A new SLC King of the Hipsters has been crowned.

Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, here it is: Joergen Trepp shall reign over us all with his speedy legs and acumen to discern the difference between what is hip and what is not. Joergen succeeded in navigating his way through the 14+ stops on the first and second manifests with their unhelpful, vague, and inconsistent clues. To quote JT: "Worst. Directions. Ever." Thank you, JT. I do what I can... The most confusing things were Lindsey's stop, which is at '4th Ave' but not at all in the avenues, The fact that I wrote 'west' instead of 'east' on the exchange place directions, and the Floral Street Alley, where the graffiti piece had been buffed! Ah well, all's fair in love and war, right?

The racers seemed pretty much split 50/50 between people who thought this race was the most fun you can have with pants on and people who thought wandering around alone and cold in sketchy alleyways left something to be desired. We had 34 racers, 17 of whom completed both manifests and reported in. I have yet to hear of any MIA people, but I suppose that's why it's called MIA. Huh.

Here's alittle video of the beginning of the race and people's hurried opinions on whether a velodrome in Ogden sounds neat or not:


Here're the standings:

1. Joergen Trepp (Geared)
2. Dima Hurlbut (Fixed)
3. Luke Macfarlane (Fixed)
4. Max Goldsmith (Fixed)
5. Jessica G, First Woman! (Fixed)
6. Tom Milar (Fixed)
7. Stewart Greer
8. Kevin Hall
9. Steve Floor
10. Drew Thompson
11. Morgan Coons
12. JT Allen
13. Noble Williams
14. Peter Worden
15. Courtney Thompson
16. Matt Delporto
17. Corbin Boing

First Manifest only:
1. Luke Williams
2. Eric Colby
3. Gutric Boing

The raffle ended well as well, with Morgan Coons taking home the mystery Italian bike! If you wanted it, it doesn't fit him, so he'll probably sell it and buy himself a nice touring frame. Supa-cool. The Klein and the Philippe are for sale, incidentally. Make me an offer and I probably won't reject it! (The Philippe, I've discovered, is 1 of 4 ever made. Neat!

I hope everyone had a good time, I did! Keep an eye out for whatever Mr. Trepp cooks up for you in 3 months or so, and I hear there's a ride to Alpine in the works!

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