#zach bowman

[swan2swan]

December 22, 2015: Jurassic World Is Closed

[hammah-banana]

No because the way this list is so so wrong in so many ways.

Like I get that this website probably isn’t all that serious, but I need to break this down because I just-

Okay.

I have a couple issues with this list:

The main one being the way in which they have ranked the Nublar 6, while the other is the actual arguments for how they seemingly decided to rank these kids.

First, besides for Zach, all of the campers are at the bottom of the list. I’m not going to get into where they are all placed in the ranking, but it is clear that whoever made this list didn’t actually pay attention to how the kids were written and the actual depth that these characters have. Collectively, it seems like their arguments for the N6 is that they’re all annoying in their own ways, and that’s that.

I get that not all Jurassic fans may be interested in CC, especially since it’s garnered for a slightly younger audience (even though everyone can enjoy it and that doesn’t mean it’s dumbed down or anything!), but if someone goes to the trouble to actually rank all of the kids in the Jurassic franchise, they have to actually understand each of their arcs, personalities, quirks, vulnerabilities, motives, etc. In the case of the N6, they really only list the “bad” or “annoying” things about them, instead of actually taking a step back and looking at these characters as a whole. (And yes, I do understand that the N6 have their moments as well, like Darius in S5.)

For example, with Kenji they describe him as being “obnoxious” and an “arrogant trust-fund brat”, while also stating that he has a character arc. This reads as if they’ve only watched the first season of the show. (And this article was released AFTER Dominion and season 5 came out, so there’s no excuse for not having seen the other seasons.) And these are the same people saying that they love when Kelly drop-kicks a velociraptor out of a window! (Though I’m not saying you can’t like this scene, is was a pretty goofy moment.)

In Kenji’s case, he’s so much more complex than that, and he goes through a MAJOR arc throughout the show, even flip-flopping a few times.

I could go on about all of the other issues I have with their statements on the N6 (like how Sammy is “poorly written” or that Ben is suddenly super pretentious after having spent some time alone in the jungle or how Yaz is one of the least interesting characters, when I’d argue that she’s actually one of the MOST interesting), but I digress.

The other issue is the actual comparisons that they’ve made for these kids. With the N6, they simply state their “annoying traits” or flaws, so to speak, while with the other kids they either:

A: only state their good or bad qualities or

B: list a few facts about what they did in their respective films

Take Maisie as an example (who I’d argue is one of the least interesting characters of the franchise despite her unique backstory and great portrayal from Isabella Sermon):

Their only real argument for her is that she is a clone. That’s it. They go on to say that’s she been in two movies and has played two different characters, unlike the other kids, but there’s nothing actually about her as a character and who she is.

I would also mention that the novel versions of Lex, Tim and Kelly are on this list (as well as Arby Benton from The Lost World), but it’s been a hot minute since I’ve read Jurassic Park and I never really got into The Lost World, so I can’t offer my two cents on those kids.

I know this isn’t super serious or whatever, but I just needed to rant because when I read this list, I was mad that our beloved N6 weren’t getting the love that they deserve.

(Ps if you actually read this entire thing, thank you! I know it’s just a silly goofy ranking list, but I enjoy talking about this kind of stuff!)

[coltoncowsbell]

an actual intro post ! ⚾️🐄❤️

i’m lee, genderfluid gay mess. lover of baseball, d&d, literature, roller coasters, star wars, and just getting into formula 1!

i write mostly poetry and sports rpf. my ao3 is here!

baseball favorites:

baltimore orioles: colton cowser, jordan westburg, ryan o’hearn, danny coulombe, anthony santander, ryan mountcastle, cedric mullins, kyle bradish, gunnar henderson, zach eflin, matt bowman

any team that gets fruity with it (looking at you phillies)

rpf ships: colton cowser/jordan westburg, colton cowser/craig kimbrel, colton cowser/gunnar henderson, colton cowser/ryan o’hearn, colton cowser/corbin burnes, colton cowser/jackson holliday, gunnar henderson/anthony santander, gunnar henderson/adley rutschman, buster posey/tim lincecum, brandon marsh/alec bohm

formula 1 favorites:

drivers: charles leclerc, lewis hamilton, oscar piastri, fernando alonso

i’m still getting into f1 and learning, so this will be updated!

note that i was off tumblr for a few years so i’m still relearning how everything works now!

thank you for being here! 🫶

[medium-observation]

