Originally for my first season, I wanted to go through all of the races to see if anything interesting happened. Something interesting happened during Exchequer but I held off to see if there was anything else I could write about. Because Exchequer was my least favorite ride by far. It was raining, muddy, I hadn’tContinue reading “Exchequer XC – 03/04/2023 – Rex Russell”
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Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 – Race Report
On Saturday, March 25, 28 members of the ECHS Mountain Bike Racing Team competed at the NorCal league’s third race of the season at Fort Ord on the Monterey peninsula. The riders arrived on Friday and enjoyed a pre-ride of the course that left them in awe of the beautiful scenery, from the sweeping vistasContinue reading “Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 – Race Report”
Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 –Felix Bloemraad
I was initially a bit worried about this race, because it was raining a lot beforehand and I was afraid that the course would be muddy. Thankfully, however, both Friday and Saturday were beautiful, and the course conditions were actually really good. There were some spots that were a bit sandy, but in general itContinue reading “Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 –Felix Bloemraad”
Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 –Jack O’Neal
In my previous race, victory was snatched from my grasp in the final sprint when my foot unexpectedly came out of my pedal. But with grit and determination, I saw the setback as an opportunity to prove my worth and redeem myself in this race. I had a second-place call-up and was behind by 1Continue reading “Fun at the Fort – 03/25/2023 –Jack O’Neal”
Exchequer XC – 03/04/2023 – Race Report
On Saturday, March 4, 25 members of the ECHS Mountain Bike Racing Team competed at the NorCal league’s second race of the season at Exchequer Mountain Bike Park in the foothills near La Grange in Mariposa County. On Friday, as menacing clouds gathered overhead, riders were nevertheless able to complete a cold, but mostly dry pre-ride of the courseContinue reading “Exchequer XC – 03/04/2023 – Race Report”
Modesto MTB Match – 02/18/2023 – Gabbie Walmsley
When I looked at the race schedule this year, I was glad to see that we would be racing at Modesto first. Last year, it was last, and the day had been an adventure, from the scorching heat to the wind and dust. While the course had been fun and fast, it was not theContinue reading “Modesto MTB Match – 02/18/2023 – Gabbie Walmsley”
Modesto MTB Match – 02/18/2023 – Race Report
On Saturday February 18, the ECHS Mountain Bike Racing Team competed in its first race of the season, in Modesto at Tuolumne River Regional Park. It was the second time NICA hosted a race at the new park. Our 23 riders were part of a field of 518 riders across the region. ECHS came in 3rd placeContinue reading “Modesto MTB Match – 02/18/2023 – Race Report”
Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022
On Saturday, May 21st, 18 members of the ECHS MTB team were among 585 racers from 77 NorCal teams who competed at the Championship race at Six Sigma Ranch in Lake County. At the end of the day, El Cerrito High–under the guidance of Head Coach Doug Diego–took home the 3rd place trophy for teamContinue reading “Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022”
Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022
This weekend, 21 members of the ECHS MTB Race team participated in the NorCal Regional Semifinals at Six Sigma Ranch and Winery in Lower Lake. Riders lined up against other high schools from the East Bay all the way down to the Central Coast to ride a gorgeous, technical, meandering loop that was lined withContinue reading “Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022”
BHHR 4/23/2022 – Jack O’Neal
Coming into this race with a week of riding this new bike I didn’t want to crash. For most of the race we were riding pretty chill except for when Grant put in some attacks to keep us on our toes. No one got off the front and the people at the front were playingContinue reading “BHHR 4/23/2022 – Jack O’Neal”
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