Manion's CX

Started the race and was 3rd into the first turn behind Tilford and S. Smith, then passed them through the barriers and by the time I was at the bottom of the hill I had at least 5 seconds. Coming up the hill I was passed by Tilford, Smith, Jensen, and J Johnson. I think I would have been able to stay close but my rear tire began loosing air quickly. By the 2nd lap, or maybe 3rd, (don't remember) it was all the way flat at the bottom of the hill. I felt it rolling going down and coming back up sucked. I got passed by many.

At the top I went through the barn and aired up my rear tire and was able to finish the race. I got to within 5 seconds of 7th, 8th, and 9th, but couldn't close it, they were all together working well and I couldn't get going good.


I had a helmet cam on my head, I forgot to turn it on which sucked.


I heard we did 9 laps for that race...it didn't seem like we did that many but we did. Melissa(my wife) who was some kind of chief referee said the leaders were throwing down consistent 5 1/2 minute laps, the course can't be that hard right? Many people thought it was one of the hardest courses they have done, what I said to them was that they will never get faster unless they race harder courses against faster riders. Come on KC, if you want to put KC cyclocross on the map, you wanna race worlds in 2 years, you gotta race hard courses against fast people. Mix it up.


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Me 1 minute into the race.