DECEMBER RELEASE

Boop! The Musical - Chicago Tryout

December 3, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Jasmine Rogers (Betty Boop), Faith Prince (Valentina), Ainsley Anthony Melham (Dwayne), Erich Bergen (Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (Grampy), Angelica Hale (Trisha), Phillip Huber (Pudgy), Anastacia McCleskey (Carol), Lawrence Alexander (Ensemble), Colin Bradbury (Ensemble), Tristen Buettel (Ensemble), Joshua Michael Burrage (Ensemble), Gabi Campo (Ensemble), Daniel Castiglione (Ensemble), Rebecca Corrigan (Ensemble), Josh Drake (Ensemble), RJ Higton (Ensemble), Nina Lafarga (Ensemble), Morgan McGhee (Ensemble), Aubie Merrylees (Ensemble), Ryah Nixon (Ensemble), Christian Probst (Ensemble), Ricky Schroeder (Ensemble), Gabriella Sorrentino (Ensemble), Brooke Taylor (Ensemble)

Notes: Nice video from the second week of previews and Version 3.0. Some scenes are majorly wideshot due to the nature of the show, along with usher activity. Some washout can be seen at times but it's not too bad.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5Cro

Video is $20

Six - Second US National Tour (Boleyn)

November 19, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Cassie Silva (s/b Catherine of Aragon), Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn), Aryn Bohannon (s/b Jane Seymour), Terica Marie (Anna of Cleves), Taylor Pearlstein (s/b Katherine Howard), Courtney Mack (t/r Catherine Parr)

Notes:

Excellent video of a fantastic group of alternates and Courtney's unexpected final performance as Parr!

NFT DATE: December 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Ye3

Video is $20

Mrs. Doubtfire - First US National Tour

November 16, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Rob McClure (Daniel Hillard), Maggie Lakis (Miranda Hillard), Giselle Gutierrez (Lydia Hillard), Cody Braverman (Christoher Hillard), Emerson Mae Chan (Natalie Hillard), Aaron Kaburick (Frank Hillard), Nik Alexander (Andre Mayem), Romelda Teron Benjamin (Wanda Sellner), Leo Roberts (Stuart Dunmire), David Hibbard (Mr. Jolly/Ensemble), Jodi Kimura (Janet Lundy/Ensemble), Alex Branton (Ensemble), Jonathan Hoover (Ensemble), Sheila Jones (Ensemble), Julia Kavanagh (Ensemble), Marquez Linder (Ensemble), Alex Ringler (Ensemble), Lannie Rubio (Ensemble), Ian Liberto (s/w Ensemble), Lauryn Withnell (Ensemble), Julia Yameen (Ensemble)

Notes:

Near perfect capture of the tour! Some washout is seen in wideshots due to primary robs doubtfire outfit being so Bright.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Z7Y

Video is $20

Frozen - First US National Tour

November 29, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Anna), Erin Choi (Young Elsa), Annie Piper Braverman (Young Anna), Jeremy Davis (Olaf), Dominic Dorset (Kristoff), Collin Baja (Sven), Preston Perez (Hans), Jack Brewer (Oaken), Evan Duff (Weselton), Tyler Jimenez (Pabbie), Renée Reid (Bulda), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (King Agnarr), Katie Mariko Murray (Queen Iduna), Natalie Wisdom (s/w Head Handmaiden), Jack Brewer (Bishop), Kate Bailey (Ensemble), Kristen Smith Davis (Ensemble), Jason Goldston (Ensemble), Natalie Goodin (Ensemble), Zach Hess (Ensemble), Adrianna Rose Lyons (Ensemble), Alexander Mendoza (Ensemble), Nick Silverio (Ensemble), Daniel Switzer (Ensemble), Peli Naomi Woods (Ensemble), Michael Allan Haggerty (s/w Ensemble), Jessie Peltier (s/w Ensemble)

Notes:

Absolutely gorgeous video of this tour! Lots of wideshots and close ups.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5mqB

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[pedal-writes]

Fandoms list + request rules :33

A list of the fandoms I’ll be writing for are:

- Lego Ninjago (plus the movie too)

- Transformers (Gen 1, tfp/aligned continuity, bayverse, knightverse, cyberverse, earthspark)

- Jurassic park/world franchise

- I’ll probably add more in the future, but these r what I’m working w at the moment :3

For now, requests are closed!

Rules for requesting:

- In general:

I’ll write fluff, angst, ect.

