles, Adventure's Edge, NICA, Scott Bicycles, Health Sport, Arcata Scoop, and others providing the future of our sport with all the support they can ever possibly need, want, or even imagine. With quite a bit of momentum, more and more high schoolers are discovering the adventure, freedom, fun, friendships, community, and health mountain biking creates in our backyard of endless loam within a sea of ferns and redwoods...
Stomach Churn certain brings the stellar vibes of Humboldt riders to kick off the new year. With an array of shredders, young and old, the festivities are on par for a good time. Stomach Churn is a CX style race put on by Pirateride which draws all the locals to race all forms of bikes in celebration of getting muddy on bikes and having a good time.
This year there was an amazing showing of the Humboldt Composite High School Mountain Bike Team with riders racing both the 30 minute and hour churn. Huge thanks to Sean Robertson and the array of coaches and local sponsors of Revolution Bicycles, Adventure's Edge, NICA, Scott Bicycles, Health Sport, Arcata Scoop, and others providing the future of our sport with all the support they can ever possibly need, want, or even imagine. With quite a bit of momentum, more and more high schoolers are discovering the adventure, freedom, fun, friendships, community, and health mountain biking creates in our backyard of endless loam within a sea of ferns and redwoods...
Even smaller than the high schoolers, cheering on the kiddos race was nothing short of a good time. Honors in my ability to help guide one of the youngster to the finish line!
The 30 minute Churn is, well, an opportunity to live up to pro-heckling status with cowbells and bazookas at the short-cut beer stop. What can I say? Collegiate mountain bike racing instills a level of heckling rowdiness to cheer on your fellow shredders to keep pushing with every pedal stroke till their stomachs and legs churn and burn... and what's a better way to get stoked for a party on your bike!?
The hour churn is, well, an hour of power or an hour of suffering depending on your perspective and fitness. Dropping the hammer to churn and burn, disco infurno, for one hour is something only ridiculously stokes mtb pedaling shredders could so deeply love.
After the racing subsides the World Champs Crilling event begins-- the slowest race ever! Video to come soon.... the suspense! Can you handle it?
If you're a local or passing thru Humboldt County in the early season of January don't miss the festivities of the Churn... you might even get a sneak peak at Humboldt's best shredders crilling along with style at the Chrilling Championships.
The 30 minute Churn is, well, an opportunity to live up to pro-heckling status with cowbells and bazookas at the short-cut beer stop. What can I say? Collegiate mountain bike racing instills a level of heckling rowdiness to cheer on your fellow shredders to keep pushing with every pedal stroke till their stomachs and legs churn and burn... and what's a better way to get stoked for a party on your bike!?
The hour churn is, well, an hour of power or an hour of suffering depending on your perspective and fitness. Dropping the hammer to churn and burn, disco infurno, for one hour is something only ridiculously stokes mtb pedaling shredders could so deeply love.
After the racing subsides the World Champs Crilling event begins-- the slowest race ever! Video to come soon.... the suspense! Can you handle it?
If you're a local or passing thru Humboldt County in the early season of January don't miss the festivities of the Churn... you might even get a sneak peak at Humboldt's best shredders crilling along with style at the Chrilling Championships.
The Caz. A gravel grindin' off-road adventure which took place on the beautiful Jan 27, 2018....
The Caz... the Old, Old Caz turned 20 this year and after 5 years of always missing it due to random events, I was sure to not miss it this year. Old Caz is the first of the Grasshopper events and the first real hammer fest of 2018 to burn off the cozy layer from the winter and adventure grind the spectacular terrains of Occidental, CA
The Caz... the Old, Old Caz turned 20 this year and after 5 years of always missing it due to random events, I was sure to not miss it this year. Old Caz is the first of the Grasshopper events and the first real hammer fest of 2018 to burn off the cozy layer from the winter and adventure grind the spectacular terrains of Occidental, CA
With a pretty festive crew and some big names at the Caz, 50 miles of gravel, road, and muddy single track you'd think you were in an extended adventure cyclocross race. With riders on a spectrum of bikes from full road to full suspension, the array of riders was fun and festive.
Many, many sponsors were out on course supporting riders keeping them hydrated, flatless and stoked. Huge thanks to Breakaway Bicycles for the 40 mile beer feed!!
If you are looking for a good time to kick off the year with fun, festive, fast yet laid back riders, the Old Caz is a great Grasshopper adventure to be had!!
Many, many sponsors were out on course supporting riders keeping them hydrated, flatless and stoked. Huge thanks to Breakaway Bicycles for the 40 mile beer feed!!
If you are looking for a good time to kick off the year with fun, festive, fast yet laid back riders, the Old Caz is a great Grasshopper adventure to be had!!