First of them being a race I attended 2 weekends ago in Fontana California. The race was a part of the new US cup series which appears to be quite popular as the mens field had 120 riders. This was possibly the largest XC field I had ever ridden in so i was a bit nervous about call ups. I got an okay one like 5 or 6 row. I was able to get a decent start and stay below my limit for the first lap then maybe I pushed too hard on lasp 2 and 3 to really move up as I felt some fading near the end of 4 and for sure on the fifth. I however only last maybe one spot and ended up a very solid 25th place. Looking at time gaps and the names around me I was pretty jazzed on the result. It will give me confidence going into new races. However good my race was I still couldn't get past the high level of "goofiness" i have been noticing at US mtb races. The entire field seems inexplicably obsessed with extremely wide riser bars and socks that go far too high.
That being the first event the second was less positive. The day after the race I decided to do a road ride with mitchnick and whilst we were cruising down kolb with a wicked tailwind I decided a sprint was in order. So i began this sprint at speeds approaching 60 km/h. As I began this sprint my chain decided it just wasn't into it and fell off. I however was still into it and threw all of my sprinting forced into hurling myself into the ground. Which I did a very good job of. I Rolled and slid quite away's until stopping, getting up and realizing i was pretty much okay just with a ridiculous amount of road rash. I had road rash all over left side of my back, both hips, both hands, right and left arm. I had also shredded my brand new trek store kit which was the biggest bummer of all. Needless to say this made the 3 day drive home from tucson rather uncomfortable ( or even wearing pants for that matter). This kept me off the bike a bit but I am okay now and looking forward to racing this weekend.
Cameron
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