MennoCross Report

MennoCross - It was awesome. The course was super fun, great turnout, great fan support, great racing.

My race stunk as I had one of the worst crashes I've ever had, but not bad enough to keep me from finishing the race. I was leaving the straightaway behind the garden and pushing through the 90 degree right-hand corner. The wind threw the yellow course boundary rope into my handle bars and it firmly wrapped itself around my dropbar. Immediately after it pulled my bike into a tree, forcing my front wheel sideways and throwing me firmly up-and-over the bars and into the gravel. It hurt, a lot.

After the race a rider who was behind me approached me and said he thought I was knocked out cold and maybe he should stop to see if I needed CPR. He elected to continue racing instead, but I don't hold that against him.. I got up and fixed my bike with the intention of walking back to the finish and DNFing. My wheel was a bit bent and I had road rash all over my right side. Not sure why I changed my mind and kept riding, but it's probably because DNFing is geese, so I kept going and finished the remaining three laps. I pretty much finished where I started, somewhere around 30th, which is too bad but oh well. I got passed by maybe 10 people when I crashed and managed to catch most of them by the end. That's bike racing I guess, either way it was super fun and great practice.

The A race was amazing. One of the things I love about the MennoCross course is how many places you can watch people ride on the same lap. I took a few photos, which was a challenge in the harsh light, but I think they do an adequate job of passing on the spirit of the race. Can't wait for the next one!