Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Since the very beginning the MBA Wrecking Crew has contested this local Los Angeles area cyclocross series. Except for the one time we rode a Bianchi cyclocross test bike back in 1986, we have always raced the series aboard mountain bikes. Currently Eddie Arnet is aboard the custom Titus 96'er.
Stay tuned for the feature on How To convert A Mountain Bike Into A Winning Cyclocrosser in the December 2007 issue of Mountain Bike Action Magazine.
Listed below are the results from the opening round of the Back On Track Urban Cyclocross Series. The current mountain bike names that we recognized are listed in full capital letters. Use our search function if you want to find out more on their mountain bike history.
URBAN CYCLOCROSS #1
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
ELITE MEN 1-3
1. Frederick Bottger...Team Bearclaw
2. Jason Lowetz...Team Bearclaw
3. LYLE WARNER...Team Bearclaw
WOMEN 1-3
1. Lana Atchley...Southern California Velo
2. CHRISTIE PLEISS...Team Redlands
3. Rachel O'Connell...UCI WPT-Cheerwine
SINGLE SPEED A
1. NOAH HOLCOMB...Cannondale MTB Team
2. Cid Castillo...Path
3. Todd Whitehouse...BikePalace-BackOnTrack
MASTER 35+
1. Mark Fluss...Central Coast
2. ROBERT KMETZ...Team Velosport
3. Bill Dean...NOW-MS Society
WOMEN 35+
1. Amy Hutner...Kahala LaGrange
2. Melanie Peterson...South Bay Wheelmen
3. Nicette Quintero...Team Helen's
MASTER 45+
1. EDDIE ARNET...MBA
2. Dave Hnatiuk...Palos Verdes Groupo Ciclismo
3. Gregory Page...Lightning Velo
MASTER 55+
1. John Rubcic...UC Cyclery-JW Flooring
2. Jonathan Livesay...Team Bearclaw
3. Robert Llamas...Team Bearclaw
CATEGORY 3-4
1. Eric Bennett...Time Factory Development
2. ALEX BOONE...Team Bearclaw
3. Rob Carpenter
4. TREVOR WALTON...Pass Physical Therapy
12. STEPHEN SMITH...Team Smith
13. DANIEL PEREZ
WOMEN 3-4
1. LISA CROWE...Don's Bikes
2. Erin Glines
SINGLE SPEED B
1. Miguel Sutter...Pasadena Athletic Ass
2. Jason Vorell...Encore
3. Steven Sperling...Look Cycle
CATEGORY 4
1. David Buckonberge
2. Matt Kinder...Motortabs Cycling
3. Matthew Conner...Team Velosport
JUNIOR 15-18
1. Miles Ludi...Celo Pacific
2. John Kessler
3. Connor Smith...PV Groupo
JUNIOR 10-14
1. Erik Volotzky...Major Motion
2. Ethan Lawrence Shimano
3. Andrew Hazeltine Southbay Wheelmen