MM Racing Newsletter: Spotlight on Seven, World Cup Race Report

World Cup Race Report: Czech Republic

For the past 2 weeks, Seven-sponsored cross champion Mo Bruno Roy was at the World Cup races in the Czech Republic, and she came home with some stories to tell and some excellent race results.

Mo raced on Saturday 16 October in Plsen, and came in a respectable 18th in a field crowded with many multi-time champs. Mo had this to say about her race:

“With every passing lap, I was riding stronger and stronger. I was able to pass enough riders to get myself into 20th position by the finish. I was hoping for a top 15 and knew that I’d have to improve my start next week to get into the mix.”

After some well-deserved rest and some sightseeing in and around Prague, MM Racing headed to Tabor for the next Worlds race on 23 October. It was a chilly, dry day, which made for a fast course. Mo was missing her mud, but her performance didn’t show it: she took 18th in yet another field crowded with pros from around the world. This was Mo’s best performance in a World Cup race.

“With two laps to go I was leading a large group of about six riders. Everyone was pushing the pace and trying to create some time gaps. Each time one rider made an error, another one of us would take the advantage until the last lap when the pace began to pull the group apart.

“I finished 18th for the day a bit disappointed to not have been able to secure a top 15 spot but pleased with my best World Cup finish to date.”

Spotlight on Seven

Mo and MM Racing paid tribute to Seven in their latest newsletter. All we can say is, “back at you MM Racing!” We love being your sponsor: it’s been a fruitful and fun relationship, one we hope to continue for a long time.

Where to even begin with these guys. I mean, come on, between Bob’s Red Mill and Seven Cycles, could we possibly have better sponsors! Everyone at Seven is amazing. Hands down.

This year marks our fourth season with Seven Cycles, and to mark the occasion, Rob Vandermark, Matt O’Keefe and the crew at Seven put their heads together to create a new ‘cross machine for me, effectionately dubbed the “Mo-honey.” It’s a work of art… a work of art that I get to race!

I asked Rob to put his thoughts about the Prototype into words for me. Have a look at the evolution of the “Mo-honey.”

This cross project came together out of three distinct and disparate projects. Initially the venture started surreptitiously two years ago in part as a product of the Seven Cycles Collaborative. The design also evolved from specific aspects of our Elium SLX line, and the project even includes some of the best elements of the A6 carbon frame platform. We chose to create this bike because of our track record with the carbon tube design and ride performance on the Elium SLX, knowing we’d be able to make our lightest bike yet, while maintaining the durability for which Seven carbon frames are known.

As with the Elium line, the titanium lugs enable us to easily accommodate any frame geometry, tube size, ride characteristics, and frame options. Mo’s cross frame is a testament to this – her bike includes many of the custom aspects and features available on any other Seven model.

Recently, this bike was accused of being our “most artistic frame†yet. We definitely agree. This new model is the lightest, most technically sophisticated, and visually stimulating frame we have in our line.

We’ll have the Prototype in Northampton at the next stop of the New England Pro Cyclocross Series. Please come by to check it out. It’s amazing.
Thanks, Seven. We love you guys!”

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