NO SMUT. I’m a minor gang.

I’ll write mostly w fem readers in mind, but if you want something specific then pls tell me!!

For requests, I’ll do oneshots and headcanons but I will NOT do a series based on a request, that’s way too much 😭 I’ll write part twos though, if people really want them. Series are really more of a personal thing that I decide to do myself.

Lego Ninjago:

Lloyd garmadon

Kai smith

Nya smith

Cole brookstone

Jay Walker

Zane Julian

Pixel

Skylor Chen

Morro

Garmadon (young or old)

Wu (young… or old. Yeah I’m feeling a little ambitious)

Vex

Aspheera

Cinder

Ras

(This is sort of for funnies but I genuinely love him, pls send requests 😭) Rapton

Transformers:

I am planning on making a whole different post for this because it would be wayy to much to put on here lolz

Jurassic park/world:

Alan grant (pls send requests I yearn for him)

Ian Malcolm

Ellie Sattler

Sarah Harding

Billy brennon

Owen Grady

Claire Dearing

Zach Mitchell

Darius bowman (I’ll write the camp crew young or old!! Just pls specify :3)

Brooklynn (no-last-name)

Kenji kon

Ben pincus

Sammy guitierez

Yasmina Fadoula

Uhmmm and that’s basically it!! outro music.

[ren1327]

"Dearest Gentle Readers" character list

Here are the characters and roles they have based on the show.

Under the cut as not to clog time-line

.

Violet Bridgerton - Mrs. Bowman (Camp Creteceous)

Anthony, 23 - David "Dave" (Camp Creteceous) A

Benedict, 21 - Brandon "Brand" Bowman (Camp Creteceous, Chaos Theory) A

Colin, 19 - Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula (Camp Creteceous, Chaos Theory) A

Daphne, 18 - Kenji Kon (Camp Creteceous, Chaos Theory) O

Eloise, 17 - Darius Bowman (Camp Creteceous, Chaos Theory) B

Francesca, 17 - Jessica "Jess" Harding (Telltale's Jurassic Park) O

Gregory, 13 - Maisie Lockwood-Grady (JW: Fallen Kingdom, JW: Dominion) B

Hyacinth, 11 - Kadasha (Battle at Big Rock) A

Portia Featherington - Claire Dearing (JW, JW: Fallen Kingdom, JW: Dominion) A

Prudence, 19 - Zachary "Zach" Mitchell (JW) O

Phillipa, 18 - Grey Mitchell (JW) O

Penelope, 17 - Samantha "Sammy" Gutierrez (Camp Creteceous, Chaos Theory) O

Simon Basset, 21 - Benjamin "Ben" Fitzgerald Pincus (Camp Cretaceous, Chaos Theory) A

Will Modrich - Roxie (Camp Cretaceous) A

Alice Modrich - Kayla Watts (JW: Dominion) A

Madame Delacroix - Mae Turner (Camp Cretaceous) B

Lord Nigel Berbrook - Kash D. Langford (Camp Cretaceous) A

Mrs. Berbrook - Lewis Dodgeson (JP, Camp Cretaceous, JW: Dominion) B

Credessa Cowper, 20 - Sonoya Santos (JW: Dominion) O

Lady Cowper - Zara Young (JW) O

Queen Charlotte - Ian Malcolm (JP, The Lost World, JW: Fallen Kingdom, JW: Dominion) O

King George III - Alan Grant (JP, JP3, JW: Dominion) A

Brimsly - Nick Van Owen (The Lost World) B

Lady Danbury - Ellie Sattler (JP, JP3, JW: Dominion) B

Prince Fredrick - Eric Kirby (JP3) A

Lady Whistledown - Brooklyn (Camp Cretaceous, Chaos Theory) A

Mentions of deceased:

Edmund Bridgerton - Fredrick Bowman (Camp Cretaceous) A

Archibald Featherington - Owen Grady (JW, JW: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Dominion) A

[boobasprite]

Join us, for the launch of Endless Lonely Planet 11 (edited by Sean McMorrow) at TCB Art Inc, 1-5 Wilkinson St Brunswick SATURDAY 1ST OF April 4-6pm

