Crash Happens

And so it begins the start of another season of Treasure Valley Cyclocross! 

We opened up the season with Waffle Cross on September 26^th/27^th. 

We knew it would be tough.  We didn’t know how we would do.  We didn’t plan on crashing…

 

Saturday we worked out the kinks and gave good efforts, Sunday we poured out what we had left, took some chances and tried to improve on Saturday’s results.  And – we crashed.

My crash happened early on in the first lap.  Luckily, aside from some pretty good bruises that are just now starting to go away, two weeks later, I lucked out and avoided any major injury for the type of crash I encountered.

Lessons Learned:

1)      don’t pass a ‘roadie’ on a straight-away (they tend to go very fast – and drafting may be the better option)

2)      Be leery of a wide course – may not be the right place to pass – hidden obstacles exist.  Leaving the bead of the trail could have some adverse consequences.

3)      Find those wheel swallowing holes and avoid them the next lap if you’re able to continue! (I found one, but was unable to continue…)

4)      Watch out for you fellow racers while spectating – crash happens!  Lend a hand, check in, make sure the racer is okay!  They may not be!

 Thanks to the folks that helped me on course and Ryan (Eastside Cycles) for helping my bike.  We were a dusty mess – but happy to be alright!

See you on the course! (SICX: Sandy Point #1/#2 October 24^th & 25^th)

Angela