National XC was great weekend. Lori and Cory had rough races. Lori, the team's best chance for a national championship, broke her collar bone. Cory twisted his chain during spectator loop which resulted in the chain breaking once he headed out on the 18.5 mile loop. Steve, with his 1 by 10, had great gearing for the course except the two miles of greenbelt. After the greenbelt Steve had a lot of ground to make up and his strong descending helped him do just that.
Bryan Warnock, Mike Shaw and myself had smoother races. Bryan started things off with a top ten finish on Thursday on a pretty dry and dusty course. The rest of us had nearly perfect conditions on Saturday morning - tacky soil and clear skies thanks to the Friday night rain. While we didn't have the numbers we had last year, we still had the strongest showing of local clubs.
The course turned out to be really fun after two miles on the greenbelt. It consisted of 8 miles of steady climbing and then 8 miles of some great singletrack descending.
Thanks to Page and Rick for coming up and supporting the team. It is great to hear cheers during the race.
Lastly, the pro races were great. The four US Olympians finished 1-2 in their respective men's and women's races. Georgia Gould crushed the women's field and should be a favorite for gold in London. Todd Wells lead Sam Shultz by a bike length for the first five of six laps. At the start of sixth lap Wells stopped in pit for a new wheel. Shultz got a 40 yard lead that he held to the finish.
Hope everyone had a great 4th and has enjoyed riding in a relatively cool summer up until now. The local riding could be pretty toasty for the next few weeks. Time to head up to Bogus.
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