Endless Lonely Planet is a yearly (approx.) publication edited by Christopher L G Hill. It has taken the form of a large format poetry exhibition, T-shirts, A bootleg of a 1920's anarchist text, a plastic bag of stuff, etc... In this iteration: ELP11; is a saddle-stitched 50 page colour book, comprising visual works and poetry, with the role of editor handed over to Sean McMorrow. This collection has been pulled together in response to the attribution of a criminal will that underpins the project of Australia (proposed by Nicolacopoulos and Vassilacopoulos, 2014, 'Being if the Occupier', Re.Press). Contributors: Zach Malakonas, Eva Birch, Aida Azin, Eli Partridge, Cooper Bowman, Christopher L G Hill, Sean McMorrow. $10 at launch $15 afterwards, cash prefered. available afterwards at: Neuramart 

and World Food Books (along with some back issues now on sale 7, 4, 3) 9

*Please forward to anyone who you think may be interested

** Launch runs alongside the openings of shows by: Jasmine Pickup and Emily Hubbard

***thanks to them and TCB for letting us launch at the same time.

[daenerysvaleryon19]

Jaxson (lockwood) Grady Dearing

Appearances: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020 - 2022), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

Species: human

Gender: female

Portrayed by: Hayley Marie Serkis Weiz

Role: Camp Cretaceous camper (formerly), Lockwood incident survivor

Status: Alive

Family: Charlotte lockwood (mother deceased), Benjamin lockwood (grandpa deceased), Claire Dearing (adoptive mother) Owen Grady (adoptive father) Maisie lockwood (younger sister), Karen Mitchell (adoptive aunt) Scott Mitchell (adoptive uncle) Zach and Gray Mitchell (adoptive cousins)

Born: 2004

Friends / allies: Darius Bowman, Kenji Kon, Brooklyn, Yaz, Sammy, Ben, Roxie, Dave, Bumpy, Rexy, Hap, Dr. Mae Turner, pierce, Angel + Rebel, big eatie + little eatie, firecracker, Kayla Watts, Ramsay Cole, Dr. Grant, Dr. Sattler, Dr. Malcolm, Dr. Carla Russell, Blue, Baby Beta, Reese (boyfriend)

Enemies: Torro, Indominus rex, Eddie, Mitch + Tiff, Henry Wu (formerly), Hawks, Reed, Spinosaurus, Kash, brads, Brad-x, Daniel Kon, Lana Molina, Mr gold, Cyrus, Lewis Dodgeson (kidnapper), the gignotasaurus, Soyona Santos,

[collectingall]

∀ ZACH EDEY 2022 BOWMAN U INCEPTION AQUA FOIL /199 ROOKIE PSA 10 👉 bit.ly/myslabs 👈 GEM MINT PURDUE

[twins2994]

Twins Hang On To Beat Angels!

Twins 5 Angels 3 W-Ober (2-1) L-Sandoval (1-4) SV-Thielbar (1)

The Minnesota Twins might have got their season back on track with a four-game sweep over the White Sox. They headed out to Anaheim to play the Angels tonight. The Twins started the scoring in the second inning when Carlos Santana belted a Patrick Sandoval slider out to center for a solo homer. This put the Twins up by a run after two innings of play. Minnesota added on in the third as Willi Castro reached on a one-out single and went to second on a wild pick-off throw. Byron Buxton plated him with a base hit to left to double the Twins lead to two. The Twins kept adding on in the fifth with a Willi Castro two-out double to left. Ryan Jeffers singled him home to extend the Twins lead to three. Minnesota wouldn't go away in the sixth with a Jose Miranda one-out double and a passed ball. Carlos Santana followed with a run-scoring single to center to put the Twins up by four. The Angels found some offense in the bottom of the sixth with a Luis Rengifo lead-off single and Zach Neto doubled. Nolan Schanuel hit an RBI groundout to short to put Anaheim on the board. Bailey Ober got out of the jam and the Angels pulled within three after six frames. Bailey Ober finished off 7 1/3 solid innings and a Zach Neto double chased him. Mike Trout walked and Nolan Schanuel lined a run-scoring single to left. Matt Bowman got out of the jam and the Twins held onto the lead heading into the ninth. The Twins would add on in the ninth as Austin Martin drew a lead-off walk and stole second base. Eddie Julien walked and Willi Castro doubled home a run. This put the Twins back up by three heading into the bottom of the ninth. Matt Bowman got the first two outs of the ninth, but left two men on base. Zach Neto lined a run-scoring single to right and Mike Trout grounded out to third to end the game. The Twins extended their winning streak to five games tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Bailey Ober gave the team some length, which is what they needed. He went 7 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. Matt Bowman got four big outs and allowd a run with three walks and two strikeouts. Caleb Thielbar retired Mike Trout for the save. Willi Castro led the team with three hits. Jose Miranda and Carlos Santana had two hits each. The Twins hit 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. This was a gutsy win when Griffin Jax and Brock Stewart were unavailable. It'll be easier when Justin Topa and Jhoan Duran rejoin the bullpen mix. Chris Paddack faces Jose Soriano in Game 2 tomorrow night.

