I am finally back to racing in the dirt. My knee is all healed up and the SS doesn’t bug it on long or hard rides so I figured what better way to get back into the swing of things than throttle myself at Pando Ski Area. I like the course as it is has a fair amount of punchy little climbs in a 4+ mile loop. I cruised a few laps on Saturday and decided to race in the expert geared category to get in 2 extra laps, and if everything went well there was always the singlespeed class for a few extra miles. After taking the hole shot and leading a good deal of the first lap I realized that being slightly over geared wasn’t allowing for recovery so I sat up to let a few chasers latch on and traded pulls. During the 3rd lap we were riding hard and making our way through the back end of the elite pack. I was cutting it a little close on one of the rooted corners and managed a pretty sweet fall that quickly took me off the train and out of contention. After getting my wind back I chased hard for a lap but wasn’t able to close the gap down and just cruised it in for 4th, and a result I am happy with. My legs felt decent and few cross races and a couple big rides should be just what I need to get ready for the big one. It was good to hang out after the race and got to meet fellow 29er crew member Dan K. who should be providing a pic. or two, including one of the always entertaining Adam York. It’s good to be back at it!
GBK
