2008 Team Jersey design !

Here it is folks the 2008 version of the Bells Brewery/Quiring Cycles MTB Team official Jersey ! Pearl Izumi has created our 2008 team kits, as well as the official Team shoe. Jersey's will be in by the release date of OBERON this spring !

Official 2008 sponsors:

Bells Brewery

Quiring Cycles

STANS No TUBES

Oakley

CLIFF

Crank Brothers

Shop sponsors:

ABERDEEN BIKE

PAINT CREEK BIKES

2008 Team roster:

ERIN VICARY

JOE BRZUCHANSKI

JOHN MEYERS

JASON LUMMIS

SCOTT QUIRING

JASON JONES

P.R.O MOUNTAIN

Cash for Chaos

JASON LUMMIS INTERVIEW

Jason Lummis has a little blurb @ the Michigan Scene blogspot. Cool site that focus' on the Michigan Road, Cx and MTB racing scene.

HAPPY B-Day ERIN !!!! Dirty 30 and still rocking it like a 18yr old.

NEW YEAR = NEW TEAMMATE

OUT OF THE DARK AND INTO THE SUN
Top Michigan Mountain Biker to Race for Bell’s in ‘08

January 1, 2008

They say a good woman is hard to find. The Bell’s Brewery/Quiring Cycles Midwest Mountain Bike Team knows this. For several years, the Team had been searching for the right Pro/Elite Michigan-based women to add to its impressive stable of racers. Alas, we were coming up empty-handed in our search. But, our lack of fortune was to change last August, on a hot day in Marquette, Michigan.

The Team was basking in the glory of its victory at the 2007 Ore-to-Shore point-to-point mountain bike race – drinking a variety of fine Bell’s products at the finish line and watching the leading female racers arrive, when we saw her. Erin Vicary, one of the top racers for the all women’s Dark Horse Brewing Race Team, was coming down the chute. A fast female racer who liked good craft beer? It was like we were dreaming – witness to some utopian vision that could only be a mirage. Then it happened. Erin, parched from her effort which saw her achieve a top 10 finish, reached up, snatched a Bell’s Pale Ale out of one of our Team member’s hands and downed a big swig. She took the hand-up as effortlessly and naturally as most racers would grab energy drink at an aid-station. We had found our women.

After a long “silly season” of negotiations leading up to Erin’s signing of her new six-figure* contract with the Team, we welcome her to the madness that will be 2008.

* Sorry, the Bell’s Team does not disclose decimal places.

For those of you who are statisticians, we provide you with the following race information on Erin from 2007:

CHICKASAW TRACE CLASSIC (Columbia, TN) - 3/25/07
Expert/Pro Women-7th Place
PONTIAC LAKE TIME TRIAL - 4/15/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
YANKEE SPRINGS TIME TRIAL - 4/22/07
Expert/Elite Women-2nd Place
FORT CUSTER STAMPEDE CROSS COUNTRY - 5/6/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
BRIGHTON RECREATION AREA STAGE RACE - 5/19/07
Expert/Elite Women-Stage Champion
HANSON HILLS CROSS COUNTRY - 6/3/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
BLOOMER CROSS COUNTRY - 6/10/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
STONY CREEK MARATHON - 6/30/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
USAC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Mt. Snow, VT) - 7/20-22/07
Expert Women 25-29 Cross Country-4th Place
Open Women Short Track-5 Place
BIG M CROSS COUNTRY - 8/5/07
Expert/Elite Women-3rd Place
ORE TO SHORE - 8/11/07
Hard Rock Women 25-29-1st Place
Hard Rock Women Overall-6th Place
PONTIAC LAKE CROSS COUNTRY - 8/26/07
Expert/Elite Women-1st Place
STONY CREEK CROSS COUNTRY - 9/9/07
Expert/Elite Women-2nd Place
PEAK-TO-PEAK CROSS COUNTRY – 10/20/07
Elite Women-1st Place
ICEMAN COMETH CROSS COUNRTY – 11/10/07
PRO/EXPERT WOMEN-11th Place

USAC MI Women Elite Champion 2007

Teammates Mike Simonson, John Meyers, Joe Bruszchanski, Jason Lummis, Scott Quiring and Jason Jones Welcome Erin to the team. Not only is she a fast racer, she is an outstanding person, that brings a great personality to any race or ride.

Look for the 2008 jersey design in the next few weeks.

AND YES HOPLSLAM IS HERE !

Raffle winners

We had over 100 post cards sent in. Mostly from the home state fans and a few out of staters as well. Only 2 disqualified Non post cards where sent in. The Hell Riders delivered the winners: Jersey will be sent out this week !

Large LS jersey: Jim Hills of Traverse City MI

Medium LS jersey: Michael Seamen of Mt. Pleasant MI

Medium SS jersey: Jeff Bonsalli (sp) of Lincoln Nebraska

Small ss jersey: The Jode of Commerce MI

Congrats all --- jerseys are on the way this week !


Stay tuned as we announce the 2008 Team and have a preview of the 2008 jersey design !

Until then keep the Big wheels turning and just a reminder Hopslam comes out in January !


Check out the Bells Brewery website as they have reworked the whole site and it is really great. The General Store has been moved to the front of the Eccentric Cafe complex and is really cool with the walk in coolers.

Now onto base miles and suffering through another MI winter. It is never too cold to ride, layers and wind/rain blockers are the key. Keep a log of what works at what temperatures for quick references or reminders on what to or not wear.


Beers to another great year !

Michigan CX State Championships --- 2 Gold Medals

John Meyers and Jason Lummis raced the Masters 35+ at the State CX Championships.
John won the Masters race as well has the State title for the 40-44 yr olds and Jason Lummis finished 2nd behind John in the race, won the 35-39 yr old State Title and finished 3rd in the Tailwinds USAC CX series Master 35+....

Check out the State Championships video by Mashers Media:





Photos : www.mattmccluskey.com