X-Men Cycling Club

Even though many of the diehard cyclocross racers have been praying for rain, snow, and mud, I have been digging this warm and sunny weather. Nice to sneak out for a lunch ride and not have to get all bundled up with winter gear. Yesterday, I went out with a co-worker from Welikesmall. We rode from Sugarhouse up to 3300, then up to Wasatch Blvd. Saw lots of riders cruising Wasatch, then ran into Ben Attridge who was riding the other way. This weather won’t last. I’m predicting that this Saturday’s CX race at the Weber Fairgrounds will be the last dry one.

Photo from Paul Solomon's iPhone. Thomas and Ben on Wasatch Blvd.

Thanks to Ben Attridge and Blair Rajamaki for joining up with the X-Men for 2009. I have known Ben since I first moved to Utah in 1993, when Ben had a genuine Schwinn Paramount. Ben was the inspiring mind behind the light blue and chocolate brown kit colors. Blair (you can call her Coach) has been riding and racing since her high school days when she was a wee little nordic skier looking to get into cycling for cross-training. She recently finished a nursing degree, so hopefully she can lend her expertise if anyone gets road rash, but hopefully we won’t need to.