New England Verge Cyclocross Series

On Sunday the 25th of October I traveled up to Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, ME to watch race 8 of the 2009 Verge Cyclocross Series.  My timing was perfect for Sunday, this is a two day race and on Saturday it rained all day long and blew a cold wind.  Now I do not mind suffering in the elements to get a great shot but luckily I was busy that day.  Sunday was gorgeous with a bright blue sky and lots of sunshine.  I arrived early enough to warm up on the masters, cat 3 mens and junior racers while waiting for the elite mens and women's races. Saturday's rain had turned the course to mud along much of the course.  The last cyclocross race I photographed in Portland was bone dry and I knew this was how it usually is for the racers. Blue skies, thick mud and some great talent riding in the coming races I knew would make for some awesome images. Pineland farms is a beautiful and scenic location and with lots of color still on the trees provided an idillic background for this race.  In the end Maureen Bruno Roy from MM Racing and Seven Cycles won the women's elite category.  Dan Timmerman from the Richard Sachs / RGM Watches / Radix team took the men's elite race.  All of my photos from the race can be seen here.