Xtreme Outfitters Racing Team

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team & Club 2010 Highlights

2010-11-17T22:02:00.000-08:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot
57th - ProGrt Round#1 - Downhill - Pro

Hyland Fisher
2nd Overall - Global Biorhythm Events Leave No Trace Series - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert

1st Overall - Team Bigfoot Silver Cup Series - XC - Solo Men Expert

1st - Kirkwood 9 to 5 #2 - XC - Solo Men Expert

1st - Kirkwood 9 to 5 #1 - XC - Solo Men Expert

1st - 6 Hours of Weaverville - XC - Solo Men Expert

2nd - Coolest 8 Hour - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
3rd - Cool Mountain Bike Race - XC - Expert Men 19-39

Troy Groves

5th - Coolest 8 Hour - XC - Solo Men 30-39

Maxx Hackett

4th - Shasta Lemurian - 19-34 intermediate course
4th - Cool Mountain Bike Race - XC - Sport Men 20-29

Jon Pritchett

1st Overall - Global Biorhythm Events Leave No Trace Series - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
3rd - Coolest 8, Boggs Mountain - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert

Bill Purcell

1st - Knickerbocker 8 Hour - XC - Mountain Unicycle

4th - Coolest 8, Boggs Mountain - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert

Chris Rose

1st Overall - Global Biorhythm Events Leave No Trace Series - XC - Beginner / Sport Men 35+
3rd Overall - Global Biorhythm Events Leave No Trace Series - XC
1st - Knickerbocker 8 Hour - XC - Beginner / Sport Men 35+

10th - Tahoe Sierra 100 - Men 40-49

2nd - Coolest 24, Boggs Mountain - XC - Men 40-49

4th - Loma Rica Mountain Bike Race - Cat 1 Men 40-49

2nd - Coolest 24 Race Against Cancer - Solo Men 40-49

John Wood

4th - loma rica - 40-49

37th - sea otter - cat2 40-44

1st - Prairie City Race #3 - Sport Men 40-44

3rd - Prairie City Race #2 - Sport Men 40-44

5th - Prairie City Race #1 - Sport Men 40-44

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz
1st - Whiskeytown 9 to 5 - XC - Clydesdale

Paul Falvey

1st - Sacramento Cyclocross #2 - Men's B 45+

1st - TBF Series - Sport 45+
12th - Auburn Downtown Criterium - 45+
35th - Nevada City Classic - Mens Cat III
4th - Prarie City - Sport 45+
5th - Downieville Classic - XC - Sport Master Men

2nd - Loma Rica Mountain Bike Race - XC - Cat 2 50-99 Men

4th - Cool Mountain Bike Race - XC - Sport Men 50 and Over

3rd - Sacramento Cyclocross series Race #1 - Mens B 45+

Tom Wood

1st - Knickerbocker 8 Hour - XC - Sport Men 45+

2nd -Whiskeytown 9-5 - XC - Clydesdale
3rd - Fall Prairie City MTB #4- Clydesdale
2nd - Fall Prairie City MTB #3- Clydesdale
1st - Fall Prairie City MTB #2- Clydesdale
4th - Sky Tavern Classic- Sport 50+
4th - Northstar MTB XC #6- Sport 50+
4th - Howell Mountain Challenge- Clydesdale
12th - Downieville Classic - XC - Clydesdale
3rd - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #12- Clydesdale
2nd - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #11- Clydesdale
5th - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #10- Sport 50+
1st - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #6- Sport 50+
1st - Coolest 8 Hour- Clydesdale
5th - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #5- Sport 50+
16th - Sea Otter Classic- Clydesdale
4th - Napa Valley Dirt Classic- Clydesdale
5th - Prairie City Mountain Bike Race Series #1- Sport 50+
4th - Loma Rica Mountain Bike Race - XC - Cat 1 50-99 Men

5th - TBF MTB Challenge #3- Sport 50+

Global Biorhythm Events Leave No Trace Series Race Results

2010-10-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 2nd Overall - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
Jon Pritchett - 1st Overall - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
Chris Rose - 1st Overall - XC - Beginner / Sport Men 35+

AND 3rd Overall OUT OF EVERYONE!!! - XC

Knickerbocker 8 Hour Race 2010

2010-10-16T21:42:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 4th - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
Maxx Hackett - 7th - XC - Solo Men Beginner/Sport
Jon Pritchett - 6th - XC - Solo Men Pro/Expert
Bill Purcell - 1st - XC - Mountain Unicycle

Chris Rose - 1st - XC - Solo Men Beginner/Sport Men 35+

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Tom Wood - 1st - XC - Sport Men 45+

Global Biorhythm Events Overall Series

2010-10-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is the Knickerbocker 8 hour race in Cool, CA. Three of us on the team are poised to stand on the podium in the overall series.

-Hyland Fisher 3rd in the 8/SOLO PRO/EXP MEN (8 miles behind 2nd place)
-Jon Pritchett 1st in the 8/SOLO PRO/EXP MEN (by 5 miles)
-Chris Rose 1st in 24/SOLO 40-49 MEN (by 20 miles)

Tomorrow is going to be one heck of a race!

Whiskeytown 9 to 5 - Final Race of the Bigfoot Series

2010-10-08T12:10:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 4th - 8 Hour Solo Expert Men
1st - Silver Cup Series

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Eddie Cruz - 1st Place - Clydesdale
Tom Wood - 2nd Place - Clydesdale

Left to right: Tom Wood, Hyland Fisher, Eddie Cruz.

Kirkwood 9 to 5 #2

2010-09-18T22:44:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 1st - 8 Hour Solo Expert Men

Hyland finishing up his lap in a flat meadow section of the course.

Kirkwood 9 to 5 #1

2010-08-28T22:49:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 1st - 8 Hour Solo Expert Men
Jon Pritchett - 8th - 8 Hour Solo Expert Men

The Coolest 8/24 II, Boggs Mountain, CA race results

2010-07-18T16:47:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Hyland Fisher - 5th - 8 Hour Solo Pro/Expert Men
Jon Pritchett - 3rd - 8 Hour Solo Pro/Expert Men
Bill Purcell - 4th - 8 Hour Solo Pro/Expert Men
Chris Rose - 2nd - 24 Hour Solo 40-49 Men

Hyland Fisher

Jon Pritchett on the podium (right).

Bill Purcell

Chris Rose

The Coolest 8 II, Boggs Mountain, CA race reports

2010-07-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

I've done plenty of 12 hour races and several 6 hour races, but I've never done a 8 hour race. It seems like a petty issue, but all of those races are different physiologically and mentally. Much to my displeasure, the temperature was above 100 on my drive to Boggs on Friday night before the race. I have way too much muscle mass to cool off to feel that heat is any advantage for me. My real advantage was my support crew. I had recently joined the Xtreme Outfitters Race Team (so recently that I didn't even have a jersey), and there were 4 racers[including myself] from the team. We created a pit area and an atmosphere that was conducive to a full day in the saddle. My ace in the hole was my family. Being able to hear 'go Papa go' every lap is the best motivation imaginable.

The first lap was filled with too many people going way too fast for an 8 hour race, but of course I got caught up in the testosterone induced flurry an actually flew past a sharp right hander' and went down a fire road 100 meters past the turn before I realized how stupid I was. So after retracing my error, I lost all the positioning that I worked to get in the first 6 miles. But, being a veteran endurance racer, I calmed myself down and at that point settled down into my own pace. It left me in 'no mans land' for several laps, but I knew if I rode my own race that it would pay off. So for the next 5 hours I went at my own pace, drank all I could, packed my jersey pockets in chunks of ice, and nibbled food as my gut allowed.

