Eau Claire is always one of the best venues to race. The course is always awesome and fast, there is lots to do for the kids and they put on a super spaghetti feed and a breakfast that are both all you can eat. We arrived on Friday and camped till Sunday.
Friday night a bunch of us guys went out for a night ride. When I set up my lights I found out one of them didn't work and it is brand new. I'll have to send it back and get it warrantied. I went out with just my helmet light which slowed me down a bit but it was still fun being in the woods in the dark.
Collin had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends some of which were the competition and I explained to him that they weren't friends when Don said Goooooo. I went out on the course and got a bunch of pictures during his race which he ended up winning for his age class. One day maybe he'll beat me.
When my race started I quickly found out I should have use a bigger chainring on the front. Maybe a 34 tooth for next year. The disadvantage of a 1x9 was clear on the lead out as I spun out (legs got tired). The guys with big rings slowly pulled away. I should have laid back and tried to catch them later. I was fast in the singletrack but it's hard to catch back up. I managed to get a 20th place finish and my time was about 6 minutes faster than my fastest time this year.
It was a good weekend for everybody.
7.06.2009
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