Q: How did you first here about the DEVO program and what did you expect? A:Well I first actually heard about the program through Ben Kraushaar’s mom. My mom was an orthodontist assitant at the time and Ben’s Mom happened to come into the office one day. Ben’s mom mentioned the program and gave me [...]
DEVO Alumni Tad Elliott Makes Worlds Team
Two Durango athletes, DEVO alum Tad Elliott and superstar Todd Wells made the cut to represent the US squad at the World Championships in Austrailia. Props to them. Props also should be given to U19 ladies team member Kaila Hart. A sport racer last season, Kaila made it a goal to make the team for [...]
Tad is Racing Tons
“The race I won was called the Taeler Cup in Wittnau Germany. I think that it would be the equivalent of a Mountain States Cup over here. I have attached some pictures from the race. I told mom this but we had to cook over here and I was put in Charge of shopping and [...]
Tad in Houffalize
Nice work to Alumni Tad! Here is the results Q: Was this the biggest race you have ever done? Got any stats? A: Yes, man was it huge. Here are some quick stats. 220 Starters. 30,000 Fans. Town Population under 1000. Start Lap plus five laps. Start hill 20% Grade. Q: What did you [...]
Tad’s First German World Cup
DEVO alumni Tad Elliott just completed his most massive World Cup to date in finishing 138th of 180 in Offenburg, Germany for round 2 of the World Cup XC series. Here are the results and story. Q: Did you know anybody around you at the start line? What was that like? A: I did know [...]
Sea Otter
Durangoan Todd Wells took his first victory of the year at the Sea Otter Classic Short Track race this past weekend. DEVO alumni Tad Elliott placed 15th in the exact same race. In the Cross Country Todd paced 6th and Tad came in 30th. Read and look here. Video’s and tons of stuff here.
Squawker Road Race Results
Results Durango DEVO Alumni Nora Richards took 2nd in the collegiate B Women criterium. Alumni Joe Schneider placed 2nd in the Collegiate B road race for the Colorado School of Mines. Alumni Grady James took 5th in the Collegiate B’s for FLC. DEVO U-19er Elliott Saslow placed 19th in the cat 4/5 men, Sepp Kuss [...]
Tad Takes Tsixth
DEVO alumni Tad Elliott took 6th place in last weekends US Cup round 3. Check the full story and results here. Tad is the current U-23 national champion. Booya!
Elliott 13th in Chile
U-19 DEVO alumni Tad took the pan American championships on last weekend to a 13th place finish and the highest u-23 in the strong international field. It was his first big mtb race of the season, and he has plenty more upcoming. After domestic packed 2008 race season, 2009 offers up a more international menu. [...]
Fort Lewis College Cycling Road Season is Now
Keep up with the FLC road team this spring on their new blog, http://cycling.fortlewis.edu/. There are races every weekend until late may. Durango DEVO has several riders competing for the road squad. Nora Richards, Ben Kraushaar, Grady James and Colorado School of Mines rider Joe Schneider are all big on collegiate cycling. Ride on.
Alicia Rose and Tad Tackle Alaska
DEVO U19 ladies team member, Alicia Rose Pastore and alumni Tad Elliott stepped it up a notch this past weekend in Alaska at the USA Cross Country Ski National Championships. Elliott was the first under-23 competitor across the line and took the very title he earned in mid 2008, on the bike. The finish earned [...]
Tad Elliott’s on a Pro Ski Team
DEVO alumni Tad Elliott has signed his first pro ski contract this winter with Team Saab/Solomen Factory Team. The team has a history of being the fastest squad in the states. Tad is currently training with the team in Montana at the Factory Team Training Camp. The team has a pretty burly schedule, check it. Tad has also [...]
Grady James Taking Names
DEVO alumni, Grady James has been spotted this season taking names for the Fort Lewis Cycling Team. This past weekend he rode to victory in the short track and has been in the top 5 all season in the highly contested collegiate B category. Grady was a DEVO team member during season uno and found [...]
DEVO Alumni Get Their College Racing On
Alumni Nora Richards and Joe Schnieder both raced last weekend in Boulder at Colorado University’s home race the Buffalo Hay Bailer. Nora placed 3rd in the B women xc, 1st in the short track and 1st in the mountain cross. Rumor has it was her first MX ever. Joe, coming off a collarbone break, raced his first [...]
Alumni Joe Schneider 2007 Collegiate Champion
Alumni Joe Schneider was part of the Divison 2 Collegiate MTB National Champion team, Colorado School of Mines last year in North Carolina. SInce this blog began last winter, we missed the news. So nice work Joe. He is currently on the Mines team and is one of the top guys on the team, [...]