Then I had a decision to make....7 laps or 8? I knew I needed to do 8 laps to walk with hardware, but man it was hot! I also knew that I would have to do 3 sub 1 hour laps back to back to back. Laps #3,4,5 were all 1:05, so I had to seriously re-focus. Lap 6 went well and I was on pace. The temperature started to drop and I was actually feeling better. Lap 7 was a gut check, but when I started to have doubts, I saw my good friend Chad who had been racing all day also. We talked for a few minutes, then Bill from the race team came cooking by. I told him my dilemma, and he said, "when do you need to get back to the pit to make lap #8". I replied sheepishly, "13 minutes". His retort was classic. He said, "ok then hold on and I'll get you there". Bill took off like a man possessed. I has able to hold his wheel for about 10 minutes then he was gone. I thought 'man that wasn't too cool', but then when I got back to the pit I realized what he had done. He rallied the pit crew. I had open gels, cliff bars, and ice cold drinks handed to me. After shouts of encouragement and a good push off, I was off. All I could hear over and over was my 6 year old saying, "go get 'em Papa". That was all I needed. I threw down my second fastest lap time of the day and landed on the podium in 3rd place.

Endurance racing is a sport that many people will never have the pleasure to experience. And very few people realize that it's a team sport. A special thanks to my fellow racers, pit crew, and family.

Jon Pritchett on the podium with his 3rd place hardware!

Boggs 24 Hour MTB Race Report‏

2010-07-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

I entered my first 24 hour race last year at this same event (held in June then) and learned a lot about what to eat, wear, drink, etc. I was last out of 5 at the first one, calling it quits after about 17 hours of punishment and freezing cold weather. After that experience, I decided I would take a stab at the series this year, which consists of two 24 hour races, a 100-miler and an 8 hour race. The series is determined by the number of miles accumulated during the races. At Cool, in May of this year, I had what I thought was a terrible run in the mud there, but found out after stopping at 18 hours into the race that I was in 2^nd place. My goal has been to ride the entire time….a lot harder than it even sounds after seeing the sunrise on the tail end of the race.

This time, I had more motivation and experience to do well and I was set on riding out the clock. I drove my car packed with gear/food/water to Boggs on Friday afternoon, through 107F temps through the hills on the way, wondering if I was biting off more than I could chew. “It’s awfully hot to be in the saddle all day/night/day” I thought to myself during the drive, drinking ½ gallon of fluids just along the way. After getting to the venue, it was noticeably cooler at only ~85-90F...how refreshing. I set up camp and snacked for the remainder of the day. That night it only cooled down to ~75F and I was feasted upon by every winged creature in the area, getting just 2 or 3 hours of actual sleep before the 11:00AM race start Saturday. My pit crew, Steve Hulbert showed up early Saturday with extra ice and water…that becomes important later.

The few hours before the start somehow always end up being a frenzy of “I can’t believe I almost forgot to do that” last minute preparations. I guess that part of racing never goes away, no matter what the race distance and amount of planning. The heat was already building quickly during morning prep and again I was getting a little concerned about cramping, dehydration, etc. 11:00AM came, everyone started pedaling and it was obvious that there were two groups after about 100 yards - 24 hour solo racers and everyone else. It was easily 85F at the start and climbing fast. The first lap was taken very easily and I brought just one water bottle as the laps were “only 8.6 miles and 1200’”…I could do that standing on my head I told myself. After rationing water and finishing the bottle with about 2 miles to go in the first lap, it was obvious that I was going to have to take two fresh bottles per lap, topping off with a big guzzle in the pits each time through. It quickly rose to the mid 90’s as forecasted. The two bottles were gone before the end of the second lap, so I decided two things: A. drink more in the pits, and 2. Ride slower. I did both for the next 6 or 7 hours, downing (2) 28-ounce bottles with big chugs of various “ade”-like drinks and Endurolytes each time I came through my pit area. During the day, I came across few people per lap one the edge of the trails with cramps, overheating and the like….it was really hot.

The three other guys from our team, Xtreme Outfitters Race Team, Jon Pritchett, Bill Purcell, and Hyland Fisher, took 3^rd/4^th/5^th respectively in the 8 hour solo Pro/Expert class! The sun went down a short while after the 8 hour racers finished at 7:00PM, then it got very “quiet” out on course…much less “on your left” kind of calls from behind. As it got dark, lap after lap, the heat became more and more bearable. The night laps seemed to take much longer even though most all lap times (actual time spent outside the pits) were within about 15 minutes of each other for the entire race, ranging from a fastest of :58 to a slowest of about 1:15. The night took its toll on me as I started having more trouble getting back on the bike after each stop to refuel, sometimes spending an extra 20 min regaining my composure. There were two times early morning that I took 1 hour breaks to get some rest, hoping to catch up on much needed sleep not gotten the previous night….not to happen – even after riding for 16 hours, it was impossible to fall asleep, argh!

The last lap I did (#15), after the second 1 hour break, and at about ½ way around the course, I was mentally prepared to blaze through the pits, grab water bottles and push out just one more lap before I could give myself a chance to call it quits. By the time I finished that lap, I was a changed man, having absolutely none of the resolve I did just 3o minutes earlier. All in all, still a solid run at 21 hours, ~130 miles, ~17,000’ of climbing, 13,000-14,000 calories burned, and over 6 gallons of water consumed (yes, that’s right). I still could not beat Kyle Shild, the rider who beat me in Cool in May. I found out he was 2^nd in our class and 7^th overall in last year’s series out of 335 racers, so I’m in good company. Kyle Shild is an absolute machine, turning 19 laps in and going about 1 hour longer than I did. I was second in the race and solidly in 2^nd place for our age group in the series going into the Tahoe-Sierra 100 on Sept 11^th.

The bike, is not so happy right now. It’s in need of some serious TLC.

Big thanks to Steve for feeding me and the bike for the duration, and for kicking me in the ass occasionally. And thanks to Hyland, Jon and Bill for their help with additional drink mixes (much needed), bike maintenance and motivation boosts.

Kyle, I’m gonna beat you some day!

Chris Rose on his way to 2nd place at The Coolest 24 II, Boggs Mountain, CA

2010 Downieville Classic Cross Country

2010-07-10T16:47:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Paul Falvey - 5th of 46 with time of 2:45 - Sport Master Men
Tom Wood - 12th of 27 with time of 3:08 - Clydesdale

Tom Wood near the end of the race.

Xtreme Outfitters XC Team and JERSEY

2010-07-01T12:21:00.000-07:00

Left to right: Hyland Fisher, Tom Wood, John Wood, Troy Groves, Eddie Cruz, Bill Purcell, Maxx Hackett, Chris Rose, Charlie Cuisinot, Jon Pritchett
Not pictured: Paul Falvey

TBF Racing Friday Night MTB Race

2010-06-14T15:53:00.000-07:00

A couple of our racers at the TBF races in Granite Bay: You can see Maxx @ 2:16, Troy @ 2:23, and Cord @ 2:33.

2010 6 Hours of Weaverville

2010-05-22T20:54:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher- 1st Place - Solo Expert
Fastest Expert at the race. Only one rider, Pro Anthony Sinyard, had a faster time.

Hyland right after finishing his final lap.

1st Place medal.

2010 Loma Rica Ranch Mountain Bike Race

2010-05-15T17:50:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Chris Rose - 4th of 10 - Cat 1 - 40-49 Men

John Wood - 4th of 7 - Cat 2 - 40-49 Men

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Paul Falvey - 2nd of 6 - Cat 2 - 50-99 Men
Tom Wood - 4th of 5 - Cat 1 - 50-99 Men

2010 Coolest 24 & 8 Hour Race

2010-05-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Chris Rose - 2nd of 8 - 24 Hour Solo - 40-49 Men

Hyland Fisher - 2nd of 10 - 8 Hour Solo - Pro/Expert Men

Troy Groves - 5th of 18 - 8 Hour Solo - 30-39 Men

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - 1st of 8 - 8 Hour Solo - Clydesdale Men

Photos courtesy of Placerart.com.

2010 Coolest 8 hour race report

2010-05-01T21:24:00.000-07:00

The training program that I put together last November was designed for me to peak starting at last week's Lemurian through this week's Coolest 8. The Lemurian was a disaster. I blame the experimentation with nutrition, just as I did at Boggs V, and pretty much got the same result; running out of gas during the race. For the Coolest 8 I went back to what I had previously been using: energy bars, energy gels, Clif Blocks, Hammer Perpetuem and an electrolyte drink.

