TWells is on his way to sealing the deal and become the first 2 time US mtb Olympian.
Nice work man! Check out Elke Brutsaert in the background of the photo. Elke helps out with our U-19 women’s team and is the massager for Adam Craig, who is the probable 2nd man for the US Olympic squad.
Durango DEVO U-19 cyclist, Taylor Borucki grabbed a spot on the five man roster to represent the junior category at the Downhill World Championships in Italy later this month. Taylor is currently waiting on the final word from local docs after tweaking his ankle riding trails last sunday. Please send Taylor positive vibes this week as he awaits the verdict. He recently placed third at the NORBA national race in Angel Fire, New Mexico. This season and last, he has accumulated enough points to place him third in the nation in the highly contested junior expert category.
These guys rock at high school mountain bike racing. Their season ended last week and by the looks of their photos, its not over any time soon. Good work Cali-Bros!
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Check him out, DEVO’s U-19 downhiller Taylor Borucki placed 3rd in the Chili Challenge Downhill, in Angel Fire, New Mexico. Taylor needed to win to automatically qualify for the US World Championship team. He is currently waiting to hear back from Mark Gullickson, head coach of development for USA Cycling, on his petition to make one of five remaining spots on the junior dh squad. Good luck man!
Sundays criterium took riders through the downtown streets of Durango and into the record books. Well not really. But the jr DEVO’s in attendance at the kids races in the AM just might have set some records. Director Annie Cheeney who course marshaled for the events said, “they had to split the field and run two heats……the Jr DEVO yellow jerseys were everywhere.” That says good things about the future of cycling in Durango. DEVO’s U-14 racers rode strong in the more competitive junior races with Alicia Rose Pastore dropping her female competitors and catching and dropping the boys field. Dang. The cruiser crit was also filled with DEVO, this race had them looking as goofy as ever. The three unicycling, banjo playing goofball kids ended up taking the trophy for Radness. More results later.
For all of you who are wishing Taylor a good race run in Angel Fire, and do not know what he looks like on a bike, here ya go. Taylor is racing for a spot on the USA Worlds team that will be competing in Italy in mid June. Rocket Fire Taylor!
Thanks Jeanne for these amazing race photos. Man these kids look good!
Dang, The U-19 ladies team, led by Coach Kricket Lewis spent last wednesday evenings practice in the hills surrounding Log Chutes Downhill Trails. Elke is a former world ranked downhill superstar. Retiring in the early 2000’s, Elke now keeps it in cycling by acting as head masseur for the Giant Factory mtb team. Traveling all over the world, she keeps the athletes in prime mental and physical conditions. This week the ladies felt the positive vibes that Elke brings as practice was all about being smooth on the downhills. Thank You Elke for sharing your shred tips.
What a great weekend of racing. Here are some photos Jeanne Pastore shot while DEVO was on course. Jeanne has been photographing the team throughout the years and her work is used frequently on this blog site.
Yep, its sad and true. Fortunatley we have an amazing race schedule to pick and choose from, so DEVO will ride onward. Check out Mountain States Cup website for the full story.
For a donation of $15.00, you can own u-19er Chase Orrick’s film Durango DEVO. The film documents the 2007 race season. There are only 12 copies left in the world, so act fast. Click on videos to the right to view the vid in four parts. Chad@durangodevo.com, first come first serve.
