Pale Goat Racing 2012 Sponsors

Pale Goat Mountain Wear/Pale Goat Racing, officially signs up sponsorship with YETI Cycles, and 2nd Avenue Sports in Durango, Colorado, January 21, 2012. What a great bunch of people to work with. Can't say enough great things about YETI and 2nd Ave. Both of them have great customer service, great products, and are just good people to do business with for all of your cycling needs. Pictured left to right; Rick Bennett, Team Captain of Pale Goat Racing, some of the 2nd Avenue Sports Team Jason Holt, Asa Robbins, PJ Matson, and General Manager, Ron Thompson.

2012 Season Kickoff

A huge thank you goes out to our 2012 national, and local sponsors; YETI Cycles, Stans No Tubes, Honeystinger, Optic Nerve Sunglasses, Schwalbe Tires, Osprey Packs, 2nd Avenue Sports, Durango Joe's Coffee, Distil Bistro, Carver Brewing, and Sockguy. We couldn't do it without your support.

As fans, please support our sponsors whenever possible. All of them offer great products, and services for you to benefit from. From the pre-ride caffeine perk up, top-of-the-line cycling gear, or the post-ride fermented liquid–bread, our sponsors cover all facets. So, look em' up, and enjoy!

We will be mostly traveling around Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah for the 2012 season. So look for our canopy booth, and we'll see you on the road, or out hitting the trail. So, feel free to visit with us at any of the races, Stan's No Tubes Clinics you see us at, or can attend. You can always look us up on Facebook too.

2011 Road Apple Rally

2011 Road Apple Rally Team Results

C1 (Expert Men)

Overall Place Div Place Div Name Time

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5 3 35-39 Virgil Chavez 1:52:49.00

20 3 25-29 Jeremy Bradley 2:04:33.20

C2 (Sport Women)

Overall Place Div Place Div Name Time

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4 1 50-59 Sherry Schaapok 2:36:23.80

5 1 30-34 Cristin Leimer 2:44:15.80

C2 (SPORT MEN)

Overall Place Div Place Div Name Time

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9 1 25-29 Ryan Hentz 2:09:55.40

21 4 40-44 Matthew Arviso 2:14:42.05

26 4 25-29 Andrew Yazzie 2:16:27.25

28 5 30-34 Randy John Jr 2:19:08.70

48 6 35-39 Rick Bennett 2:31:31.90

66 15 40-44 Chris Thorpe 2:48:21.35

SINGLESPEED MEN

Overall Place Div Place Div Name Time

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11 2 30-34 James Simmons 2:08:46.80

13 1 50-59 Billy Schaapok 2:10:25.10

16 2 25-29 Caleb Dean 2:15:59.15

22 4 40-44 Delwyn Werito 2:32:47.35

24 HITEF–1st, 2nd, 3rd

2011 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest.

On June 18^th, 2011 twelve members of the Pale Goat Race Team went to the Zuni forest to race in several categories. The wind was blowing, day was hot and it was dry. Super fine dust found its way into everything including the rider’s lungs, not making this task any easier. Despite the conditions Pale Goat’s riders put up some impressive laps on the 16.4 mile course. Everyone who raced saw great improvement over last year’s lap times; in fact the whole event was much more competitive than last year. There were a few injuries to team mates as well as other riders, we saw a couple of dislocated shoulders, a contusion, and many scraped up legs and arms. Over the entire event was a great time, Zia rides always puts together a great event.

The morning of the race there was excitement and anticipation in the air, racers were putting the finishing touches on their bikes making sure everything was good to go. As start time drew near we could all tell that in addition to dealing with the dust, it was going to be a hot day. We were right, the day laps were some of the hardest laps, although we were fresh, the heat made for some difficult early laps. But the sun goes down and in the forest the heat doesn’t stick around, the chilly night was welcome while we were riding but damn if it didn’t make it hard to get out of the sleeping bag to get ready. When the day broke the next day the excitement from the day before was replaced with pure exhaustion, I doubt most riders had more than 3 hours of sleep. As noon approached you could see everyone, although exhausted, fill with excitement and pure joy as they realized that they wouldn’t have to do anymore laps. This also meant that a big meal, some beer and a full night’s sleep was getting closer. After 24 hours of riding that is the best food, best beer and best sleep you will ever have, add that with the feeling of accomplishment and it makes it all worth it in the end.

Results. Pale Goats in green.

Solo Single Speed Male

8th Place - Routine Leg Works (Billy Schaaphok) with 9 laps in 23:04:23

14th Place - Pale Goat Race Team (Delwyn Werito) with 7 laps in 22:55:59

Four Person Female

1st Place – Que Viva! (Sherri Shaaphok, Elizabeth Lopez, Kathryn Bucher, and Michelle Blankenship) with 12 laps in 23:49:37

Four Person Male

11th Place – Waving at the Honey’s/ Pale Goat (Ryan Hentz, Terry Howe, Mike Miller, and Kevin Meier) with 15 laps in 23:01:03

Four Person Single Speed

3rd Place – Pale Goat / PESCO (James Simmons, David Finocchio, Caleb Dean, and Paul Marusak) with 17 laps in 23:00:04

Five Person Open

2nd Place – Hoghan Heroes / Pale Goat Racing (Randy John, Jeremy Bradley, Andrew Yazzie, James Junes, and Matthew Arviso) with 17 laps in 23:53:34

