Placement: 4th Place
Championship Standings: 3rd Place (down from 2nd)
Delayed post on the results of this race. Weather was MUCH better than last year and unlike last year, I did not bonk.
The race started out really good. I found myself in 5th position, but quickly moved to third and then second. I knew I had to keep the leader in sight since this was a fast flowing trail. I managed to do that for almost the entire race. We eventually pulled away from everyone, but some where along the trail I got caught up in traffic and just could not make up the distance. It was at this time that two other riders caught up to me. The first one to pass ended up winning the race by over 4 minutes. That's a fast rider to come from that far behind, catch up to the leader and then pull 4 minutes ahead. I stayed on the third place guy but just could not catch up. My weakness was exposed in the tight single track and there just wasn't any hills for me to attack on (my strength). The trail only had 2 significant climbs. One at the beginning (not bad) and one at the end. I REALLY need to work on my tight single track skills.
Anyway's, finished fourth in the race which does knock me down to third in the championship point standings. Next CPS is Boyne Marathon. This is a 33 mile race on one of the hardest trails in Michigan. I do have a TT race in a week, which I'm also looking forward too. These TT races are on trails that I've never ridden so they are definitely fun to do.
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