This weekend was the last race of the Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series. There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground, which melted just enough to make a sloppy mess of the Riverstone Coeur d' Alene course.

Team Allegro dominated the Masters Men 50+ category this year, with four of the top seven riders and wins in five of the eight races. Charles Stanger won first in the series overall by winning the final race. Charles tied on points with Tim Crum of Bicycle Butler, but won the tie-breaker by virtue of his win in the final race.

Throughout the series Kurt Friederich was in a close battle with Felix Espana of 3FCX. In the first seven races, Felix placed just in front of Kurt, or Kurt placed just in front of Felix.

Throughout the series, the Allegro camp was the place to be. For the colder races, Charles brought his zillion-BTU propane heater. Warm food such as chili and cornbread was also available. The final race the Allegro camp featured a BBQ with Hamburgers.

The top three winners in each category won unique trophies: A plaque with a unique rock mounted on top of it.

The series results are as follows:

Masters Men 50+
Charles Stanger - 1st Overall (+1 race win)
Michael Austin - 5th Overall (+1 race win)
Steve Rapp - 6th Overall
Justin Bannerman - 7th Overall (+3 race wins)

Master Men 40-49
Justin Bannerman - 20th Overall

Mens B
Matt Brittain - 12th Overall
Sean Kabanuk - 20th Overall

Rookie Men
Kurt Friederich - 2nd Overall (+1 race win)
Jesus Mendoza - 3rd Overall
Paul Austin - 9th Overall
Mark Albrecht - 12th Overall

Junior Boys
Jesus Mendoza - 4th Overall

MTB - Women
Becky Wilson - 2nd Overall (+3 race wins)

MTB - Men
Tony Brittain - 3rd Overall
Justin Bannerman - 11th Overall (+1 race win)
Charles Stanger - 12th Overall
Michael Austin - 13th Overall
Steve Rapp - 14th Overall 

For full results, see:
http://www.emdesports.com/Results/2009/INWCXS/2009_INWCXS_11_22_09.pdf