Well I'm sitting at home with about ten minutes to go till I leave for the airport and begin a long series of flights which will take me to Canberra, Australia for the 2009 World XC Championships. Bubbling over with excitement is a good way to describe my mood right now!
Last weekend I took part in the Cowan House Classic, a local race that has turned out to be bigger than many other races I've ever been to. Brandon Stewart, Max Knox, Rourke Croeser, Craig Paul, Pete Smith and Burry Stander as well as many others were all present for a tough 40kms of racing. I started hard, and managed to surprise many with a good speed out of the blocks. Very quickly I worked myself into a break with Stewart, Knox and Stander and felt super strong. Then a quick error in one of the many technical pieces saw me loose a few seconds and I found myself in no mans land, in 4th position. I held this till about the half way point, where things quickly went pear-shaped. Travis Walker and Pete Smith had caught up, and I went down hard a few times due to a front wheel puncture. I stopped numerous times and used a total of 5 bombs, but it just was not sealing. Rather irritated and 'over-it' I headed slowly into the finish, not too phased with the lack of result. Well done to Burry for doing what he does best...
Then disaster struck, as a few days ago I discovered a crack in my Scott Scale, my pride and joy. Many thanks to the Standers for quickly organizing a Specialized, which I will ride for the World Champs. So I have a bike box that says Merida, I'm wearing a kit that says Scott, and I'm on board a Specialized:)
Will keep the blog up to date over the next few days, so keep checking up!
J
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