2010 USGP of Cyclocross

Posted by joel on October 12, 2010

This year for the [ Planet Bike Cup ] (2010 USGP of Cyclocross), I attempted to upgrade to a Cat III. I put in my request with USA Cycling and was granted the upgrade! Although I had little experience in years past and had only done a cumulative two competitive races in cyclocross the previous year, had I stayed in Cat IV, I would have felt like I was sand bagging.

My intent was to place in the top half, but my prep leading up to the race was less than stellar. The day before the race I spent significant time eating, drinking, and being merry – including watching the Badgers destroy Austin Peau; this definitely affected my performance. The morning of race day I didn’t have my normal prep time as I normally would since my routine was somewhat skewed.

The opening gun saw numerous riders pass me, which ended up being the trend through much of the race. For whatever reason, I had no legs, no lungs, and didn’t feel my normal self. Sufficed to say my results ended up being less than stellar and I barely squeaked in staying with the lead lap. My net result for the day was 62^nd / 85: a sub-par performance.

Thanks goes out to Boyd for his picture taking skills!

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Badger Prairie Park CX Race – Oct 17 2009

Posted by joel on October 18, 2009

Here is a [ link ] to all three videos

Badger Prairie Park Verona – Hurdle Section Cat 3′s

I took these videos this weekend after I finished my Cat 4 Race.

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USGP Planet Bike Cyclocross

Posted by joel on September 28, 2009

I spent yesterday watching my first CX race in Sun Prairie. I rode down with Matt and Scott, the latter which raced in the Cat 2&3′s. Since I am prepping for Underdown next weekend I rode to meet Seth at his house and ride back with him. Slow going out (30 miles, 17.5 average), fast coming in (20 miles, 20.5 average) – averages skewed by the 30 mph wind gusts! Without a camera, I decided to use my BB Curve to take some video footage, which turned out rather well, considering the low resolution (see below).

Here too is the [playlist] of all my USGP recordings.

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