DCMTB Crushes the 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey

DCMTB took 1st and 2nd overall at EX2Adventures.com's 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey. DCMTB also took 2nd and 3rd in 40+ three man and 2nd in three person co-ed for a strong showing at the June 26th event at Quantico Marine Base.

My 40+ 2nd place team would also have likely finished in the top five overall had we not quit (i.e. I did not want to do another lap). 2nd place in our category was secure with thirty minutes still left to start a new rider so, given our large lead over the 3rd place team, we sacrificed our overall position so I wouldn't have to flirt with heat stroke on a 4th lap.

The DCMTB teams were:

1st overall and 1st in 3 man open: Ian Spivak, Mike Tabasco and Calvin Cheung

2nd overall and 2nd in 3 man open: Matt Donahue, Evan Ellicott (fastest lap in the whole race and on a singlespeed too!) and Kevin Stapleton

2nd in 40+ 3 man and way up there overall: Marc Gwadz, Tom Vaughn and your humble narrator

2nd in co-ed 3 person: Tyler Newby, Ilana Knopf and Leland Godwin

3rd in 3 man 40+: Mark Drajem, Raul Rojas (so fast this year!) and Mike Stoll

Somewhere in the running for 35+: Joe Foley, Vince and Jamie.

More than 400 racers faced temperatures in the mid-nineties plus high humidity on the hilly and challenging ten mile course. The heat made the race a grueling affair. Here are a few photos of how it happened.

Lots of DCMTB riders at the front of the starting run for the bikes:

Mike Tabasco rolled in 2nd overall after the first lap:

Matty D was 2nd for DCMTB and in the top five overall:

Raul had a great first lap and was really fast the whole race:

Tom Vaughn brings it home for our 40+ team:

The main venue for resting riders:

Home sweet home for 12 hours (my bike is in the middle):

Stay out of the sun:

Marc Gwadz shows off his cyclocross skills on one of his scorching laps:

The women's solo podium demonstrates the health of the sport:

DCMTB overall #1 and #2:

DCMTB Co-ed Three Person 2nd Place:
DCMTB 2nd and 3rd Places 40+ Three Man:

So my team was fast but I was not. Such is life. I didn't collapse in the heat and I'm happy about that.

I need to fix the photos so they all can enlarge but no time for that tonight. Only the first and last enlarge now.