I just did an impromptu photo shoot with Francois Portmann. He is SUCH a pro it's ridiculous. It's always nice when you can do a photo shoot and never leave your own backyard.
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Here's a quick update on the race weekend of the US Open.  Let's start with the the event.  It was great to see a lot of new/old friends.  Many commented on how SICK the new kit looked.  I have to agree...the new FLY gear showed up just before the race weekend, so it was fresh and factory looking. (see below)  I qualified very conservatively, and the field was so stacked that it almost backfired.  I've never seen such a stacked field at this event...  it was GREAT to see that.  

My race run was exponentially faster than the qualifier, everywhere,  especially where I was actually pedaling.  Unfortunately, an uncharacteristic flat tire eliminated the chance for a respectable result.  It was not all for nothing, it was great to see two pictures that were posted on www.vitalmtb.com (see pasted and attached).  Thanks Sven for being a photo NINJA!!  Log onto vitalmtb.com for all the US OPEN updates.  

The day after the open, I had about 100 friends and family at the back yard mecca.  Team Geronimo was in attendance, Andrew Cho (GT), Mikey Silvestry (Specialized), the Mulally Brothers (TREK) and MonkDawg their mechanic, Richie Rude, amongst MANY others. We also had a handful of the industries finest photographers.  Perhaps some photos will pop up at some point in the future.  It was a great day, and nice to share the backyard with some of the worlds finest.

HUGE THANKS go out to GT Bikes, SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Deity Components, Fly Racing and Maxxis Tires for all the support!! Not only does the whole package look SICK (see below) it all worked SO good.

interview I did for a German Magazine called Mountain Bike Rider. I'm super pumped on this magazine. It's always got rad photos and content, and it's a large paper format like Decline or Dirt. I'm also stoked because this interview span's 8 pages and includes a lot of my life now (family/kids etc). The other cool thing is this was for the Eurobike issue. (for those of you on this list that are outside the bike industry, that's the biggest industry trade show of the year in Europe).

Anyway, it's not only a great chunk of exposure for me and my sponsors, but a nice way to share some pictures with friends of what my life and my "backyard" is all about. Special thanks go out to Francois Portmann, www.fotoportmann.com, one of the worlds best photographers, to all my sponsors, and to my family for letting me keep the dream alive (sort of).

Ride on,

Lars

Hey Folks!

HOW AWESOME IS THIS!  I made the COVER of  Dirt Magazine, which is, in my mind, one of the best uses of paper since paper was invented.  (with maybe the exception of toilet paper).

The weekend before the US Open, Steve and Victor came over to check out the progress of

"The Proving Grounds", and they captured a little tastiness of my pump track.

Take care,

Lars

Committed:  (Com.mit'.tid): Adj.  Even when you absolutely, positively have no chance of pulling it off.....ya still feel the need to squeeze the frame with your knees, keep the hands on the grips, and absolutely, positively do not take the index finger off the rear brake, just in case you have to need to do some fine adjust landing.

Shot from US Open Qually run.   Dope timing for the camera dude, huh?

Lars