-Chris Kreibich-

[newcountryradio]

New Country 27e jaargang  #T1224(S783) (C28)van 8 april 2024  (wk 15) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Various  Hixtape: vol. 3: Difftape joe Diffie   

Classic album:  Emmylou Harris – Luxury Liner     1977

Hits of the Year : 1987

Maandfavoriet :  Zach Brown – Tie Up              

Maandartiest : john Anderson   

3 in 1:    George Strait

John Anderson – Money In The Bank   *maandartiest

Darius Rucker - - It Won’t Be Like This for Long     

Cody Johnson - Til You Can’t      

Riley Green - Way Out Here

Silverada - Anywhere but Here

Chris Young - Young Love & Saturday Nights   

Kimmi Bitter – Old school

Dasha - Austin      

Chayce Beckman – 23    #1.

John Deere Green” (Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, Hardy)  Album vd week

Joe Diffie, HixTape, Toby Keith. Luke Combs - Ships That Don’t Come In *album

Chris Stapleton – Starting Over  -   2021

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the Dark

John Schneider - Country Girls   080460

Merle Haggard – It’s Not Love (but it’s not bad)

Zac Brown Band - Tie Up  favoriet 

Tyler Wood - Home    sofi

Emmylou Harris - Poncho & Lefty    classic album

Emmylou Harris - (You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie

Ted Russell Kamp  - California Son

Sierra Ferrell  -  Chittlin’ Cookin’ Time In Cheatham County

George Strait – Adalida (3 in 1)

George Strait  - All My Ex’s Live In Texas.

George Strait – I Just want To Dance With You .

(Joe Diffie, Blake Shelton, Hardy, Brooks & Dunn) - Third Rock from The Sun   

Morgan Wallen - Tennessee Fan #1 album.

The Malpass Brothers - Don't Cry Daddy

Porter Wagoner – Silence In The Wind

Tim McGraw – Watch The Wind Blow

Brother Phelps – Anyway The wind Blows

Ronnie Bowman - Truck Driver's Queen  (Truck Song

John Anderson – Straight Tequilla Night    maandartiest

Charles Wesley Godwin  - Dance in Rain juweeltje 

Kenny Chesney – Wherever You Are Tonight  *Album vorige week

Joe Diffie, Clint Black, Larry Fleet - Texas Size Heartache      Album vd week

Blue Grass Boogie Man - Jambalaya On The Bayou Dutch corner

Danny Vera - Heart Half Empty (feat. Toni Willé).  .Dutch corner.

Jany Szabo - Whatever Way The Wind Blows. .  Dutch corner

Willie Nelson - Whiskey River

Reba McEntire -  What Am I Gonna Do Without You 5 1987

Dan Seals - You Still Move Me -. #4

The Judds - Cry Myself To Sleep #3 

Michael Johnson - Give Me Wings #2

Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen #1

Alan Jackson – Blue Ridge Mountain Song.

[tigermike]

DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP! The Yankees take both games of their day-night doubleheader with the Red Sox and have now tied Boston for 4th place (lol) in the AL East.

Carlos Rodon, despite allowing a leadoff home run, bounced back with a solid start tonight. Nine strikeouts over five innings of one-run ball is an outing you’ll certainly take from the left-hander right now. Really need to see him finish this season strong as he is obviously still be a huge piece to the 2024 rotation.

Estevan Florial had his first hit of the year — an RBI single to tie the game in the 5th. Jake Bauers, Gleyber Torres, and Austin Wells all added RBI’s as well.

Following Rodon was three innings of effective relief from the recently added veterans in Zach McAllister, Anthony Misiewicz, and Matt Bowman. Nick Ramirez would lock it down in the 9th for his first save this year.

Game three of this four-game set is tomorrow night at 6:05 ET. Clarke Schmidt on the bump. LETS GO YANKEES!

