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| One of many entertaining obstacles |
Cyclocross racing at night, what could possibly go wrong?
What went wrong:
- Barely any warmup, and only a partial pre-ride of the course prior to starting.
- Near disaster in the first 100m as racers converge onto a narrow paved pathway - my trepidation cost me a major drop in position.
- Clipping in - lost time on each obstacle by not clipping into my pedals quickly after remounting. Often struggling with the corner/climb immediately proceeding such remounting.
- More crashes. On the logs, after the jump. More bruising and bleeding, sore bones in the morning.
- Sand pit - inability to test it out during warmup, I nearly flew over my handlebars the first time entering the sand unexpectedly. Decided to mostly run through them, which is exhausting.
- Getting my ass handed to me by the juventus kids dressed up as banana, pig, and one in a bathrobe.
- Almost got lapped!
What went right:
- Very fun atmosphere, people in costumes, handing out cowbells. Brought Kieran and he had a blast. Definitely one for the spectators.
- Great course to experience all types of obstacles and technical challenges. By the end of the race I was feeling a lot more comfortable.
- Weather held up perfectly, despite forecast of rain.
- Didn't get lapped - barely! First time in any race where it was a real possibility.
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