WELCOME TO THE TAILWIND
WEB-SITE!!!
For those of you who have not yet heard,
Tailwind Enterprises is transitioning to the
New
Tailwind
Racing
Please
visit the new Tailwind website at
www.Tailwind-Racing.com
and
bookmark it for your future easy reference.
Bryan
& Michelle Wissman are the new operators
of the Tailwind Racing experience!!!
Everything
you have grown to enjoy and appreciate as
Tailwind over the years will continue plus many great
upgrades!
Home
of the 2010 USAC-MTB Michigan State Championship
XC Series
Home
of the 2010 Tailwind Cyclo-Cross Race Series
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We
welcome SPECIALIZED
as Tailwind's
2010
Official Series Bike Sponsor
and
also as the sponsor of our SPECIALIZED
KIDS RACES
Take
a
moment to check out the SPECIALIZED
Web Page and
click on
the Riders Club link for some exciting offers!
To See Results
from Previous Year's Races, Go to:
ARCHIVES
FOR
2010 USAC Michigan MTB Series Standings-Final:
CLICK
HERE
FOR
2010 USAC 'Cross Series Standings-7 Races:
CLICK
HERE
CYCLO-CROSS
NOW!
FINAL
RACE IN THE TAILWIND 2010 MICHIGAN CYCLO-CROSS RACE SERIES
Kinetic
Systems / Tailwind / Specialized /
Flying Rhino Cycling Club
SPRINGFIELD
OAKS CX
MICHIGAN'S
2010 USAC
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CX RACE
Sunday,
December 5, 2010 - Springfield Oaks Park, Davisburg, MI
THE
Orange
Crush Flyover
It
was really C-O-L-D, but was
A TRULY GREAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
The Flying
Rhinos and Kinetic Systems Bicycles
prepared loads of
Delicious
Food
for this
final race of the 2010 Tailwind Michigan Cyclo-Cross Race Series. We
had a real Party/Festival in the
Large
Warm Room
that
we used for registration and awards presentations. MATT
ASHLEY'S
FRESH COOKED FRENCH FRIES were the Hit Of The Day!!!
Oh
yes, We also had Cake at the party in honor of
Robert's XX+th Birthday!
ALL
SPRINGFIELD CX RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
2010
CX FINAL SERIES STANDINGS:
CLICK HERE
This
was a USAC State Championship Race and the Top 3 USAC Licensed
Michigan
Racers in
each State Championship Category became
Michigan State CX Champions! See race results for who the winners aer...
Rochester Bike
Shop / Tailwind / Specialized
BLOOMER
PARK CX
Race #8 in
Tailwind 2010 CX Series
Sunday, NOV 21,
2010
Bloomer Park
- Rochester Hills,
MI
IT WAS ANOTHER
SPECTACULAR DAY FOR RACING
AT BLOOMER PARK!!!
Congratulations to Mark
Parmelee - Cycletherapy Racing, and Mackenzie
Woodring - Priority Health, on winning the Men's and Women's
Elite Races.
ALL
BLOOMER PARK CX RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
2010
TAILWIND CX SERIES STANDINGS:
CLICK HERE
Paint
Creek Bicycles / Tailwind / Specialized
STONY
CREEK CX
Stony
Creek MetroPark - Shelby Twp, MI
Sunday,
November 14, 2010
IT WAS A
COLD & WINDY day at Stony Creek... Good 'Cross
weather!
A nice ride along the beach was had by all in today's race.
Congratulations to MACKENZIE
WOODRING - Priority Health,
and to VINCE
ROBERGE - Trails Edge Cycling Team
ALL
STONY CREEK CX RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
2010
TAILWIND CX SERIES STANDINGS:
CLICK HERE
Today's
Winners in the Elite Women and Elite Men classes!
Vince Roberge
Men's Elite Podium (L to R): Mark Parmelee, Cory Stange,
Vince Roberge, Jay Moncel, Tim Saari
Mackenzie
Woodring
Women's
Elite Podium (L to R): Kim Thomas, Anne Schwartz, Mackenzie
Woodring,
Marne Smiley, Kelly Paterson
Photos courtesy Hans Nyberg -
www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
See more Photos & Podium
Shots at Hans' website, and you can also go to
Andrea
Tucker Photography: www.tuckerbikes.com
Two Wheel Tango /
Tailwind
/ Specialized
VETS
PARK CX-1 & 2
Saturday
/ Sunday: October 30 & 31
Races 5 & 6 in Tailwind's MICHIGAN CYCLO-CROSS
Series
Two Days of 'Cross Racing at VETERANS PARK in ANN
ARBOR
Lots of hills and Loads of FUN...
PLUS,
SOMETHING SPECIAL on Saturday, The COSTUME RACE for
Charity!!! We raised $220 for folks from the Ann Arbor
based Common (commoncycle.org)
On
Saturday we had a drawing for a Specialized CruX Comp
Bicycle and Oliver Wissman was the excited winner!!!
