Let the Cross Season Begin!

Manzanita 9/20/09 – Race Report by Matt | Photo credit: Scott Mosher
After a long 8 months of racing on the road, it was nice to dust off the cross bike and mix things up a bit on the dirt. Having done less than 15 cyclocross races in my entire life I may not be very experienced, but I definitely know that the competition in NorCal is very steeped with talent. Although I placed 2nd overall in the BASP last year in the Masters 35+B’s, I knew that stepping up to the 35 A’s this year was a whole different ball game.
Driving up to the race from San Luis Obispo with fellow Team Rambuski Law rider Ben Lerner we talked about our expectations for the first race of the season and whether or not we were prepared for the pain of racing 50 minutes flat out again.
Expectations = Low
Prepared for pain = Not really