Belltown Cross

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Belltown Cross

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Cat 4

First straight Cat 4 CX race (ran as a 3/4 field but scored separately). Had a great start and avoided getting caught in some crashes until a guy in front of me goes down and I run over his bike about 1/3 of a lap in. Burped all the air out of my front tire and I ran nearly the whole race with a flat front and no traction in the corners. Still maintained a respectable position for about a lap, but the lack of traction made it impossible to carry any corner speed. I laughed when Race Predictor had me at 33/35... well, 33/35. Time to get a set of spares.

On the plus side, rode a couple preview laps with my 12 year old and 10 year old sons. The 12 year old was on a CX bike, and the 10 year old was on a mountain bike. They both loved it. The 10 year old entered the kid's fun race and had a great time. The 12 year old will likely enter his first race at Fruitlands.
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