Alberta Provincial Cross Championships

Hurtin
Photo: Reid Cummings

Rough day, a very rough day.

Deadgoat put on an incredibly good race and the racing was as fast as ever. Due to the rapid temperature increase of today and the snow of the past week the course was extremely slick and rocketed the technically superior to the front of the group. Needless to say I rocked the back of the bunch today, and wasn't to pleased to do so. I think I probably hit the turf at least 10 times today, but I am sure everyone had there fair share of down time. All in all it was a lesson in balance and grit and despite finishing I don't care to extrapolate. Tim rode an incredible race, reports suggest he was at another level today compared to races past, and took the win by a very clear margin. The other story of the day was Bunnin making the top end of the bunch for the second race in a row. Mike B came back from a disappointing start to the season to end the day in 4th I believe, setting him up nicely for a strong nationals campaign next weekend in Nanaimo, BC.
Its been a good run this season. An enjoyable cross season with plenty of highs and lows. The racing was very competitive and stimulating making it all very enjoyable. I won't be heading off to the nats, but I would like to wish all who are best of luck. Time to focus on school and rest the mind of bicycle racing for a few weeks.
My apologizes for the apparent harshness of a bit my previous post. I am in fact not bitter at all, just trying to sum up some of the challenges of this season. A reader reacted and prompted me to review it. If you haven't been following along this season you won't have understood several of the comments made (why I came back to Canada early, how that whole plan didn't pan out at all, the countless road trips which led to other frustrations etc.), so to make it more presentable to the masses I changed it. It was a season to remember and I learned a great deal about what life can be like. The plan is to make racing more enjoyable, thus the planned change for next season.