Boss Cross #2

Saturday night I was in a lot of pain. It didn't matter how much mexican food from El Patron or HOptober ale from new belgium I drank. I stayed up most of the night tossing and turning over which gear to run for the ss race. I had ran 42/19 for saturday, and it seemed well, but if the course was to be run backwards, it would be even faster, and if there was to be no wind, then even more faster. I only had a 17t, no 18 and I did not want to make that huge of jump.

I woke up and drank a great cup of De La Paz coffee which I had won the day before and started to feel better.



I clipped in well at the start and immediately got a little gap. Then there wasn't a gap, then there was. With no wind I just decided to go hard the first lap and try to hang on. I did.





With the course backwards, there was a straight shot into the sand, most people could ride it. For some reason it was way easier on my ss than my geared bike. Maybe it was the extra weight of the ss that helped grip good.

Funny thing about my ss, 16 spokes front wheel, 36 spokes rear.


So I keep the jersey, I'll be wearing it HERE!


Open race sucked again. I had 15 minutes to get my bike from Andrew, who I let borrow for the cat 4 race. I took my sock to wipe off the the chain/cassette, so much sand. As I was doing so I felt my right knee pop and it hurt.

I road around looking around for a pump but couldn't find one. I didn't know how much air I had but I knew less than 32. I needed at least 36psi for these fast turns or else you feel your tire folding over your rim.


I never found a pump, barely got to the starting line 1 minute before the start. Lined up in the very back this time behind some slow riders. Got stuck into the very fast hole shot. Got stuck again in the next turn. The next turn was wide enough around to get by 3 riders, then 2 more the next turn. Then I crushed it around 3 more after this nasty horseshoe turn. Barriers made up 2 more riders. I got in a good group and then on the 2nd lap a guy right in front of me clipped his pedal going around the horseshoe hill turn. I ran right into him and lost 5 places. Landed right on my right shoulder that I hurt saturday and twisted my bars. I raced the next lap back to the group riding with my bars sideways, then crashed the horseshoe turn next time around, then lost my chain. I quit racing here and kept riding, got lapped a few times and finished last place.