McCORMACK BEATS THE ELEMENTS IN MAINE
October 10, 2005
Under horrendous conditions in New Gloucester, Maine, with steady driving rain and mud "up to the eyeballs", Mark McCormack (Team Clif Shot) opened the 2005 Verge New England Championship with a convincing win in the Elite Men's race. U23 Champ and fellow teammate Jesse Anthony finished a solid
4th. For more info, visit www.cyclingnews.com
ANTHONY TAKES TOP SPOT IN U23 IN OREGON, McCORMACK FIRST IN TACOMA
October 10, 2005
Yet another great weekend of 'cross racing for Felt! In the Stumptown Classic in Portland, OR on Saturday, six-time U.S. national champion Jesse Anthony (Clif Bar-Felt) proved why he so often wears the stars-and-stripes, finishing top U23 and 8th overall, while his coach and 'big bro' on the Clif team, Mark McCormack, finished fourth. Not happy anywhere BUT the podium, Sunday saw McCormack finish first in the Rad Racing GP in Tacoma, WA. For more info, visit www.cyclingnews.com
WHITMORE BACK TO BACK NATIONAL XTERRA CHAMPION, LINDQUIST THIRD
Lake Tahoe, CA - October 2nd, 2005
Everyone knew the battle between ultimate victor Jamie Whitmore and Melanie McQuaid would be an epic...but Barb Lindquist proved her status as one of the best female triathletes in the world to be flawless by leading the race up until the half-way point of the bike leg, taking a commendable third at the line. Still, J-Dawg's mastery of the art of winning Xterra races prevailed, and she counted the 2006 nationals as just one more championship to add to the list of wins in her short career. For more information, visit
www.triathletemag.com
McCORMACK TAKES THE DOUBLE IN UCI SUPER CROSS CUP
Southampton, New York, USA - October 1st and 2nd, 2005
An unusually dry, sunny weekend saw Mark McCormack win both elite events in the Whitmore's Landscaping Super Cross Cup weekend in the Hamptons on Long Island. Mark's round-up of the weekend, "Great weather, nice courses, and lots of UCI points", preludes a great start to the Felt cross season. For
more information, visit www.cyclingnews.com
AMGEN CROSS TEAM KICKS OFF SEASON WITH GREAT RESULTS IN CALIFORNIA
40+ phenoms Alan Coates and reigning national champion Mark Noble stomped their competition at the Pilarcitos Cyclocross at Candlestick Park, No. CA, finishing first and second with over a minute on their closest rivals. Gary Hanson took the 40+ at the So. Cal Cup Cyclocross Series at Torrance, CA, taking almost three minutes out of second place and catching the entire 30+ category that started one minute in front of him. The big revelation of the weekend was 16 year-old Chance Noble, who raced with the Elite boys and finished 4th.
Felt Bicycles and Vintage Iron Launch Motocross Inspired “400 Cross” Cruiser
 Lake Forest, CA, (September 8, 2005) – Embracing a common history in motocross racing, Felt Bicycles, LLC is excited to announce a joint venture with vintage MX restoration gurus, Vintage Iron, to develop and offer a special limited edition cruiser called the 400 Cross. With its inaugural unveiling scheduled this month at the 2005 EuroBike and InterBike shows, the Felt/Vintage Iron 400 Cross characterizes the motocross craze of the 1970’s, and those who recall those days will undoubtedly recognize its likeness to the original Husky model bearing the same name. Ridden by the likes of world champions Bengt Aberg and Torsten Hallman, the original 400 Cross was not only one of the dominant MX bikes but also one of the stars of a legendary motocross documentary released in 1971. Read more about it here>>>
EMMA SNOWSILL WINS WORLD ITU CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gamagori, Japan - September 11, 2005
How do you make taking the world championships look easy? Just ask Felt's own Emma Snowsill, who sailed through the entire race as though she were out for a couple of hours of training. A blazing solo run guaranteed Emma Snowsill’s second world championship win in three years in Gamagori Japan today. Despite sweltering temperatures and high humidity, Snowy completed the super-technical course in 1'58"03, beating nearest rivals by a massive 1'40" with fellow Aussie Annabel Luxford in silver and Laura Bennett for the US in bronze @ 1'52".
For more info, visit www.triathlon.org
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BECKY LAVELLE WINS THE USA PRO NATIONALS and NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at BELLINGHAM, WA.
August 7th, 2005
They say some things happen for a reason - could it be that Beck Lavelle's disappointing 2004 season following a serious knee injury was a cloud with a silver lining? Since winning the St. Antony's Triathlon in April and now winning the US Pro Nationals and ITU World Championships Qualifier, in Bellingham, WA, she is obviously back on form with the USA National Championship victory under her belt. Other outstanding performances from Felt athletes were Barb Lindquist's 2nd and Andy Potts' 2nd in the Mens
race. For more info, visit www.usatriathlon.org
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