Category: Cycling
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Bike Race: Jefferson Cup
With a couple of years of road cycling under my belt and some modern equipment under my rear, I felt it was time to try out the whole road racing thing. I’ve always been intrigued by the sport, but it’s an intimidating one that’s not particularly welcoming to newcomers (information is difficult to find, communication is lacking, there are a lot of bad “heads”…
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Race Recap: Capital ‘Cross Classic
Final race of the season, looking to finally break the top 10. Final race of the season, and I think I’ve figured this sport out. In previous races, I’d gone out casually and picked people off over the course of the event, much like you do in running. It’s never worked too poorly, but also not too well, with a pair of 12s and…
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Race Recap: Taneytown CX
Twelfth (that’s a really weird word to type)! I can’t seem to escape it. Two 12s in a row preceded by a 13. My points dropped from 395 last race to 393 this one so I suppose I did do about .5% better. I totally wasn’t into this race. I signed up without looking where Taneytown actually was on the map, looked the night before…
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Race Recap: Schooley Mill CX
SORRY, NO SWEET PICS “Disaster averted” summarizes this day at Schooley Mill in the boonies of Maryland (another beautiful, untouched place) just south of Baltimore Wake up at 5:45. Had scheduled our programmable coffee pot the night before for the first time. Coffee ready for me when I wake up? Awesome. This thing’s going to be getting more programmed use, for sure. Pack car…
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Race Recap: AACX
Another cyclocross race in the books. This weekend’s event, an inaugural, AACX, took place east of DC in Davidsonville, MD, a sleepy town that reminds me very much of Northern VA in the early 80s. Lots of farms, old homes, and great roads. I knew this so I took the road bike with me to get some extra miles, but it got cold shortly…
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Race Recap: DCCX
Ever heard of cyclocross? Chances are if you’re not one of my riding buddies, my wife, or your name rhymes with Bulmer, you haven’t. Cyclocross is… Well, to understand cyclocross you need to understand cycling in general. For the better part of the year, most “roadies” (folks who take cycling and racing very seriously, but do not define themselves as mountain bikers) ride their…