Survive the Challenge II

The IMBCS #2 race is on tap for this Sunday at Camp Ingawanis is Waverly, Ia. The race is on a 9 mile loop and it should be a great day for a race. The Rasmussen Racing team will be there and hammering away. Look for Pete, John, and Andy to be competing for podium spots in the Sport category. Cam, Lou and Squirrel will be showing how it's done in the Expert category.

Pictures from last year...

IMBA Slideshow

Nat and Rachel presented "Around the World With IMBA" at the shop. It was a great show as Nat had gobs of helmet cam video from all their travels.

Nat narrating...



Rachel had only had one untitled photo they didn't know where it was from.



Sharp eyeed Sterling recognized our very own Tony Hibbs and the Brown's Woods Park.

Boone IMBCS #1 Results

Expert 4-laps

1-Cam Kirkpatrick-39 2:13:40 Rasmussen Bike Team
2-Ralph Henderson-35 2:30:10
3-Jeff Anchor-41 2:31:27
4-Dennis Grelk-25 2:33:40
5-Bill Mize-45 2:35:40
6-Jeremy Venable-16 2:43:25
7-Jay Chesterman-32 2:46:25
8-Christopher Maharry-38 2:49:08
9-Chad Vandelune-35 2:58:30 Rasmussen Bike Team
10-Sean Myers-44 3:00:23
11-Ryan Atwell-26 3:12:29
12-Brad Patty-44 3:16:40
13-Jeff Burnett -48-DNF
14-Kyle Sedore-29-DNF
15-Rob Gartin-31-DNF

Sport 2-laps

1-Ben Shockey-27-1:19:49 S.S.
2-Andy Lueck-20-1:20:7 Rasmussen Bike Team
3-Lee Johnson-31 1:24:20
4-John Conlan-39 1:24:48 Rasmussen Bike Team
5-Brian Benson-38 1:28:02 Rasmussen Bike Team
6-Bruce Reeses-32 1:29:14 S.S.
7-William Fauter-32 1:29:33
8-Jim Robidoux-41 1:31:35
9-Jason Plunkett-32 1:33:45 Rasmussen Bike Team
10-Wade Thompson-36 1:38
11-Rick Cheevers-46 1:38:44 S.S.
12-Colin Shepherd-26 1:38:56
13-Mike Baker-29 1:42:15 Rasmussen Bike Team
14-Nick Wooley-40 1:42:16
15-Ian Davis-33 1:42:18
16-Jacob Naumann-31 1:52:10 Rasmussen Bike Team
17-Ron Degeest-37 1:56:44
18-Mike Lebeda-35 1:59:56
19-Brian Depenning-47 2:01:50
20-Pat Foley-51 2:05:18
21-Pete Basso-35 DNF Rasmussen Bike Team
22-Joe Nelis-15 DNF

Beginer- 1 lap

1-Brad Krammer-43 59:54 Rasmussen Bike Team
2-Jeff Madison-38 1:11:49 Rasmussen Bike Team
3-AJ Turner-15 1:12:05
4-Bruce Neil-52 1:24:58

Beginer Women-1-lap
1-Jennifer Taylor-21 1:15:49

IMBA's COMING TO TOWN

The International Mountain Bicycling Association’s Trail Care Crew will visit Des Moines April 21 to 24 to host a slideshow of trails around the world, help assess local trails and trail opportunities, conduct a trail building school and -- ride bicycles! Everyone is invited to attend these free events hosted by the Central Iowa Trail Association.

The visiting Crew includes Nat and Rachael Lopes. For the past five years, Rachael worked as an archaeologist with a breadth of experience that ranges from GIS mapping to soil sampling to burial exhumation. Nat worked as an independent marketing, design and photography consultant; he is also certified as a California Department of Forestry firefighter, a California State Park Docent, and in Wilderness First Aid.