Two Wheel Tango donated the bike, and Oliver will be racing
it in our 'Cross events as soon
as he gets it.
CONGRATULATIONS
to Elite Men's & Women's Winners:
TOM
BURKE-THEARGYLEARMY.COM/SPECIALIZED
(SATURDAY)
MARK
PARMELEE-CYCLETHERAPY
RACING (SUNDAY)
MARNE
SMILEY-SCOTT
BIKES/OLLETT COACHING (SAT+SUN)
VETS
PARK CX-1 (SAT) RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
VETS
PARK CX-2 (SUN) RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
2010
TAILWIND CX SERIES STANDINGS:
CLICK HERE
To
see Podium shots and cool race Photos:
Andrea
Tucker Photography:
www.tuckerbikes.com
Photos of Sunday's C-race compliments of our Canadian friend
Michelle Chappus:
www.flickr.com/photos/55342827@N05/
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OCTOBER
17, 2010 WAS A GREAT DAY FOR THE
CYCLEFIT
MULTISPORT BIKE SHOP
LINDEN
PARK CX
(A
Picturesque Challenging and Fast New Venue near Fenton,
Michigan)
LINDEN
COUNTY PARK
15349
LINDEN RD, LINDEN, MI (NEAR FENTON, MI)
LINDEN
PARK CX RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
2010
TAILWIND CX SERIES STANDINGS:
CLICK HERE
CONGRATULATIONS TO, THE
ELITE MEN'S AND ELITE WOMEN'S CLASS WINNERS:
MICHAEL WISSINK (SPECIALIZED / THEARGYLEARMY.COM)
AND
ANNE SCHWARTZ (FLYING RHINO CYCLING CLUB)
WOMEN'S
ELITE PODIUM (L to R): AMANDA RYAN, ANNE SCHWARTZ, SANDIE
DOMAGALSKI
MEN'S ELITE PODIUM (L to R): JON CARD, JEFF WEINERT, MIKE
WISSINK, MARK PARMELEE, CORY STANGE
Photos courtesy Hans Nyberg -
www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
RACE PHOTOS!!!
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For Photos by
Hans Nyberg-Ten Mile Media: www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
Hans at Ten Mile Media is our 'Official Photographer' for
Race & Podium Photos!
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For Photos by Andrea
Tucker Photography:
www.tuckerbikes.com
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For
Photos by Steven Balogh: www.sb.smugmug.com
MUNSON
PARK NIGHT
CX RACE
Jack's Bicycles / Specialized
MUNSON
PARK, MONROE, MICHIGAN -- OCTOBER 2, 2010
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING
AT A GREAT VENUE WITH
COOL TEMPERATURES, SOME RAIN AND SOME MILD+ WINDS...
The top of the Sledding Hill was the preferred Viewing
Spot as the Entire Course
could be seen from there, and not far away were the HOT DOGS
and
Tina
Goocher's Home
Made Chile & Cookies
(MASSIVE
HITS!).
THE
NIGHT RACING WAS SPECTACULAR...
MUNSON CX RACE
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK PARMELEE (CYCLETHERAPY)
AND
ANNE SCHWARTZ (FLYING RHINO CYCLING
CLUB), THE
ELITE MEN'S AND ELITE WOMEN'S CLASS WINNERS -
ANN
SCHWARTZ (FLYING RHINO CC) MARK PARMELEE
(CYCLETHERAPY)
Photos courtesy Hans Nyberg - www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
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CYCLO-CROSS!
Kinetic
Systems / Flying Rhino Cycling Club / Tailwind
MICHIGAN DOUBLE
CROSS
September 18
& 19, 2010
Tailwind's
2010 'Cross Season opened with our
MICHIGAN DOUBLE CROSS weekend of racing
at
Waterford Hills Track, Waterford, MI - Sept 18/19
THE
ORANGE CRUSH FLYOVER
was a BIG HIT in the MICHIGAN DOUBLE
CROSS
races on Sept 18 & 19 at the Waterford
Track
THE
ONLY FLYOVER IN ALL OF MIDWEST
EXCITING
- CHALLENGING - FUN
2010
SERIES OPENING RACES
MICHIGAN
DOUBLE CROSS 1&2
SATURDAY'S
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
SUNDAY'S
RESULTS:
CLICK HERE
TO VIEW EXCITING PHOTOS OF THE WEEKEND'S RACING
n Photos by
Hans Nyberg - Ten Mile Media: www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
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Photos by Andrea
Tucker Photography:
www.tuckerbikes.com
Entire
Series Registration
(SAVE)
Open 'til 11:59p
- 10/14:
CLICK
HERE
Watch a short
VIDEO of THE ORANGE CRUSH FLYOVER
in action: http://vimeo.com/6584119
Video Courtesy Hans
Nyberg / Ten Mile Media / www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
TAILWIND'S
2010 CYCLO-CROSS RACING
WE
ARE STARTING WITH A CYCLO-CROSS
CLINIC & TRAINING RACE
AT
WATERFORD HILLS TRACK ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
GREAT FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS:
CLICK HERE
FOR
CLINIC INFO, AND
COME
PRACTICE ON THE
ORANGE
CRUSH
FLYOVER!
