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Pro GRT Port Angeles Rd 1

April 30, 2015

This past weekend, we took the trip down to Port Angeles WA for the first NW Cup, also a Pro GRT. It was the closest thing to a world cup and there were a lot of top world cup riders there.

The practice times were split up between the different categories so we found ourselves waiting around a lot for practice to start. There were also different courses for the different categories meaning that the courses didn’t get beat up nearly as much as they usually would.

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Berm before the finish line

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I got first out of 54 riders in my category, nearly 3 seconds quicker than second place.

I got first out of 54 riders in my category, nearly 3 seconds quicker than second place.

In Biking, Getting Faster
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Kamloops-Race The Ranch

April 14, 2015

Ah, Kamloops. My first ever BC Cup podium was here last year. The track is quite flat and pedally with no real technical sections other than one corner at the top named Carnage Corner. I was planning on racing on my GT ForceX because of the lack of steepness and technical sections.

I arrived on Friday night and took a couple laps of a different trail on my Force and was iffy about racing it. I decided to ride my DH bike on Saturday instead. The course was dry and dusty, just like last year, and the corners were already getting blow out.

I was feeling confident on race day, but a few mistakes in my race run was only good enough for 4th place.

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The sprint before the finish line…

In Biking, Cardio, Getting Faster
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