I took the "hole shot" on the group and led my GT Dirt Coalition team mate Keith DeFiebre for 1/2 a mile of pavement into a head wind and then on to the single track....
The GT Marathon is RAD! This bike is Awesome!!!
Summer is here and the heat is on! GT Dirt Coalition was firing off some rounds last weekend at the Central Cyclocross X-C series Final. There was a large turnout for this very popular Central Cal mtb series. Keith Defiebre and I were representing G.T. D.C. extra proud with photographers flown in from WA. to snap some shots for the 2010 GT catalog. Our plan was to "hole shot" the Expert field from the pavement roll out out onto the opening dirt section. We did just that! The real battle at that point was between long-time friend Keith and I for the coveted lead position, as that may be the shot they use for the cover! You never know...
As the 'shoot' was for next years catalog, naturally we had to be on 2010 equipment. I was on the fully X.T.R. equipped Marathon and Keith on the new Zaskar. These bikes garnered tons of attention and conversation. After all, they have never seen before. Interestingly, I began to miss my personal bike (2009 Zaskar) before the weekend was through..
Keith placed 3rd just behind former Olympian and National Cyclocross Champ Don Myrah, while I cooked my jets a little too hot going for that "hole shot" and brought her home a bit off the pace.
It was definitely a good weekend. Spoke to a lot of people interested in the bikes and I'm sure that GT was well represented. As I'm a heat specialist, I look forward to the steep, tail wind, goat trails to come this summer. Yeah, they hurt but I never give in!!
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