I never thought mountain biking is south Mississippi would have come in handy but it sure did last weekend.
A lot of trails back home are either covered with pine straw, comprised mostly of sand, or both.
The back half of the race course included 50+ft of sand; deep sand.
I watched the cat 4 masters ride through and saw what not to do.
I flubbed the start, but I think I passed 8 people on the back half. A few of them around a some sandy turns. dumb luck or skill?
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Sand trap |
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The rest of the course was flat, wheel sucking grass. Something I need to practice on.
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That helmet just looks silly |
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I was a bit disappointed with the scene. Courtney's first CX race should have been in the midwest. It wasn't a party atmosphere, maybe Boone will be wilder.
23rd out of 33 in my first Cat 3 race; not bad.
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