The Goeriga Series ended right before Christmas. I certainly did not have the season that I had hoped for.  However, there where 191 different riders in CX4 this season and I ended up 28th overall.  That’s not too bad considering my lack of fitness, missing a couple of races, and going to an Alabama race instead of a Georgia race on occassion.  I had plans to go the Lousiville, but there is simply no way I can justify that with my lack of fitness this season.  I will have to regroup and try to get some kind of workable plan for better fitnes for next season and then go to Louisville.  but that doesn’t mean that I’m done.  This is the only time of the year where I’m able to get out and race, so I always look for races this time of year.  Since we have a more moderate winter, we can keep the cross season going for awhile.  this past weekend there was a small independant race that was put on by a local Hup rider.  We had been having rain so I expected mud, but it didn’t happen.  I got a great start and was in 2nd after the initial paved climb.  We ended up with a group of 5 in the lead and I felt good with that.  I was really hoping for a top five even though I had been sick and on antibiotics the week prior.  The 5 of us stayed together for about a lap, then it split up a little bit.  I was barely hanging on to the lead group as we hit a sharp uphill coming out of the woods.  For some reason my handlebar decided that it no longer liked that position and moved about 45 degrees.  So I had to make my way back and then stop and fix it.  I managed to pass a few guys after I fixed it, but I still ended up in about 15th.  Looking forward to the Rome race this Sunday. Good luck to the guys going to Louisville.  Hopefully I will see you next year.

Talk to ya’ll later. DS

It was the week before Christmas and all through the house, I was slammed with work and chores, and not on my bike. But it was the final race, and hope against hope, I wanted a good place.  I traveled to the Serenbe Farm with a smile on my face, and hope against hope, for at least one good race.  I hit the start good, and was in 5th as we hit the woods.  But a rider in front of me went down, and my luck left town.  My chain came off as I hit the pile, and so I was stuck for quite a while. I got it back on, but it was never quite right.  And the chance for a top 10 went out of sight.  I actually felt good as I scrambled to catch up.  But my chain continued to cha-chunk.  I rode hard, and passed quite a few, but 18th place was the best I could do.

More Cowbell and Merry Christmas Ya’ll

I had high hopes…I know, I’m 25 pounds overweight and no training; But I can still have high hopes, right?  Once again we had a big field in the 4′s.  I was on the second row for the start.  I got a decent start, but slipped a pedal.  So, by the time we got up to the top of the paved start hill, I was sitting in 10th place.  I still felt pretty good and settled in for the long haul.  But after a coupe of laps, I started fading.  I liked the course with its rolling terrain through the woods and the long beach crossing.  You had to slow down coming into the sand, so I was never able to ride the whole beach.  But I had some good efforts.  I was yo-yoing off the top 10 about midway through the race, but then I cracked on the last climb before the finish with 2 laps to go.  I had several guys pass me in the last two laps and the legs just wouldn’t respond.  I still ended up in 21st.  It was just disappointing that I wasn’t able to get in decent shape before this season.  But it still is fun, right!

More Cowbell!!!

Talk to ya’ll later.  DS