Two days of back to back mud for some head over heals racing. The 9:45 time slot becomes tricky this time of year as the courses have resembled ice rinks during warm up and then gradually turn to all sorts of mud, hidden ice underneath mud, and generally challenging conditions throughout our race. Great conditions for racing, as lots of little mistakes will add up and cost you time, energy, and race position.
Saturday down in the Springs was a fun race, and it was cool for me because I raced my first CX race at the same venue earlier this year. Felt good in the race but that little pavement hill still hurt like it did early season. Some mud and a few icy spots kept me on my toes but I kept the rubber side down and road smooth.
Shot the Men's and Women's open races and then went and had a couple pints with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. Good fun shootin' the shit and trading stories. Doug introduced me to his friend who was at the pub also. 22 year old kid who wrenches in a bike shop and races downhill. Sounds like the bike he rides as a cross country bike is a 29 lb. single speed. Gotta love bike people, specially those who make how you ride a bike a priority over what bike you ride. I'm sure the kid is a hammer too.
Sunday morning I woke up to a flat on the rear so did quick tube change and headed down to Golden. Scraped the caked mud from my down tube with my Sidi, spilled some lube on the chain and I was good to go. Halfway through the first lap someone fell on me and pushed my brake pad into my spokes. By the time I got that all worked out I was off the back. I worked my way back up the whole race but still couldn't get back to where I needed to be. Super fun course and the conditions demanded attention at all times.
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