The venue was Fort Ord’s CCCX series. This is a great series for early season, with pros and experts doing 5 laps of the +5-mile mostly single track course. This race is for those who like the Sea Otter course but don’t love the distance.
For my first single-speed race, I was in the pro/expert single-speed class, starting shoulder to shoulders with the prosemi field.
In the end, it was impossible to close the gap to the pro/semi group and I settled in a spot with some experienced riders. They would push me on the single track climbs and then pull away on flats. I then closed on tight descents. I was then bottled up on the next climb.
At the end, I got 4th.
I’m hopeful that my form will improve and I’ll be able to run a more strategic race next year.
It is located only 3 hours north of the city and is a great deal for single-track racing with expert fields.
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