I had a good start position as the race began and I tried to maintain that as long as possible. All of us tried to find the best lines as there was quite a bit of mud on the trail, left, right, center.... Though I had to deal with some traffic on the first lap, it was fast.

First lap: 57:54 minutes, average speed 12.3, max speed 32.1.

My second lap was pretty fast too and I was feeling good.

Second lap: 59:02 minutes, average speed 11.6, max speed 32.4.

My third lap was going pretty good for the first 15 minutes. After one fast small creek crossing with lots of sharp rocks on the other side I saw a couple guys fixing their flats. Bummer for them, I said to myself, and was happy about my decision to run Stan's sealant. Cocky bastard. Right afterwards as the rear end of my bike was feeling a little soft I decided to get off the bike and check the rear tire. Going flat, of course! I pulled out my CO2 inflator, tried filling it but the o-ring in the inflator came out. First CO2 cartridge emptied. I got the o-ring back in and filled the tire to about 15-20 pounds with my second CO2 cartridge. I took it easy and slow to the aid station, half way through the course. There was a floor pump at the aid station and I filled my tire to about 30 psi and took off. I could tell the tire was going flat again and tried to get back to the start and my pit station as quick as possible.

At my pit station I filled my tire (which had only lost a little air at this point), got a new water bottle, more CO2 cartridges, some food and lubed my chain well. I took off as fast as possible, not happy about all the time I had lost messing with my tire.

Third lap: 109:49 minutes, average speed 9.8, max speed 31.6.

I was starting to get tired and my attitude turning bad at this point. I had plenty of nutrition in me, but couldn't put out the power like I wanted to, my heart rate was falling and I was toying with the idea of pulling out of the race. I pulled out of the Boggs V race in 4th place after doing 7 laps. I had enough time to do another lap at Boggs V but felt awful and decided not to. I ended up getting 8th place. Lesson learned.

Fourth lap: 109:44 minutes, average speed 9.8, max speed 32.7.

The fifth lap was pretty much like the fourth, tired, feeling like poo, etc. I still had enough energy and confidence to ride (instead of walking) out of Knickerbocker creek (I rode it every lap) and kept passing people on this climb and on the final climb. I was starting to get hot spots on my feet. This is a vulnerable time of the race and I was paying close attention to my hydration and nutrition.

Fifth lap: 109:45 minutes, average speed 9.7, max speed 31.5.

I started my 6th lap with two ibuprofen and an energy gel. At this point I knew I only had time for 7 laps and decided to push harder. The climbs were still hard, but I was able to go faster and faster on the descents and turns, pushing my comfort level each lap. On the climbs I put in both of my headphones and was helped up the climbs by The Faction, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Archers of Loaf, Bad Religion and other friends.

Sixth lap: 108:06 minutes, average speed 10.0, max speed 33.2.

I finished my sixth lap about 6:35 pm and was feeling good and ready for my last lap. Maxx showed up and helped me prep for the last lap, I think this was my fastest pit time. I left the pit in a sprint yelling and growling, ready to crush those in my way. I knew i'd been working my ass off for the past six months for this and wasn't about to let it slip by. I went as hard as I could.
I caught a team mate Tom Wood about 10 minutes into my lap, offered some words of encouragement and took off. About 15 minutes later I caught up to another team mate, Chris Rose (who was doing the 24 hours solo), and at the same time caught another 8 Hour Solo rider. This catch was at the top of the hill before dropping down to Knickerbocker Creek. I offered Chris some additional words of encouragement and to assert my strength against the other 8 Hour Solo racer I stood up and sprinted into the descent down to Knickerbocker Creek.

Though I was tired I was still feeling pretty strong on my last lap. I even noticed my heart rate was coming back up, closer to where it should have been. I passed a few riders on the flat section before the last climb, reeled in a half dozen or so on the last climb and even passed four more on the last 1/4 mile of the race.

Seventh lap: 104:47 minutes, average speed 10.5, max speed 35.1.

Unsure of my placing, I was pleased with my performance. I gave it all I had and was annihilated.

Though my seventh lap wasn't my fastest, it was my third fastest average speed and fastest maximum speed. Not bad after having raced for 6 1/2 hours.

The result? I finished in 2nd place in the Men's Solo Pro/Expert. Let me repeat that, Pro/Expert!!! Biggest result so far. The first place racer beat me by 7 minutes...and a LAP! Now that is a pro!

I would like to mention that i'm vegan and have been for 14 years. That is all.

2010 Lemurian Shasta Classic (updated)

2010-04-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

Update: Results and pictures below:
Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 24th of 86 - Long Course - 35-44 Men

Hyland Fisher rolling down the first descent.

Hyland throwing the horns.

Hyland passing on the inside line down a steep section of trail.

Maxx Hackett - 4th of 8 - Intermediate Course - 19-34 Men

Maxx Hackett in the same piece of trail.

Maxx easily cleaning a steep piece of trail.

Bill Purcell - 29th of 86 - Long Course - 35-44 Men

Bill Purcell (2nd in picture) in some traffic.

John Wood - 42nd of 86 - Long Course - 35-44 Men

John Wood (2nd in picture) in some traffic going down the first descent.

John on the same descent.

John railing a corner with some great body english.

ProGrt Round #1

2010-04-24T23:48:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot - 57th of 94 - Pro Men - Downhill

2010 Xtreme Outfitters Jersey Design

2010-04-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

This is our new jersey! We should see it in a month or so. We are excited!

Racing - weekend of April 24th, 2010.

2010-04-23T08:48:00.001-07:00

Four members of the team are headed up to race the Shasta Lemurian this weekend. If you see us say hi, and maybe a little push on the back to get us up that hill faster! ;) Most of the rest of the team will also be riding the Chico Wildflower on Sunday. We think a 70 mile road ride is a great post-race recovery ride, don't you?
Stay tuned for results.

2010 Sea Otter Classic

2010-04-17T21:35:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
John Wood - 37th of 103 - Cat 2 Cross Country - 40-44 Men

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - 16th of 28 - Cat 2 Cross Country - Clydesdale

2010 Prairie City Race Series - Race #3

2010-04-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
John Wood - 1st of 21 - Sport Men 40-44 (Yea John!!!)

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - 7th of 21 - Sport Men 50

2010 Prairie City Race Series - Race #2

2010-04-07T21:29:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
John Wood - 3rd of 31 - Sport Men 40-44

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - 9th of 22 - Sport Men 50

2010 Boggs V - 8 hour race

2010-04-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 8th place of 21 - Men Expert

Chilly morning temperatures meant ice on the course and warm clothes.

It warmed up a bit, but we had hail in the afternoon.

Hyland was in 4th place after 7 laps and 6 1/2 hours, but wasn't able to go out for another lap and was thus relegated to 8th place as the other racers did another lap.

2010 Prairie City Race Series - Race #1

2010-03-31T21:24:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
John Wood - 5th of 28 - Sport Men 40-44

John Wood on his way to 5th place.

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - 6th of 21 - Sport Men 50+

2010 Cool Mountain Bike Race, Cool, CA

2010-03-14T20:44:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 3rd Place - Expert Men 19-39

That's Hyland on the left.

Maxx Hackett - 4th Place - Sport Men 20-29

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Club
Paul Falvey - 4th Place - Sport Men 50 and over

Tom Wood - 12th Place - Sport Men 50 and over

Our coverage in The Union.

