Kross-tober fest

up early out the door by 6:40am for the 1:45 drive to Bonnelli for Kross-toberfest!

Got there about 8:30am, parked and headed to reg. got my number pinned it and got dressed.

I got in 2 full laps of the course before the juniors races started. Fast paved section to start then dive into the dirt the course was generally really wide and there was TONS of room to pass. Then 1 small run up with barriers, about 900 tight turns but it flowed so well!! couple quick steep ride ups and 1 highspeed barrier section.

I got in a really good warm up after taking 2 laps as a cruising pace, I hit the pavement and did about 20mins sprinting it out on a small hill for 20sec ea time around getting the HR up to LT.

We staged and there were no call ups for the 4s I got 2nd row. Whistle and we were off, I hit my pedal 1st try and came around teh guy in front of me, I was in the drops banging thru gears head down killing it! I down shifted as I entered the turn into the dirt... I was 1st by alot! a few bike lengths! The 1st 180 deg turn I expected to get pushed off my line but nobody was there I had started out with a MASSIVE sprint! around a few turns and I backed it off alill, up the first run up I was still in the lead but now people were on my wheel I fought for 1st for about 1/2 a lap then on an open fire road a guy came around me then almost took me out when pulling in fornt... ASShole he def didn't hold any like of line... so in the next turn I late braked he left the inside open so I stuffed it in the corner pushing him wide.... I stayed in 2nd till the barrier section where I lost 2 places... (2 other guys) my HR after the barriers was 192... I haven't seen that in a WHILE! after the barriers I was too slow to get back on the bike and 1 and 2 pulled away a bit and the guy I stuffed was on my wheel. I started to really feel my start and started to fade toward the end of lap 1.

We hit the pavement and I grabbed a wheel and sat on, the 2nd lap I held my spot well but again in the barriers I lost a couple places not in the dismount or remount but in the 300 yrds after the barriers as I woudl be so redlined running that once back on the bike I woudl try and push it but I had nothing for about 30sec till my HR came back down....

I could see the leaders ahead not far off top 5 were not far away! Lap3 I would almost catch the top group but lost them after the barriers again...

lap 4 I faded, and was caught by a small group of 3 I hung in there for a bit thinking ok I'm not going to catch the leaders but if I conserve I bit I can win a sprint on these guys. I was sitting 3rd wheel of the 4 with 3 turns left an uphill tight 180 I rode right on the guy in front and cut inside him on the right but a left was coming and I was going too fast and left the door open for him to pass back but I pulled it out... I was 2nd wheel in the 4 fast straigh I was in the drops tucked into the lead guy. the last turn was off the grass right off a curb. I saw an opening on the right indide but the leader shut me down. I had to grab a handfull of brake. The guy 3rd wheel took the outside a much better line! came around the 2 of us! I got in the drops and sprinted it out with him and lost the sprint by half a bike length :(

8th/25...

I learned alot! I need to work on my recovery after running sections (mainly hi speed dismounts), I have a descent start sprint but I need to work on gauging it a lill more as I didn't need that big a lead going into the dirt. Also I learned that when it comes to the last turn and you are sitting on why try and take the fast inside line... I was sitting on and had him in a sprint... if I went outside I could have started my sprint way earlier and def had 7th.... next time!


my HR monitor clicked off mid race but avg was at least 185bmp for 43mins....
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