Ramsay Bowl Recap

Here are some pics from the Ramsay Bowl in Calgary this past weekend...

And a few words about the tournament from Cory S.:

With 18 teams in total, people came from Seattle, Portland, Vancouver and 1 guy from New York City. Friday night was pickup games and drinking. Saturday morning was registration and games started at 11am. Games were timed to 10 mins or 5 points, whatever came first. Justin set it up as a swiss style tournament and that kept things super fair. Teams got points for winning games so if you were on a team that won 3 games you would go up against another team that won 3 games and so on....

Saturday night we had gold sprints for those who had the energy and a DJ but most people packed it in early (1:30am) . Sunday games started again at 11am . We had to bump some of the teams with less points to the smaller court, just across the field, to accommodate for how many games we had to get through with 18 teams playing. The skill level was amazing and people were having a blast. We had hot food, cold beer, hats, shirts, hoodies, water bottles, and other stuff available the whole tournament.

Here are the top teams from the tournament:
# 1 .. Balls Deep from east van ... such a amazing team .. these guys got mad skillz winners of $1500 cash
#2 .. Smile from Seattle.. these guys can play!.. and are true gentleman on the court
#3 .. noinche noinche noinche...Kenny and martin from east van and Chris from nyc....these guys would spank you on the court but make you laugh while it happened
#4 .. Ramsay Rams.. our local A-team players .. although they hardly ever play together here in Calgary as a team..
#5 .. BallAholics.. Calgary local team ..I was on this one .. not bad for a guy who has been playing polo for 7 months!

Around 12 am Justin brought out all the prizes and I think everyone was happy with how it all turned out. It was so great to play such talent in our home town and hopefully everyone can make it back next year. It will be bigger and badder I promise! oh one last thing .. the weather gods were on our side .. nothing but sunshine the entire 3 days ...:)

Soup's Kitchen Race in Boston

Check out the messenger race going down this weekend in Boston. In honor of Souphorse, and to get the Boston crew stoked for the upcoming NACCC, Chrome pulled out the big guns and kicked down a Warsaw for the winning prize.

Ride hard guys & we'll see you in a few weeks!

Calgary Bike Polo

The Ramsay Bowl is coming up this weekend in Calgary. They're expecting a pretty big turnout this year and kicking down $1500 for 1st place. Definitely worth checking out. More info on their website & Facebook Page.

Juliet Rocking Chrome

Found this rad pic on the Charge site, under Juliet Elliot's blog. COG mag just did a bio writeup in their latest issue & check out the new kickass video of her riding.

Hell of the Midwest Recap

Here are some shots from the Hell of the Midwest race this past week in Bloomington, Indiana. The B.R.A threw a team relay that was 30+ miles. For more pics & a quick race recap, check out their blog & flickr. Rumor has it the Bloomington crew will be heading to Boston for the NACCC...way to represent the midwest! See you guys in a month!

Kranked Revolve Premier Tonight at Chrome!

The latest installment in the Kranked Series is due out later this month and SF DIRTLAB is bringing it to SF tonight at Chrome! Come out and get stoked on the the sickest new bike film and then shred your favorite spots over the long weekend. The event will feature:

* A live performance by Attack Bird (yeah...like the one on Market St.)
* Frosty refreshments from Speak Easy Brewing Company
* Raffle to benefit SF Urban Riders
* Special Appearance by "Blind" Bobby McMullen, starring in the film

Doors are at 7pm, movie starts at 8:30. Tix are $10 at the door. Check the SF DIRTLAB website for additional details and click here to watch the trailer.

Velocity Chromesprints Recap

The Velo City Tour rolled through San Francisco this past weekend. The preparty was here at Chrome with the Chromesprints rocking out! Thanks to everyone that came out for the event, we blew through 6 kegs of New Belgium beer and had a great time racing on the rollers. Special thanks to Masi for hooking us up with the bikes for our new sprints setup!

Big shout out to Souphorse for being MC and manning the show!

Congrats to Cory for kicking ass and winning the sprints. Along with a Warsaw filled with beer, he also scored a cruiser that New Belgium kicked down for the event.

The Velo City itself was great, though hot as all hell...about 100 degrees in the sun. Congratulations to Jim Riley from Godspeed Courier on the Win. The Chrome Van was out there all day grilling and a few well deserved beers were had post race with the riders. Here are a few shots from the race on Saturday and you can check out the rest of the pics from the event here.