Seven members of Growlers Gulch Racing have been awarded Fist of Five status for 2010. [caption id="attachment_6079" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Designed by Dara Hartman"][/caption] Rob Larsen, Randy Toney, Mike Van Hoose, Denise Livingston, Marcus [Continue Reading]
Tag: Fist of Five
Hansen Wins Climbing Championship
Al Hansen edged Bob Stanton by a mere four feet to win the Growlers Gulch Climbing Championship on October 16th. Eric Shew of Seattle came out of nowhere to grab the third spot. Dara Muldoon survived a strong challenge by Tonya Breedlove to capture the [Continue Reading]
Hartman Creates Rare Fist of Five Art
PNW ceramic goddess and GGG maven Dara Hartman has once again designed a unique piece of biking art to recognize Fist of Five winners. Hartman submitted her design to the Board of Director in late September and will begin firing and glazing these priceless pieces [Continue Reading]
Climbing Championship on Tap for October 16th
The Growlers Gulch Climbing Championship - our most hilarious and spectator-friendly event - is scheduled for Saturday, October 16th. This is the final stop on the 2010 ride circuit, so don’t miss it. Sign up with a comment on this post or by [Continue Reading]
Super D Itinerary
Who’s Coming: Eric Loney - 2010 World Masters’ Silver Medalist and the Top-Ranked PNW Pro on the 2010 Fluidride Cup Series Chase Jamieson - 2009 U.S. U-10 DH Champion Al Hansen - 2009 Pacific Northwest 19-29 DH Champion and 2009 [Continue Reading]
Super D Heats Up
The line is clearly marked and the tread is in phenomenal condition for the Growlers Gulch Super D on Saturday, September 18th. This is the fourth wheel on the 2010 GG Ride Series. We are still working on logistics. We will probably stage at the GG gate at 8:00 [Continue Reading]
Ride Route Announced for 2010 REA
Who’s Dumb Enough? Jack Berry Tonya Breedlove Marcus Faber John Gibson Rob Larsen D. LeMonds J. LeMonds Jeff Lipton Denise Livingston Ryan McMaster Thomas Mueller Dara Muldoon Jeff Muldoon Greg Ogden Randy Toney Mike Van Hoose 2010 REA Ride Route - [Continue Reading]
Two Wheels Down, Three to Go
If you completed the GG5K, you know that the wheel you received for riding the Tour de Gulch was a gimmee. The next one won’t be that easy. The Ride ’em All is on tap for Saturday, July 10th and you will have to earn this wheel. If you can suffer [Continue Reading]
How Dumb Are You?
It’s well-known that we have some of the dumbest riders in the region. Help us prove it by signing on for the 2010 Ride ‘Em All, a hurts-so-good event in the Growlers’ tradition. The fun begins at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 10th and will end [Continue Reading]
Loneys Test Super D Course
Eric and Sam Loney have confirmed that the length of the Super D course is 3.36 miles. The race is still six months away, so it’s obvious that they weren’t practicing. They were simply checking distance for the rest of us. Eric said the route is [Continue Reading]
Terrorists Publish List of Demands - Episode #2
I was dreaming again. No Palin. No O’Reilly. No Hannity. This time, the only mounting that was about to be done was me climbing onto the pimped-out Turner Sultan waiting in my garage. Then the doorbell rang, and I realized immediately that there was no [Continue Reading]
Terrorists Strike Growlers Gulch Racing! - Episode #1
I was having a dream - Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly were taking turns goin’ rogue on Sarah Palin. Sarah was telling them to stick with it; she could just about see Russia. And then the phone rang and the real nightmare began. A surly voice on [Continue Reading]
Al Hansen Named Growlers Gulch Rider of the Year
[caption id="attachment_2136" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Al Hansen - 2009 Growlers Gulch Rider of the Year"][/caption] Rider of the Year The Board of Directors of Growlers Gulch Racing has named Al Hansen the GG Rider of the Year for 2009. Hansen [Continue Reading]
Climbing Championships on for Saturday
The Title Could Be Yours: If you’ve seen the list of participants, you know the field is ridiculously weak. All you have to do is cover 1,550 linear feet on five climbs without putting a foot down. How hard can it be? The climbs are in great shape - [Continue Reading]
Sign Up Now for GGTT and GG Climbing Championships
Two big events remain on the ticket for Growlers Gulch Racing’s 2009 ride circuit. Sign up begins today. Obviously, all of this is contingent on the woods re-opening prior to these events. Neither is a test of endurance. They are ride-hard-and-hurl [Continue Reading]
Ride ’em All Falls Before Stellar Growlers Gulch Crew
Twenty-two started and 22 finished. On a day when the weather cooperated by staying mild and limb droop was minimal, a record number of riders completed the Growlers Gulch Ride ’em All, the third and most demanding wheel in the coveted Fist of Five on the [Continue Reading]
Only the Stupid Need Apply
Sometimes, they don’t listen to the Voice of Reason. Despite my best efforts to get this fiasco changed or canceled, the Tour de Gulch Board of Directors has informed me that the Ride ’em All will take place on Saturday, July 11th. Tentative start time [Continue Reading]
Van Hoose Takes 5K Title
CASTLE ROCK - Three Rivers Cycling stud Mike Van Hoose took the lead on the third leg and ground out a victory at the Growlers Gulch 5,000 on Saturday, May 9th, winning by a full eight minutes. [caption id="attachment_945" align="alignright" width="300" [Continue Reading]