2009 Bidwell Bump XC

2009-09-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Men's Cat 1
Time: 1.23.02 - 10:20 off leader
6th Place of 22 Entries

2009 Whiskeytown Classic

2009-09-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Male
Time: 2:24:17
1st Place of 2 Entries

2009 Twilight Mountain Bike Crit at Loma Rica Ranch #3

2009-09-05T20:33:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Troy Groves - Men's A
4th Place of 8 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - Men's B
10th Place of 15 Entries
also Men's A
8th Place of 8 Entries

2009 Twilight Mountain Bike Crit at Loma Rica Ranch #2

2009-08-22T20:29:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Troy Groves - Men's A
5th Place of 12 Entries
also
Men's B
1st Place of 10 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Tom Wood - Men's B
5th Place of 10 Entries

2009 Twilight Mountain Bike Crit at Loma Rica Ranch #1

2009-08-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Men's B
Time: 36:32 - 4:34 off leader
6th Place of 8 Entries

Hyland Fisher - Men's A
Time: 43:01 - 1 lap and 0:51 off leader
5th Place of 10 Entries

Troy Groves - Men's A
Time: 43:01 - 1 lap and 3:24 off leader
7th Place of 10 Entries

2009 TBF Friday Night Mountain Bike Series, Race #6

2009-07-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Troy Groves - Single Speed Men - Open - 2 Laps
Time: 57:30
1st Place of 3 Entries

2009 Mountain Bike Nationals

2009-07-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot - Pro Mtn-X
32nd Place of 34 Entries

2009 Downieville Classic Results

2009-07-11T16:05:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Male
Time: 3:11:41 - 39:21 off leader
10th Place of 25 Entries
Hyland Fisher - Expert Veteran Men 35-44
Time: 2:29:25 - 15:24 off leader
12th Place of 40 Entries

Troy Groves - Expert Veteran Men 35-44
Time: 2:36:45 - 22:48 off leader
22nd Place of 40 Entries

2009 Wildflower Rush - Mountain States Cup #4

2009-06-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Brian Mendiola - Pro Downhill
49th Place of 58 Entries

2009 Skyline Mountain Bike Race

2009-06-14T19:47:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale
Time: 2:09:50 - 15:24 off leader
2nd Place of 2 Entries

2009 Peavine Challenge

2009-05-31T19:25:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Cat 2 Men, Master 40-99
Time: 2:02:07 - 24:39 off leader
9th Place of 16 Entries

Hyland Fisher - Cat 1 Men, Master 30-39
Time: 2:15:52 - 21:57 off leader
9th Place of 9 Entries (Last place, could have been the vomiting ;)

Troy Groves - Cat 1 Men, Master 30-39
Time: 2:11:31 - 17:36 off leader
7th Place of 9 Entries

Maxx Hackett - Cat 2 Men, Senior 19-29
Time: 1:44:25 - 2:29 off leader
2ndPlace of 5 Entries

2009 Chile Challenge - Mountain States Cup #3

2009-05-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot - Pro Downhill
69th Place of 85 Entries

Pro Mountain Cross
28th Place of 39 Entries

2009 Fluidride Cup #2 - Pro GRT #1

2009-05-03T20:49:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot - Pro Mtn-X
65th Place of 73 Entries

2009 Coolest 8 Hours

2009-05-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Solo 8 Hour Open Men 50-59
6th Place of 19 Entries

Eddie refueling between laps. He's a bit muddy.

Hyland Fisher - Solo 8 Hour Open Men 30-39
1st Place Place of 20 Entries

Hyland at the very start of the race.

Hyland descending, still lap one.

Hyland refueling.

Hyland at the end of the race.

Troy Groves - Solo 8 Hour Open Men 30-39
3rd Place of 20 Entries

Troy refueling.

Our pit.
The crowd during the pre race meeting. Note all the rain jackets and umbrellas...

Some of the pit crew & Troy & Hyland.

2009 Shasta Lemurian

2009-04-25T16:49:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Intermediate Course Clydesdale Male
Time: 2:37:26
1st Place of 5 Finishers

Hyland Fisher - Long Course
Time: 2:40:22 - 18:41 off leader
8th Place of 28 Finishers

Troy Groves - Long Course
Time: 2:53:26 - 31:45 off leader
18th Place of 28 Finishers

Maxx Hackett - Intermediate Course
Time: 2:07:11
1st Place of 11 Finishers

2009 Prairie City Race Series #4 Results

2009-04-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 35-39 - 4 Laps
13th Place of 20 Entries

2009 Napa Valley Dirt Classic, Angwin, CA

2009-04-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Male
Time: 2:21:21 - 19:33 off leader
9th Place of 16 Entries

Hyland Fisher - Cat 1 Male 35-44
Time: 1:49:21 - 16:36 off leader
29th Place of 41 Entries

2009 Cool Mountain Bike Race, Cool, CA

2009-03-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale - 2 Laps
DNF

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 19-39 - 3 Laps
Time: 2:44:29 - 18:22 off leader
8th Place of 24 Entries

Hyland realizing he is about to get caught and putting the hammer down.

Hyland about to cross a big creek.

Hyland crossing the bridge over another creek.

Maxx Hackett - Sport Men 20-29- 2 Laps
Time: 1:57:40 - 15:25 off leader
4th Place of 12 Entries

Maxx on the last climb of the race.

Maxx picking his way through the crowd.

Maxx on his way to dropping his competitors. Grimace and all.

Troy Groves - Single Speed Men 36-99- 2 Laps
Time: 1:47:53 - 16:51 off leader
10th Place of 28 Entries

Troy hammering way up the last climb.

Troy in a classic black and white image. Could be from the 1920's, they had singlespeeds then.

Troy finishing his second lap. Looks a little uncomfortable, doesn't he?

2009 Sand Hill Ranch Race #1

2009-03-07T20:36:00.000-08:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Brian Mendiola - Pro Mtn-X
5th Place

2009 TBF Mountain Bike Kick Start

2009-01-25T15:11:00.000-08:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Eddie Cruz - Expert Men 40-49 - 3 Laps
Time: 1:41:02 - 20:54 off leader
7th Place of 8 Entries

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 30-39 - 3 Laps
Time: 1:29:24 - 2:28 off leader
7th Place of 11 Entries

Maxx Hackett - Sport Men 20-29- 2 Laps
Time: 1:04:40 - 0:30 off leader
2nd Place of 6 Entries

Sacramento Cyclocross Race #1

2008-09-21T15:37:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Men's C's - 1/2 Hour Race
3rd Place of 33 Entries

8.14 Miles
129 Feet Climbing
31:56 Hour
406 Calories
187 Average HR
193 Max HR

First cyclocross race of the season. On the start of the third lap I was in second place with the leader about 40 seconds out. On the fourth and fifth laps I faded to 6th place. Racecourse was dead flat with barriers in two locations.

Battling early in the race.

About half way through the race after pulling away from other racers in a fast flat section.

Finishing.

2008 Brian Head NMBS #6

2008-08-31T21:38:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Taylor Cuisinot - Pro - Senior - Dual Slalom
12th Place

2008 Northstar at Tahoe XC - Race #7

2008-08-28T21:10:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men - 3 Laps - Time: 1:16:01 - 10:11 off leader
6th Place of 13 Entries

SSWC08 (Single Speed World Championships 2008)

2008-08-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

SSWC08 Race Course at Skyline Park

24.13 Miles
4674 Feet Climbing
2:59 Hours
2197 Calories
175 Average HR
192 Max HR
No cadence sensor on singlespeed

I found out Saturday morning as I left home that I would be racing Sunday. I tried to get into this race on New Years Eve. I submitted my entry at Midnight and 05 seconds. I later found out that, somehow, I didn’t make the cut and have been bitter about it since. I was very please to find out I got in and I am in debt to a few people now (thank you Cruz brothers and Curtis!!!). Gladly so. Racing on Sunday changed my drinking plans for the weekend, which was kind of disappointing, but I was excited to race.

We arrived around 2:pm on Saturday and our friends had found a great campsite under some big oak trees about 100 feet from real bathrooms and showers. Socialized, drank beers and walked around for a few hours. Did a short pre-ride, but could only find the first small loops of the course. Got to see a Swedish fellow perform a spectacular crash in one of the switchback descents. Spectacular!

Right when we returned from the pre-ride we headed over to the bowling alley to watch the Decider. (btw, I thought G.W. was the decider... I guess this isn't a trademarked term...). Left towards the end of the first frame, headed back to camp to fire up the veggie bbq. Camp was quiet around 9:30 pm and started to get sleepy. Around 10 I decided to head to the tent. I then started to realize the partying was starting. Big bonfire around the corner, some yelling and boozing. People yelling at boozers that "there is a race tomorrow, i'm trying to get some sleep!" etc.

