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24 Hours In The Old Pueblo

Photo courtesy of Zach Stanford

Congratulations to everyone out at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo this past weekend. We heard it was a huge party full of pain, blood, sweat, and tears! I'm sure there was a little bit of beer thrown in.....

Tom Ament took home 3rd place after riding 13 laps for 22 hours.

Male Solo SingleSpeed

1st Dejay Birtch - Niner Bikes

2nd Sean Sullivan - IF

3rd Tom Ament - Vassago Cycles

24 Hour Male Solo

Congratulations to Zach Stanford who pedaled his way to 9th place in the Male Solo category!

We'd also like to congratulate our co-sponsors Ergon Corporate for taking home the win in Category 5 Person Co-ed 150-199 Combined Age. Sonya Looney, Jeff Kerkove, Yuki Saito, and Dave Weins.

Labels: 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Dejay Birtch, Ergon, Jeff Kerkove, Sean Sullivan, Sonya Looney, Tom Ament, Vassago Cycles

Congratulations to our riders

As Team Manager for Vassago I would first like to express my apologies to our team riders as I have been hard to catch for the past 3 months. I would also like to express my extreme gratitude for all of their support as my daughter continues with her second year of chemotherapy for Neuroblastoma Cancer and ROHHAD Syndrome. I am extremely excited to have all of you on the team this year and am enjoying all of your stories of trails and races. Keep kickin' ass out there!

Now on to the fun stuff -- the past 2 months have not slowed down for our riders and they continue the fight on the trails.

Tom Ament place 2nd in SS Advanced Class in the MBAA first race of the series

Next, Tom hit the 12 Hours of Temecula, also first race of this series, working hard and earning a 2nd Place spot on the podium.

Sara Stanford started her season off at the MBAA series race competing in the Pro Class. Finishing in 1 hour and 49 minutes:

Sara 1st Place

Zach Stanford headed up to Temecula with Tom to take on the Solo Expert Class in the 12 hour race.

Zach 1st Place

Brad Keyes braved the cold and snow at Frozen Hog 2009.

Brad 1st place

Brian Archer just starting Mountain Bike season finished up his Cross Season on the new Fisticuff.

As our main cross race rider we sent Brian the first of the Fisticuff frames to give her a good beating and let us know what he thought. You can read about the Fisti on Brian's blog.

Zach Stilwell has taken on cross season and mountain bike season like a madman! Zach received an award for Minnesota Junior Cyclocross Rider of the Year at the Minnesota Cycling Federation awards banquet!

Congratulations Zach!

John Sanborn comes back after a small break in 2008 to take on Erwin 6 Hour Race.

JJay 1st Place

Labels: Brad Keyes, Brian Archer, John Sanborn, Sara Stanford, Tom Ament, Vassago Cycles, Zach Stanford, Zach Stilwell

Vassago Saddles Up for 2009

We're excited to start the 2009 season and ready to whip the team in to shape!

Vassago players for 2009:

Sara Stanford
Arizona
Day job: Student, Substitute Teacher and Kick Ass Beotch!
Rides: Bandersnatch and Optimus Ti

Tom Ament - aka The Goddess
Arizona
Day job: Money Man and Master Saddle Mechanic
Rides: Jabberwocky, Optimus Ti, Fisticuff, and Ton-Ton

Zach Stilwell
Minnesota
Day job: Student and "The Messenger"
Rides: Jabberwocky, Optimus Ti, Fisticuff

David Nice - aka: Fixie Dave
Colorado or Utah or Nevada
Day Job: Trail Navigator, Bike Shop Mechanic and Disco Lady's Man
Rides: Jabberwocky EVERYWHERE

Brian Archer - aka: Duckman
Tennessee
Day job: Auto industry and Fit Model
Rides: Jabberwocky, Optimus Ti, Fisticuff

Steve Stilwell
Minnesota
Day Job: Techy stuff
Rides: Jabberwocky, Optimus Ti

Zach Stanford - aka: Moustache Milkman
Arizona
Day job: Teacher and Wanna be Burt Reynolds
Rides: Optimus Ti and Bandersnatch

John Sanborn - aka JJay
Texas
Day job: Master IT Guru and Snow Taster
Rides: Optimus Ti

Craig Barlow - aka: Original Big Ring
Canada
Day job: Teacher and Bathtub Salesman
Rides: Jabberwocky and Bandersnatch

Ben Shockey - aka: The Shockstar
Iowa
Day Job: Drink Master and Lion Immitator
Rides: Jabberwocky and Fisticuff

Brad Keyes
Utah
Day Job: CarboRocket Mastermind and Stunt Double for Mathew Fox
Rides: Jabberwocky

Mel Sysing
Canada
Day Job: Teacher and Oakley Sunglass Promotor
Rides: Bandersnatch and Optimus Ti

Labels: Ben Shockey, Brad Keyes, Brian Archer, Craig Barlow, FixieDave, Mel Sysing, Sara Stanford, Steve Stilwell, Tom Ament, Zach Stanford, Zach Stilwell

12 Hours Of Temecula

We had a great time at the 12 Hours of Temecula. Vassago crew met up with Tom Ament and Zach Stanford who were originally just going to relax at this event but the competitive side took over and we're happy it did!

Tom Ament
1st Place SingleSpeed
Overall winner of the SoCal Endurace Series

We'd also like to congratulate Tom for his 10th consecutive 1st place singlespeed win in a 12 hour solo endurance race.

Zach Stanford
3rd place expert

A special thank you to Jason for putting on a great event, Andy from Crank Brothers for coming out and hanging with us all day, and Christopher Han from SDG USA for the awesome entertainment!

Labels: 12 Hours of Temecula, Crank Brothers, SDG USA, Tom Ament, Zach Stanford

12/24 Hours of Fury

Congratulations to everyone out at the 24 Hours of Fury. Vassago Cycles sponsored the first year event with a 2009 Jabberwocky frame. We want to thank 4 Peaks Racing for putting on an excellent race and we look forward to 2009!

Adrenaline Race Team headed out to the field and made it happen!

Tom Ament raced in the 12 Hour division. Winning 1st place Overall and 1st place Singlespeed. Finishing 11 laps in 10 hours.

Evan Smith finished 3rd place Singlespeed in the 12 Hour division - completing 8 laps in 8 hours 25 mins. A huge accomplishment on his first 12 Hour solo race!

Adrenaline Race Team - 4 person team - Masters finished 2nd place Overall

Labels: 24 Hours of Fury, 4 Peaks Racing, Adrenaline Race Team, Tom Ament

Tour Of White Mountains

With 350 riders at the starting line and a 60 mile course ahead Tom Ament set up to race against many of the best. The Tour Of White Mountains in Show Low, AZ was going to be a show down. Racing against the top two singlespeed endurance champs it was going to need to be a flawless race.

2nd Place - 5hrs 43 mins

Congratulations Tom!

Labels: Tom Ament, Tour Of White Mountains

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