Adam Leiferman Cowboy
living in Casper, WY
Sol Vista Resort in Granby,
Colorado. Sept 4-7, 2009.
Laramie,
WY mountain bike series:
I've raced the final two races
in the series down in Happy Jack/Curt Gowdy recreation area's. This is by far the most fun series i've ridden in. The
trails are amazing, the shwagg is never ending, and there is free beer at the finish line.
The first tuesday went really well. I paced myself with Pader Enger (who placed 3rd overall
at the Laramie Enduro 111k bike race) and held on until the last half of the final/third lap. When I got the race I
was really nervous. I saw Dave, who races for the cyclologist's in Fort Collins. He won our age group in the Winter
Park, Co hill climb in May, so seeing him there made me feel like this was a race worth driving the 3 hours to. Long
story short, I placed 4th in expert and beat Dave by a few minutes. Pader pulled ahead by about 45 seconds and the top
two beat me by one and a half and two minutes.
The
second tuesday was the most fun i've ever had on two wheels. The race ended at the end of lap two because of one of
the most intense lightning storms we've ever experienced. Lightning was crashing everywhere around while the rain came
pouring down. When I say the trail turned into a river, I mean it. On a climb to the finish, 4 and up to 6 inches
of water was gushing down the trail. I was in second place and caught up to the leader when it started raining. I
was fully capable of passing him and was planning to attack, but was having fun and feeling safe on his wheel. So the
race ended and we sprinted to the finish line even though people were screaming at us that the race is over. We could
hardly hear them over the rain and thunder. What a great time!!!
Bio:
My wife, Andrea and I have been living in Casper since February. I've been riding nearly every
day since our move out here. There are great jeep trails on all the mountains out here which are ridable. Rattlesnakes,
cacti and serious spandex-hating cowboys are the only thing in my way from riding pretty much anywhere in WY because there
is public land everywhere. Just one upgrade has been made to my bike. A new rear wheel. DT Swiss 340 hub
custom built to a Velocity Aerohead rim. It's pretty sweet. Someday I'll be able to afford the matching front
wheel. Not this year though. I won some great swagg at the Casper Mountain race here in town. I got 1st
in expert and won 50 bucks. The bontrager x lite carbon handle bar did not fit my stem, of course, so I gave it to Kevin.
Upgrade made to the Grave Digger!!! My next
race will be at Curt Goudy state park in Laramie, WY. Goudy has over 30 miles of single track and it's all awesome.
Then I'm planning on racing at Sol Vista resort (where they held nationals this year) in Granby, CO over the Labor Day
weekend. I'll keep you posted on the results.
Adam rides Expert Class
at Erik's Cup