I was woken up at 3:00 am on the dot by some very violent vomiting a few tents over. This fella was having a rough time of it. It was loud and juicy! We didn't confirm, but I hope he survived.

Got up around 7:30, had some breakfast, made Mimosa's for my campmates and myself and sought out some coffee. Found the caffeine (thanks Pat!) and got ready for the race.

I had about 20 minutes to warm up before the race so I did some hill climbing and found my heart rate was very easily going high, a good sign.

Ding and I right before the race.

My camp mate (Ding) and I put our bikes down the hill in the field as instructed and walked back up for the start. Go! We ran around the horse corral and back to our bikes with everybody else. It took some work to navigate through the runners headed to their bikes and the riders headed to the course. Got on course and started my GPS. I was immediately passing riders on the flat gravel road. As the gravel pointed up I kept passing people, but not as quickly. Since I’ve raced at this location a few times I knew what to expect, so I was able to navigate some of the slightly technical sections of the climb better than others and was able to keep passing. The fire road got real steep and loose and everybody started walking. I figured that I might as well keep my heart rate pinned so I walked as hard as I could and kept passing people. Walk hard! My goal on the climb was to find as many shaved legs as I could and pass them. From my experience on this course, I descend the tricky sections better than most people so as to not lose time I have to beat the roadies to the top (same strategy as Downieville). We got to the top and the trail pointed down, steep down, real quick, with really tight switchbacks and rocks in the middle of them. I passed Tiffany (1x SSWC champ) in the first switchback and hit the gas. There were (of course) many riders in front of me and I couldn’t get around so I took it easy, relaxed and rested.

Next was the single track climb back to the top, I was able to ride with Tiffany during this section, we picked a few people off, some passed us. Made it to the bagpiper (I was very pleased to hear this guy and was surprise how much I liked the sound) and took a left. Fast, fast, fast into the corners, keep the momentum on the dips and don’t lose any ground. Felt good going into the lake section. On the backside of the lake on the hike-up-the-slickrock section I saw Linda (2x SSWC champ) a few switchbacks up. This would be the only time I would see her.

Climbing, sweating and grimacing.

Got bunched up behind some flailing rider on the next flowing, tight downhill section. The first guy pulled off when he realized he might die if he tried to go the speed we wanted to go. We then spread out and I had some space in front of me for the first technical drops / switchbacks. Rode them clean with some cheers from spectators.

This is when the memory starts getting a little blurry.

I made the next section of switchback / drops cleanly with encouragement from Shannon from PDX. Made the next switchback section clean and flew down the rocky fire road to the next section of…. Ok, I made all the technical descent and did them fast, enough, eh?

After a water feed, beginning of the second lap.

Back through the start, picked up my water (thanks a MILLION Max!) and headed out for my second lap. I ended up walking a bit more of the singletrack climb this time than on the first lap, but was feeling pretty good still. Before the lake I noticed a guy in front of me was riding a fixie! Idiot! Parents, give your kids the love they need or they’ll end up like this guy. I stopped at the water station near the lake and filled up my bottle with more water. It was really hot by now and I was covered in sweat and dirt.

Picked up my third bottle at the start of my third lap. I declined the Clif Blocks because I was felling pretty good. 300 yards further I started to feel the first sign of cramps. Doh! Shoulda grabbed the Clif Blocks!

About a mile further my right hamstring cramped. I got off the bike and started hitting it, drank a bunch of water, forced my leg straight and started pushing my bike. I had it worked out by the time the trail eased up enough to ride. Made it up to where the bag piper had been, but sadly he was gone. The course was getting pretty empty at this point. I was running into fewer racers and far fewer spectators.

I was starting to have some real trouble clipping into my pedals because the dust had scrubbed all the oil off my pedals and cleats.

I caught Nacho Libre from Texas and we chatted a bit heading into the water station by the lake. I filled up with more water here and asked the spectators if they had any chain lube. All I got in return was laughter and hazing. As I was leaving I heard a racer come in and say “there is some real seriousness out there.” Referring to the idea that people (who were clearly not going to win, myself included) were taking the race too seriously and maybe should have been focusing more on having fun.

Got to the creek crossing before the lake, saw a giant pink bunny holding a can of Tecate and asked him and his crew if they had any chain lube. I got the same laughter and hazing from this group.

I was starting to see a theme. There is very much a scene at this race, a scene I was hoping would not be here. A very ‘cool’ scene. I was clearly not very ‘cool’ because I was asking for chain lube.

We all need love. Especially the kids. Parents, love your kids. By the way, have I mentioned that I think that people who ride single speeds on a regular basis were not shown enough love by their mothers?

Where was I? Lap three.

Heading away from the lake on the hike-up-the-slickrock section I saw Tiffany one switchback below me. We tugged back and forth a bit and she got in front of me going down a technical section, then, then, then she was frickin’ gone! She completely dropped me. Well, I’ll be. Hammer time! I caught up with her at the dry creek crossing and passed her shortly thereafter. Flew down the fire road with water breaks and across the bridge. Coming up to the last climb a gentleman in a t-shirt that read “WHITE TRASH” encouraged me to dig deeper and informed me that there were only 500 meters to go. Meters? What kind of white trash American gives out information in metric units? The next guy up the hill informed me in a clear fashion that I had about ½ mile to go. Sweet, pass anybody in sight and don’t let anybody by.

I caught the fixed guy at the paved road crossing right as both of my calves started to cramp. He had his feet resting on his top tube. I spun as fast as I could and put my hand on his back helping him forward a bit. As the fire road turned up for the last little section before the finish I went as hard as I could go to the finish.

Some stranger put a bottle opener in my jersey pocket that said Finisher #94. According to my GPS I finished in 2 hours 59 minutes. I laid down my bike, chugged a Coke and searched for a beer and a shower.

This is me, cooked, at the end of the race.

2008 Northstar at Tahoe XC - Race #5

2008-08-14T20:46:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men - 3 Laps - Time: 1:20:42 - 14:26 off leader
11th Place of 19 Entries

I flatted in the last 1/2 mile of the race and lost 3-4 places. I blame the Kenda Nevegal tires that came with my Giant Trance X1. I've had four flats on these tires since April. The sidewall on these tires are too thin and have had many sidewall cuts. I will try to set up these tires with the "Ghetto Tubeless" system before next week's race.

2008 Howell Mountain Challenge

2008-08-10T07:36:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Male 30-34 - Three Laps - Time: 2:45:58 - 14:47 off leader, 3:08 off of third place
4th Place

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Men - Two Laps - Time: 2:17:55 - 19:15 off leader, 7:34 off of third place
6th Place

2008 Howell Mountain Challenge - Race Report

2008-08-10T06:59:00.000-07:00

From Hyland Fisher - Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Downieville was my first long race in Expert. I've done some local series in Expert, but those were limited to about 1 1/2 hours at the most. I was really curious how this would shake out.

Got the bike ready the day before, got up at 4:45 am for the 3 hour drive from Nevada City to Angwin. Had plenty of time to warm up and drop off some bottles for the 2nd and 3rd laps. About half way into my warm up my rear shifting started acting up. I've been having problems with my rear shifting sticking very badly, I have new XTR rear der, put on new housing and the cable is relatively new. I've also had trouble with my SunRace rear cassette coming loose and the chain jumps around when this happens. My drivetrain is a mess!

Tightened the cassette and went to the start line.

Started at the very front of my group. When we hit the first bit of singletrack there were only two people behind me. I started flailing early on. I started passing people right after that and kept passing. First lap I kept slipping and sliding around the tight corners and kept my HR around 183 on the climbs. Traded pulls with a few people on the first lap but didn't catch anyone else.

Second lap I dropped dumped a water bottle and decided to race with just one bottle and rely on the water feeds for the rest of my hydration.

The second lap started out pretty good. I was feeling tired but pretty strong around the reservoir and hammered into the singletrack. I was having some serious shifting problems now and only had about four gears in the back, not always the same four, just a random four. I mostly relied on my front three.

After the first water zone a single speeder caught me and suggested we should catch the guy in front of us. So, I hammered down the fire road descent, the one with the water breaks and gaps. Fast, so fast. Didn't exactly realize I could descend that fast that comfortably. That was fun! Caught the guy we were trying to at the start of the last climb before the giant whoop-de-doos.

