Merry Christmas from Robert, Kiersten and Kees.

more silliness...

And what would our family Christmas pictures be without the famous silly ones? That's usually the face Kiersten makes when someone "toots"... I wonder if it was Kiersten or Kees... or if it was even a "toot" ;-)

Our Christmas tree, with it's wonderfully eclectic ornaments. 

Kees and Kiersten (in her "Ho Ho Ho" pants) singing Christmas carols. 

Christmas caroling with friends and some of the kids from Kiersten and Kees' school. 

Kiersten was a Velo Bella all the way home! "Thank you's" to Alex (wish I had a pic of the man in the pink boa), Barb, Christine and Melodie for the advice, encouragement and hospitality, to Josh for the cold-weather tips, to Sabine for cheerleading on the course, to Laura for the Jersey and the "flair", and to Barb's cool parents for the cookies, hot-cocoa and good conversation.

De-icing the planes (never seen that before)! 

and listening to the holiday music... 

Kiersten still got her Vella Bella flair goin' on in the Vanderbilt Mansion in Newport... 

Trebon finishing in a disappointing second place... next year Treefarm... 

Wells crossing the finish line for the big "W"... 2005 men's elite national champion! 

Kiersten cheering on Adam Craig as he zooms past trying to catch the leaders... 

Still a lot of snow on the course... 

And Horner doesn't even shoulder it...

Adam Craig's slightly unorthodox shouldering style on the run up... 

Page on the run up... 

Treefarm on the run up.... 

Wells on the run up... 

Wells clearing a barrier with Treefarm and Page right on his tail... 

A "who's who" of elite cyclocross: Jonathan Page, Todd Wells, Ryan Trebon, Tim Johnson, Barry Wicks, Mark McCormack... 

Winner of virtually everything in the US and Tour de France rider Chris Horner. 

The 6'6" twin towers Barry Wicks and Ryan Trebon. They call Ryan "Treefarm" and Kiersten met him a few years ago at a race in Waco. He's one of the nicest guys in cycling: in the middle of a technical switchback climb in a NORBA race, he took his hand off the handlebar to wave to Kiersten and say "Hi!" I don't know about you, but if I was in the middle of a suffer-fest in a pro race I wouldn't waste a precious breath to say "Hi" to anyone!

Kiersten and the funniest man in mountain biking: Adam Craig.


 

Kiersten and new Elite Men's Cyclocross National Champion, Todd Wells.