Last weekend was the Maybury TT race, which is the 6th race of the MMBA CPS (8 races total). I wasn't going to do this race since it's a long drive (2+ hours) for such a short race. Plus, being a TT, it heavily favors the local trail riders. Regardless, I decided to do it at the last minute.
Beautiful day with temps around 85 degrees, if not hotter. I love that weather. The only real issue was the lack of oxygen on certain parts of the trail where the vegetation was extremely thick. Other than that, no heat issues for me. The only issue I had was in the last two miles when my handle bar clipped a tree sending me over the handle bars. I slid a good ten feet on my left for arm and shoulder. No major damage, however my arm was severely rashed up. I bet it cost me around 1.5 to 2 minutes getting back on bike and regaining momentum. I took 4th in the race, but was just over 2 minutes behind everyone in front of me. I'm not sure if I would have done better in the standings without eating dirt, but it's all a part of racing.
Last weekend was the Maybury TT race, which is the 6th race of the MMBA CPS (8 races total). I wasn't going to do this race since it's a long drive (2+ hours) for such a short race. Plus, being a TT, it heavily favors the local trail riders. Regardless, I decided to do it at the last minute.
Beautiful day with temps around 85 degrees, if not hotter. I love that weather. The only real issue was the lack of oxygen on certain parts of the trail where the vegetation was extremely thick. Other than that, no heat issues for me. The only issue I had was in the last two miles when my handle bar clipped a tree sending me over the handle bars. I slid a good ten feet on my left for arm and shoulder. No major damage, however my arm was severely rashed up. I bet it cost me around 1.5 to 2 minutes getting back on bike and regaining momentum. I took 4th in the race, but was just over 2 minutes behind everyone in front of me. I'm not sure if I would have done better in the standings without eating dirt, but it's all a part of racing.
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