Pure Cycle’s Biking Biatches represent by finishing 10th out of 47 teams in our category!!!
It was a perfect weekend for the annual 24hr relay race. The sun was shining and the dust was minimal thanks to the months of rain we had prior. We set up the battle station and prepared for the race by having a few beers around the coleman heater(no fires allowed)!!
This year’s team was made up of 7 super elite beer drinking, fudgee-o eating athletes. From left to right we have Bill, Angie, Gayle, Nicole, Janelle, Paul and Geoff.
The 24 wouldn’t be the 24 without our annual jumping team photos….
Now for the race! Since I was captain, I made the executive decision to send our “go-to-guy” Bill down to the start gates for the classic Lemans start. Bill gets into the crowd at the start line and works his way to the front half of the pack with elbows high. As the clock counts down to zero, Bill erupts from the start like a silverback gorilla, mowing down all competitors in his path, trying to catch Crazy Larry who’s leading the Lemans in the right direction.
Crazy Larry!
Bills in there somewhere
As usual, Bill finishes the Lemans near the front of the pack and jumps on the Trek Fuel and takes off for the 17+km loop.
Bill blows out a tire on the first lap but still makes it into the transition area with a good time. I’m the second rider to go and I’m surprised I wasn’t in full wheelie mode leaving the transition area. I also encountered technical difficulties during my first lap – a kinked camelbak hose!!! I didn’t want to stop for 7 seconds to fix the problem, instead I relied on the 3 checkpoints through the lap to feed me some water and help wash away the gross white frothy goo that was building up on my lips and chin. yuck!
3rd rider on tap – Angie. Check out this sweet photo, she means bizzness! With a pack full of fudgee-o’s, she cranks her fork into speed mode and starts reeling in the riders. 606 is here to represent!
Next up – Geoff. He hops on the Devinci and peels away from the transition area leaving riders and a dust cloud behind. These next pictures show him bringing it home on our 4th lap. I particularly like the first picture…. yes that is Geoff in the background 
Props to the photographer!!!
We searched high and low for a replacement for the one and only Brad. His concussion kept him out of the race so we went out and found ourselves a little Nicole. She kept pace in regular Biatch fashion by putting her face to her stem and grinding away. I’m still trying to figure out why these girls are always smiling in their photos. I think a smile means you’re not working hard enough!!
6th Biking Biatch to hit the course was Janelle. She crammed about 327 gummie bears into her pack to help her get through the lap. Thanks to superior photgraphy, I was able to get her leaving AND returning to the transition area!!
Last but not least is Gayle. She’s going so fast you can hardly see her! And there’s another smile… this is a race, yer not supposed to have fun
Angie pimped out her wheelset rave style for the night laps. Yup, those are glow sticks!
And finally, here’s a good shot of Geoff and his parachute bringing home the Biatches 19th lap with the clock showing a little more than 11 minutes to spare. Great work Biatches!!!!
