CX 06 #2, Boom Island, Mpls + 2000 miles
C race, 20/55, 18th C1
After a week of rain, snow and highs in the 30s, Sunday was a perfect day of 60°F, clear and dry. In fact, a good stretch of the course was a cloud of dust on the first lap as the pack went through.
We all rode to the race together, i hauled the Burley and Ella rode with Autumn on the trail-a-bike. It was cold when we left around 10:30, but warmed up nicely by the race start at noon. I could feel the sun on the black parts of my shorts even though the air was cool. The girls mostly stayed at the playset, Fiona working the digger, while Autumn got some good photos and footage for the Boom Island CX race video, lots of great shots there, including some with Julee from the Gopher team.
It was a good race for me, probably didn’t hit the start hard enough for a holeshot, but kept a good pace throughout and kept passing people through the last lap. Had a couple of good passes with a nice speed boost from a little ramp on the back straight, and one solid pass when i had a particularly smooth and fast barrier. Happier with the barriers this time, need to work on faster remounts, lost a little momentum in a couple of places. Finished 20/55 for the C race.
Malte passed me 1/2-way through lap 2 and ended up finishing 13th, first of the C3s, good for a new pair of shades. He should be starting farther up the pack too, he tends to hang back even farther than me and spend the whole race getting through traffic. A little more experience should help, he’s definitely fast enough to be placing well.
Finally, this weekend i passed the 2,000 mile mark for my annual cycling miles. Many ride more, many ride less, but i’m happy with it. Over 1600 miles of it is commuting to work and errands, and i’m happy about that.