Up on Friday to pre-ride the course and sign on. The layout was similar to last years course. Probably on of the best race courses I have ever ridden. There is lots of climbing, fast descending and a few technical spots to keep you honest. I felt good on the pre-ride and took my time on the descents so that I got a good idea of what line to take during the race. I almost had a mondo crash on one of the technical descents but somehow managed to pull out of the high speed nose wheely that I had gotten into after going over a bit of a root jump.
After pre ride we just laid low around the hotel and prepared for the next days events.
Saturday morning came in with a blue sky and slight breeze, perfect for racing in the Rockies. Steve and I rode up to the course and got ready as best we could.
The whistle blew and we were off. To start we headed off through a flat section and the began to climb. I felt good so I went hard and got to the front and ended up staying there for the whole first lap, however Niclas, Devin and Steve were hot on my heels. Going into lap 2 Niclas started to pull away from me on the climbs. I never did see him again after that. Legs were feeling good the second time up Georgetown( a significant climb about 2km from the finish). So I pushed a little and managed to stay in second. I knew that Steve and Devin would be charging hard so I did all I could on the descents and put a little extra effort on Georgetown and onto the finish. So I ended up second which I am happy with. Steve pulled in behind Devin for the 4th spot. Mark raced as well but did not have his best day. Here are the full results.
I can't say enough good things about the Ziggy Knarley course, it is a rip roarin good time.
We partied a bit that eve and then hit the hay cause in the am it was back to E-town.
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