NEO Cycle 9/8 - 9/10

[redkow97]

I'll be racing the XC and CX races, Saturday and Sunday morning respectively. The fat tire division is Sunday afternoon, but I'd like to see how the Browns do...

http://www.neocycle.org/home

[redkow97]

(waited too long to edit my original post, but there's a lot going on for spectators as well.  Live music, food trucks, etc.)

[redkow97]

And now that I look at the "who's registered?" link, I see that @jhawk is already registered for the CX race. 
I've been off my bike for 2 weeks, but I will be gunning for you!

[jhawk]

Im pretty sure we climbed the hill together on the last few laps! Heard a guy on a fatbike state how he regretted riding the sand before climbing, was that you?

[redkow97]

I don't think I used the word "regretted," but riding the sand definitely sucked my energy for that switchback climb up around the tree, and yes, that was almost definitely me, given how closely we finished to each other. 

I felt great yesterday morning - which was a stark contrast to finishing the XC race and then wanting to puke.

My only regret from the CX race is that I was way too polite at the start.  I should have wedged my way up to the front for the horn, rather than allowing the leaders to run away while I sat in traffic the first half of the first lap.

the only time I unclipped that entire race was when the guy in front of me hopped off his bike and stopped dead in his tracks in the sand.  I'm so used to MTB races, where walkers are supposed to yield to riders, it was pissing me off having to navigate through the beach traffic.  Staying upright was hard enough without having to weave!!