Bike Gallery employee wins National Championship

Cross Crusade #2 - Alpenrose Dairy Portland, OR

Just got word that Shannon Skerritt – Bike Gallery employee and Vanilla Bicycles sponsored cyclocross racer – has rode to victory in the 30-35 Masters race at Cyclocross Nationals!

OBRA’s Candi Murray says Shannon is the first-ever Oregonian to win a cyclocross national championship. (see this comment)

According to reports, conditions were treacherous. Rain, sleet, snow, white-out conditions, so bad that they’ve postponed the rest of the day’s races due to 50 mph winds.

Way to go Shannon! We’ll be waiting for the full scoop on your blog.

[This photo is from Cross Crusade #2 at Alpenrose Dairy]

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Chris Brandt
Chris Brandt
18 years ago

I’m not certain, and not to undermine Candi’s comment. I was curious about the same thing earlier today and looked at the following link:

http://www.cvccbike.com/ten_years/us_cross.html

Wasn’t Larry Malone from Oregon, back in the 70’s? I also see David Auker in there during the mid-80’s masters. Was he living in OR at the time?

Great post!
Chris

James
James
18 years ago

Shannon has some of the hottest legs around!

Kris
Kris
18 years ago

I believe that Candi meant that Shannon is the first Oregonian to win a CX Nationals title this year (which is an awesome feat by itself).
In 2002, Dean Lucas (riding for Bike Gallery back then) took first in the Master Men 45-49 category.
http://www.midatlanticcross.info/Results/Natz/2002USCFfullresults.htm

Adams Carroll (News Intern)
18 years ago

Thanks Kris. I’ve edited the original post.