2009 ACA Awards

This past weekend was the annual ACA Award Party to wrap up the 2009 season. Mix1 was very well represented in the 35 Plus and 45 Plus categories. Jimi Gibson took the top step in the 45 Plus Best All Around Rider (BAR) competition, with Matt Vawter not far behind in 2nd place. In fact the 45 Plus team dominated the entire year with 3 riders in the top 5 (Chris Leggere was 5th) and if the competition was not concerned yet, we also recruited the 4th place rider in Peter Ismert. As a result of their domination the 45 Plus team also ran away with the Best All Around Team (BAT) completion. Congratulation to all the 45 Plus guys.

On the 35 Plus side Matt Segur nailed down 3rd in the BAR award with a strong top 5 in the last race of the year. Marc Holbet managed to place in the top 10, despite racing less then most of the other contenders. The 35 Plus team made a valiant effort to win the BAT title as well (with some help from the ageless wonder Jimi Gibson), but came up 7 points short. None the less a fine 2nd place in the 35 Plus BAT.

The bar has been set very high from 2009. The team is busy training for 2010 and the first races are about a month away. Hopefully the entire Mix1 team can build on a great 2009 and take that into 2010!

Proud Father

For anyone who knows the Mix1 Masters team, you know it is a very family oriented team. Most of the team members are married, have kids, and are balancing life, work, family and racing. We like to think that is one of the things that makes the team work and provides members a good perspective on life and racing. It is also why we use a great product like Mix1 to help in our athletic pursuits

2009 team member Kevin Anderberg's daughter recently won a national championship in cross and now team member Marcel van Garderen's son, Tejay, is making his Pro Tour debut. Tejay has been a top amateur cyclist for a long time and has spent the last few years racing for the development team for the Rabobank Pro Tour team. Tejay had a great year in 2009 and for 2010 stepped up to the Pro Tour level and the #1 team in the world, Columbia-HTC. Proud Papa Marcel sent over this picture his son took of his new jersey at the recent training camp. Pretty impressive Marcel and Tejay. Congratulation to you both and best of luck in 2010 Tejay. Your Dad better make sure he send you some Mix1 to help you get through the rigors of your first Pro Tour season!

Hello 2010

Today is the first day of 2010 and the Mix1 Masters Cycling Team is happy to welcome in a new year. As loyal followers of the blog, and the team, 2009 was a great year for the the team with lots of podiums, a nice group of wins, a Best All Around Rider win for Jimi Gibson in the 45 Plus, a 3rd place in Best All Around Rider for Matt Segur in the 35 Plus, and the best Combined Masters Team in Colorado! (45 Plus won the Best All Around Team completion and the 35 Plus got second). To sum up what a great year 2009 was here is a nice photo of Pete Lucke taking the team's 1st win of 2009, back in April at The Tour Of The Depot in Utah. It may also be the only pure "Victory Salute" photo we got all year! Give Pete extra credit as it was a downhill sprint, in the 53/11, with lots of wind and it was darn cold. The fact he got 1 hand up is impressive. Hopefully the first win of 2010 is not far away.

As 2010 begins the team has been training in a rather cold Boulder, CO. The weather has had riders out on their mountain bikes, cross country skiing, snow snowing, at the gym, riding on the velodrome, and some times even riding on the road. The team is excited to built on so many great things from 2009, to add 4 new riders who we have complete confidence in to help the team out from day one (Peter #2, Matt #3, Josh and Jeff), and to work to improve the areas where we could do better. The first races of 2010 are only 8 weeks away in early March. They maybe only training races, but we have to keep working hard between now and then.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for lots of great news, results, and photos to come in 2010.

Daughter Of Mix1 Rider Takes Stars & Stripes!

Today in Bend, OR 2009 team member Kevin Anderberg's daughter Mina won the 2009 National Cyclo Cross Championships in the 10 to 12 year old category. This marks back to back victories for Mina, as as won last year in Kansas City. The Juniors women had to race 1st at 8am, thus braving the worst/coldest conditions of the day. Mina lead from wire to wire in taking the win and was the only lead racer who did not fall on the frozen, and very icy, course.





