Another State Champion - Congrats Josh!

I got the following update from Josh last night and sounds like his first year of mountain bike racing is turning out just as he planned. With his win on Sunday at Stony Creek, he secured the 2008 Tailwinds XC MTB Series and USAC Michigan State Championships for Sport Men 19-29! Below is the recap from Josh. With just a handful more races to go, he's still got a few races yet this year, but for his first year of mountain bike racing has accomplished quite a bit thus far. Great job, Josh. We're all very proud of you!

From Josh...

Today I raced the last race in the Tailwind XC MTB series at Stony Creek Metropark. It's been hard to train with the addition of fall classes to my schedule, but I still managed to come out swingin. I got 1st place, and in addition became the 2008 Tailwind XC MTB Series Champion and 2008 USAC Michigan State Champion for Sport Men 19-29.

Out of the 8 total races, I participated in 7. My results were as follows: 1st, 4th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 1st. I am very excited about my accomplishments so far, but the hardest part of my season is yet to come. I have 4 races left, with each successive race becoming exponentially more important than the last. The first two races coming up are Addison Oaks and Pando. These are a part of the MMBA CPS series. These are important because I am in a close battle with 2nd place. The third race on my list is the Boyne State Championship Race. I'm not sure why they call it the "state championship" but I'm racing it anyway. Finally, to top off the season I will be competing in the Ice Man Cometh race in November, and from what I've been told this tends to be an icing on the cake race, which separates the men from the boys. I hope to continue my first year success in the races to come to add to this amazing first year MTB experience. Thanks again to all my sponsors, and friends who have helped me so much this year. I couldn't have done this well without all of the support.

Josh