Sacramento CX Final - Sutter's Landing

Despite yesterday’s rain, today was a very clear and sunny (but cold) day for racing. When we left Mill Valley at 7 AM, it was 32 degrees, but by the time we arrived in Sacramento, it had “warmed up” to about 41 or 42.

Small turnout (from Team AC) with just me, Bob, Alex and Claire. But we made the best of it (well, THEY did ;-)

I did the Men’s C race – the conditions were great, with nice damp earth, some slippery leaves and grass, and NO barriers! I completed the race (I think I finished about 29 out of 33, so nothing special there).
It was my second race of the week, as I did the Mt. San Bruno Hill Climb on New Year’s day, along with Bjorn and Tom Fox.

They did very well, with Bjorn taking 5th in Junior U18, and Tom taking 10th in Masters 45+ Men. I finished 31st out of 36 racers, but felt good about my effort – I had plenty of energy at the end, and probably could have pushed harder if I had realized how short the race was ;-)

Anyway, after my CX race, the boys went out, in Junior A men. Bob got the hole shot, then Alex passed him during the first lap, and won the $30 preme! They traded the lead in the second lap, and Bob just pulled away and took the entire race, with Alex in 2nd place.

Claire raced in Junior women, and completed the race with a strong Third Place finish – so three more medals for Team AC riders!

This also meant Bob won the entire Sacramento CX series, and I think Alex came in 2nd or 3rd for the series – we should have final results later. There may be some schwag, but we decided not to go to the party in Sacramento which started at 5:30 PM, so we just headed home, to get ready for tomorrow’s race down in Watsonville.

Not too many great pictures today, but here they are:
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We also saw Bjorn racing in Men’s A (I think) and he looked very strong, for the 20-30 minutes we watched him race.

Hope you are enjoying a great New Year, wherever you are…