Biketoberfest at the RCP-DORBA Fall Series Race, October 5th!

biketoberfestlogo_01 — logo design by Dave Nelke

Ya, this is Hans from ze Motha’ land ya! I’ve journe’d all ze vay from my home of Hamburg to invite you to ze Bearded Vemon Vacing’s Biktoberfest ya! It’s a Nagelschlagen guaranteed to be ze best time you’ll have on a mountain bike!

What is zis mountain bike, ya? Ve have real mountains back in Duetschland! Ver are ze mountains in Texas, ya?

No matter! Vear your most favorite Duetsch costume to vin a prize, or try to beat me at ze arm wrestling or bike throwing contests, and other bike games, ya!

I’ll also be opening my personal Beirgarten with mama’s traditional brats and ze cold root beer, free for everyone to enjoy. *First come, first serve. Limited supply. Donations accepted.

Also, to check out my swag bag full of excellent Bearded Vemon Vacing merch, and listen to ze excellent sounds of ze Polka and Deutsch rock and roll! Can’t wait to meet all of you there!

Auf Wiedersehen!

Here are ze details:

XC Mountain Bike Race

DORBA’s Fall Series will take place on October 5, 2014 from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at Rowlett Creek Preserve in Garland, TX

Biergarten

Listen to Hans and visit his Biktoberfest Biergarten featuring free brats and cold root beers, one per person, first come first serve. Hang out with fellow racers, take your hand at the arm wrestling or root beer chugging contests, or buy a BWR tee shirt, kozy or water bottle to help support the team! Prizes from our sponsors and $25 gift certificates from Plano Cycle and Fitness! Cash at the race or Paypal donations to treasurer@beardedwomenracing.com are generously accepted.

Bike Games

It’s not a race without more competition, and this won’t be USAC regulated! Hans loves’ to win so try to beat him at the caber bike toss, mini bike obstacle course race, bike limbo, and more! Festivities get underway once Cat 3 racers have finished the race.

September 24, 2014 4

Brittany Smith, Racing Member, Geared

Racing Results

2014

6/21/14	Lone Star XC Series @ LBH	Women Sport 2nd place overall
8/3/14	Lone Star XC Series @ RCP	Women Sport 1st place overall

Profile

Birth Date	February 16 1988
Birth Place	Fort Worth, TX
Home Town	Aledo, TX
List and describe your bicycles	2012 Trek Lush (with touches of pink, of course) 2014 Specialized Fate Comp Carbon 29er 2010 Cannondale CAAD8 (road bike)
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	Lone Star XC Series @ LBH: 2nd place overall (cat 3 women) Lone Star XC Series @ RCP: 1st place overall (cat 3 women)
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	I remember wanting to be just like my brother and trying to copy his “mad” BMX skills on my purple Huffy.
Why do you ride a bicycle?	Well, the truth is my husband talked me into getting a mountain bike. I thought he was crazy and I really didn’t like it at first (mostly because my husband’s choice of trails for a first-timer). I decided to give it another chance this year and I’ve learned that I’m not all that bad. I also have met a lot of really neat people. What’s better than being decent at something you love and getting to hang out with cool cyclists?
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	A fun, supportive team of people who will, hopefully, push me to become a better rider.

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September 16, 2014 0

Benjamin Leach, Riding Member, SS

Racing Results

2014

	24 Hours in the Canyon
	Smurf Boy

Profile

Birth Date	January 6 1983
Birth Place	Plano, Tx
Home Town	Lantana, Tx
List and describe your bicycles	Full Rigid Misfit Psycles Dissent SS (Donkey Kong)
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	Endurance racing is new to me this year. The past two years I had shown up and supported the Big Pigs fundraiser six hour race in Tyler, Tx but never actually pushed myself. It wasn’t until 24 Hours in the Canyon that I put everything I had into a race and at that point everything changed. Next came racing 3 out of 4 of the Smurf Boy’s which still pushing myself learning more and more about actual bike setup and positioning but with all of that said the most important thing is the goals that I have for next year.
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	Camping with the family and taking my Huffy down hill on a jeep road and putting full trust into her. As a kid the adrenaline rush that I received at that moment has never left me.
Why do you ride a bicycle?	I ride bicycles for two reasons. First, I have a addictive personality and with mountain biking being a healthy bad habit it keeps me out of trouble for the most part. Second, its all about the people and doing things that isn’t the norm.
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	For the past year I have watched and abserved what Bearded Women Racing was about. Which with a name Bearded Women who wouldn’t. So is it a race team? Yes … Is it a bunch of dudes/dudettes racing with negativity? No … Its a group of amazing people all after the same goal which to me is to lift each other up to make everyone even those that aren’t on their team the best that they could be. And as a young team that I see growing and going places I just knew that I had to be apart of it.

