Cross on the Rock-(Kona Kup) Bowen Park-Oct. 11
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:55 pm
Super difficult course today consisting of a barely possible to ride gravel climb with two switch backs, some menacing tree roots, tight grassy corners, off camber section, two sand sections, another couple small gravel climbs and two super steep super fast and bumpy decents.
The double switchback climb was the first thing after a long road section so it was super important to get a good start so you did get stuck behind 30 people. Even though i was one of the last call ups i still got to a pretty good spot by the end of the road section.
I was feeling pretty strong and going well passing a few people here and there and getting passed but overall just holding my place. then on the third maybe forth lap I decided to kick my back brake while remounting while going through the finish line area. This caused my break pad to get stuck under the rim and i had to spend 3-4 or so minutes fixing it. Then on the very next lap I decided I wanted to do the exact same thing in the exact same place. This time i was experienced so it only took me 2-3 minutes to fix. That totally took me out of the racing mentality and I ended up cruising the last two laps. Add three or so bails into the mix and overall not a great race but still a ton of fun!
The double switchback climb was the first thing after a long road section so it was super important to get a good start so you did get stuck behind 30 people. Even though i was one of the last call ups i still got to a pretty good spot by the end of the road section.
I was feeling pretty strong and going well passing a few people here and there and getting passed but overall just holding my place. then on the third maybe forth lap I decided to kick my back brake while remounting while going through the finish line area. This caused my break pad to get stuck under the rim and i had to spend 3-4 or so minutes fixing it. Then on the very next lap I decided I wanted to do the exact same thing in the exact same place. This time i was experienced so it only took me 2-3 minutes to fix. That totally took me out of the racing mentality and I ended up cruising the last two laps. Add three or so bails into the mix and overall not a great race but still a ton of fun!