Monday, December 21, 2015

AZ State Cyclocross Championships - Gilbert, AZ

Sunday marked the final day of the cyclocross season in Arizona with the AZ State CX championships.  We were much better prepared today!  The weather was forecast to be the same.  The kids were properly dressed and well hydrated for today's challenge.  Tensions were high on the start line with everyone anxious to begin the battle.  Both Liam and Barrett had excellent starts.  Liam pulled into 1st place in his category and never looked back.  After yesterday's loss, he was determined and riding in a different realm today.  He was on fire!!  He came in 1st more than 2 minutes ahead of the competition.  Barrett was locked in a battle with Cyrus for 1st in his category on the first lap.  After a cat and mouse chase, back and forth for 1st, Barrett broke away and formed a huge gap!  He crossed the line for his first CX win of the season!

Emma and Avery were racing for the girls and did very well.  Emma was riding unopposed in her category, but still put in an all out effort riding strong the entire race!  Avery, coming off a illness that sidelined her yesterday, also rode strong despite not feeling well.  She rode in for 2nd place overall.  These girls are fierce and an inspiration!

We are so proud of the Dynamix Devo crew for the hard work they put in all season.  This was everyone's first time racing CX, although you would never guess it based on the results.  This season we finished with:

*27 AZ Cross Series Podium Finishes
*2 AZ Cross Series 1st Place Finishes (Boys 9-18 & Girls 9-18)
*1 AZ Cross Series 2nd Place Finish (Girls 9-18)
*3 AZ State CX Championship 1st Place Finishes (Boys 9-10, Boys 11-12, Girls 9-10)
*1 AZ State CX Championship 2nd Place Finish (Girls 11-12)

Congratulations to the team and a huge thank you to our sponsors who have supported us all season:

*Bicycle Haus of Scottsdale
*Four Peaks Family Dentistry of Scottsdale
*Stans NoTubes
*GU Nutrition
*Wolf Tooth Components
*Cuore
*Maxxis Tires
*Biz Core Strategic Online Marketing

Another BIG thank you to all the parents who were committed to bringing out their kids to the events.  We couldn't have done it without your support! We want to give a special thanks to Deanna Young (Barrett's mom) for all of the amazing photos throughout the season.  

We are looking forward to a short break before the start of the MBAA mountain bike race series and the road criterium race series coming up in January.

On the start line anxiously awaiting to take off!



2015 AZ State Cyclocross Champion Boys 9-10
Barrett Belanger
2nd Place - Cyrus, 3rd Place - Axel




2015 AZ State Cyclocross Champion Girls 9-10
Emma Clark




2015 AZ State Cyclocross Champion Boys 11-12
Liam Clark
2nd Place - Randy, 3rd Andon
2015 AZ State Cyclocross Championship
Avery Wortendyke - 2nd Place
Alyssa 1st

Junior Boys 2015 AZ State Cyclocross Champions
Liam, Ty, & Barrett

Juniors 2015 AZ State Cyclocross Champions
Liam, Ty, Barrett, & Emma




All smiles to end a wonderful season!




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