Cross on the Rock Race #2

The only decent picture I got... Thibault on the crazy climb - perhaps you get some sense of how steep it was... and this shows only about 1/4 of it!

The second race in the 'CROSS ON THE ROCK' Cyclocross series was held in Victoria at the Juan de Fuca Rec center yesterday.  The course was awesome and really tough.  It was hilly & boy-oh-boy do the hills stand out for me, and of course the fact that I had a whole lot of nothin' in me to shake Bobbie Taylor off my wheel!!  Throughout the race everytime I looked back Bobbie was still there right behind me... yep still there, gotta go harder... &#@! still there, don't let her pass... *&##$@ still there, go go go!!!  We raced hard together from start to finish and if it wasn't for a small mechanical for Bobbie half-way through the last lap it would have come right down to the wire!   In the end it was speedy Dawn Anderson (nee Berg) in 1st, Jaymie McGowen strong in 2nd and me in 3rd.  As always, getting to watch the other races was super fun - the Expert race was exciting - some notable highlights include the many mechanicals, Beaston bunny hopping the barriers again, and Olympian Geoff Kabush riding the hilly run-up like it was a gentle slope.  Good times!

Kudos to the Multi-Sport Promotions crew and the Victoria host club for another awesome event, wicked prizing (seriously so good!!) and all round fun times.  Huge thanks to everyone who came out to cheer - sure makes a difference - hope to see you on course sometime soon!! I did get my buddy Norm out racing - his first (of many?) cyclocross races!  Looking forward to the next race in Duncan in 2 weeks... hopefully I'll have more HHVI company out riding.  ;)