Back to School- Jon Gantz Memorial.

With cross season right around the corner, we're getting ready to go back to "school", and yesterday we had a chance to try out our new sneakers at the Jonathan Gantz Memorial Cyclocross Clinic. After a week of thunderstorms and unpredictable weather we woke up to a beautiful morning that was not as humid as previous days. 

Photo Courtesy Broken Spoke Photography

This is the second year that we have had this event to remember our friend Jon, and it was a huge success. It was literally like that first day of school where you see the friends that you haven't seen since school let out, as well as meeting some new ones. We felt honored to have folks drive long distances to take part in our day, and hope to see them out at the races with smiles and maybe some "cross pain face".

Photo Courtesy Jamie McCollum

If you know me, you know that I am extremely passionate about the sport of Cyclocross and yesterday was one of the reasons that I love it so much. Sharing some knowledge that may help others fall in love with it is something that I find more and more important every year of my involvment. The Keystone Velo/p/b Nuts About Granola & Hoffman Diecast team did an amazing job with making this event a huge success. Numerous highlights of the day, but one of the best was when a 10-year-old junior came through his first warm up lap, I asked him what he thought and he said "This is awesome. I love this!" and that put a huge smile on my face. So awesome and supper stoked on the season and ready to watch everyone get #CXsome .

Photo Courtesy Broken Spoke Photography

A huge thanks to all our Sponsors that have helped make this possible:Nuts About Granola and Sarah(who showed up bright and early to prep/tape the course and work Reg), Hoffman Die Cast, Skip Durgin and YAMBA (awesome pancakes and refeshments), the instructors Jake Sitler and Wes Schempf from SeavsHaymarket p/b Soigneur, Greg(no twitter account) Lindstrom, Van Dessel Bikes, Fatmarc and the Granogue Cross family for loaning us course stakes, Berit and John Gantz,Broken Spoke photos, Barrys Country Market,Simplicity Cycles,The Bike Shak,Spring House Brewery, andWetchco Signs. Without them we could not do what we do..
see you in a few weeks!~SM