Last night we had a great opportunity to shoot a Mountain Bike Action photo session with Ryan Bates. The light was right, and team was ready for the shoot.
He shoots some mighty fine photos!! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151760670806940.1073741829.89835246939&type=1
Check his other work out at: http://www.ryanbatesphotography.com/index2.php#!/HOME
Team Velo Wrench is true grassroots cycling at its core. Founded in 2008 in Nor Cal, Team VW is a dedicated crew. Team VW’s goal then & now is to spread the love of cycling. We love all things bicycle!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Race Behind Bars MTB - Folsom CA
A bit late, but here are a few photos from the Race Behind Bars Mountain Bike race.
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| Amy, Kristen, Leslie & team friend Ellen. |
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| Dave, Kristen, Amy, Leslie, and Kurtis! Team VW representing! |
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| Ellen, Amy, Kristen, Andrea, and DH! |
Prairie City Race Series MTB
After 10 hard fought races....
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| Kristen 1st overall Cat 3 women 40+ !! Woo Hoo!! |
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| Kurtis 3rd overall Cat 1 20-29 |
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| Kristen's Leader Shirt & Medal that duals as a bottle opener. Coool |
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| Kristen..BOK BOK! |
Tri for Real #2
Ryan and Charissa Odom have been flying the TRI flag for Team Velo Wrench, and they have been rocking it! So proud of them!!
Tri for Real # 2 – Rancho Seco
Race report by Charissa Odom. Both she and her husband Ryan raced today!
"My success today was largely due to the generosity
of Vinny, Richard, and Ryan-- Thanks guys! My bike was tricked out with
Vinny's Zipp deep dish rear wheel, Ryan's jazzy Reynolds front wheel, and I
wore Richard's brand new Catlike TT helmet. Thanks for sharing your toys!
It was a fun (I think that's what we call it) day
out at Rancho Seco. The swim was not much different than my previous in
this series. The bike leg was AWESOME and I felt like I was flying.
I was able to catch some of the ladies on the bike portion, and keep my
position. By the way, I am totally in love with my new Serfas saddle :)
I saw Ryan a few times throughout the course, and
he was looking strong!
I have few positive words for the run today.
All I can say is that it happened, and I kept my place... Yikes, it
was challenging!
In the end, I took second place in my age group.
I've got a lot of work to do before I can even dream of beating the first
place winner!
On a side note, I also earned 2nd place in the 5k
that I did last night! -Charissa"
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| Charissa & Ryan getting ready to race |
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| Charissa once again rocking the podium!! |
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| RAWR...Ryan. |
37th Annual 4th of July Crit, Davis CA
Both Leslie and Richard raced at the 4th of July Criterium.
Richard placed 22nd in the Elite 4 race.
Leslie place 12th in the women's elite 3 race
Here is Richard's race report:
Richard placed 22nd in the Elite 4 race.
Leslie place 12th in the women's elite 3 race
Here is Richard's race report:
"The race started at
4:30pm, so it was a very HOT start. The course was very good
to good. But it had two bumpy corners and a few potholes.
The race went well. I stayed in the back just to get used to the race pace. I
worked my way to the front, and stayed there until two laps to go. There was a
small break that got a gap on the peloton. I bridged the gap, and when I got up
there we only stayed away for 3 turns before we were caught. Last lap had 2
crashes. The first one I just missed being a part of!! I had to slam on my brakes and
swerve to miss it, but I still caught a part of the downed rider’s bike and bent
my wheel. I just cruised in after that because I had to loosen my brakes so the
wheel wouldn't rub my brakes. The second crash was on a bumpy corner and had 6
riders involved. Luckily everyone got up and finished.
Hope the next race goes better than this one,
Richard"
to good. But it had two bumpy corners and a few potholes.
The race went well. I stayed in the back just to get used to the race pace. I
worked my way to the front, and stayed there until two laps to go. There was a
small break that got a gap on the peloton. I bridged the gap, and when I got up
there we only stayed away for 3 turns before we were caught. Last lap had 2
crashes. The first one I just missed being a part of!! I had to slam on my brakes and
swerve to miss it, but I still caught a part of the downed rider’s bike and bent
my wheel. I just cruised in after that because I had to loosen my brakes so the
wheel wouldn't rub my brakes. The second crash was on a bumpy corner and had 6
riders involved. Luckily everyone got up and finished.
Hope the next race goes better than this one,
Richard"
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