Crystal Lake Classic WORS #2

I managed to pull out my best overall finish in my second year as an elite racer with a 10th overall!

With the Rasta Rally the weekend before, I got to know the course pretty good. Although it wasn't the same exact course, most of the trails are the same style.

The course was in perfect condition to start, everything was working out in my favor in the race. Except during warm-up when Jesse Shoemaker and I went into some single track and I cut my tubless tire, we tried to give it air but it wouldn't hold. Thankfully Al Jozwiak from Bikes-n-Boards was nearby and had a spare tube.

The lead out was a long section of gravel two track with a bunch of sharp corners which cause a yo yo effect. I managed to stay pretty close to the front without getting to close to the front, knowing that I shouldn't go out to hard. I think I was sitting in 12th or so on the first lap and hung in pretty good, sharing pulls with a group of 5 or so guys. I had some pretty good climbing legs and hit the hills pretty hard, this got me up to 8th or 9th going into the 3rd lap. The start of the 4th lap the weather turned. Lighting, thunder the first half and the rain hit the last 1/4 which is the slickest part of the course. I was riding with caution, I couldn't let myself crash and screw it up... two guys ended up passing my that last lap.

It was a good feeling to cross the line in the top ten.

Thanks Scott Cole for letting me use your Fork for the weekend!

Preferred Start

Rasta Rally

Today was the Rasta Rally in Rhinelander. Is is a great course and a lot of fun. I went into this race with the mentality to have fun and not worry at all about results. It turned out that I was feeling pretty strong and decided not to waste it. It started off with Ben K, Tyler G and Tom (not sure on last name). Ben and Tyler gaped Tom and I pretty early in the first lap. So it was just Tom and I, and he was slowing disappearing from my sight....

I reeled Tom back in right at the beginning of the 2nd lap. I pulled him through the Boyscout camp up a few hills and realized that I was out climbing him, but he was a better single track rider than me. So my plan was to attack every hill. I managed to pull away and get a good gap on him. I ended up 3rd overall just under 3 mins behind ben and tyler.

Thanks to the RASTA guys for putting on such a great race!

Mother's Day/Parents Anniversary

We celebrated Mother's Day and my parent's Anniversary by spending the weekend in Rhinelander pre-riding the Rasta Rally course. I even got my dad to pose his Bike Hub/Specialized jacket

WORS: Iola Bump & Jump

Here's a few pics of the race thanks to http://www.xtrphoto.com



This one ^ must be just after my crash... helmet is still crooked

WORS: Iola Bump & Jump Pre-Ride

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Pre-ride at Iola Bump-N-Jump with Jesse Shoemaker, Scott Golomski and Ben Neubauer.