Friday, November 7, 2008

Update on how they got started cx racing from Dave Burnard




1.What category or categories are you racing?

Masters 50+ and Singlespeed

2. What’s your number?

409 and 705


3. When did you start cyclo cross racing?

1997 - Jim Rose and Mike Olson and I started together. We were riding our mountain bikes at first.
Mike wasn't even selling bikes yet, just repairing them. I bought one of the first model year Kona Jake the Snake
cross bikes the week after this race...

Back then the entire masters pack (now split into A, B, C and 50+) numbered about 25. Funny to think that we
we got water handups from Mike every lap back then. ;)

Cross Crusade #4
Johnson Farm, Haag Lake, Oregon
November 01, 1997

Beginners
PLACE RIDER # NAME LAPS TIME
1 415 MIKE SCHAEDEL 7 1 03 05
2 408 NIGEL SCHNACKENBERG 7 1 06 12
3 474 REX HADLEY 7 1 06 18
4 424 JOHN STURMAN 6 58 49
5 441 DAVE BURNARD 6 59 59
6 442 JIM ROSE 6 1 03 11
7 423 LUIS SOLIS 6 1 03 31


4. How did you get into cyclo cross riding/racing?

Looked like it would be fun, so I convinced Mike and Jim to come with me. I think Mike flatted within the 3 minutes of his race that first day.


5. What are your goals for the season?

Have fun and cheer loudly!

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