Joy and Sadness

The wait for the second ever Ipswich cyclocross was 12 months.

The time I got to run my spaghetti legs around the course was 15 mins - Thanks to a broken chain.

I would like to make it sound like I was ripping the field apart with my love of the sport but the truth is I didn't train enough and I am a shit athlete. Half way though the first lap I was running DFL (dead fucking last). I was way out of my depth but kept pushing as hard as I felt I could. On the 3rd lap the guy in front went down on the creek crossing and like Steven Bradbury I took the place thanks to someone else's error.

That was the end of my gold medal moment, because on the hill leading back to the start line my chain popped and I rolled to a stop. Up until this point I was hurting, but not enough to brag about it, so I went to the bar and had a beer.

Thank you Scott and the team of volunteers that worked to put the race on.

Race picture to follow.

7 Sleeps

The count down to the Ipswich Cyclocross is only 7 sleeps.

If you haven't trained as much as you would have liked or should have, sit at the back of the pack with me and share a spew.

It's going to hurt.

Old Skool Youtube Skills Video

I was watching some cyclocross stuff on youtube and came across this series of excellent skills/training videos. They were filmed in the late 90's but the information is still very relevant and a great resource for beginners and those looking for some more technical skills practice drills.

Seven Weeks

Only seven weeks until the one and only cyclocross race in Brisbane (more correctly Ipswich) this year. Time to start that last minute training and practice a few mounts and portages. Get over to the Ipswich cyclocross website and register early.

Link here.

Daisy Hill

I have been meaning to go over to Daisy Hill reserve for a while now and finally got around to it today. Daisy Hill is one of the few areas around Brisbane where you can ride off road without getting the hippies upset.

The weather was clear as I got there, but 10min into my ride it started to rain. I should have put the mud tyres on when I complained about them earlier - oh well. Daisy Hill is a fantastic setup lots of tracks running everywhere and I was a bit worried about getting lost so I just did loops from car park and back.

Very happy with the new cranks I put on, they are a real improvement as they offer a much better gear selection when riding up the hills.

I only saw 2 people out there and guess what - one was riding a cyclocross bike! I was so happy to see someone else out riding cross. I was tempted to wait around in the car park and check out his rig but I was wet and hungry.

I will be heading back out to Daisy Hill from time to time as there is so much riding to do out there it will be hard to resist.