jon myers

After a great deal of debate over all the great suggestions that were sent to the committee, we are happy to announce the finalists for the 2009 Crusader awards. There were many other excellent submissions that we were not able to honor as finalists, but we appreciated them all. The winners will be announced at the awards party and given the coveted Crusader trophy. Don’t bother asking for hints about who will win. There is a secret ballot circulated among the committee members that is transferred to a well known accounting firm to create a tally. Even we do not know winner until the envelope seal is broken. See you all Saturday night!

Best team tent:
1. Tireless Velo
2. Portland Velo
3. Sunnyside Sports

Best Crash:
1. Ed Jones and Bryan Smith at PIR
2. Dieter Hoffmann and Steve Truesdale at Barton
3. Molly Cameron at Barton

Best Video:
1. Heidi Swift – Cross Diaries Astoria http://cxmagazine.com/costumes-camping-cyclocross-cross-crusade-video-diary-5

2. Yakima helmet cam at Sherwood http://vimeo.com/7190367
3. John Wilson – Barton finals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWqbDAflAQ

Best Still Picture:
1. Pdxcross – Barton finale of A race http://www.pdxcross.com/blog/2009/11/16/barton-park-the-last-crusade.html

2. OregonCyclingAction – Hillsboro rider in the barriers http://cyclingaction.exposuremanager.com/p/oct_25__hillsboro/img_0829_6_6_4

3. Oregon Velo - http://photos.oregonvelo.com/p/cc0903r6/img_2283_12_22_7

Biggest Whiner
1. Nathanjones in the forums complaining about horse manure at Sherwood
2. The entire 6’s field complaining about start order
3. Bluehealer in the forums complaining about the “big log”