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Mudfest, Tapatio Springs, March 6, 2005. Flesh and blood with mud.

I heard this bike coming before I saw it being pushed with a broken rear derailleur and who knows what else. This photo made it to the cover of The Racing Post January 2006 issue.

Jason Sager at the muddy 2005 NORBA Nationals opener at Tapatio Springs. This photo made the cover of The Racing Post. I had a hard time getting pictures from this spot without falling over and getting covered in mud from the riders going by. Some of the pros made it look easy, but those mud covered rocks were difficult just to walk on. This photo was published on the April 2005 cover of The Racing Post.

Sue Haywood at the muddy 2005 NORBA Nationals opener at Tapatio Springs.

2005 NORBA Nationals opener at Tapatio Springs.

This photo captures the spirit of the weekend at the very muddy 2005 NORBA Nationals opener at Tapatio Springs. The Racing Post titled this photo “A Day at the Office” which would probably be considered a very bad day at the office by this professional mountainbike racer.

Adam Craig seems to be coming out of the background in this photo from the 2005 NORBA Nationals opener at Tapatio Springs. I continuously try to zoom while taking the photo to try to get that special effect that you see in photography books and magazines, but rarely does it work like it did with this one.

Joseph Tokarski leads teammate Austin Potter and Logan Sain at St. Jo. The order of the riders in this photo matches the 2005 Texas Mountain Bike Championship Series: Sport Junior Men 15-16 final results. The 3 boys became good friends in 2005 that should last a lifetime.

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We returned to Park City, Utah for Junior Road Nationals in 2005, and planned our trip to watch and photograph the NORBA Downhill Races scheduled prior to the Junior Nationals road races. I couldn’t believe the course that the professional downhill riders were blasting through, and this girl crashed in the rocks right in front of me. She quickly got up and resumed riding. I sent this photo to VeloNews which they posted in their December 5, 2005 Photo Contest: http://velonews.com/galleries/contest22a/index2.html

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Texan Nicholas Weighall in the 2005 Junior Road Nationals Junior Men 17-18 Criterium Championships in Park City Utah.

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Beginners at Power Pedal Mountain Bike Race at Lake Bryan October 9, 2005. This one just seems like a classic beginner race photo.

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Tyler Jewell, AMLI Crit, Austin TX - October 22, 2005. Selectively focusing on Tyler while panning and using a flash makes the chasing riders seem surreal.

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Wurstcross, November 5, 2005

The sandpit at the GCCA/Bikesport Cyclocross Race sends Kevin Koen over the bars to a soft but sandy landing.

Joseph Tokarski at his first Cyclocross Nationals.

2005 Liberty Mutual U.S. National Cyclo-cross Championships, Providence, Rhode Island, Men B Race. This appears to be the typical classic cyclocross photo of a group climbing a hill until you notice the racer wearing Dockers… what’s up with that?