First World Championsips Preview

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• Herbert Lantinga -Grand Rapids, MI

Today we rode over to the course for the first preview of what is to come. This big windmill is in the center of a roundabout near the trainstation and can be seen for quit a ways. I was really hoping to see one before we left so this might be it.
The course itself 95% set up with blue fencing the entire length and in some parts there is another rope fence built about a foot out to keep people from getting too close. We were not allowed on the course, but we walked and talked lots of it. Shall we say it is um, tricky.

There are at least three euro "shoots" that are possibly death defying if taken at the wrong angle as they push you to the inside at roughly a 45 degree angle as the course turns the opposite direction. Nasty. If it looks like it really couldn't be that steep in the picture below, believe me, it is. It's also off camber towards us, so it's not even straight down. No guts, no glory.
Currently the ground is completely saturated and if hadn't frosted last night, you'd sink in to your ankles. It is supposed to stay cold the remainder of the week which will help somewhat, but it's pretty much a given that once the woman and jrs race on Saturday and Sunday that there will be no remaining dry ground and will turn into another race like last week.
If your getting as excited as I am for this, here's a little video clip from the world cup last weekend that's pretty rad, check it out. Carnage.

There are four steep run ups like this one, but this is the most technical as you only have about 5 meters to remount before blasting down the other side. This is actually an over under meaning the course also goes through beneath.
The backside is very similar to the front with two more shoots and two more step run ups, another bridge and what appears to be a very muddy field section that will probably eat people if you fall in.

Currently the ground is completely saturated and if hadn't frosted last night, you'd sink in to your ankles. It is supposed to stay cold the remainder of the week which will help somewhat, but it's pretty much a given that once the woman and jrs race on Saturday and Sunday that there will be no remaining dry ground and will turn into another race like last week.

Last year at the world cup here they were doing 10 minute laps which is pretty long. I really like the course, it' probably going to be the most technical race I've ever done, but with the speed being slower because of mud the technical sections won't come up on you as fast as when it's dry so might change a bit. Overall it was pretty cool to see everything laid out already without tons of people being around. It's going to be amazing when there are people three deep the entire length of the blue netting, it's going to be crazy!

Today's Donors:

• Wade Loberger
• Paul Roltgen
• Jonathan Eggebrecht

Previous Donors:

• RICHARD SMIES - WHITEHALL, MI
• Thomas Dejager - WyomingMI
• Jay Richards - UCI mtb race at Maplelag on May 12th
• Madcross fundraising ( Renee Callaway)
• Mark Badger
• Lewis Clark
• Joe Doyle
• Dave Erickson
• Eric Knuth
• John McNeill
• Linda Seamars
• Chris Strout
• Heidi Ploeg
• Matthew Block
• Kevin Kiddle
• Mark Harms
• Tom Palmer
• Travis Goodlund
  
• Glen Jones

• Diana M Wyatt
• Cara McCauley
• Elmer and Naomi Schouten
• Ralph Pulver
• Al and Jennifer Krueger - Milwaukee, WI
• Bill Larsen
• Scott & Laura Cole
• Christopher Cronin
• Ryan Wondergem
• Steve and Maryann Manthey
• Andrew Klumb
• John and Connie Holcomb
• Jody Meyers: The bells team supports you 110%. GOOD LUCK!
• John Meyers - Bells Brewery Quiring Cycles Race Team
• Jason LaBella Chicago, IL WORS Comp #1111
• Joseph Lekovish (SPONSOR: South Lyon Cycle Racing Team / Tailwind Michigan UCI CX Double-header Sept 2007)
• Jesse Rients - MN
• David Ziemer - GreenfieldMN
• James Jones - Sheboygan
• Joseph Brzuchanski: On behalf of the Bells Brewery/Quiring Cycles MTB Team (Jason Lummis, Mike Simonson, Scott Quiring, John Meyers, Jason Jones and myself).
• Schwaller's Painting and Staining LLC (920) 918-3711
• Robert Letson
• Brian Eppen
• Scott and Sara Kylander-Johnson
• Carolyn Senty
• Glen A Jones
• Craig Manthe
• Bill & Barb Litscher - Whitefish Bay, WI
• Keith Wolf - Wauwatosa, Wi
• David and Bonnie Justice
• Francis Vandeloo
• Rod Olliver http://www.ontariocyclocross.com/fccr
• Kelly Niquette
• Michael Martens: Working on Wisconsin's first Twilight Crit in 07' (June 16th 2007 in Grafton, WI.) Check us out. www.graftonbikerace.com
• Ian Stanford
• Greg Heck
• Andrew Kruse
• Todd Pittman, Ellicott City, MD
• Mark Beck
• Tony Wagner - Glenbeulah, WI
• Jeremey Rodriguez
• Brad Verstegen - Appleton, WI
• Paul Belknap
• Scott Roehrborn:Make sure to throw down some Belgian Waffles for the guys back home on the Sat. Breakfast Ride!
• Ronald M Stawicki
• Scott, Alla & Ayla Shapiro
• Mitch Graham
• Maryann Pitner
• Guy Schutt - Oconomowoc, WI
• Jay Moncel
• Brian Conant – Dekalb, IL
• Daniel Backley
• Kenny Dretzka
• Carl Voss - Eyota, MN
• Rachel Steele
• Chris Henning: This is from the henningboyz- 2 little crossers- from northbrook. congrats and we're pullin' for ya.
  
• Steve Ferguson
  
• Jason Fryda - Boulder, CO
• Eric Peltier
• Featherman Kids
  
• Rachel Kilmer
• Christopher Zacharias
  
• Christopher Plummer
  
• Randy Arellano - Dearborn, MI
• Chris & Melanie Nystrom - Ellicott City, MD
• Jennifer and Brian Smith
• Mark A Lalonde
• Lil'Jane of Capitol Velo in Madison. Note: Jane is a 10-year-old cyclocross racer in the Wisconsin series. Good Luck! Richard Moran (Madcross-Garner) Jane (Capitol Velo)
• Andrew Weir
• Joe Doyle
• Sean Grady
• Michael Phillips
• Amy Dykema - Evanston, IL
• Sonja Schouten (this is a good one, she donated her leftover euros from her own trip -nice!)
• Bill Schneider - Green Bay, WI
• Chad Dean
• Wayne Prescott
• Brian Hammer
• Chad Melis