Sam Schultz took home the top prize at the 2009 Rolling Thunder cyclocross race in Missoula, MT. This is quite possibly the best bike race in the world. With brisk Montana Fall temperatures, great local microbrews, huge crowns and a stacked field racing under the lights, made this event absolutely unforgettable.
Shaun Radley of Montana Cycloross has put this race on for 4 years now and it just continues to get bigger and better. Owen Gue, Brendan Halpin, Sam and Andy Schultz were all at this hometown event to represent The Cycling House. Owen Flew The Cycling House colors in his new voler cycling kit.
Montana Cyclocross had this race report:
“Sam Schultz and Lisa Curry won Rolling Thunder under the lights Saturday night. The 4th annual Rolling Thunder nighttime cyclocross race was held on crisp fall night in Montana. Kevin Bradford-Parish and Defending champion Sam Krieg gave Schultz all he could handle. Also, racing was Craig Richey, John Curry, Kenda rider Andy Schultz and previous podium finisher Owen Gue of The Cycling House.
The beer was flowing and the music was blasting. The crowd had just finished performing their Michael Jackson “Thriller” dance. The whistle blew and Cycling House rider Owen Gue grabbed the hole shot. He led for the first two laps laying down a furious pace.
The lead group was Schultz, Krieg, Bradford-Parish, and Owen Gue. Krieg attacked through the finish area with three laps to go which really heated things up. Gue crashed just after the barriers and couldn’t finish due to an injured hand. Then Schultz went for the kill shot, stomping on the pedals of his mountain bike. Defending Champ Krieg who’s recovering from a shoulder injury couldn’t stick with the Subaru Gary Fischer rider.
In an impressive show of defiance Kevin Bradford-Parish would not let Sam ride away. Both Schultz and Bradford-Parish were riding the run- up. KBP stuck with Schultz for the rest of the race and lost at the line by a couple bike lengths. Krieg came home in third, and Gallatin Alpine Sports riders John Curry and Brian Frykman finished 4th and 5th.” -end of race report
All in all it was a great event that everybody should experience at some point. The Cycling House staff is now preparing to head south to Tucson, Arizona for some guided cycling rides in the sun. Andy Schultz has a new amazing food menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our camp dates are filling up for the winter triathlon and cycling training season in Tucson so contact us to book your spot at The Cycling House. We have ordered up our new 2009 HED Wheels for training and racing and the CycleOps PowerTaps are ready for demoing. The Cycling House Store has a Sale on HED Cycling Wheels right now and the CycleOps Pro+ and SL are also discounted. We’ll see you in Tucson!