September 12, 2014 1

Mike D’Aurelio, Racing Member, Geared

Racing Results

2014

9/6/2014	DORBA Fall Series – Boulder Park	Cat 1,1st place, Men 60 +
2015	Leadville Finisher

Profile

Birth Date	June 29 1953
Birth Place	Canton, OH
Home Town	Richardson
List and describe your bicycles	Gary Fisher hi-fi pro 29er Yeti a.s.r. Trek single speed rd.bike
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	North Tx.XC Series 1st place over all: Sport class age groups,50,55,60.1st place, Red River Shootout in 20091st.place, Faster-N-Hell in 2007 and made it to Leadville Co.MTB Race in 2014. 2ed place over all T.N.X.Cyclecross 2009
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	Delivering newspapers
Why do you ride a bicycle?	For the health of it.
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	Comradery

September 11, 2014 0

Melissa Dalton, Riding Member, Geared

Racing Results

2014

9/6/2014	DORBA Fall Series – Boulder Park	1st place, Women 40 +

Profile

Birth Date	January 25 1974
Birth Place	San Angelo TX
Home Town	Columbia, MO
List and describe your bicycles	I have a specialized 29er
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	I participated in the smurf boy summer series. I ranked 2nd overall for the series in my age category.
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	Riding with my brother Matthew, around the age of 10 or so. We use to ride every wooded area in Columbia, Missouri. I can remember jumping over creek beds on our bikes. The smell of honeysuckle always takes me there.
Why do you ride a bicycle?	The freedom. The smell. The sun. The wind. The heat. The trails. I enjoy the comradery with other riders as well as being comfortable with myself to ride alone. The memories of riding as a kid are with me every time I ride. Overall, I ride because I feel completely free on a bike.
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	Honestly, I don’t really know yet. I do know that Bearded Women is a group of riders with a shared interest in riding and racing. They also have awesome looking riding attire! I look forward to knowing what it means to be a part of the Bearded Women in the near future.

September 9, 2014 0

DORBA Fall Series – Boulder Park

The first race of the DORBA Fall Series was huge success for the team. Our members have been putting in a lot of time for training and it showed on one of the more difficult trails in the DFW area. Boulder Park can be quite tricky with quick, steep ascents, and rocky, loose descents. DORBA had 245 racers in attendance with the intent to conquer it’s southern trail, and many quickly found out you need a lot of cardio and some fearlessness in being able to make your way around the 8 mile course.

Boulder_08 — Keith McDonald, Racing member

Bearded Women Racing continues to improve and gain podium and top ten places in several of the Cat 3 categories, but also has racers in Cat 2 and Cat 1 showing they’re capable of obtaining high placing. Racing member Keith McDonald and new Riding member Melissa Dalton took 1st respectively in their categories. Mike D’Aurelio and James Henson also took 1st in their categories. Other notable podium makers where Moreece Griffin, Brandon Schrader, and Jonathan Braddick.

Here are the full team results and photos from the day:

Cat 1

Mike D’Aurelio, 1st, Men 60 +

Cat 2

Brandon Schrader, 3rd, SS
James Henson, 1st, Men 60 +
Corey Fawcett, DNF mechanical

Cat 3

Moreece Griffin, 3rd, Men 30 – 39
Armando Zermeno, 6th, Men 30 – 39
Nathan Delahoussaye, 9th, Men 30 – 39
Jonathan Braddick, 2nd, Clydesdale
Melissa Dalton, 1st, Women 40 +
Keith McDonald, 1st, Men 40 – 49

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September 8, 2014 0

Bicidichi

Thanks to Johna Baker and her excellent design and apparel skills, our team is sporting new jerseys and soon bibs for the 2014 season and beyond!

Here’s a little about their business:

Why do we ride? What is “PL”?
Power. Freedom. Legs.

Someone asked me once why I liked to ride and my answer was “power, freedom” and …….”legs”. Have you ever seen a cyclist that didn’t have great legs? bicidichi performance jerseys are for you whether you are a century rider or a weekend warrior, a mom, an athlete or both. When you ride, think”PL” …Power Legs… and there is no doubt you will go longer and stronger. It’s our mantra, and we think soon it will be yours too.

Johna Neal-Baker / Owner & Jersey Designer

Avid cyclist and artist, Johna Neal-Baker, launched the idea of bicidichi in June 2008, along with her multi-sport husband/best friend Ray Baker. Johna has been cycling most of her life: from the two ton 10-speed that was stolen in junior high to her current Trek Madone 5.1 WSD, she has always loved cycling. Currently, she owns a Trek hybrid, Trek road bike and a Specialized mountain bike…and a very old Bianchi road bike from 1989.