Third lap I dumped my empty water bottle and grabbed a new one. I was very tired now, my shifting was getting even worse (I was now having trouble with my front shifter now too, so much stiction my thumbs were hurting from shifting), my shock was getting a lot of stiction and my (five year old Crossmax) slick ceramic rims were locking up in an unpredictable manner. Awesome! So, I just trudged along, keeping my HR between 165 and 177. I downed Gu packets and keep my head together. I had some *almost* cramping in my legs. They would hesitate a bit when I pushed them but never actually went into cramping. A good thing.

After the second feed station I went as hard as I could and passed a few people on the last climb, the whoop-de-doos and the road leading to the finish.

According to the prelim results I got 4th, out of how many, I don't know. They only showed four deep. I was 3:08 off of third place. Not bad for my second real Expert race.

I am thrashed. I feel worse than I did after Downieville.

My time on my Polar HR was 2:46:16, average HR of 174, Max HR of 238 (the Polar has a tendency to get this REALLY wrong).

First Lap – 54:52, Av HR – 175, Max HR – 238 (wrong!)

Second Lap – 50:49 (no HR data???)

Third Lap – 1:00:33, Av HR 181, Max HR 220 (wrong!)

2008 Northstar at Tahoe XC - Race #4

2008-08-07T23:05:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men - 3 Laps - Time: 1:12:10 - 13:43 off leader
12th Place of 25 Entries

2008 Downieville Classic XC Race

2008-07-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Senior Men 19-34 - Time: 2:30:31 - 9:43 off leader
13th Place of 26 Entries
Split at the top of the climb: 4th Place - Time: 1:04:57 - 4:32 off leader

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club
Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Men - Time: 3:16:05 - 36:28 off leader
9th Place of 21 Entries
Split at the top of the climb: 14th Place - Time: 1:36:59 - 28:49 off leader

2008 Prairie City Race Series #9 Results

2008-06-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
9th Place of 11 Entries (Start time was moved up 5 minutes ahead of published time - not all racers were informed, including Hyland. He missed his start.)
Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
8th Place of 18 Entries
Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz - Expert Men 35-49 - 4 Laps
DNF

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
7th Place of 14 Entries

2008 Prairie City Race Series #8 Results

2008-05-21T16:26:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
3rd Place of 10 Entries
Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
8th Place of 22 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz - Expert Men 35-49 - 4 Laps
17th Place of 23 Entries

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
7th Place of 14 Entries

2008 Prairie City Race Series #6 Results

2008-05-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
7th Place of 12 Entries (still not recovered from 8 Hours of Cool)
Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
8th Place of 19 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
5th Place of 11 Entries

James Mcneil - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
19th Place of 19 Entries

2008 Coolest 8 Hour Race

2008-05-03T21:16:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - 8 Hour Solo Men - 7 Laps in 7:59 hours
6th Place of 42 Entries

Troy Groves - 8 Hour Solo Men - 6 Laps in 7:44 hours
15th Place of 42 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz - 8 Hour Solo Masters Men - 6 Laps in 7:50 hours
5th Place of 17 Entries

James McNeil - 8 Hour Solo Men - 6 Laps in 6:58 hours
8th Place of 42 Entries

James and Hyland refuel between laps.

2008 Prairie City Race Series #5 Results

2008-04-30T16:54:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
6th Place of 12 Entries

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
17th Place of 18 Entries (Flatted on first lap)

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
13th Place of 13 Entries

2008 Shasta Lemurian - Whiskeytown Lake

2008-04-26T17:24:00.000-07:00

Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale Men - Intermediate Course
2nd Place of 11 Entries - Time: 2:27:34 - 15:38 off leader

2008 Prairie City Race Series #4 Results

2008-04-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
4th Place of 12 Entries
Currently tied for 1st place in series.

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
8th Place of 25 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz - Expert Men 35-49 - 4 Laps
21st Place of 23 Entries

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
8th Place of 12 Entries

James Mcneil - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
15th Place of 25 Entries

2008 Prairie City Race Series #3 Results

2008-04-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
6th Place of 11 Entries

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
13th Place of 24 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Teroy Groves - Junior Boys 10-14 - 1 Lap
6th Place of 16 Entries

James Mcneil - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
17th Place of 24 Entries

Sea Otter Classic - 2008 - Results

2008-04-20T17:03:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Cori Cuisinot - Dual Slalom Junior Sport Men 15-18
14th Place of 25 Entries

Taylor Cuisinot - Downhill Expert Men 19-24
31st Place of 50 Entries - Time: 2:42.62 - 14.22 off leader

Taylor Cuisinot - Dual Slalom Semi-Pro Men
27th Place of 32 Entries

Hyland Fisher - XC Sport 30-34
11th Place of 72 Entries - Time: 1:32:29 - 8:21 off leader

Brian Mendiola - Dual Slalom Semi-Pro Men
22nd Place of 32 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Eddie Cruz - XC Sport Clydesdale
12th Place of 31 Entries - Time: 1:49:59 - 15:05 off leader

2008 Prairie City Race Series #2 Results

2008-04-09T16:17:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
5th Place of 15 Entries

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
10th Place of 26 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Daniel Adams - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
13th Place of 15 Entries

2008 Prairie City Race Series #1 Results

2008-04-02T16:24:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team
Hyland Fisher - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
6th Place of 15 Entries

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed Expert - 4 Laps
15th Place of 31 Entries

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

Daniel Adams - Expert Men 25-34 - 4 Laps
11th Place of 15 Entries

NMBS #! - Fontana, CA - Results

2008-03-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Taylor Cuisinot - Downhill Expert Men 19-24
21st Place of 25 Entries - Time: 4:18.83 - 1:38.64 off leader

4X Semi-Pro Men
2nd Place of 8 Entries

Brian Mendiola - Downhill Semi-Pro Men
24th Place of 40 Entries - Time: 2:49.95 - 13.71 off leader

Cool Mountain Bike Race Report

2008-03-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

2008 Cool Mountain Bike Race
Two laps on the Olmsted Loop in Cool, CA.

19.36 Miles
2426 Feet Climbing
1:34 Hours
1353 Calories
180 Average HR
199 Max HR (Holy Crap!)
83 Average Cadence (But this is only for the last mile, when it decided to start working.)

I have done the Cool Mountain bike race five of the last six years. Last year I got third in the Sport category and I was hoping to better that result. Considering how much I have been training, it was a goal that was not unachievable.

I did the Tune Up and Warm Up that my coach prescribed. During my warm up my large water bottle, filled with Cytomax, had the bottom fall out and leaked all over my drive train. I had two small bottles, full of water, with me and ended up using only those. My cadence sensor wouldn't work, I attempted to revive it but to no avail. Already I was feeling unprepared....
The race plan that I had decided upon the previous night was to stay with the race leaders on the first lap and then pull away from them and hopefully crush them on the second.

I lined up at the start with about 20 other Sport racers in my age category. Just before we started we were told that ALL of the Sport racers would be going together, the younger men, older men and all the women. Some in my group got to the very front of the start and I lost sight of them right as the race started. We bottle necked within the first few hundred feet at the start of the singletrack. I passed as many people as possible, my heart rate spiking at 199 bpm, but there were still quite a few people in front of me. I couldn't tell who was and was not in my age group.

I kept passing people up the first climb, trying to keep my breathing in check and not overdoing it. I passed people going down the fast doubletrack, going down this faster than I ever have. The first creek crossing created a bottleneck as did the steep climb following. I followed some slower riders down the next track-and-a-half section and started trying to pass more people on the next long steep climb. I caught some more racers on the descent into Knickerbocker creek and was slowed by them until after the creek crossing and the climb out. I passed a few more on the following up and down sections and yo-yo'd with a few more.

I got up to the next section of singletrack, a tight ribbon, gently flowing down with tall grass on either side. I quickly caught a female single speeder that was going slower than me. With no place to pass I tried to get my breathing back under control and recover for the climb to follow.

