Maybe it has something to do with the crazy green bar tape – but whatever it is we’re all for it, cuz Joe Iannarelli is rippin’ it at the start of the 2010 season. He nabbed the team’s first win of 2010 at the Cal Aggie Criterium in Sacramento, CA at the end of January. Joe had this to say about the win: “Well this was the first weekend of racing this year and you could say it went much different than expected. After Saturday's mayhem of attacking or following attacks I was well worn out, but didn't really…

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If you know anything about the international downhill bike racing scene, you probably already know how dominant the Santa Cruz Syndicate has been for the last two seasons. But for those of you who don’t know, here are the facts: 2008 UCI World Cup Overall Champion, 2008 World Junior Champion, 2009 World Champion, over a dozen World Cup victories, and the UCI #1 ranking for two years running. So, what do you do when your team has already won everything there is to win in your sport? Well, in the Syndicate’s case, you make sure you re-sign your best…

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Most folks recognize the Montrail name as the leaders in performance trail running and hiking footwear. But, what some people might not realize as that Montrail also fields one of the best ultra running teams in the world. In fact, when I need to purchase a new pair of kicks, I simply phone them up and they have an athlete run them to me from their offices 5 miles up the road. Of course, that doesn’t really happen…don’t be ridiculous. But, it could happen. And most of their athletes could run back and forth between our offices about 8…

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In an attempt to give representatives in congress a different view of global climate change, eight-time Big Mountain Snowboarder of the Year (and Team Clif Bar athlete) Jeremy Jones traveled to Washington last week to meet with key mountain states lawmakers, screen the short film Generations, and shred the infamous Nixon Chute on Capitol Hill. OK, there’s not really a chute on Capitol Hill, but if there were, Jeremy could shred it. Regardless, Jeremy, along with Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director of Protect Our Winters, Steve Jones, founder of Teton Gravity Research, and Clif Bar’s very own Director of Environmental…

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While Eric & I have been working to usher in the New Year here in Berkeley at the Team Clif Bar lair, TCB Cyclocrosser Troy Wells has been hanging out in Belgium, likely eating most of that country’s food. Considering that Troy’s probably chowing down on all the tasty grub to be had there, it’s really a wonder that he’s racing at all. Here’s a list (courtesy of belgium.angloinfo.com) of what Troy’s up against when he sits down at the meal counter: Smoutebollen: A fried pastry served hot on street stalls especially at fairs and festivals Boudin Blanc &…

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