cyclo-cross 2 round report

mr-marty-martin · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham

hi everyone, heres the second race report which may be a bit longer as i rode in the adult race aswell as the u16,s

well was looking forward to racing today, even tho when i got there the organiser told me i should be riding in the u16's instead of the u14's Rolling Eyes

got of to a badish start getting stuck behind slower riders on some fast uphill singletrack, but i dont like to show my cards to early so wasnt to bad realy. i was in fourth place and batteling with third untill a bit of a disaster lap. a dropped my bottle and as my dad wasnt on the ball he didnt manage to get the second one to me so on the next lap i stoped to pick it up, which was a big mistake as the 3rd place rider took full advantage of this, gapping me by a about 150 meters Evil or Very Mad

. one of the leaders had blown up so i caught him on the last couple of laps which put me in a good position.

so got 3rd in the end which is my best result so far so i was happy, although if the bottle drama didnt happen i could of had a better chance at second

then i decided to ride in the adult race aswell, there was a few u16's and u14's( which is were your position comes from, your age catogry )

got a great start and plodded on for a few laps passing alot of the decent adults which was great fun Wink

, i had an idea that if i pushed on at the start ( 1 hour race ) the other riders in my age cat would tire and even pull out. sudenly on one of the early laps they caught me, but they were in a group of 4 so were working good together. i had a good rythem and picked sensible places to take drinks. as i drove on i was happy to see the riders in my cat dropping out, infact all of them droped out so i'd new i got the win over them. which is a great feeling as you start to get tired legs. was glad to see the race come to a end with my runny nose starting to annoy me abit Very Happy

heres some pics of the race, both adult and youth

letting it all unfold infront of me on the first lap
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coming out of the single track getting ready to dismount for the log
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quickly jumping of the bike almost getting my cleat stuck
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chucking the bike of my arm, i would of rode over the log but you had to get of the bike
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again from a differant angle
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trying to rest coming out of the single track
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and now the adult race

the start of the race, pritty buched up
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starting to gap the riders behind and taking full advantage of the gap in the air from the rider infront
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powering up the tough grassy hill
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and from another angle
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end of the race taking in lots of recovery drink. and recieving my 1 pound prize winnings Very Happy

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Crispy5449 · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 109

Nice one Marty, improving week on week. Keep the reports coming....

Dave F · Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 255 Location: Darlington

You've got a good writing style matey - 1 quid prize money made me laugh Laughing

mr-marty-martin · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham

oh and dont forget the bar of choclate Very Happy

usualy you get carbon bottle cgaes and stuff if you finish in the top 3. but this weeks prizes werent very good

Gunner · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

Well done Marty, and excellent write up and great photographs to compliment it. Just the sort of content this site needs to add a bit of diversity for our members.

Well done and keep it coming. Wink

mr-marty-martin · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham

yeh will do gunner

havnt got a race next week so will be the week after that the next one Wink

im going to get a good training sesion in, see how long i can keep up with the adualts at a road race on sunday, but its just training

Gouldy · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 582 Location: Ingleby Barwick

Very well done Marty, Is cycle cross in the next olympics we may have a champ on our hands Wink

mr-marty-martin · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1944 Location: co Durham

yeh a wish

we'll see cos am goin to be racing in the regional championships and depending on how im doing later on in the year the national cross championships

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