5th Place – When in doubt pull out (Kurt Pillote, I don’t know the rest of the team) with 13 laps in 22:17:33

Pale Goat 24HITEF by Cristin Leimer

2011 Iron Horse Classic

 

On Saturday May 28, 2011 three team members competed in the 40th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic where riders climbed a total of 6300 vertical feet in 47 miles, from Durango, CO to Silverton, CO.  Total participation in the event is on the order of 3000 riders, making the IHBC one of the largest cycling events in the Four Corners.  Pale Goat Racing members Dave Finocchio and James Simmons raced in the Men's Cat IV/V 19-34 category.  Virgil Chavez participated in the McDonald's citizen tour, racing the Durango-Silverton steam engine train to Silverton.  All three team members finished strong, handily beating the train and much of the rest of the field.  Dave Finocchio finished the 47-mile trek 28th out of 114 with a time of 2:47:43.  Virgil Chavez followed close behind finishing around 3:05:00 (official times are not posted for tour riders), followed by James Simmons in 98th of 114 with a time of 3:26:24.  All three riders rode on Stan's tubeless road wheel/tire systems noting a significant improvement in ride quality, climbing, cornering grip and, most importantly, time. 

In addition to the road race we had Randy John and James Junes participate in the mountain bike race held on Sunday. They both competed in the Men Cat 2 class and did two laps of a tough course with tough competition. Randy John placed 14th out of 19 with a time of 1:21:02. James Junes placed 18th out of 19 with a time of 1:38:04.

Just finishing this grueling event is an accomplishment in itself.  Finishing as strong as team Pale Goat did this year is truly something to be proud of.  Keep an eye out for Pale Goat Racing on June 18th-19th in the 24-hours of the Enchanted Forest in Gallup NM, where multiple teams made up of Pale Goat riders will be competing against some of the best MTB riders in the area. 

Dave.

Full IHBC event details and results can be found at www.IronHorseBicycleClassic.com.

 

 

At the finish line (click for larger image)

  

2011 Four Corners Xterra - 1st, 4th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

 

On June 4, 2011, the Pale Goat Race Team had seven team members compete in the 2011 Four Corners XTERRA Triathlon held in Farmington, New Mexico. Out of the seven that competed, team members Cristin Leimer and Ryan Hentz did the full triathlon, while Caleb Dean, Del Werito, James Simmons, Mike Carpenter, and Virgil Chavez rode the mountain bike leg on relay teams. During the event, team captain, Rick Bennett handed out fresh fruit to fellow team members and XTERRA racers. After the race, he also handed out flyers for the team's upcoming Stans's Wheel Clinic being held on June 9, and showed racers, volunteers, and spectators a set of Stan's ZTR Wheels. While showing the wheels, he showed how the Stan's BST set up, combined with Stan's sealant worked, and was able to hand out a few of the 2 oz bottles of Stan's Sealant to participates as well.

Rick.

The break down for each of the team members finish and placing are as of the following.

 

 

Male Age Group 25 – 29

Ryan – Pale Goat - Time: 2:58:58 Place: 1st

59th overall Men

 

Women Age Group 30 -34

Cristin – Pale Goat - Time: 3:30:17 Place: 4th

22nd overall Women

 

All Male Relays

Mike – Animas Crossfit - Time: 2:19:22 - Place: 1st

James – La Mesa Chiropractic - Time: 2:25:56 - Place: 2nd

Caleb – Williams Team 2 - Time: 2:27:31 - Place: 3rd

Virgil – Old Goats - Time: 2:30:28 - Place: 4th

 

Mixed/Coed Relays

Del – SJSC - Time: 2:52:27 - Place: 5th

 

Santa Fe Century 2011 - Pale Goats hit the road!

 

Although Pale Goat is predominantly a mountain bike race team, we do have a few members who like to have a little fun on their road bikes as well.  James Simmons, Caleb Dean, Dave Finocchio, Elizabeth Lopez , Cristin Leimer, Kurt Pillote and Virgil Chavez made the trek to the Capitol of New Mexico to participate in the Santa Fe Century.

The morning of the event was cold with 15 to 20 mile hour winds howling from the east.  As we gathered near the starting line around 7:00 AM, we questioned each other's sanity for considering the 105 mile loop in such adverse conditions.  Caleb (on his mountain bike), Cristin and Elizabeth wisely opted for the 50 mile loop.  James, Dave, Virgil and Kurt were determined to tackle the century, regardless of the weather.

As we left Santa Fe, it was apparent that most of the riders had left before the published 7:30 start time.  James, Dave and Virgil started out with a fairly aggressive pace considering that neither of them had ever ridden the course.  They had heard horror stories of "Heartbreak Hill" and of the "last 20 miles" but didn't let that phase them.  The strong crosswinds and long climbs slowed our pace down but we managed to pass literally hundreds of riders throughout the ride.  Heartbreak Hill lived up to it's reputation and was one of the more challenging climbs any of us have climbed on a road bike.  Although the wind put a damper on the first 60 miles of the ride, it was a blessing as we turned the corner and started traveling north.  There is nothing better than a 15 mph tailwind pushing you back in.  The group finished the course in just a little over 5 hours without any mechanical issues.  We saw multiple riders repairing flats along the way but we are proud to report that our Stan's systems worked flawless. 

The event was well run with plenty of support and we vowed to return next year.

Virgil 

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