Gunni Weekend
Headed off to Gunnison, CO for a weekend of ‘cross racing and collecting BCR points. The course was set on the campus of Western State College with pristine grass and tight corners. The race on Saturday brought a dry course with a single runup with a nice swooping downhill section. I once again got the call up to secure my start amongst the handfull of riders that made the trip. I got a great start off the line slotting into third for much of the first lap sliding back into sixth to finish off the day. Sunday was a different story as I woke to sleet and freezing temperatures. Instead of resetting a new course the promoter made some minor changes and ran the course backwards. The grass was slick! The field thinned slightly but the top riders chasing those BCR points were on the line. Another solid start brought me into third with four guys tacked to my wheel. One powered by and was able to hold the gap in between the leaders and us. We were infighting the whole time each trying to attack each other in the areas we felt the strongest. I kept getting a small gap in the more technical areas only to be pulled back in the flatter sections. With two laps to go, I made a surge thru the S/F area with hopes of catching them off guard into the small technical section but I went down hard tweating my back. I got up quickly giving it my all for the next sections up the hill trying hard to secure a fourth place but they stuck to my wheel attacking in tandem in the flat section. I dug deep to remain in contact and made a last lap surge but in the final stretch they pulled away ending up in sixth for the second day in a row. All in all a great weekend of racing.
From the front range, Mike
