Category: Sport
Result: 3rd

I made it up to the last Billy Cross race of the season at Lake Sonoma. I highly recomend this race. The course is a 5 mile loop covering 600' elevation. Short decents and climbs connect the course crossing over creaks and bypassing the fire roads. 90% single track makes this a fun course. Two dismounts required, with two other areas forcing dismounts if you didn't get it just right. All at the creek crossings. The lap ends with two short steep loose fire road climbs with a 100 yard flat connecting them.

I did a warm up lap probably going out a little too hard, but needed to be sure to get back in time for the start. The initial paved climb sorts out the riders, and since it was all single track I stayed in front and started out the single track in the lead. about 20 minutes into the race I realized I was pushing too hard and let off. Two riders passed me shortly after that. Near the end of the first lap another rider passed me, but he must have had a mechanical or quit, because I never passed him, but I ended up in third place when the race was over.

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