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Green
is Good.
RGW rejoicing after
winning the
Indie Hops
Green sprinters jersey at
the 2012 Cascade
Cycling Classic.
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Well, Indie Hops again sponsored the Cascade Cycling Classic in Bend, Oregon this week and we're proud to see our logos on the winners.
Francisco
Mancebo won the pro men's race in fine fashion, pretty much dominating in just
about every category. We're happy for the winner of the sprint competition,
Eric Mercotte, of the Elbowz Racing Team out of Dallas, Texas. They came a long way from the Lone Star State,
where hill training consists of repeats on overpasses over the interstate, and
our darling underdogs pulled it off.
Eric looks good in the green jersey. Now if we could just get more Texas
breweries to green up their brews with Oregon grown aroma hops.
Speaking
of hop colored bike jersies, in the Masters races, yours truly is now the proud
owner of this coveted garment. I managed
to lose some weight (without sacrificing my two beers a day habit), trained
like a madmen, and unleashed the fury on the Mt. Bachelor climb for the Vee in
Stage 1.
I'm very happy for the winner of the yellow jersey, Robert Nunes. This man is tough, tough, tough. Once he donned the yellow, the entire field tried hard to crush him but he would not surrender. Where did he get that toughness? He's used to the hard life, as he hails from a tiny town on the Pacific coast side of Costa Rica.
I'm very happy for the winner of the yellow jersey, Robert Nunes. This man is tough, tough, tough. Once he donned the yellow, the entire field tried hard to crush him but he would not surrender. Where did he get that toughness? He's used to the hard life, as he hails from a tiny town on the Pacific coast side of Costa Rica.
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Coming
and Going
Plenty of action on the
clean streets of downtown Bend, Oregon for the pro criterium races. Indie Hops inda house! |
I've been down there, and
believe me, it's no picnic climbing a partially paved mountain road with no
shoulder, no reflectors, no lights, in the mist, with diesel spewing trucks and
busses roaring by you.
Thanks
to all the sponsors, volunteers, racers and fans who helped make this years CCC
another bona fide classic. And congrats
to Deschutes Brewing for crafting the popular, unique and tasty Chainbreaker
IPA. I drained three pints while announcing
the men's pro race with my buddy Splinter Wren and wanted more!
Cheers
Roger
Worthington
July 23, 2012
July 23, 2012
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The
Bikie's High
I spent exactly 12 hours
in yellow after the first mountain
stage. Between the altitude and the voluptuous podium babes, I must've lost focus. |
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One
Tough Hombre
Here's my new buddy, Robert Nunes,
of Costa Rica, the winner of the Yellow Jersey in the CCC masters races. How does a guy get that fit riding on gravel roads and sand flea infested beaches? |
