3x Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington was in attendance in Boulder, CO as the official race starter. She also participated with the 10-year old Mini-Muddy Buddy field for a trip through the mud pit:

True to tradition was the costume contest, which takes place in the early morning before the official race start. Here are the best costumes from the Boulder event:

Mini-Muddy Buddy allows kids of all ages a chance to test their skills on an obstacle course and trip through the mud pit:

Charity is a major part of the Columbia Muddy Buddy events. Here is a video talking about the Challenged Athletes Foundation:

2009 Muddy Buddy

2008 Muddy Buddy

Velvet Elvis Stout returns on NITRO in OB Locations

Two UCI races came through town the first weekend in November and we captured the action in a series of online videos broadcast on the VeloNews TV channel.  Here are the links:
Blue Sky Velo Cup men’s race
Blue Sky Velo Cup women’s race
Post race with men’s winner – Tim Johnson
Post race with women’s winner – Katie Compton
Boulder Cup men’s race
Boulder Cup women’s race
Post race with men’s winner – Tim Johnson
Post race with women’s winner – Katie Compton
Post race with Powers & Driscoll
Adam Snyder bunny-hops the barriers

We also put together a video documenting the 35+ Open category from the Blue Sky Velo Cup.  The race conditions were some of the best Colorado has seen this year.

Next was the actual Muddy Buddy race around the reservoir, tackling obstacles along the route and commencing with the infamous mud pit:

Cody McCasland showed everyone that nothing is going to keep him from being an athlete.  He opened the always exciting Mini Muddy Buddy:

If you are looking for more be sure to check out last year’s event featuring Chris McCormack and One Arm Willy Stewart.  More user generated content about the race from other parts of the country can be found here – YouTube Muddy Buddy Search.

Here is one of the more lighthearted songs from the show:

Cyclocross season is here.  It’s time to sharpen your cx skills.

We produced a 5-part series on cyclocross skills, bike equipment and general advice for racing.  Thanks to Brandon Dwight of Boulder Cycle Sport for participating and sharing his cyclocross knowledge.

Here are the links:

Cyclocross bike equipment

Dismounts, remounts and carrying the bike

Avoiding common mistakes during a ‘cross race

Tips on improving your starts

‘Cross race etiquette

The second annual CrossVegas cyclocross race took place at night during the first day of Interbike on September 24th.  A 30-minute show produced by Kent Gordis Productions will be broadcast on the Altitude Sports Network starting October 25th.

We captured the action for VeloNews TV, including some face time with Lance Armstrong.  Here are the links to the videos from 2008 CrossVegas:

Pre-race with Armstrong, Johnson, Page and Trebon

Post race with Lance Armstrong

Elite Men’s race highlight

Post race with Elite Men’s winner Ryan Trebon

Elite Women’s race highlight

Post race with Elite Women’s winner Katie Compton

Post race with Tim Johnson

Post race with Adam Craig

Post race with Geoff Kabush

Another Tour de France has come and gone and for the third straight year we have accompanied the VeloNews team and captured the behind the scenes action as it unfolded.  This year’s adventure began with a preview of the Garmin-Chipotle team at their training camp in Girona, Spain.  Memorable videos from this part of the trip were the re-branding of the team cars & buses – http://www.velonews.tv/?Art_ID=2177 – and a front row seat for a Garmin-Chipotle team training ride including Team Columbia riders George Hincapie & Michael Barry – http://www.velonews.tv/?Art_ID=2174.

Once the Tour kicked off in Brest, France, we were in full throttle production mode for the duration of the race.  VeloNews setup daily rider diaries with Garmin-Chipotle’s Magnus Backstedt and Team Columbia’s Geaorge Hincapie prior to the start of the Tour.  Magnus did not make the time cut on stage 7 and left the Tour the following day.  New Zealand national champion Julian Dean filled in for Magnus for the rest of the race.

George Hincapie syndicated the VeloNews video player on his own website, providing his fans with daily video content from the Tour de France – http://www.georgehincapie.com/video.aspx

Rocky Mountain Sports magazine also syndicated the VeloNews TV video player on the main page of their website – http://www.rockymountainsports.com

Here is a list of some of our favorite videos from this year’s edition of the Tour de France:
Stage 9: Post race – making sense of the chaos

Stage 10: Post race report from the Hautacam

Peloton Poll: Astana’s exclusion from the 2008 Tour

Stage 9: Pre-race with Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde

LeMond at the Tour, part 1: Solutions for the future of pro cycling

Stage 6: Stage winner – Sauner Duval-Scott’s Ricardo Ricco

Finish line press scrum with Garmin-Chipotle’s David Millar & Silence-Lotto’s Cadel Evans

…and of course the outtakes video:

The 2008 Lyons Outdoor Games were held over the last weekend in May with stellar weather, fun events and good times for spectators and athletes.

We captured some of the sights and sounds and compiled an online video page created with Adobe Flash CS3. The videos showcase the action of the Creek Race, Dirt Jump, Ripstoke Bike Trials and Freestyle events.

The video was produced to promote the event and distribute content to a wider audience that could not physically attend the event.

click here to view the video content

We created an interactive online video series showcasing the 2008 Douglass Elementary Jog-A-Thon. The event raises money for Douglass Elementary students literacy program.

The work flow consisted of filming the event and editing 4 video segments that included a highlight of the event sponsors, converting the final videos to Flash .flv format, and finally using Adobe Flash to create the television graphic and interactive buttons that launch each video. A DVD copy was also made to show to the students prior to the end of the school year.

Click here to view the finished project