Below is a schedule of events that are open to the public:

April 21 at 7:30 p.m.”Around the World with IMBA” slideshow
Rasmussen Bike Shop

April 22 at 6:00 p.m.Mountain bike ride with IMBA
Ashworth Pool parking lot

April 23 at 9:00 a.m.IMBA Trailbuilding School
West Des Moines Community Center(Registration required)

April 24 at 11:00 a.m.Mountain bike ride with IMBA
Seven Oaks Ski Area near Boone

Call Ryan Hanser at 515-229-3737 for more information or to register for the IMBA Trailbuilding School.

Sweet T's are in!

Check out the new t-shirts on sale now.

Liggettisms!

Phil, the Murray Walker of the cycling world, is a living legend. The Tour de France wouldn't be quite the same for the English speaking world without his regularly excitable commentary, following are some of his many humourous quotes (known to cyclists as 'Liggettisms') over the years...

1. and Bo Hamburger is, I dare to say it, fried.
2. He's crazy. He's always been crazy. And what on EARTH is he doing?
3. Hinault... is he a superman or a fool
4. Are they on the road to stardom, or are they lambs to the slaughter?
5. He's dancing on his pedals in a most immodest way!
6. There's no reason to rush into hell.
7. Once you pull on that golden fleece, you become two men.
8. And Brian, I think Sean Kelly told Fignon in broad Irish exactly what he thought of that idea
9. Though he's bald, he's only 23 years old!
10. The fox is in the hen house now
11. Zabel, Zabel, Zabel, Zabel, Zabel
12. The pirate is about to board the ship
13. And again they are crossing swords at the front
14. To wear the yellow jersey is to mingle with the gods of cycling
15. Don't look back. You know what's going on back there because you just left

Race results

Amigos Frozen Challenge (Snowbike #2) Fort Dodge IA

Extremely muddy conditions made for a hard race. Riders were dropping out like flies with mechanicals. It became a matter of just marching on as long as you could. Three riders from our team DNF'ed in the Sport Class and Squirrel showed us how it was done taking 1st in the Expert Class.

Expert (9 riders 6 DNF's)
Squirrel - 1st Place
Sport (14 riders, 5 DNF's)
Andy Lueck - DNF
Mike Baker - DNF
Jason Plunkett - DNF

Snowbike Race #3 Webster City, IA
Sport (13 riders)
Andy Lueck - 1st
Pete Basso - 3rd
Jason Plunkett - 7th

Spoke Pony Showdown 3/6, Landahl Park Reserve, Blue Springs, MO

6 HR Solo (36 riders)
Jacob Naumann - 22nd and 7 laps
Mike Baker - 25th and 5 laps

Rasmussen Team Kit for 2005

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Originally uploaded by Bake's Shots.

Pimp My Shop!

Rassy's is undergoing a complete overhaul! New floor plan, new shop area, new features, new website.... it goes on and on! We've made the decision that the time to grow is now.

We've brought in Quixote Cycling Programs and developed a "Performance Center" where our customers wil be able to do all sorts of testing by appoitment. Lactis threshold, max heart rate, wattage testing, etc can all be done at Rasmussen's now. This will be a great way to start a training plan or use it to benchmark your progress throughout the year.

Also with QCP we'll be offering the most complex and scientific bike fits in central Iowa. Rasmussen's and QCP has teamed up with the great people at Fit Kit Systems and spared no expense bringing in the best fitting systems to get our customers dialed in to the most comfortable, and result proven position on their bicycle.

Both the performance testing and fittings will be offered starting February 1st.

We've also completely rearranged the store with our primary focus being placed on comfort. We brought in chairs, we brought in couches, we brought in so much seating you might mistake us for a furniture store. All of which, of course, is surrounded by the good 'ol service and kick-butt product! So swing on down, grab a seat, join us for lunch and take a look at the new layout.

We're bringing in new bikes too! Along with Specialized, Bianchi, Diamondback and Haro... we'll soon be sticking some sweet rigs from Fuji. Can't miss out on those!

Oh yeah... we can't forget about the awesome website here either! Keep checking back as we update this blog constantly!! See you soon!

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