Moronacity Cycling Journal » Entries tagged with "Yankee Springs Time Trial"
Because I Can
“For the first time, I was able to do a race and actually enjoy it.” That was the end of yesterday’s blog post, and it probably left some of you scratching your heads. “What do you mean, ‘actually enjoy it?’ Its mountain biking. You should always enjoy it!” Sure, if you enjoy racing, then that’s great. I have mixed feelings about it, though. I enjoy seeing mountain biking friends and fellow advocacy freaks … Read entire article »
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Racing the Yankee Springs Time Trial
“Go!” The guy next to me took off and I got rolling. I started down the course for the Yankee Springs time trial having no clue what was in store for me. I heard that there were some bad climbs, and that the trail was notorious for sand, but I really had no clue what was up ahead. The first things I noticed were some sandy spots and a couple of small drops that looked like the result of erosion over roots. The singletrack was clean, winding, and flowy. The uphills were gentle and the downhills created opportunities to open up and fly through the woods. To say that the uphills were gentle is not to say that they were easy. Maybe they seemed gentle because I … Read entire article »
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Attempting to Miss the Yankee Springs Time Trial
Yesterday was the first Championship Point Series race for the MMBA. I signed up on Friday after arranging a carpool. My stuff was packed and ready to go. The morning went flawlessly. I actually arrived to my carpool location on time and moved everything over to Jon’s vehicle. Jon is a Mid-State MMBA person who is starting to witness some of the issues I am beginning to have with races. For example, at the Barry Roubaix, I forgot to bring my pedals. Jon and I got started on the road to Yankee Springs. As he drove, I got on the Trek web site and tried to build the most expensive road bike, kind of at his suggestion. I ended up creating a road … Read entire article »
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