CX Nats Masters 30+ The Wilcox Mix

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At this very moment GET IN THE VAN! Race Across The Ground To CX Natz Episode 4 is in post-production. What we have to offer you as an interim entertainment measure is the above vid of the Masters 30+ race from Saturday. That race was really a hell of a lot nastier than the Elite Nationals the next day, on Sunday — windier, wetter, gnarlier. It's a combo of Contour HD helmet cam (which was on the head of David Wilcox) and some footage shot with a Flip Mino. It kind of captures how insane it was out there, kind of.

We've got a lot more vids in the works, check back soon.

U23 Video From CX Nats And An Update From The Van

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The Pedro's van left Bend, Oregon at 2:40 Monday afternoon. It is now parked in Lincoln, Nebraska about 24 hours later. It has not stopped...at all. OK, it stopped for about an hour in Meridian Idaho, just outside Boise, due to a slow leak in the rear tire. Some Fix-A-Flat was pumped into the nearly bottoming out tire and the van returned to the road. The GET IN THE VAN TEAM was a bit nervous, having nearly run out of gas on this very stretch of road on the way out to Bend, just days before. Despite a couple preemptive topping offs of the tank, history nearly repeated itself. The expanse between Twin Falls, Idaho and Ogden, Utah is just that desolate in the wee hours of the night. Of course the wee hours in those parts start at about 9PM.

The van really did run out of gas on its way to Cross Nationals in Bend, just outside Burns, Oregon, like 10 miles outside Burns, Oregon. It was 4AM, it was 11°, and there was no shoulder to pull off onto. The GITV Team went straight into Survivor Man mode: they busted out the Powerbook and watched Dod Sno while awaiting rescue:

A great film to watch while stranded on a deserted road, at night, in the snow.

Despite the 12 hours on, driving/6 hours off, sort of sleeping shifts, the now, two-man-team is employing, there has been some opportunity to catch up on some video editing. The video at the top of the post incorporates Pedro's Grassroots rider, Josh Lehmann's bar-cam footage with some HD footage taken with a Flip Mino while he was on course. Toward the end of the race Josh pitted his bike, so there's some great pit/bike wash footage thrown in as well.

Time to hit the road again, check back soon for further reports from the road. Unless, of course, the Nazi-Zombies get us before we can get to another internet cafe.

Puddle Fight At CX Nationals: Gumby Vs. "Unicorns Are Real" Man

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This video answers the age-old question: Who would win in a fight — Gumby or a man in a Mexican Wrestler Mask, wearing a Speedo, with "Unicorns Are Real" written in Sharpie on his back?

Todd Wells' win at Cyclocross Nationals was truly just a freakish sideshow to the real main event: Gumby Vs. "Unicorns Are Real" Man. The arena was a muddy hillside and a murky puddle. Gumby brought his A-Game and spanked "Unicorns Are Real" Man, badly, before unmasking him in front of thousands of screaming Mascot-Fight fans. When the show was over, lacking something better to watch, the fans turned their attention to a bunch of skinny men riding around in circles in the mud.

Heckling, Ripping Your Teammates Head's Off And The Pros Picks For Natz

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Above: Tim, Jeremy, Georgia, and Amy discuss the dynamic they have with their teammates during a race. Johnson and Powers talk a little bit about their epic battle at the last round of the USGP in Portland.

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Above: Johnson, Powers, Gould, Bruno-Roy, Antonneau, and Dombroski give their picks for the mens and womens races at Cyclocross Nationals on Sunday.

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Above: Johnson, Powers, and Gould discuss hecklers and heckling. Johnson manages to foment a war between Belgium and the United States.

Pedro's/Lazer Helmets Party At Sunnyside Sports

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Friday night before Cyclocross Nationals, the guys from Pedro's and Lazer Helmets swung a little party at Sunnyside Sports in Bend, Oregon. Pro riders, Tim Johnson, Jeremy Powers, Jamey Driscoll, Kaitlin Antonneau, Georgia Gould, Amy Dombroski, and Mo Bruno-Roy were there to share stories with the fans. Things got pretty goofy at a couple points during the evening and some big laughs were had.

In the above video Johnson and Powers discuss how they got into 'cross. In the video below several of the riders talk about their favorite courses and share their thoughts on the 2010 Nationals course in Bend.

There's more where these came from, so come back soon!

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GET IN THE VAN! Race Across The Ground Ground To CX Natz Episode 3

The bar is lowered on acceptable humor like it's a limbo competition and the team experiments with deadly driving games.

Pedro's GET IN THE VAN! Race Across The Ground Nationals Epsiode 2

Episode 2 in the series. Lots of focus on the way the van smells and why.