Here we are Again. another weekend, and more racing.
Posted by: tjwoodruff in UncategorizedThis Conquer the Canyons event looks to be pretty cool, and as in cool I mean tough… Starting things up with an uphill TT is just about perfect. This Saturday morning event starts right at the coast and shoots us up Mulholland for 1200 vertical feet of climbing over four miles of road in the Santa Monica Mountains. This course ought to suit me much better than last week’s flat out and back. After the TT we have about two hours or so to ‘recover’ before the afternoon circuit race. This will be a first for me, bike racing twice in one day… Better here than at the Joe Martin next month I suppose. Sunday is the road race which is done on a 7.4 mile loop and according to the race information there’s a mile long climb right in the middle of it. If I’m lucky this climb will be serious enough to split the field every lap. Some tough racing ought to make for a great weekend. Stay tuned for the race reports.
Yesterday I got out on the Sewanee hungry to ride some singletrack. Unfortunately all I found were some two-tracks that were comprised of loose rock and sand for the most part. It’s tough to find quality rides here when you don’t really have a clue of where you should be going…. It’s not like Wisconsin where you can just jump on any deer or cow path and let it rip. I’m quickly realizing that trees are an integral part of a good mountain bike experience.
An unfortunate end to this trail!
Lancaster from above (notice the aquaduct carrying LA’s drinking water)
Good luck to everyone racing in Durand this weekend. Remember, go hard or go home! -TJ
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