Capitol Forest 50/100
An endurance race in Capitol Forest, or in Washington for that matter, was a long time coming. Every year there was grumbling, but no one was willing or able tostep up and put it on. Then, like genies...
View ArticleWashington Cyclocross State Championships 11/20 and Seattle CX series,...
This was a my weekend debut into cyclocross(CX). After listening tofriends talk about it and watching several races (and finally havingthe funds to buy a new road-ish bike) I figured what the hell,...
View ArticleGL6: Ready to Rock the 2011 Season!
2011 is here, and Green Line Six is getting ready rip it up! First, we would like to introduce the newest members to our team lineup. All-star trail volunteer Ruben Andrews will be racing the same...
View ArticleTapeworm Time Trial
First GL6 race event of the 2011 Season. The weather broke off partly sunny and cool, the trail was mostly in really great shape except the one muddy section back somewhere in the labyrinth. Lee...
View Article2011 Capitol Forest Classic Registration is Open!!
Mark your calendars now for AUGUST 13th and 14th!!!! Friends of Capitol Forest presents the fourth annual Capitol Forest Classic featuring the Northwest All Mountain Championships. Spend the weekend at...
View ArticleBudu #1: Dash Point
Sunrise broke over the manicured lawns and four-car garages of Norpoint Way, a wealthy neighborhood in Tacoma whose upper-most houses enjoyed a 360 view of the snow-capped North Cascades, Mt. Rainier,...
View ArticleBudu #2: Black Diamond
I'd been to the Black Diamond area twice. The first time, as a novice mountain biker, I slipped on a wet root and broke the master cylinder on my right brake after thirty minutes. The second time,...
View ArticleBudu #3: Soaring Eagle
I decided to make Soaring Eagle my first race of the year, and my first competitive race since the Capitol Forest 50. I race in the Men's Sport 30-39 category and as usual, there was a very large...
View ArticleSandy Ridge Spring Brake Super D #1
ResultsCat 2 Men 19-39Lee Peterson, 9thCat 2 Women 35+Rachel Delateur, 1stOlydirt brothersMatt Jagger, 2nd Pro MenJim Graham, 5th Cat 1 Men 19-39
View ArticleBudu #4: Cookin in the Kettles, Ft. Ebey State Park
While Olympia was enduring yet another spring deluge, sun crept through the trees at Ft. Ebey State Park. Shadowed from the nasty March weather by the Olympic mountains to the west, the Cookin in the...
View ArticleRace Results NW Cup #1, Spring Brake Super D, Ft. Steilacoom, Henry's Ridge
Budu Final: Henry's RidgeRockin the new kits!Money shot!Theresa crosses the finish line at Henry's RidgeBudu Series podium: Sport Women 30-39Beginner Women 30-39Dani Vergara, 2nd; 3rd OVERALLSport...
View ArticleStottlemeyer 30/60 Miler, Port Gamble WA
The Stottlemeyer 30/60 race in Port Gamble marked the series opener for the new NW Epic Series and the first race of an ever-growing endurance race scene here in WA. I signed up for the 30 miler, but...
View ArticleNW Cup #2 Results
NW Cup #2 Results 5/14/11Jamey Poelker, 13th, Cat II MenEdward Vergara, 20th Cat II MenRachel Delatuer, 3rd, Cat II Women 40+Dani Vergara, 3rd, Cat III Open Women
View ArticleIndie Series #1: Dry Hill, Port Angeles WA
The first Indie Series race of 2011 offered up a slightly different course than the typical XC race. The downhill-racing roots of Dry Hill influenced the course layout and made for an interesting...
View Article24 Hours of Spokane
Team Shredded Bits and the Funky Junk: 3rd Place!For the 2011 Round and Round 24hr mountain bike race in Spokane, we combined a team of Green Line 6 and Olympia Orthopaedic racers to form The Shredded...
View ArticleBavarian Bike and Brew
For those who are unfamiliar with the Bavarian Bike and Brew in Leavenworth, WA, it is an event not to be missed. The course serves a capillary-bursting climb followed by a brake-burning descent that...
View ArticleOregon Super D Series #1: Hood River
Rachel and Matthew ready to rock the Hood River SDRachel on the urban dual slalom courseResultsRachel Delateur, 14th, Cat I/II Women 35+Matthiew Denuelle, 5th, Cat II Men 40-49Edward Vergara, 49th, Cat...
View ArticleEcho Valley 30/60 Miler
One week after the Bavarian Bike and Brew, a handful of GL6ers once again found themselves on the dry side of the mountains for the second race the NW Epic Series, Echo Valley. This area is not known...
View ArticleNW Cup #3: Mt. Hood
ResultsJamey Poelker, 2nd, Cat II Men 30-39Matthieu Denuelle, 4th, Cat II Men 40-49Rachel Delateur, 7th, Cat II Women OpenEdward Vergara, 18th Cat II Men 30-39
View ArticleIndie Series #3: Methow Valley
Relaxing after the raceLast year, Courtney and I were the sole representation of GL6 at the Methow Valley Cycle and Sport Mountain Challenge, but this year GL6 and friends swarmed the Loup Loup...
View ArticleOregon Super D Series #2: Bend
4th of July in BendAfter its inaugural race last year, the Bend Super D is now the second race in the Oregon Super D series, which attracts riders from not just Oregon and Washington, but over the west...
View ArticleFINALLY!
I've finally decided to blow the dust off this webpage in preparation for the upcoming 2012 racing season. Race dates are being added to the calendar as they are announced, but remember, the most...
View Article2012 Racing Has Begun!
The 2012 race season has officially begun! Well, technically, it began in January when Brian, Darin and Lito all took part in 4th Dimension Racing's winter duathalon series at nearby Ft. Steilacoom,...
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Henry's Ridge, BuDu 2012 Final.The day started out a bit drizzly when I arrived just before the expert start. The mist let up and it actually warmed up a bit and had a sun break to two by the end of...
View ArticleDoggy Dog River Enduro
Courtesy of Jamey Poelker:On Friday at work I decided it was time to start training for theOregon Enduro series and called up Matt made plans to hook up andcarpool down to Oregon for some mellow Enduro...
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