Starting line                                                     Off we go!

  
 Starting                                                          Tired after racing

                                         1st place on the podium!
On July 18, 2009 I competed in  my first ever night race! The course was wet and slippery from the onset of the evening dew but that didn’t slow down any of the riders racing! The course was had very technical descents where many bad crashes occurred! I stayed safe and crash free and took another 1^st place win! I am currently ranked 1^st place overall for the Mid Atlantic Super Series XC Cup for my age group! Thanks to all my sponsors  Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

    On July 12, 2009 I took part in one of the largest XC races on the east coast: The Delaware Trail Spinners Fair Hill Classic! At this event there where more than 400 racers from all around the Delmarva region! The race was very fun and fast but it was a long 13.5 miles! In my age group I took my third 1^st place of the season! I beat 2^nd place by more than a minute and a half! I am currently ranked 1^st place overall for the Mid Atlantic Super Series XC Cup! Thanks to all my sponsors  Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

 
  2nd place (My rear tire is flat :(                            My dad with his 1st place medal!

    

On July 5, 2009 I participated in the Long Pine Classic at Michaux State Forest. Unfortunately there was a lead group of about 5 beginners who where going really fast and where ahead of all of the other beginners. I was towards the front of this pack and around the 5 mile mark we where instructed to turn right where we should have gone straight L To make a long story short the guy directing us thought we where experts because we where so far ahead so that group of us did an extra 3-4 miles of the expert course. Despite this setback (and a flat tire in the last .1 mile of the race)  I was still able to take 2^nd place!  It was a great racecourse with some tricky descents and some challenging climbs but overall a great day! I would like to thank all of my sponsors: Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

  
1st place medal!                                                         Finish!


Sponsors!                                                                   The bike!

On Sunday, June 7, 2009 I competed in the Tour de Tykes XC race in Danville, Pennsylvania. This race has the most climbing and vertical of any race in the Mid Atlantic Super Series with more than 1800 feet for beginners. At this race I won my second 1^st place medal for the 2009 season and now am tied for 1^st place in overall points for my age group: Beginner Junior 2 ages 13-15 in the Mid Atlantic Super Series! My next race will be the Guy’s Neshaminy XC Classic race on June 21, 2009. Wish me luck! Thanks so much to all sponsors: Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

 

 
 Me with my first gold medal!                                        My age entire group

 
One of the many climbs on the course               My dirty bike after the race

 
SockGuy Logo on my jersey                   It was raining before the race started


                          In the Iron Hill Challenge I got my first 1st place win!!! The course was rocky and muddy from the rain of the previous few days but it was overall a fun course and everyone stayed safe. Thanks to all my sponsors: Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, Ice Toolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

  
A little bit dirty after the race                     Still dirty and cold

    
2nd Place Podium Shot                              About 1/4 thru this
                                                                   muddy race still with a smile!


The 2^nd race of the Mid Atlantic Super Series was: Escape From Granouge! Because it rained for the entire week before the race the course was completely full of mud! The race course for beginners was even worse because we where the last class to go and by the time that the experts and sport had ripped the trails to bits there was a constant path of 3-4 inches of mud where a fun and exciting race course used to be. Despite the muddy conditions I managed to finish 2^nd! Overall it was a really fun and muddy race! Thanks to all my sponsors: Chesapeake Cycle and Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!

  
Part of the course                                        Start of my race

  
Start of my race                                           2nd place podium shot

The Bike Line race at Fair Hill MD was the first XC race of the Mid Atlantic Super Series! It was a great race with a fairly easy course where I came in 2^nd place! I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season! Thanks to all sponsors: Chesapeake Cycle & Sport, Honey Stinger, Christopher Bean Coffee, IceToolz, SockGuy, and Siesta Massage Racing Team!