A big congratulations to a proud papa Kevin and even more so to his daughter Mina. (all photos credited to Kevin Anderberg)

Training Ride Video Of Marcel

This video is from http://www.jeffkerkove.net/, a Ft. Collins based endurance mountain bike racer. Apparently our only Ft. Collins based rider is a star on the local group ride.

Check it out: http://vimeo.com/7763035

The Mix1 Masters Cycling Team Present Our 2010 Kits

We are pleased to release our 2010 clothing design today via our blog. Thank you to all of our sponsors for 2010 that make it possible. A big thank you to Pete & Marcel for all their hard work on the clothing design and the order. Lastly thank you to Nalini for making our clothing happen and looking good.

Mix1 Masters Cycling Team Welcomes Jeff Ofsanko for 2010

The Mix1 Masters's cycling team is please to welcome Jeff Ofsanko to the team for 2010. Jeff will be racing with the 45 Plus group and is a self described all arounder. The photo to the left was taken at the 2009 Koppenberg and shows Jeff leading the pack up the Koppenberg. Jeff rode to a top 10 at this event and funny enough the rider in second is Pete Ismert, who has already joined us for 2010. Jeff is our 4th new addition for 2010 and with his addition our roster is complete. For more info on the team and to see a complete roster please see: http://boulderveloracing.com/2/node/2

More information on Jeff: Jeff discovered cycling in 1998 when a series of running and climbing injuries forced him to look for more tendon friendly pursuits. After watching a few Tour de France videos that his roommate at the time would occasionally be playing on the TV, Jeff was hooked. He immediately bought a bike and started training with the intent to race and has been racing ever since. Jeff was initially a climbing specialist but 10 years and 15 pounds later he now relies more on experience than strength-to-weight ratio in races. Subsequently, he is now more of an all-a-rounder than a climber. Jeff’s versatility, experience and enthusiasm for team tactics should complement Mix 1’s 45+ squad. His favorite races are rolling road races but he also enjoys crits and hill climbs. He is as willing to help out a teammate as he is seizing the opportunity for an individual result. After racing mostly solo on the BPN squad last year, Jeff is looking forward to being part of a team effort in 2010. Jeff lives in east Boulder with his wife and step-daughter. He works as a Paramedic in Estes Park and is also slowly working towards an undergraduate degree in International Affairs at CU. He hopes to someday follow up his undergraduate degree with graduate studies in either Political Science or Human/Political Geography.

Mix1 Masters Cycling Team & Velovie Bicycles renew sponsorship for 2010

This press release just came from Velovie this past week. It was very exiciting news for the team, as we have a great relationship with Velovie and are excited about expanding it for the up coming season. For anyone who is not fimilar with Velovie, check out their web site, or ask a Mix1 team rider about the frames. We have had nothing, but good luck with all of their products.

http://velovieme.velovie.com/content/view/159/50/

New Team Member

On Wednesday November 11th we added a new team member as CJ Gauss, and his wife Melanie, had the birth of their second son. No name for the little guy yet (maybe Alberto or Massimo), but he came out long and lean. From the early looks of it he would appear to be a climbing and built like Jimmy. CJ already has him slated for winning 35 Open BAR in 2044. At that point CJ will be racing wheel chairs!

Mix1 Rider Uses Cyclocross For Offseason Training

Fall is generally the off season for most of the guys as we are a road racing team, so many of the riders are ready for a rest after a long season on the road. But not all members of the Mix1 team are looking for a rest. Team member David K. is one of the braves souls who likes Cyclocross, or simply Cross, as a form of off season traing for road racing. For those who have not seen Cross it is similar to Steeplechase on bikes. most of the course is ridable, but some part are designed to require you to get off and run. As such it is a good cross training activity for road racers. Here are a couple of pictures David supplied from 303 Cycling , from Boulder Racing's cross race this past weekend at the Boulder Reservoir. The pictures do not do the day justice as it was in the mid 30's and snowing on and off all day. David can be seen railing it in the sand (which is very hard to do). Even harder is cleaning your bike after the race! Maybe that is why we are a road racing team, we hate cleaning our bikes!