I'm a street walking cheetah

with a heart full of napalm

I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb

I am a world's forgotten boy

The one who searches and destroys-Iggy and the Stooges circa '73

Well the first major race of the season is in the books, and my boys Max "The Mountie" Plaxton and Sid Taberlay were on a "Search and Destroy" mission at this weekend's H2O Overdrive Triple Crown race out at Bonelli.

Check out some of their post race interviews:

Sid- http://www.cyclingdirt.org/videos/coverage/view_video/236742-us-cup-triple-crown-1-bonelli-park/318511-sid-taberlay-post-bonelli-stxc-1st

Max- http://www.cyclingdirt.org/videos/coverage/view_video/236742-us-cup-triple-crown-1-bonelli-park/318516-max-plaxton-post-stage-race-bonelli-1st

This race was a big deal not only because it’s the first race of the season, but also the fact the H2O Overdrive Triple Crown series is presented by Specialized, our personal bike and equipment sponsor. So the guys had some big expectations on them to deliver.

This early in the season, nerves and jitters are common for everyone, including me as the Team Sho-Air/Specialized team manager. I didn't know what to expect from the boys, but I know anytime they throw a leg over their bike, there going to give us 100%.

Plaxton and Taberlay are seasoned veterans and really let there legs do the talking this weekend! I can't re iterate how good the guys did, with Sid really setting up Plaxton in the Cross Country race by covering multiple attacks and then going off the front himself to splinter the group. That set up Plaxton to go on a 3 lap Search and Destroy solo mission, that he held all the way to the end…great work Mountie!

Sid also clawed his way back to second place in the race, after getting a flat tire going into the next to last lap. Then the Tassie backed that effort up, by winning Sunday's opening Short Track race!

That put the Mountie in a must win situation for Super D if he wanted the title back from his teammate. In true Max fashion, he laid it all on the line and got the win, and the first Triple Crown title of the year!

The guys also not only went one, two for the overall on the weekend, but between the both of them, they swept every race, putting their S-Works Epic on the box every time.

Next up is Fontana, the opening of the Pro XCT series.

Here's to hoping the boys can carry the momentum and keep on a roll.

Till next time,

The Red Cowboy.