Cross Season a success!

I raced the whole cross season this year.  I wasn't super, but I was out there every weekend, and actually did have a couple good races.  Motivation was pretty high most of the time.  I still have this weekend to race, but no matter what happens it was already a success for me.  Next year for cross my goals will be a little higher, I'd like to get back to form where I can be racing for the W once and awhile.   Maybe I am just dreaming but that never hurt anyone!

Time to start to get the kit set up! 

Pedal.

 Zim, Rients and I rocked it at the superfarm yesterday.  My mtb skills are at about 90%.  I crashed 3 times but only because I was going so aggro.  I did a full 180 on a turn.  It wasn't quite like my 360 I pulled at spirit mountain one year, but still.  I raced last weekend if you want to call it that.  I showed my face, sometimes that is all you can do.

Who is zak daab?

 Improving, but not good yet.

 Did better this week.  I didn't quit, and I didn't get lapped.  Still not riding super though.  Just kinda rolled around.  The course was pretty fun at the YMCA, a few too many turns for my liking, but can't complain too much.  Frye took some cool pics.  

hollywood would be proud 

This brought me $10.

 St Cloud Cross

 Lead the first lap.  Then, well.  As Donimator11@twitter put it:

"I thought @Danswanson11 looked the best in the A race today.  Technically he put on a clinic.  Think he didn't?"

My Kite should be here any day!

Might be able to use it on water too!

Oh, I have been riding quite a bit too.  I love the fall!  Hopefully I can race well for cross this year.  I am a year out of practice but I think it will be ok, I got this to help with that..

Hopefully I can manage to beat this guy one and a while, but it is going to be tough.  I think he turned in his spacecat for the same ride.  

Till next time!

Rumor is even The Mean Dawg will show up from time to time. It is his favorite cycling discipline after all.   I am not going to make all the races, but am going to try to do a race a weekend.  

 Attn Cross Fans:  Redline bike for sale. $450 frame and headset

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Race Proven Heritage.

 

Double butted lightweight aluminum Scandium tubing with S-bend seatstays, CNC machined chainstay at the chainrings, flattened top tube, teardrop shaped downtube, replaceable hanger all of this for racing ‘Cross at the highest level. Ritchey WCS Carbon fork at 475g will give you a very precise ride over all terrain. Available in 7 sizes (44cm-60cm) measured center to top.

54cm.  very good shape.  Not used at all last year.  

 Thats not bike racing.

Bike Racing 

I kinda think the tour is bad for bike racing.  

Seems like during and after no one wants to race anymore?

Weekday racing is over for the year? 

Here is a pic to make the blog post a little bit longer.

Oh, I went mtbing.  I used to be a pro.  I think with 2 weeks practice I could be good again.  If only daytons woods wasn't banned to bikes.  

Crits. 

 It seems to be crit season now.  I have gained just enough fitness to no longer feel like I am dieing in all the races.  I am able to make some moves, and have fun out there.  Hopkins went well, for us.  We raced an "almost" perfect race in my view, but Zimmerman, and team flanders ruined it on the last corner.  I still got 2nd, but it would have been nice to pound that one home and break the hopkins curse.  The one race that our team has never won.  

Slaughter house was fun as well. Small fields this week, but we still had 3 guys race.  Mean Dawg, Williams, and I.  I thought Andy had the winning move on lap one, but it came back, and Williams got in the winning move, but got beat to the line by Hackworthy and Woell, The Dawg and I countered the field on the last lap, and got 4th and 5th I think? 

No racing for me this weekend.  Good luck to Grandstay up in St Cloud!

Did anyone see that Rhombus at Hopkins?   Best video of a bike race I have ever seen... 

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=580242038479&ref=mf

Not sure if that can be viewed by the public or not.