'Cross the Rock CX

This Sunday I (Andrew) left my DH bike behind in Whistler and headed to Vancouver Island with Marc for my first CX race of the season at Beban Park. The weather was inappropriately nice and the atmosphere was pretty relaxed. I also counted at least 10 Kona CX bikes... including mine. For me, the race involved just under 47 minutes of puke-inducing sprinting around a course that included a BMX race track and the "Whirly whirl", a bi-directional spiral thing in a huge sandpit. Good times. I ended up in 12 place (of 30 intermediates), just behind a man who I now know was Mr Wade Smith from Cowichan Bay. Mr Smith and I had an epic battle all through the race, which disappointingly ended with him crashing in the Whirly Whirl, right before the finish and me taking the glory of 12th place. A hollow victory. Thank you Mr Smith for a great race.

I ran into the guy who came 5th on the ferry on the way home and apparently the lead pack had got a bit rowdy, almost ending in fisticuffs. Drama. Obviously this is why I chose to languish back in the middle of the field. Right?

There's lots more CX coming up and Lina and I are planning on getting a few races done. Stay tuned for more sketchy-bike action. Hopefully it will pour with rain next time.