WhiteTanks Podium
Saturday Chris, Gattis, and I made the drive up to Phoenix to race the first MBAA series event. Driving across Phoenix can be horrible sometimes so it was a pleasantly uneventful drive this time. I knew that White Tanks was a fun course and the race would be longish at five laps of the 7+ mile course. With some good riders in attendance it was a nice way to test the legs a little bit, but not too much too early. The first lap we got things strung out and it was basically a three man race with me, Scott Keller, and Eric Salstrand at the front of the race. The pace was always steady but never too much. Late in the race I was able to maintain relatively consistent lap times and that let me slip away as we started the final lap.
The course was run in the opposite direction this time which made the climbs more techinal along with some faster descending. I liked the combo and felt as if I was riding most of the stuff pretty well. The rigid fork was tricky in some spots, but overall not too bad of a setup. It was fun exchanging the lead while doing plenty of honest effort. I’m happy for the win and equally happy that I felt strong for the full duration. Faster racing will surely happen, but this one was just what I was looking for.
Gattis and Chirs each podiumed in their races too so In-n-Out was well earned by all of us, especially after we waited around for 2+ hours before results/awards were finally figured out. A long, but good day at the races…
Sunday I followed things up with a small (as in 2-4 people) group ride out and back to Mammoth. This five hour ride is always a good one and includes plenty of vertical and wind for doing Tempo out there. Good times on the bikes. This week it’s more of the same, but with a Singlespeed race on Saturday.
Stay tuned, -TJ
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Nice job TJ, I see you are starting early with some great racing!