A Few Pictures As Promissed

This was my first portage, it is a great picture (thanks Justin) because I look like I am laying the smack down on the field, and it makes me feel like a winner when I look at it.

This one is of me riding down the hill that I broke my chain on a few laps later.

Last picture is of me on the creek crossing, which was cold and muddy :)

Even though my day was short it was still great fun and I can only hope cyclocross in the Brisbane area continues to grow.

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.