Friday, September 19, 2014

Team Geronimo 2014 Catch Up - Keystone to Whistler and beyond!

Hey All,

Its been a few since I last communicated. Here is a quick rundown of what went down for TG!

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KEYSTONE
After a tough weekend in Durango we all regrouped and set our sights on Keystone.

Brian stoked to run it rough through the rocks of Keystone, CO
Keystone Highlights: Rad DH style tracks, Brian NAET stage wins and many top fives, good competition.






Lowlights: Mechanical removing Brian from the overall.

Fantastic coverage provided by Devon Balet: devonbaletphoto.com

Links:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/big-mountain-enduro-3-keystone-colorado-2014.html

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/big-mountain-enduro-3-keystone-colorado-2014.html

Keystone Vid

Fallowing Keystone we took part in the Trestle Gravity Series race as part of a tuneup for the upcoming EWS race.


Winter Park Highlights: Brian taking the W at the Air DH, good practice on fun trails.

Lowlights: mechanical in the DH.

Winter Park Vid

WINTER PARK
The EWS came to Colorado and once again Brian started the weekend out with a bang with a 6th place finish on stage 1.

Had the pits dialed in. Big thanks to John Hartmann for his mechanic magic and keeping us riding on.
Brian 1st Open and Dylan Gressett 3rd Junior 

WP EWS Highlights: Brian Winning the Air DH again making 3 years in a row. 6th on stage 1, top 25 finish.


WP EWS Lowlights: mechanicals made things tough.

Links:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/ENDURO-ACTION-Stages-1-and-2-from-EWS-Trestle-Bike-Park,6095/Slideshow,0/sspomer,2

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/dirt-tv-enduro-world-series-round-5-colorado-round-up-2014.html

WHISTLER
A long haul fallowed up to a magical place called Whistler for another round of EWS competition. This race was the most brutally physical one day event in EWS history.

Whistler Highlights: consistent finishes, amazing trails and a full day on the bike.




Whistler Lowlights: more mechanicals on stage 4 and 5
Absolutely nobody's fault but my own on this one. This was how the day went for many among us.
Lear Miller doing some work on the pump track in a tight heat against Mitch // Photo: Colin Meagher PB
Links:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/EWS-Whistler-Rider-Diary-Brian-Buell,26668/BrianBuell,834

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-longest-day-enduro-world-series-round-6-whistler.html

It was a month and a half full of racing a competition. As some looked forward to further competition, I set my sights on matrimony and a fall season full of exploring new territory.



Darkside Sneak Peak: https://vimeo.com/105696006

Once again, thank you to all of our supporters(YOU!!!)
RIDE ON!