Lakeland and Dade City Cyclocross

This weekend kicked off the 2009-2010 Florida Cyclocross season with races in Lakeland and Dade City. Saturday's course was located at Loyce Harpe Park and included some tight single track as well as difficult sugarsand sections. Sunday's race was hosted at Little Everglades Ranch with course that included a little sugarsand, fast flats though the woods and even a trip through a barn every lap. There were also some great vendors there, selling marvelous Belgian waffles and other tasty after-race foods. Big thanks to Little Everglades Ranch who let us borrow their stakes and tape for our cyclocross race coming up (more info coming soon). Team Colavita had a great showing out there this weekend, we got a total of 11 podium places over the course of two days!


Race Report
By Brandon Forman
After an intense day of racing, jumping on and off the bike a number of times, I am very happy with my results at my very first ever cyclocross race. It was an interesting course and after 30 minutes of racing, I held it all together to finish the junior 15-18 race with a first place. After completing that, I did another race right after, even though I was tired. I surprised myself by getting a forth place position in the mens C, finishing with the pack.

Results

Saturday

Junior 10-14
James Mertens 1st

Junior 15-18

Brandon Forman 1st

Women C
Michelle Blake 2nd

Women A/B

Diane Blake 3rd

Masters +35
Brent Harrell

Mens A

John-Paul Russo 5th

Will Willis

Mens C
Brandon Forman 4th

Sunday

Kiddie Race

Chase Forman

Jack Greene

Owen Greene

Junior 10-14
James Mertens 1st
Zoe Mullins 2nd

Junior 15-18

Jos Chalmers

Casey Braga

Brandon Forman

Christian Teather

Women C
Michelle Blake 2nd

Women A/B

Diane Blake 4th

Men A
John-Paul Russo
Will Willis

Men B

Jos Chalmers

Men C
Taylor Warren 1st

Masters +35

Brent Harrell

Photos this weekend take by: Dean Warren, Jan Chalmers, and Michelle Blake