thanks! saturday was alright, sunday went better. saturday i was 33rd after starting in the last row of 80+ riders for the cat 2/3 race. i was caught behind the massive pileup on the pavement after the start, once i got around that there was finally some open space but everyone in front of the crash was out of site.

after narrowly avoiding a crashed rider after the downhill (i may have ran over his foot) i went down due to a momentary lapse in attention (right after saying "wow, that was close" to the rider behind me). i went to yank my bike upright, but it was caught in the guy's spokes who went down with me so that cost a few more seconds. this probably cost me about 10 places.

sunday i decided to register for the singlespeed class since i was at the back of the pack anyways, plus we got to wait a minute for the 2/3's to start out. after missing my pedal at the start i quickly made to 4th wheel and the group as a whole quickly caught the 2/3's where things slowed down suddenly and the game became pass as many people as possible to put some people between myself and the other singlespeeders. i was 3rd wheel on the second lap behind 2 other ss'ers into the barriers where i was able make my move. after that i just had to hold it until the finish for first place ss! i was also in the mid 20's compared to the 2/3 riders i passed that started a minute ahead.

sorry this was supposed to be a quick post.. whew!

also, i loved the course and am psyched for cx season, although i moved to the chippewa falls area from madison and will probably go to more minnesota races.

p.s. anyone know if there are podium pics online anywhere (sunday ss podium specifically)?