After some more double track I came to the bog section. There was nobody close in front of me so I tried to watch the riders far in front of me to see the best line. I saw a rider disappear into the bog and decided that was NOT the line to take. However, because he was so far ahead of me, my perspective was skewed and I ended up taking his exact line. I ended up in the bog, hub deep. Bummer, indeed.

I fought with racers back and forth on the following climbs back to the start/finish, the beginning of my second lap.

At the lap marker I took some water and a Gu packet. Into the first singletrack section, thankfully, there was nobody in front of me and I was able to take the first jump for fun. I was able to carry my speed through the second jump into an immediate left turn. Up to the top of the next short hill, pick up my second water bottle and fly down the next descent with a high speed jump and then a high speed right hand turn.

The following singletrack descent and climb was a blur of crazy fast descending and lactic threshold climbing, with an open seat bag spilling all my tools as a bonus. Bonus! I was no longer carrying my tools, extra CO2 cartridges or second spare tube.

About the half way mark I caught a racer in my class. I figured by now I was up near the very front of my category, maybe this guy was the race leader. I pulled up behind him on the pavement descent, drafted him a bit, then pulled out in front and sprinted for the singletrack. Before the descent into Knickerbocker creek I looked back to see where he was, right on top of me, Bastard!

I pulled away from him on the climb out of Knickerbocker, keeping my heart rate around 184 bpm. I kept him at bay on the next descent too. On the next climb he caught me, we yo yo'd a bit, until I dropped my chain trying to get into granny gear. I cursed, got off my bike, tried to control my breathing, put the chain back on and started pedaling. At the top of the hill a single speeder let me by because the tight ribbon of singletrack was coming up again. Within seconds I caught another singlespeeder. I tried going around him but couldn't get any speed up on the grass and he wasn't willing to yield any speed to let me by. After the singletrack opened to double track again I thanked him and wished him a good day as I dropped him.

My competitor had caught another in our group (guess he wasn't race leader) and I had them in sight, only about 10 seconds ahead. I had the bog ahead to deal with and a good deal of climbing as well.

I kept my heart rate at 184 bpm (btw, my Lactic Threshold is 180) and alternated between standing and seated climbing. I gave it my all, got a better line in the bog and was pushing with all I had. Near the top of the next to last climb I saw they had caught another racer in my class, a team mate of mine. How many racers in my class were in front of me?!

I figured at this point there were three in front of me in my class and I wasn't reeling them in fast enough. Fourth place is as good as last so I backed off and made sure I didn't lose any position. A few older sport racers passed me but nobody else in my class caught me. I rolled into the finish line humbled and ready for my rinse off and beers.

I ended up with 7th place. In years past I would have probably considered this a good finish, but not this season. First place is the only one i'd have been pleased with.

Consolation prize is that I was only a little over five minutes off the leader. Had I gotten a better start and made a few other race decisions better maybe I could have made that up.

After the race I won some raffle prizes which were worth far more than my entry fee. That made me feel better too.

Year after year, Cool is a really fun race with great competition and awesome raffle prizes.

2008 Cool Mountain Bike Race, Cool, CA

2008-03-14T13:32:00.001-07:00

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Team

Troy Groves - Men Singlespeed 1-35 - 2 Laps
6th Place of 19 Entries - Time: 1:29:47 - 8:12 off leader

Hyland Fisher - Men Sport 30-39 - 2 Laps
7th Place of 18 Entries - Time: 1:32:39 - 5:10 off leader

Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Race Club

James Mcneil - Men Sport 30-39 - 2 Laps
6th Place of 18 Entries - Time: 1:32:26 - 4:57 off leader

Daniel Adams - Men Sport 20-29 - 2 Laps
4th Place of 15 Entries - Time: 1:37:11 - 12:33 off leader

Eddie Cruz - Clydesdale 1-99 - 2 Laps
1st Place of 10 Entries - Time: 1:41:35

Downieville Race Report from Eddie

2007-09-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

This is the race I will always want to do well at. With the steep, long climb and the long single track descent it makes for a great race. My buddies and I started to ride the coarse 5 weeks before the race. Most was for the conditioning, but for me it was to get my bike together. I added a lot of new parts, but my gears were jumping every where. I would make the ride, but with a lot of annoying skipping. On the last week I turned the bike over to Extreme Outfitters and in an hour the problem was solved, rear derailleur cable housing was not long enough. Thanks Brian.

Well the only thing I wanted from the race to have a better time than last year, I was feeling good and I really thought I could place. The night before decided to registrar and take my motorcycle to make the trip faster. The ride was great but after I met some friends and my brother for beers, I didn’t realize I could drink that much beer. Needless to say I paid for it the next day. I did not feel well the next day. After several trips extracting the fluids and the morning breakfast during the warm up, the race was about to start. At this point I hoped to just make it. Once the race started a ¼ of the way up the paved road I had to pull over from being nauseous as I put my head down I looked over and saw lots of people riding right by. After a few minutes I decided I paid too much for this and I better get my ass in gear. I started off slow but when I got to the dirt road I felt a little better and as I got closer to the first saddle I felt great. I then notice I was passing a lot of people .When I got to the top I felt aggressive and went at race pace also I sprinted over the rollers. All the while I kept passing people and no one passed me.

I don’t know exactly were but at least ¾ into the race I came over a hill and some one was just standing there looking up at me. I slowed down and the rider behind me took the opening past the person, while I crashed into him. That wasn’t bad till I pick up my bike and suddenly I couldn’t move. I had muscle spasms. I just stood there cursing trying to stretch out every part of my body. Lots of people rode right by and I could not do a thing. I had to get myself on the bike and just peddle, in a few minutes of spinning my muscles finally relaxed. But a lot of riders had already passed. I decided I better make the best of it and after taking Sport Legs pills I went for it. I did not pass as many people as before but no one caught up to me.

Well, I finished and still came in under 15 minutes under my best time.13th in sport. May be next year I’ll do better.

Downieville Race Report from Adam

2007-09-20T17:45:00.000-07:00

Pre-riding the Downieville XC course every weekend paid off well in
2005, finishing in the top 30% of the senior sport males was my best
race of that season. This motivated me to take it seriously this year.
Pacing the climb, tire selection, avoiding pinch flats, fixing pinch
flats, attempting to memorize the blind sections of the downhill,
it'll hold your attention for sure. Brought my 12 year old Y33
suspended bike, recently "updated" with a home modified swing arm
(increased travel, tire clearance, and disc mounts). Been loving it
all season, haven't ridden any thing else off road this summer since
cracking the chain stay on the hard tail due to mud induced chain-suck
racing early in the season. Had a bunch of pinch flats this season,
been planning on going tubeless, even built up the wheels for it, just
haven't gotten around to using them yet. Tried different tires each
weekend (mismatched as usual, wider in front, heavier in the rear)
decided that short or blocky knobs have been confidence inspiring
through the rocks, skinnier taller knobs seemed to squirm around not
bite in, even on the hard packed dirt road decent. The Saturday pre
rides went well.

Inspected the bike on the Sunday before the Saturday race, and found a
small crack just below the relocated shock mount, no biggie, I had
time to repair it Monday. I drilled holes in the ends of the crack,
(to stop their propagation) and brazed a plate over it. During Paint
preparation with the sandblaster on Tuesday I discovered two more
cracks in near the main pivot, these couldn't be fixed without brazing
in a new seat tube. So Wednesday I had three days before the race and
I no geared mountain bikes built up. I dug out the new partially
assembled hard tail frame and the stupid light Stans tubeless wheels,
wrenched 'till midnight, road it to work the next morning and worked
out the new bike kinks on my lunch break.

I've been paying attention to my rest/recovery just before races. My
week day routine ends with a 40 minute 1400' climb from the office to
home, decided to pay $1 to take the bus home for the first time ever
(this was my rest day). When I got home (the bus took longer than
riding!) a friend had left some plants on my porch, I guess I got a
little over excited because I sprained my ankle digging compost into
the garden, most painful thing I've done in many years (even after
applying a Lidocaine patch). Decided to call in sick to work for
Friday and declared that I wasn't racing Saturday. When I woke up
Friday afternoon I felt 99% better. Rode over to meet Eddie & George
Cruz for dinner and stay at Eddies house so we'd get an early start
Saturday, didn't sleep more than 30 minutes all night.

