Headed north to Wyoming with GO CB team member Jon Brown and CB "Hardman" Billy Laird for an exciting weekend of SkiMo racing. Temperatures were pushing into the 40's, a stark contrast to -25 the last time I raced in WY. No finish line frostbite horror stories this year.
The RoundUp included a Saturday race at Grand Targhee followed by a sprint race at Snow King Resort. The grand finale was held at Jackson Hole Resort. All 3 races were qualifiers for the World Championships to be held in Verbier, Switzerland, February 6-12, 2015. This guaranteed a deep field with racers aiming for peak form.
Setting course with Jon Brown @ Grand Targhee.
Billy Laird catches his first glimpse of The Grand!
It's getting harder to crack the to 20. Above are the top 25 all within 30 seconds of each other, five minutes in!
Grand Targhee
The Salt Lake boys, Tom Goth and Jason Dorais (Team Scarpa) were battling it out with Team Scarpa's Durango representative (myself). The three of us were together at all but the last transition. Jason attacked the final, steep climb in impressive fashion and pulled off the W.
Everyone managed to survive the treacherous descents on icy, choppy bumps.
Simmons leads the first climb.
J. Marshall Thomson
Impressive paceline early on.
Billy Laird ~ Looking Fresh
1st - Jason Dorais
2nd - Tom Goth
3rd - Scott Simmons
1st - Stevie Kremer
2nd - Lyndsey Plant
3rd - Jessie Young
