12hrs of Dauset Cycle Youth Devo Team

Gone Riding, at the request of several parents, decided to add a junior category to their 12 hours of Dauset race, this year. This is our off-season, so we normally don't race too many xc races in the fall, but the boys wanted to show their support of the new junior cat.




So, they signed up to race on a junior team. The Cycle Youth Devo group did not have enough to fill three teams of four riders, so Everett and Jansen raced a three man team with Joe Buck.


Joe is a nice young man who pulled very consistent lap times and did a great job of racing his very first night lap.



These two young men have supported me at numerous races, so it was the least I could do for them. They have always been there with my feeds and to shove recovery bottles in my face at the end of the laps. This weekend it was my turn to do the feeding and it is always so much fun to hang out with them.


Jansen, as the miner-of-forty-niner.



Everett was THRILLED when Jansen showed up about 30 seconds before the cut-off time and he was sent out for the final lap.


Everett riding off into the night.


Each of the boys completed four laps, then Jansen and Everett each rode one more for a total of 14 laps.


I think Brian (Sven Dalawnagee) just told Jansen he was going to hunt him down and bounce him off the trail like a little rubber ball...........

Andy and Mike were there with awesome support! Thanks so much to those two guys!! Dave kept everything organized and brought the BROWNIES!!!


Cycle Youth came up with three teams of riders under 18.


Cycle Youth took first and Cherokee High School took second and third.




Danger Dave took first in the 12 hour. (Jafer took first in the 6 hr, but I didn't get a pic)


Anet finished first in the women's 12 hr solo and Patti got 2nd.

We were tired, so we headed out, but Brian and Shane got on the podium, and Ty and his buddies stood on the boxes, too. I'm sure there are others that I missed, but everyone had a great time.


(A couple of the Cherokee parents acted like they came straight from organized sports, so it will be great to see them transformed from hanging out at the mtb races! I actually had to tell one of the mother's, at the awards cermeony, that her attitude towards the juniors was really not cool.......it won't be long before that lady is out hiking and biking WITH her kids and finds out what it is all really about and that is a VERY cool thing! It's pretty awesome that an outdoor recreation has the ability to have such a positive affect on so many people. Hopefully it will touch her.)


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