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-2009 Race Schedule-

  • CCCX #1 - Sunday February 15th - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #2 - Sunday March 1st - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #3 - Sunday March 22nd - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #4 - Saturday April 11th -Salinas CA
  • Sea Otter Classic - Sunday April 19th - Monterey CA
  • CCCX #5 - Sunday May 3rd - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #6 - Sunday May 31st - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #7 - Sunday June 14th - Salinas CA
  • CCCX #8 (finals) - Sunday June 21st - Salinas CA
-More races will be added. Check back soon-



 

- News -


01/06/09 - Happy New Year Everyone! Over the holidays I got engaged to my beautiful fiance Emily. Very happy about that!

Today I also got confirmation on my USAC license upgrade to CAT-1 for 2009. Very pumped. =]

Also, I finally got a short little video of me riding some of the local trails in Santa Cruz. Check it out:
 





12/18/08 - 2009 hasent even hit yet and its looking to be one of my most exciting years racing yet!

I Just picked up another AMAZING sponsor for 2009. Troy Lee Designs! The guys do such cool artwork and have awesome gear. I cannot wait to get decked out with them for this next season.

Training is now fully underway for the 2009 race season. I cannot wait!




12/12/08 - It has been a while since I last posted. I have just had a lot of personal things going on in the off season. I also took some down time to recover from being in a collision with a car and me on my bike. Don't worry, I was following all of the laws while I was on the road when I was hit. =] I punctured my femoral vein with my brake lever in my upper thigh and was taken to the ER by ambulance. But I am ok!

I am back and riding my bike as much as possible. Also spending some serious time with some pro DH rider friends to hopefully help build my skills for racing CAT-1 this season. I am also in the process of petitioning to the USAC for my CAT-1 license. Should have that squared away soon and ready for the 2009 season.

I also have a couple new sponsors in the works! First of I would like to welcome Crank Brothers as my newest sponsor for the 2009 season! I am super excited to work with them this year and really look forward to riding for them. Another is Eights and Aces Tattoo located in Santa Cruz CA. Be sure to check them out if you ever need any tattoo work done. =] As for the others, they are still in the works and hopefully I will get them posted up soon!

Anyways, I would also like to welcome back some of my sponsors from as year.

Tomac Mountain Bikes
- You guys rule and I cannot wait to work with you guys again for the 2009 Season! Watch out, I am working hard to make it onto your factory team!

RideSFO - I will be reppin you guys hard again for 2009! RideSFO RideSFO RideSFO =]

Scotts Valley Cycle Sport - Thanks for all of the support for the last 5 years, cheers to another great year!

More to come so check back soon!




10/01/08 - Well the 2008 race season is over now and it has been a great year! Not only for race results but I really exceeded my expectations for everything this season! After coming back from shoulder surgery my persistence and training really showed that I am capable from making a huge comeback and huge improvements in my riding after such a major injury.

But none of this really could have been possible without the support and help from my sponsors. I want to take a moment to thank each of my sponsors for the 2008 season individually because they have all been amazing this year!

First off I want to thank Tomac Mountain Bikes. Joel, Clarke, and everyone else... You guys have been so awesome this year! You have been unbelievably helpful and all of you have given me NOTHING be the best support I have ever had from a company and more. Seriously, you guys have been so great and I really appreciate everything you guys have done for me. I really look forward to working with you guys for the 2009 season and beyond. You guys are the best.

Secondly, I would like to thank a recent sponsor I picked up... RideSFO. Phil and Anthony, you guys have been so great this year. I am so pumped to finally get together with you guys and the company. You guys really have a great style that I haven't seen from any other small company out there. You guys really put so much heart into the company and rider support. I really just want to say thanks for everything!

Next up I wanted to thank everyone at Scotts Valley Cycle Sport in Scotts Valley. It is unbelievably helpful having a great local shops support. Thanks a bunch Mike, Andrew, and Tyler.

