Monday, September 26, 2011

Clammy CX #1

Saturday was the first CX race of the year for me.  The Clammy Chamois crew put on a very cool race. at Art Dye Park in AF.  It had it all.  Technical, steep climbs, mud, a lot of grass, barriers.  Probably the most technical CX course I've raced.

I decided to line up with the As and give that a go.  There were about 15 of us.  I was already feeling out of place and then Keegan rolled up.  That kid is amazing. 

(I ripped off these pics from the Clammy Facebook page)

My goals were:
1) Not finish last
2) Not get lapped by the leaders

We raced for 60 min which was about 10 min longer than I am used to.  I ended up making both goals with a 6th place finish and didn't get lapped.

The new Specialized Crux felt really good and my tubeless held up (although I must have burped my rear tire a lot on one of the logs.  I started with 35 PSI and finished with about 20 PSI).
 
Thanks Dug, Kim, Holden and Joey for the cheers (and Dug for showing me his nipples when all I really wanted was a water hand up)

4 comments:

dug said...

"Thanks Dug, Kim, Holden and Joey for the cheers (and Dug for showing my his nipples when all I really wanted was a water hand up)"

i hope your eye is okay.

JoshuaMcC said...

Thanks for coming out Saturday. Impressive showing against a tough field too. Hope to see you at the next race.-
Love always
Team Clammy Chamois

Rick Sunderlage said...

JoshuaMcC- Thanks man! Congrats on putting together a very cool cx series. I'll be back for more (especially the night race. That would be killer).

JoshuaMcC said...

WILL be killer. Clammy Cross "Friday Night Lights" edition is go. October 21. Pass it on.