Cyclocross season kicked off in earnest this weekend, with three big racing days from Friday through Sunday.
Big D’s two cross masters, Randy Martin and Paul Fancher, put in great efforts for the team at the Manion’s Cross and Buffalo Bill races. Martin had three top-ten finishes and Fancher came in just shy of winning in his race on Sunday.
Fancher worked hard through a crowded, combined field to a second-place finish in the Masters 50+ on Sunday at Manion’s in Wyandotte County. Martin got fifth in the Masters 50+ on Saturday, and ninth in the single-speed event on the tricky, hilly course. Martin was battling a stomach bug all week and he said it caught up with him for the weekend’s racing.
On Friday at the Buffalo Bill race in Leavenworth, Martin competed in the Masters 35+ race, and came away with a strong eighth-place finish. “Dam the first weekend was not the best, but I plan to be in better shape and faster this weekend for the Boss Cross,” said Martin.