Sometimes everything falls into place. That is what happened this past Sunday at the Tidewater challenge in Williamsburg. I had decided to go on a whim with my new single speed bike that i had gotten two days prior, and ridden only once for an hour. Figuring that it was the single speed state championship, i might as well race single speed and see what happens.
So Kyle and i left the burg Saturday night and drove to Richmond to stay at his uncle's place. After a nice warm nights sleep we drove down to Williamsburg. Kyle was doing the 6 hour race. It was warming up and starting to look awesome out. The race is held at a horse farm with plenty of short steep climbs and roots. The dirt was tacky and brakes were no frequently used.
Shortly after the start i found myself in first place after the guy in the lead fell and i rode around him. Followed by a racer named Rob. We traded places for a few laps then i made my move. It seemed to have stuck. Feeling pretty good about things i made sure to ride fast, not to fast, and smoothly. In the last 10 minutes or so i saw Rob again, relentlessly chasing. Glad i had plenty of steam left in the engine i gave r' and came through for the win. The new bike worked flawlessly and is so sweet! Not as racy right now as my Scott, but i am a fan of the big wheels!
Prizes were awesome, especially the GIANT pogo stick. This thing can jump about 3 feet into the air, no problems. Maybe i have some resume-worthy material this year after all.
In other news, the last Blue Ridge Cup race went off in C-Ville although it didn't go terribly well for us Rocktowners. The numbers needed to pull the overall out of our hat weren't there and despite the best blocking efforts of Jeremiah, Mike, and Chris S, i couldn't hold my solo for the entire race. i was overtaken with about 1 lap to go. The green machine did prove itself and i was the second Rocktowner across the line.
Coming around with some fitness in the late season is cool, especially with no training structure and about 3 days a week of riding. Maybe some real cross' races are in the cards? First, i want to find some more mountain bike races and a costume for the six pack downhill and Halloween on Friday!
2 comments:
think about how fast that bike will be with some i9's. that pogo stick looks awesome. I demand some in use footage, preferably video.
fight to the foof mang. congrats on the win, hopefully i'll make it down sometime this winter to visit/ride. yeah we should definately plan a trip to ss worlds nxt year in durango.
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