I drove up towards Burlington to meet Michael and Trevor for Sunday's race. They had raced under sunny skies on Saturday. I was pleased that Sunday forecasted and delivered heavy rain. The course was technical and long with lots of climbing. It was perfect for me. Despite starting at the back of a 90+ man field, I was quickly moving up the ranks. Anyone that followed me into the technical downhill sections was gone at the bottom. Things were going great! I tripped over the barriers once and ate dirt. Even though I thought, "ok...be smooth...turn it up a little" for the last lap, I crashed not once, but TWICE. The first time was a total front washout on a fast muddy straightaway. The guy behind me ran over my calf and my wheel, which I had so delicately trued after bending the rim. My calf hurt (and hurts) like a mofo, but I hopped back on and began fighting back up. Just as I had earned back my places lost, I got cute on a little downhill kicker. The front did another total washout on landing. This one was HARD. My shifters were bent all over the place. Still, I finished 30th out of the 90+ starters. Trevor had a great day and finished 15th. I had the pleasure of blowing by Matt Maynard who has been owning my ass in all of the collegiate MTB races. That felt good...
Michael had a good day too finishing on the same lap as the UCI elite winners, who are freaks of nature.
Video of the start:
I'm smiling in this pic because the rider on the side of the course just has his SRAM derailleur EXPLODE. I think that one of the jockey wheels literally flew over my shoulder.
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