Gallery: Stuyven reigns supreme as Hullabaloo launches Bontrager for 2013
- By Brian Holcombe
- Published Feb. 18, 2013
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Bontrager designed custom posters to promote the event to Trek and Bontrager employees. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
These brackets paved the road to a title belt. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Each of the prelims featured three riders, with the fastest individual moving on to the finals. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Fan favorite Lawson Craddock gets the crowd hyped before his bout. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Whether a Bontrager pro or a Bontrager Joe, a 250-meter max effort is short and sharp. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Dozens of Trek employees took a break from their desks Friday afternoon to enjoy the racing and cold beverages. Officials watched for false starts and technical issues, while the athletes turned themselves inside out for 250 meters. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Serious racing called for serious victory salutes, or in some instances, a salute for logging the slowest time of the day. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Axel Merckx checks his distance mid-sprint. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
A Bontrager product forecaster knocked Axel Merckx, winner of the inaugural Hullabaloo in Waterloo, out in the first round. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
The format went head-to-head for the semifinals, with many of the Bontrager development team riders being eliminated. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Lawson Craddock stares in disbelief as as he's ousted by a Bontrager product developer. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
In one of the closest races of the day, Jasper Stuyven keeps the hope alive for the Bontrager development team. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
The coveted title belt for the Hullabaloo in Waterloo champion. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
After Axel Merckx won the belt in 2012, the pressure was on for the team to keep it. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
With two rounds to go, Jasper Stuyven was the Bontrager team's only hope to retaining the title belt. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Last place won this lovely clown trophy. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Reversing the trend from the year prior, only one Bontrager development team athlete made it to the semifinals. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
After a mechanical in the first finals race, Jasper Stuyven turned on the afterburners, setting a record pace to take the title belt. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Jasper Stuyven celebrates after winning the 2013 Hullabaloo in Waterloo. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Jasper Stuyven was unbeatable, taking the win and the axe for best young rider. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
The 2013 Hullabaloo in Waterloo champion, Jasper Stuyven. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
Hullabaloo in Waterloo 2013
Stuyven also took the axe awarded for fastest time of the day. Photo: Alex Applegate | Bontrager
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Brian Holcombe
Brian Holcombe is the editor of VeloNews.com. Holcombe joined VeloNews in 2009 following years spent introducing students to whitewater kayaking and working in avalanche control, among other more risky ventures. His graduate work in communications at the University of Denver focuses on innovation and digital media management. Holcombe is a CSU Ram fan and proud parent and has been accused of attacking too much on the VN lunch ride. Follow him on Twitter @FCBrian.
