Considering I had zero upgrade points in fifty-odd races it's going to be difficult to relieve myself of my sandbagger status. Not even sure if this race counts for points or not. It should, but the pointsmeisters have their own way of working.

Maybe I'll just do a Ben W. and milk it for all it's worth, and then some, and be upgraded kicking and screaming.

or just never get a decent result again. Who knows?

btw, I had 25 mm vittoria tires (very tall) that just cleared the fork and bb. A lot of stuff got jammed in there on the gravel but there was no way I was going to stop, even if I destroyed my frame.