I also wanted to thank SixSixOne for the years of support. Everything you guys have done has made racing so much more affordable for me and also more importantly kept me safe over the last 3 years. Thank you so much!

And finally, I want to thank everyone else in my life. My girlfriend Emily for putting up with me leaving for long weekends and getting up at all hours of the day and night to ride and practice. =] Love you lots! I also want to thank my family for being so supportive of me and my crazy/dangerous sport. You guys have been so great! Last but not least all of my friends. If it wasn't for you guys, I probably would not have stepped on a bike again. You guys got me riding almost 5 years ago now. Even with all of my injuries and everything, I am so thankful for everything. I have done a bunch of traveling and countless hours riding and looking back, I would not want to change a thing. Thank all of you!

I cannot wait for the 2009 season. I will be racing in Category 1 (Expert / Semi-Pro). I cannot wait to ride hard for everyone and get some good results.

I am also on the hunt for new additions to my list of sponsors for the 2009 season. If you are a company and would like to get in touch with me, CLICK HERE and fill out the form on the page. I would love to hear from you.




9/8/08 - This last weekend I got out on the Primer with my good friend Sean Walton of www.evisionsphoto.com and took some sweet new action shots out on the local trails. Here are a few of the shots (the rest can be found on the Riding / Racing Photos page):

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8/28/08 - I know it has been a while since I last updated my site. I have been really busy with becoming a new uncle, changing jobs, and still working on getting settled into my new place. I have also been putting in some serious cross country hours on my Snyper.

I have also been dedicating some time to finally getting my Tomac Primer 220 built! I actually took it on its maiden voyage this morning!

Here it is FINALLY complete!



And here it is this morning at the local trailhead (sorry for the camera phone picture):



I cannot thank Joel from Tomac Mountain Bikes enough for making this build possible. It has been a long time in the making and this mornings ride made it all worth while! The bike performed perfectly and rode super smooth over the roughest stuff on the trails. The geometry on the Primer was SO nice. I really cannot wait to bring it on some more gnarly trails and really give it hell. =] Another thing I was really pumped on was the new 2009 Fox 40-RC2. It felt amazing compared to the previous years versions and I cannot wait to have it fully broken in.

I also want to thank Phil at RideSFO and all of my other friends who helped me get this bike built. So awesome! =]

As for races for the rest of the season, I am still waiting on some finalized dates. For now, its time to put some serious time on the Primer and get nice and comfortable on it for the races later this year!




-2008 Race Results-

* CCCX #1 - 4th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #2 - 1st Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #3 - 1st Place / Sport Downhill
* Sea Otter Classic 2nd Place (Out of 50+ riders) / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #4 - 2nd Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #5 - 2nd Place / Sport Downhill / Super-D
* Santa Ynez Valley National Race NMBS #3 - 4th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #6 - 1st Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX #7 - 1st Place / Sport Downhill / Super-D
* CCCX #8 (Finals) - 4th Place / 1st Place Over All in series / Sport Downhill
* Downieville Classic - 4th Place / Sport Downhill



-2007 Race Results-


* CCCX Race #1 - 6th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #2 - 10th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #3 - 5th Place / Sport Downhill
* Seaotter Classic - 12th Place (Out of 70!) / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #4 - 9th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #5 - 8th Place / Sport Downhill
* CHDH Race #2 - 7th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #6 - 10th Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX Race #7 (Finals) - 6th place and 4th overall / Sport Downhill



-2006 Race Results-

* Keysville Classic Downhill Race -  4th Place / Sport Downhill
* CHDH- 11th(?) Place / Sport Downhill
* Sea Otter Classic - 28th Place Sport Downhill - 17th Place / Sport Dual Slalom
* Firestone Downhill Race - 5th Place / Sport Downhill - Qualified for Nationals!
* CCCX - Downhill Series Race #3 - 6th Place / Sport Downhill
* Lagrange Fall Classic - 3rd Place / Sport Downhill
* CCCX - Downhill Series Race #5 - 12th Place / Sport Downhill