Another double race weekend for me.  Felt completely flat on Saturday.  I guess it was just one of those days.  I tried a little of everything to see if I could get the engine firing.  Slowing down, hanging on wheels as they went by, throwing my bike up the run-up and chasing it down…nothing really worked.  Oh, well.  Sunday turned out to be a much better day.  The weather was more ”crossy” for sure.  Mid 30′s, heavy winds, and some snow / rain mixed in.  Big monster climb right off the start.  Based on my ride the previous day I decided to sit back and see how things panned out.  I think the weather and course worked to my advantage as you were forced to ride steady to maintain traction.  I found CJ early after the first climb and we set a tempo together and slowly started to real people in.  It was a total blast to ride with a teammate and we got into a really great rhythm.  It should be mentioned that CJ and I have a not so positive history of riding together as usually one or both of us crash.  Yesterday was no exception.  CJ went down first in a slight off-camber section coming to a barrier.  It was a slow motion comedy.  I was just below CJ and he yells ”I’m crashing, watch out dude!”  He goes down and swipes my bike out from under me.  No major damage, just some lost pride, but the crowd really liked the action.  One good turn deserves another and I took myself out on the last lap just a couple turns from the finish.  Total bone head move.  I got up and rolled across just behind CJ.  All in all a really great day crossing.  Now I have to repair the bike damage in time for next week! 

MN Guy