Wednesday XC race

Last nights XC race was held at another great venue. Harwood ski and cycle centre. You have to pay to ride at these venues, but it's worth it as the trails are always kept in great conditions. They have 5 loops you can choose from, ranging from beginner to to elite. I did a practice lap on a trail named 'gnarly' 12 kms of pure heaven, but raced on 'Radical' a 15km trail that the elite guys race on. The races run every week and you build up your points to the end of the season and the person with the most points wins. So only a small prize is given to the winner. So to make it worth it for me, well to get my 20 bucks back I had to win!

Radical- The course was super twisty technical riding, what I love! We started hard-ish. Again I was happy to sit on, as I had never riden the course, racing a course blind is a big rush, bombing around corners at max speed, not knowing what lays ahead, so having a bike that you can trust is vital. Go the Tomac! Anyway, old mate was working hard on the front and I let him know I was there a number of times, eventually, maybe halfway around, he didn't quite make it up a short, steep, rooty climb, so rounded him up and put the pressure on. He seemed to pop instantly, so I kept the pressure on and raced it home. The trails were great and I meet some great people, who are going to come try some Ay Ups at the 24hr on the weekend. I won a co2 gun for my efforts, I wonder if I can fly with that? Hahah.

Racing again tonight, at Buckwallow cycling centre, the word is it's even more technical- Beauty!