My goal of finishing in the top 25% was staring to seem out of reach.
Took some ibuprofen, warmed up and picked a spot on the line in the
front quarter of the field, ended up easily passing folks the entire
climb, Should have remembered I was on a 22 pound bike, and going to
lose positions the rest of the race, could have been more aggressive.
Was still passing people on the dirt road descent. This was my first
off road tubeless ride and first hard tail ride in months! 20 psi in a
Mosquito Airlight 2.3 in front and 24 PSI in a Smart Sam 2.25 in back,
seemed to be working well enough to comfortably push the front end to
the limit in a couple corners. As expected I lost at least 10 spots to
the suspended folks in the baby heads.

Somehow this warped my front rotor a bit. Also, I nicked a log
damaging a spring in the pedal, it kept releasing and was hard to get
back in. I had put all my weight forward and on the sprained ankle
trying to clip in during the decent when the warped rotor pulsed and
through me over the bars. Six more guys went by while getting back on
the bike. The rest of the race wasn't to bad. Didn't notice the elbow
wound until after the finish, got 17th (top 25%) and 4 stitches.

Coolest 24 - 8 Hour Solo Race Results

2007-05-06T11:26:00.000-07:00

From The Union:

The Xtreme Outfitters Mountain Bike Racing Team had good results at the first eight-hour mountain bike race it competed in. The Coolest 24 (and 8) Hour Race was held May 11 in Cool.

For the team, Eddie Cruz came in fourth of nine in Men's Solo 8 Hour Master (45+) with seven laps in 7:59:35 while Adam George came in fourth of 23 in Men's Solo 8 Hour with seven laps in 7:17:25. Troy Groves came in fifth of 23 in Men's Solo 8 Hour with seven laps in 7:27:45 and Hyland Fisher came in 14th of 23 in Men's Solo 8 Hour with six laps in 7:37:50.

Racers began at noon on Saturday and finished riding at 8 p.m. Most of the team completed seven laps with a total of about 77 miles and 10,500 feet of climbing. For more information go to www.thecoolestmtb.com.

2nd & 3rd place at Cool, CA

2007-03-11T11:19:00.000-07:00

From The Union:

Xtreme Outfitters mountain bikers Troy Groves, left, and Hyland Fisher, right, finished second and third, respectively, in the Men’s 30-39 division of the Sports class at the 15th annual Cool Mountain Bike Race.

Race Report - Sacramento Cyclocross Series Race #9, Grass Valley, CA November 18, 2006

2006-11-25T21:58:00.000-08:00

I got up early, made sure the bike was in good working order and rode the ½ hour to the race location. Sufficiently warmed up, I registered and did two practice laps.

Fast pavement climb, S-turn to a steep hill with two barriers that force a dismount, back on the bike to the top of the hill, a long steep descent followed by a climb and a steep corner at the top. Some singletrack and tight turns follow, then a steep descent with a whoop-de-doo at the bottom that assured air time. Three more barriers and then pavement again to the finish. Five laps of this was surely going to hurt.

I started at the back of the group and during the first road section I passed about half the pack. I felt good and strong with lots of power, the way I like to start a race. Knowing that I hadn’t raced in months, for that matter, hadn’t ridden much in months, I didn’t know how long I would be able to keep up this tempo. I quickly found the answer, not long. At the top of the first climb I was passed by a few riders. The second lap started hurting at the uphill barriers and I wasn’t able to recover by the time I hit the singletrack. By the time I hit the third lap I had moved back to near the end of the pack.
At the start of the fourth lap I was passed by a fellow in a white shirt and I was sure if I kept him in sight I’d be able to pass him back. Around the backside I caught him on the whoop-de-doo section and kept up with him. He made a mistake on the next barriers and I passed him before the pavement section. I tried to extend my lead (on this, our last lap) before we hit the uphill section, where I knew I’d suffer and he’d get close again. Just before the singletrack he was on my wheel again. I stepped it up again through the turns and was coming closer to the racer in front of me. I knew that if I was able to keep this tempo I could gain on the rider in front of me and maybe even pass him at the whoop-de-doo. I took a risk and hauled ass down the steep hill, took the left line and as I started up the riser (into the forced jump) I heard the most gawd-aful sound, the sound you’d expect a fork to make as it breaks. I got off the bike to see what was broken. Wheel is in place, not dangling, check. Brakes are in place, check. Cranks are on, rear wheel is good. Ahh, handlebar was pointed down further than it was supposed to be, that must have been what I heard, the bars slipping in the stem. Check. Back on the bike and over the barriers to the pavement finish. As I hit the pavement I saw a rider in front of me flailing on the ground next to a tree, mental note, watch that corner.
15th place out of 19, Men’s C’s. Not my best results by far, but I was happy since it was my first ever CX race, I was out of shape, I had only been riding this new bike for a week.

Prairie City Race Pictures

2006-06-13T15:32:00.000-07:00

Hyland Fisher at Prairie City Race #4.

Jennifer Lind at Prairie City Race #4.

Troy Groves at Prairie City Race #6.

Hyland Fisher at Prairie City Race #6.

Eddie Cruz at Prairie City Race #6.

Hyland Fisher and Nate Byron at Prairie City Race #8.

Nate Byron at Prairie City Race #8.

James Mcneil at Prairie City Race #8.

Troy Groves at Prairie City Race #9.

Jennifer Lind at Prairie City Race #9.

James McNeil at Prairie City Race #9.

Nate Byron at Prairie City Race #9.

2006 Cool Mountain Bike Race

2006-04-28T07:30:00.000-07:00

Jennifer was the only Xtreme Outfitters team member to make it to the Cool Race this year. She was foolhardy enough to brave the 40 degree weather and the snow. It's supposed to be the Cool Race, not the Cold Race.
She got First place in Sport Women 30-39, beating second place by more than 10 minutes. Not bad for her first race ever!
Some pictures of Jennifer (#801) in the mud and snow.

Before the race.

Just a litte snow....

Snow turns to mud.

Final water crossing.

All cleaned up with some prizes in hand.

Downieville 2005 Pictures

2006-01-10T11:26:00.000-08:00

We found some old photos from the 2005 Downieville Classic.

Adam and Hyland after the tortuous race.

Adam reaching Packer Saddle, almost the top.

Hyland on his way to winning the XC Sport division.

Team ride this Saturday, December 10th, 2005

2005-12-07T16:35:00.000-08:00

The Xtreme Outfitters Team will be doing a great big loop from Nevada City this Saturday.
Leaving Wisdom Cafe (on Broad Street in Nevada City) at 9 am. Across Round Mountain, up South Yuba to Edwards, up to Malakoff, down Missouri Bar, down South Yuba to Edwards, up to Rock Creek and back to Nevada City.

This lap usually takes me 6 hours and I believe it is about 40 miles and about 6000 ft of climbing.

This will be a slow pace ride but is NOT no drop.

Please email me if you'd like to join us, voodoohorizon at hotmail dot com.

Team ride this Sunday, November 20th, 2005

2005-11-16T18:06:00.000-08:00

Meet at the Forest Service office in Nevada City at 9am. We will either ride up Pioneer to the Burlington trails or we will ride Round Mountain and up to Pioneer. Figure on 3 to 4 hours and I suggest gears. This will be a relatively slow ride to maintain our base fitness and we will really focus on fun and building technical skills and speed.

Join us for a night ride, work on your skills.

2005-11-16T16:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a short Quicktime video from night riding in Nevada City last night.

The bridge ridden over is about 10' long, 11" wide and over a trench that is about 5' deep. This trail is IN town.

Race Pictures

2005-11-04T13:04:00.000-08:00

Andrew Davis racing at Prarie City, 2005.

Team member Troy Groves leading a climb and looking relaxed at Prarie City, 2005.

Team member Eddie Cruz also leading the pack at Prarie City, 2005.

Team member Hyland Fisher desperately trying to escape a chase at Prarie City, 2005.