Yesterday was all about mud. Lots of mud. It felt like a cyclorcross race at times, with steep runups (well, I had to run them ;-), deep puddles, stream crossings, and in my case, a full endo into a 2’ deep pool just 50’ before the Finish line!
The Cool MTB race took place up in Cool, CA just outside of Auburn. The race was about a 10 mile loop of a mixture of single track, double track and fire roads, with a bit of bumpy pavement thrown in. The course was overall pretty fast – lots of places to pass, many clean fast descents, nothing very technical, and many short, pretty intense climbs. It definitely kept the HR up, and held it there the whole time.
We had five riders yesterday, with Alex out on a sick call. Our Junior racers included Spence, Bob, and Skyler, and our “senior” racers included Jeff (running Sport Men 40+) and me (Beginner men 50+). Early on in the boys’ race, Skyler did a spectacular endo down one of the fast descents, and miraculously was unhurt, though his bike was down for the count. So Spence and Bob pushed through two laps (20 miles!) and finished First and Second respectively. It was a pretty tough ride for them, but they passed a LOT of other riders and both seemed to enjoy this tough but fun race.
Jeff stayed with the front of his pack, and hammered out two very fast laps, finishing quite strong.
OK guys – FOUR podiums! Who would have guessed (certainly not me!).
Spence Peterson – Sport Men 1-15 – First Place
Bob Siegel – Sport Men 1-15 – Second Place
Jeff Taylor – Sport Men 40-49 – Third Place
Rich Siegel – Beginner Men 50+ - First Place (no, that is not a typo ;-)
Overall, it was definitely one of the most fun MTB races we’ve had, and a great course to ride – super fast and flowing, and lots of great racing to be had. Sorry there are no pictures this time – I was too busy riding!
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