Mountain bike racing is a lot of fun and fortunately there is no shortage of great races held here in Wisconsin during the late summer and fall. It’s a tricky balance to do a lot of racing yet still keep fresh and ready to be 100% when it’s needed most. For me, like many others we try to time that for Chequamegon. Skipping the PreFat would have given me a relaxing day and some more sleep, but I’m a sucker for singletrack and the PreFat has some of the best. About ten or fifteen minutes into the race we looped back across old ‘OO’ and I got to be the first to let it rip.
Jesrin responded and we had a two person race from then on. Jesrin has nearly mastered these singletracks, riding and racing them for most all of his lifetime, so I was more than content to chase him through the tight stuff. On the open sections or climbs I’d up the pace and keep it pretty hard. We did more of the same on the second loop and near the end I put in a good dig up a steep climb. This created the gap and by keeping the pace high for the final three or four miles I was able to solo to the finish for the win. I felt good and rode strong so its fun when doing that can yield a victory. Race director Tom Gaier once again put on an excellent event. A big thanks to him and all of the volunteers who were there to help out. Going back to a Northwoods classic event like this is always a great way to catch up with a lot of great people and I wouldn’t have missed the opportunity. If day one of racing goes well, why shouldn’t day two? Later Saturday afternoon my dad and I traveled down to River Falls for Sunday’s Border Battle. Chad cooked and put us up for the night. Catching up was long overdue. There’ll be more to come from Sunday’s action…. While you’re waiting check out these bikes and these shades.
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