A 1/2 lap too far

Toed the CX line for the first time since December yesterday in Lawrence @ Chris Cross. Did my usual double Master's & 3/4's. Later this year I will probably race just the 1/2/3's as Nationals gets closer. All in all a pretty good day. Except for the tour of KC we when we missed the turn onto 435. Oh well we made it in plenty of time.

Master's was first. Let a guy get a gap from the gun & then sat in a group chasing the rest of the race with his team mate blocking. Kind of a bone head move on my part but no racing in the legs means no snap. I tried several times to get clear to no avail. Came through the final barrier section in third waiting for the sprint so of course I bobbled the remount just enough to let 2nd get a little gap on me & that was all she wrote. Third overall behind two 45+'s which gave me the win in the 35+'s, though I was still 3rd. The win got me $30 & some shwag, plus a Mia size cowbell which she loves ringing.

I was pretty tired @ the start of the 3/4's so my plan was to sit back & hover in the top ten. Didn't happen. As in the Master's race I was riding all the technical sections spot on & manged to bridge up to 2nd place. I stuck on his wheel like glue till a 1/2 lap too go. Then I'm pretty sure you could see the explosion in Lawrence all the way in the SPR. Boom! Went into damage control & got caught just before the barriers to end up 4th(last money spot, $20 to pay for my entry). Not too bad for not racing in a year.

I'm pretty sure I could have got the W if I had been fresh but right now my legs need racing laps. I'm pretty sore this AM with a few bumps for my efforts. I have the usual bump on my right thigh from hitting the pedal in the sandpit. I do it every race at least once. I also have a very sore knot on the back of my right thigh where a guy tried to shove his pedal up my ass. Not really his fault but damn it hurts.

Set up note: If your not riding tubulars your wasting your time racing cross. The Ridley was hooking up in the corners. I was was actually having to check up in the corners to keep from crossing wheels. I think I'm swapping out my brake pads though. Not really liking their feel.

Getting a kiss from my fan club.

The new kit.