Hey, Mr Peabody, you got the Saturn back...

Yes indeed i did because where we are going its only befitting we drive..

AWW please tell me your not taking me back to school?

you are correct young lad,  but.. not in a normal sense of the school..im going to be driving you down memory lane tonight, through a time changing place of both time and speed.

So lets turn the Way Back machine to the year 2004 Shall we son..

The story takes place in the summer 2004, and with the upcoming Cyclocross schedule looming closely, a small group of men are assembling to trounce the local talent with there now in motion out of state ways. Jon "The Black Ace" Card, and Jer 'too White" Walker were already teammates of the Saturn of Toledo alternative team. But what they were seeking in both a traveling companion and a Allied force. With already a state title and a National Championship win under his belt   Jeff "the lil pony" Weinert was the perfect fit.

Mr Peabody. Those are some funny names

Yes Sherm..but for a reason. But that is a trip unto itself. Lets stay focused young Sherman. 

The team is now composed of three of the fastest CX racers in the region, all with the money, time and passion to pile into a station wagon and hone there CX swords against the nations best Elite cyclocross racers. And then bring that blade back to the mitten to use it on the local hot shoes. The times were good, and the times were hard, UCI points were getting collected and reputations were getting made.

Portland CX nationals

In early December the team was set to merge with the Now growing semi "official Saturn of Toledo team. After brief negotiations between the The Black Ace and the Current team captain Jim Regan. But ultimately plans fell through. It was a NO GO. For the boys. And the team sat with little to no money and or equipment. Oh I almost forgot. The Team had picked up to more riders in the fall so now the trio is a quintet.

The Black Ace drew an un expected card shall we say, and called on a favor from an old friend. Seemed the Ace still had his pro-connections

Wait a second..Mr Peabody. You mean the The Black Ace was a pro-dealer??

No Sherman, the Black Ace was officially a pro.

Jon car somewhere suffering a thousand deaths, for The Plymouth Ellsworth team

 One of the first Black if not Theee first Black professional mountain bike racers, He raced along side some of the greatest names in 90s Norba history. And his last contract was with the small but strong component company in North Carolina called Cane Creek. Jon called in worked a deal and the crew was now "officially" Team Cane Creek..

NC GP

The Ace Fending off a World Champion at Tour of  Sommerville Two minutes into 90

The Evil Dude enroot to a top 10 at CX Nationals, the Death Year

Munson sand

Mr Peabody, is that all the boys did was race Cyclocross? 

Walker leading the pain train at Waterford

Oh im afraid not Sherm. in fact the guys gathered results all across three disciplines of cycling.

The  squad was quite well rounded The Black Ace was on of the Midwest best all arounders, Too White was coming into his own, and in the first year of the teams inception of Cane Creek won the Michigan State CX Title. By the Fall of 2006 the team earned the distinction of being the Blue Wave as most of the Cyclcross races were Cane Creek trio on the front or the podiums.

So did they win all the time?

No no and no..the boys were fast, i believe there impact was far greater than there results alone. You see Sherm, the fellas traveled quite a bit out of state, often leaving the local races to scene regulars, but by traveling more they brought back knowledge and strength that i believe helped raise the bar for others. It wasn't long before more riders saw the benefit of the competition and bigger races a mere state a away, and then they too started to caravan to out of state events. And with this new found surge. the need for more teams started to develop and rivalry's began to heat up. 

By mid 2005 The Red Army was being built. and Thus a new chapter in the scene Cyclocross was war was about to emerge..

No what Mr Peabody? is this the end of the story? 

Well Sherm when the season turned to an end 2006, The Blue Wave boys all moved on to different places, but they brother hood will always remain..

  And secondly Sherm , lets just say its the beginning of another journey for the Way Back machine. But unfortunately we need to wrap this one up tonight and get you back home before someone starts posting your picture on milk cartons..

Until next time. Stay

 Rad and Stay funny..