Stinger Buzz

     As is proving to happen regularly these days – Team Honey Stinger/Trek mopped up with the results this past weekend at a couple of different venues – USA Cycling Cross Country National Championships and the Breck 100/Breck 68.
     Most notably – Peter Kalmes – continuing on a season of high-place finishes, stood atop the box to earn the stars and stripes jersey and the 20-29 Men’s Cat 1 national title. This comes only two weeks after he took 2nd place at the Firecracker 50 – marathon distance nationals for USA Cycling. Nate Bird, Ben Portilla, and Ryan Dorsey represented Stinger/Trek in the men’s pro field at nationals – all finishing mid-pack in a large, deep, and fast field.

    Honey Stinger/Trek also brought some heat to the Breckenridge 100 this past weekend. As part of the National Ultra Endurance Series, a stacked field started out on course and set blistering first lap times. The brutal course made racers climb over 12,000 feet once and over 11,000 feet four times. All racers were well rewarded with some great sections of classic Colorado single-track that made the climbs worth every ounce of energy. Top honors went to Max Taam for finishing 5th overall. Josh Cullen and Todd Kennedy also were in the mix finishing well at 18th and 47th respectively. It’s such a tough race; Honey Stinger extends big congratulations to all finishers.

    The B-68 is the little sister to the Breck 100, and has competitors race the 2nd and 3rd laps of the 100-mile course. Scott McCalmon and Daniel Matheny attacked after the neutral start and never looked back. Finishing 1st and 2nd overall, Scott narrowly edged out Daniel for the victory. It was a super weekend for Honey Stinger/Trek in Breckenridge.