Thursday, October 19, 2006
Laphem Peak cyclocross
After winning a cross race in iowa, crashing 3 times and finishing a lap down at badger prairie cross, then getting 2nd overall in comp at sheybogan. I wasn't sure if I'd bring good legs or bad legs to lapham peak.
After riding 3 hours with Andy Crater on Saturday. I felt a lil sluggish sunday morning, so Cole and I went for a easy spin sunday morning in the 25 degree morning air. After that we left baraboo, and headed to the cross race. After scoping the course out
Some great pics! check it out!
I got to the start just in time to get the perfect position to take the hole shot. The competition was small but stiff, Mike phillips, Brain matter, Cole house, Ryan B. and Marko L. I got the hole shot and went to work right away keeping the pace high. I was working for Cole, as he could easily hop the barriars so we figured he had the best shot at beating Brain. Within a lap I had it narrowed down to Cole, Brain, and myself. Cole and I exchanged pulls for a few laps then with 3 to go Cole breaks a spoke around the hairpin. Brain starts hammering I couldn't stay with him when he hopped the barriars up the hill and soon he had 30 sec on me. Cole yanked his spoke out quick and got back in when i saw he was within 15 sec of me. I slowed down and waited for him. We pretty easily hung on to 2nd and 3rd. Props to Brain he rode very smart for being double teamed. I think I will be alot more of a challenge when the barriars are higher.
After riding 3 hours with Andy Crater on Saturday. I felt a lil sluggish sunday morning, so Cole and I went for a easy spin sunday morning in the 25 degree morning air. After that we left baraboo, and headed to the cross race. After scoping the course out
Some great pics! check it out!
I got to the start just in time to get the perfect position to take the hole shot. The competition was small but stiff, Mike phillips, Brain matter, Cole house, Ryan B. and Marko L. I got the hole shot and went to work right away keeping the pace high. I was working for Cole, as he could easily hop the barriars so we figured he had the best shot at beating Brain. Within a lap I had it narrowed down to Cole, Brain, and myself. Cole and I exchanged pulls for a few laps then with 3 to go Cole breaks a spoke around the hairpin. Brain starts hammering I couldn't stay with him when he hopped the barriars up the hill and soon he had 30 sec on me. Cole yanked his spoke out quick and got back in when i saw he was within 15 sec of me. I slowed down and waited for him. We pretty easily hung on to 2nd and 3rd. Props to Brain he rode very smart for being double teamed. I think I will be alot more of a challenge when the barriars are higher.
# posted by Matt Brandt @ 6:39 PM 