2010
TAILWIND CX RACE SCHEDULE:
SEPT
18 MICHIGAN
DOUBLE CROSS-1
WATERFORD HILLS TRACK
SEPT 19 MICHIGAN
DOUBLE CROSS-2
WATERFORD HILLS TRACK
OCT 2 MUNSON
PARK NIGHT CX
MONROE,
MI
OCT 17 BYRAM
PARK CX
(Tentative Location) LINDEN,
MI
OCT 30 VETERANS
PARK CX-1
ANN ARBOR,
MI
OCT 31 VETERANS
PARK CX-2 (Halloween
Race)
ANN ARBOR,
MI
NOV 14 STONY
CREEK CX
SHELBY TWP,
MI
NOV 21 BLOOMER
PARK CX
ROCHESTER HILLS,
MI
DEC 5 SPRINGFIELD
OAKS CX
(State Championship) DAVISBURG, MI
COMPLETE
RACE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE HERE SOON
THE
FINAL 2010 TAILWIND
MTB RACE -
SERIES
FINALE
COURSE
WAS IN AWESOME SHAPE!
STONY
CREEK XC-MTB RACE
USAC-MTB
MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES #8
This event was Sponsored By
PAINT
CREEK BICYCLES
FOR
RESULTS
FROM
THE
STONY MTB XC RACE:
CLICK
HERE
THE
SERIES GRAND FINALE! THE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
AWARDS
and FREE ICEMAN
ENTRIES WERE RESENTED HERE!
FT
CUSTER MTB TIME TRIAL
RACING ON ONE
OF THE PREMIER TRAILS IN ALL OF MICHIGAN!!!
USAC-MTB
MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES #7
SUNDAY,
AUGUST 22, 2010
This event
was sponsored by Breakaway
Bicycles
in Kalamazoo,
and by Billy's
Bike Shop
in Galesburg.
FOR
RESULTS
FROM
THE FT CUSTER TT:
CLICK
HERE
For Printable
Ft Custer TT Race Course Map:
CLICK
HERE
NOTE:
There is now just 1
race
left to get the points you need
to win the FREE
2010 ICEMAN ENTRY
in your
class!
PONTIAC
LAKE MTB XC RACE
USAC-MTB
MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES #6
SUNDAY,
AUGUST 8, 2010
PONTIAC LAKE REC AREA - 7800 Gale Rd, Waterford, MI
This event sponsored by Cycletherapy
on Elizabeth Lake Rd in Waterford.
RESULTS
FROM SUNDAY'S PLRA XC RACING:
CLICK
HERE
NOTE There are now just
2 races
left to get the points you need
to win the FREE 2010 ICEMAN ENTRY in your
class!
MICHIGAN
2010 SENIOR OLYMPICS RESULTS
(For
events timed by Tailwind only)
Oakland
University Triathlon - July 18, 2009:
CLICK
HERE
5-K Cycling Time Trial - July 20, 2009:
CLICK
HERE
40-K
Cycling Road Race - July 20, 2009:
CLICK
HERE
10-K Cycling Time Trial - July
21, 2009:
CLICK
HERE
20-K Cycling Road Race - July
21, 2009:
CLICK
HERE
RACE PHOTOS!!!
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For Photos by
Hans Nyberg - Ten Mile Media: www.tenmilemedia.smugmug.com
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For Photos by Andrea
Tucker Photography:
www.tuckerbikes.com
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For
Photos by Steven Balogh: www.sb.smugmug.com
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For Photos by Jeff
Borisen Photography: www.jeffborisen.smugmug.com
n For Race
Videos by Mike Liagre - Mashers Media: www.mashersmedia.com
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A
NOTE TO ALL RACERS AND MTB TRAIL USERS:
DO
NOT DISCARD GEL, FOOD BAR OR GU PACK WRAPPERS ON THE TRAILS! When
you consume your energy or nutritional foods on the trails,
please stuff the wrapper into your jersey pocket and bring
it out with you. The wrappers do not bio-degrade and
are becoming an increasing problem on our trail
systems. Bring out what you take into the trails...
Remember, Leave No Trace!
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If you would like a copy of our
2010 calendar mailed to you, or would like to be added to our mailing list, please e-mail your request to: tailwind@tir.com, or call 248/634-6178.
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Mr. Tailwind himself, Robert Linden.
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