Ray Baker / Owner & Sales

Triathlete Ray Baker regularly competes in triathlons and marathons and is an IronMan Louisville 2009 finisher. Ray has always been an athlete and decided to combine his financial savvy and sales success with his love of all sports by forming bicidichi with Johna. Ray currently rides a Cervelo P2C, A Trek Madone 5.2 and he has a good ole Specialized mountain bike.

Jackson and Gavin Baker / CEOs of Inspiration

The two that inspire us the most and push us to stay fit, healthy and successful.

Our Awesome Fans

bicidichi on Facebook

August 28, 2014 0

Ken McClure, Riding Member, Geared

Profile

Birth Date	September 26 1958
Birth Place	St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town	Garland
List and describe your bicycles	I have one bicycle today, that being a Giant Talon, 29’er…….. Love riding the wheels off this thing. My other bike is a Harley, and don’t think it qualifies……
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	This was my first year, on a mountain bike, thusly, have been getting my feet wet, arms scraped, knees and legs, banged up, but steadily improving my skill set.
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	My first bicycle, was a gift as a 6 or 7 year old. Only thing I remember, was being the wrench that I was at the time, took my front wheel off, played with the bearings, and reassembled. Took it down a long hill, one street over, did a wheelie, and then realized I had not tightened the axle nuts. I was then catapulted over the handlebars, as the forks stabbed the pavement, landing on my chin. I then ran screaming down the street, bleeding profusely, from said chin. A neighbor heard me, tossed me in his car, and drove me to my grandparents house, and grandpa proceeded to take my to the hospital. 7 stitches later, my first ER visit, stitches, massive bandage, kinda shocked my parents, as they came to get me, that night…..Then it began….
Why do you ride a bicycle?	I decided to start riding a bike again, because I wanted to get back in shape, play outside, and stay out of traffic. I know, ROUND IS a shape, but I wanted a ‘different’ shape, again. It has awoken the kid in this old guy, and am having a blast doing it.
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	I know I’ve only been around you folks, once or twice. My connection to you, is James Henson. We used to do Boy Scout stuff, a long time ago. I did help out at the last RCP Race, and hung with you guys, and you seem to have a blast, ride, and welcome others. James asked if I’d be interested, and at that time, with my skills/ competence, was uncertain of my abilities to contribute to the team. BUT, would like to support your efforts, hang out, ride, play, and maybe I can be a contribution to the team, down the trail. Thanks for the opportunity…… BigKen (aka Santa)

August 28, 2014 0

Chris Torrez, Racing Member, Geared

Racing Results

2014

8/3/14	LoneStar XC – RCP	14th out of 19th
8/26/14	DFW Series – Boulder Park	13th out of 14th

Profile

Birth Date	May 8 1981
Birth Place	Dallas
Home Town	Fort Worth
List and describe your bicycles	On-One 456 carbon 650b conversion. It’s a 26″ frame with 650b Stan Flow EX’s wheels on 2.3 Neo Moto’s tires. XT Hydraulic brakes, 2×9 X7 drive train. 150MM Fox Float Fork.
List past racing accomplishments in any sport you’ve competed in	Being able to finish races, each time getting better times.
What is your first memory of riding a bicycle?	My first real memory was at River Legacy about 20 years ago on the old trails before they got closed down. The old trail head was a long the road where the EKG/AEG is now.There was this downhill with a kicker at the bottom with a sharp left turn a few feet past it. After a couple of times, I decided to take the kicker and landed too far before I could take the turn and ended up in a “pond” chasing my glasses before they could sink in the water. Walked out stinking like funk with my dad and brother laughing at me.Probably one of the last few times I was on a bike till about 3-4 yrs ago, where once again I busted my butt at River Legacy but this time I keep on riding.
Why do you ride a bicycle?	For friends, for family, and a lot for the thrill. Nothing like ripping down a hill at 25 mph, riding down some rock gardens holding on tight bouncing all over the place.
What does Bearded Women mean to you?	A group of individuals who love to ride and compete. But most importantly the camaraderie and fun that goes a long with it.

August 28, 2014 0

Hotter than Hell 2014

There’s something to be said when a bunch of mountain bikers decide to take it upon themselves to road ride 100 miles in late August at the most notorious biking event in the country. The infamous Hotter’n Hell Hundred, and the Wichita Falls weather did not let us down. An air temperature of around 102 F and heat index of probably the surface of the sun couldn’t stop any of the Bearded Women Racing members who attempted the 100 mile/K endurance distances from completing the dastardly event. Much fun was had at the expo checking out a few of our sponsors including ReGeared, Bicidichi, and Rudy Project, and after the ride at the casino, but we’ll keep this post family friendly!

Here are the team results and photos from the weekend: