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July 2016 Blog Posts (3)

CCCX Toro Park 2016

Last minute add to my race log and glad that I did. Another well organized race at a fun location. The course starts on pavement and quickly heads up just over 2 miles on mostly fire roads. A short flat section at the top leads to one one the fastest downhills in all the races I have seen yet. The down hill is not steep or technical but it is mostly hard packed sand with banked corners and long wide open smooth sections. I was on my Trek top fuel but my hard tail super fly would have worked… Continue

Added by Greg Alsterlind on July 24, 2016 at 9:00pm — No Comments

2016 XC Nationals Mammoth, CA

Monday morning, July 11, Jim, Simon and I hopped in a car loaded with bikes, gear and lots of excitement, and headed out on our six-hour long journey to Mammoth, CA. We were on our way to competing in the coveted 2016 XC National Cross country event. The first racer amongst us to compete was Simon. He would race on Wednesday. I raced on Thursday in the Cat 1/2, 45-49, and Jim raced on Friday in the Men's Pro class. Our Acme teammate, Greg, would arrive on Wednesday for his Men's Cat 1/2…

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Added by Cathy on July 17, 2016 at 9:45pm — No Comments

2016 Nationals-Mammoth CA

8,300 ft. Elevation at the start. I got up to Mammoth the day before the race and pre-rode the 5.3 mile course with team mate Cathy Chevron (4th place , Cat 1). I noticed right away that my legs felt weak on the climbs. I was careful to not go hard and save it for the race, hoping I could shake it off once I got going? The race start was 31 riders and I was in the back. I was concerned about starting off like an Acme shorty and running out of gas in the first lap. The climbs where not steep but… Continue

Added by Greg Alsterlind on July 16, 2016 at 10:50am — 2 Comments