NBX
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:36 pm
5,6 Dec 2015
Day 1 UCI C2
Got staged well on 3rd row, behind Myerson. Myerson uncharacteristically missed his clip in, luckily I was able to maneuver my way around him. I was in a group racing for 10th with Al Donahue, Berthram, Ian Keough, Myerson and a few others. On lap 2 our group came to a sudden stop in a corner which caused people to slam into each other. My derailleur was bent and shifting was bad for the rest of the race. I dropped my chain and lost the group, chased back, then crashed hard on the pavement after the railroad hop when I took it too fast. My bars were twisted and my morale was very low. I drifted back to 20th-ish place, made my way back up to 15th-ish then dropped my chain again. I made some passes on the last lap and finished 15th/52. I felt physically very good and enjoyed the course. If I ever had a chance to get UCI points this year, this was the race, too bad so much went wrong.
Day 2 UCI C2
Staged 3rd row but didn’t get a great start due to the craziness and slotted in around 20th. I made my way up to maybe 15th place then dropped my chain right before the sand, luckily I was able to multi-task by putting the chain back on while shouldering my bike running the sand. I dropped my chain again in around the same spot a few laps later but was too far away from the sand to pull off the “chain remount while shouldering the bike while running” trick. I lost about 5-6 spots and made a few passes before finishing 19th/43, definitely not was I was hoping for. Physically, I felt considerably worse than the previous day.
When I was waiting in line for prize money, Richard Fries called my name for the U23 podium, but I had already changed into plainclothes, as I had no idea I made the podium. I thought Sam O’Keefe was 3rd but I guess he DNF’ed in the last few laps. I felt pretty embarrassed to be “underdressed” on the podium, ruining the podium pic with Scott Smith and Curtis White. To my dismay, about 5 minutes later they called me back up again for the U23 Verge Series 3rd place overall behind Smith and White again. I apologize to the team for not being in kit while on the podium. I’ll have to get my hands on a MRC jacket so if something similar like this happens again I won’t look like some random dude off the street. I'll also have to get my hands on a darn chain catcher.
This might be it for my CX season this year, although I’m not ruling out Ice Weasels or CrossMas.
Day 1 UCI C2
Got staged well on 3rd row, behind Myerson. Myerson uncharacteristically missed his clip in, luckily I was able to maneuver my way around him. I was in a group racing for 10th with Al Donahue, Berthram, Ian Keough, Myerson and a few others. On lap 2 our group came to a sudden stop in a corner which caused people to slam into each other. My derailleur was bent and shifting was bad for the rest of the race. I dropped my chain and lost the group, chased back, then crashed hard on the pavement after the railroad hop when I took it too fast. My bars were twisted and my morale was very low. I drifted back to 20th-ish place, made my way back up to 15th-ish then dropped my chain again. I made some passes on the last lap and finished 15th/52. I felt physically very good and enjoyed the course. If I ever had a chance to get UCI points this year, this was the race, too bad so much went wrong.
Day 2 UCI C2
Staged 3rd row but didn’t get a great start due to the craziness and slotted in around 20th. I made my way up to maybe 15th place then dropped my chain right before the sand, luckily I was able to multi-task by putting the chain back on while shouldering my bike running the sand. I dropped my chain again in around the same spot a few laps later but was too far away from the sand to pull off the “chain remount while shouldering the bike while running” trick. I lost about 5-6 spots and made a few passes before finishing 19th/43, definitely not was I was hoping for. Physically, I felt considerably worse than the previous day.
When I was waiting in line for prize money, Richard Fries called my name for the U23 podium, but I had already changed into plainclothes, as I had no idea I made the podium. I thought Sam O’Keefe was 3rd but I guess he DNF’ed in the last few laps. I felt pretty embarrassed to be “underdressed” on the podium, ruining the podium pic with Scott Smith and Curtis White. To my dismay, about 5 minutes later they called me back up again for the U23 Verge Series 3rd place overall behind Smith and White again. I apologize to the team for not being in kit while on the podium. I’ll have to get my hands on a MRC jacket so if something similar like this happens again I won’t look like some random dude off the street. I'll also have to get my hands on a darn chain catcher.
This might be it for my CX season this year, although I’m not ruling out Ice Weasels or CrossMas.