[leanstooneside]

Finishing a project

Channing Tatum's acidic neck

Heather McDonald's toast cheek

Darren Criss's creamy forearm

Ivanka Trump's fruity calf

Giuliana Rancic's full toe

Julia Roberts's dry leg

Drew Barrymore's barnyard shoulder

Usher's sour waist

Rose McGowan's extracted leg

Eddie Redmayne's autolytic tongue

Minka Kelly's dirty shoulder

Tony Parker's leggy thumb

Salma Hayek's raisiny eyebrow

Lily Collins's grippy fist

George Clooney's sour leg

Kyle Richards's hot wrist

Howard Stern's petrolly calf

Bruce Jenner's astringent neck

Matthew Fox's cat pee eye

Dianna Agron's depth head

Joel Madden's velvety hand

Josh Bowman's steely waist

Katie Couric's autolytic hip

Zach Braff's brilliance ear

Katie Cassidy's tight back

Penn Badgley's austere bottom

Bobbi Kristina Brown's astringent thumb

Stephanie Pratt's herbal breast

Tobey Maguire's hot forearm

Steven Tyler's autolytic knee

Lisa Marie Presley's tannic breast

Tracy Morgan's rich toe

Armie Hammer's powerful toe

Katie Holmes's dry hair

Vera Wang's vanillin neck

Diane Kruger's dry bottom

Alexis Bledel's closed fist

Gabrielle Union's astringent breast

Gareth Bale's full shoulder

Ashton Kutcher's lees nose

Goldie Hawn's transparent ear

Colton Haynes's tar thumb

Florida Georgia Line's transparent bottom

JoAnna Garcia's charcoal mouth

Jennifer Lawrence's buttery thumb

Josh Hartnett's leathery eyelash

Michelle Obama's hard fist

Hillary Clinton's opulent ear

Owen Wilson's velvety knee

Kara DioGuardi's silky nostril

[weshipyourride]

2023 The Mid South Recap

The gravel event season shifted into high gear this past weekend at The Mid South, a grueling but exhilarating gravel biking and endurance running challenge that takes participants across the rolling, red dirt roads of Stillwater, Oklahoma. This year competitors were treated to warm temperatures and fast roads. BikeFlights’ team members Kerry Werner and Michael Potter were there to work the expo and compete in the event.

The annual migration to The Mid South starts with a gathering of industry brands and packet pickup at the event’s expo. Calm winds and moderate temperatures created a welcoming environment where the gravel community could come together from all over the U.S. and catch up after the long off season. 

BikeFlights' newest team member and Event and Marketing Support Specialist Kerry Werner and Partnerships Director Michael Potter spent the expo day connecting with current and future BikeFlights shippers among the nearly 2,500 like-minded people celebrating the ride that would follow the next day.  

Race day featured sunny skies, warm temperatures and strong winds. The pace was fast over what were smooth, dry roads, causing the field to break into many smaller groups. As the winds pushed out of the south, it challenged riders from every direction as they pedaled clockwise around the course throughout the day. 

In the men’s race, the deciding move occurred 89 miles into the 100-mile course. A sandy, twisty mountain bike trail section took the lead group of 12 down to three. Payson McElveen, John Borstelman and BikeFlights’ own Kerry Werner emerged from the trails and sprinted for the top three podium spots, crossing the line in that order. 

The women’s race was shaken up halfway through the race when the leader was held up at a railroad crossing by an unfortunately timed freight train. During the delay the top five women regrouped. Keeping calm and continuing to push the pace, Lauren De Crescenzo would again ride away from her competitors to repeat her 2022 victory with her teammate Caroline Wreszin claiming second place and Heather Jackson rounding out the last podium spot.

In the event’s first-ever non-binary category, Rach McBride claimed victory by riding a consistent, strong effort from start to finish. Apollo Leonard and Sam Hansen completed the podium in second and third places.

Special congratulations to BikeFlights Team Members Justin Barr and Zach Heyer who spontaneously decided to ride the 100-mile route after originally registering for the 50-mile route. Both pushed themselves hard and finished in impressive form.

Lastly, BikeFlights Brand Ambassadors Jessica Brunson, Maria Doering, Enzo Moscarella and Sarah Bowman inspired us with their efforts in the 50, 100 and ‘the double’ routes. Congratulations to you all! 

[fyblackwomenart]

Portrait by  Zach Bowman

[brockhamptonbaby]

Kevin Abstract by Zach Bowman