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”
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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”
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”
Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Edda Grondahl
At the last Six Sigma race, I went into the weekend with low expectations for my performance, given that I hadn’t ridden much in the previous four weeks due to a concussion, but excited to be back on a bike with the team. I left school early to make it in time for the teamContinue reading “Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Edda Grondahl”
Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Finn Kaste
Going into this weekend was probably the least anxious I´ve ever been for a race. I came to the realization that it would be my last ever NICA race so I decided to make the most of it by having a good time instead of stressing. I was really looking forward to racing at BoggsContinue reading “Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Finn Kaste”
Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Daniel Gansmiller
My mom and I arrived at Six Sigma at around 1:10 on Friday, we were the first ones there and I had a lot of free time but the prerides of the course weren’t open until around 2:00 so I sort of rode around explored the area. It was pretty warm and I had heardContinue reading “Six Sigma Championship – 05/21/2022 – Daniel Gansmiller”
Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022 – Felix Bloemraad
When I entered Six Sigma on the day of the race pre-ride, the first thing I noticed was how busy it was. Due to the other region that raced there that day, the large field that served as a parking lot was full of cars, tents, trailers, and more. Arriving at the El Cerrito tent,Continue reading “Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022 – Felix Bloemraad”
Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022 – Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman
This race was going to be interesting. It was the first race of the season where varsity was going to go first at 8. I didn’t really know how I was going to handle that but I preferred it over waiting the whole day for our race. So we woke up and started warming upContinue reading “Six Sigma Showdown – 05/01/2022 – Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman”
BHHR 4/23/2022 – DJ Kang
I had never done a road race before. I registered and knew it would be a long sprint. I kept up the whole way until we got to Castro ranch rd and my chain had problems going. I lost about 20 seconds and couldn’t recover and at that point knew just finish. I didn’t feelContinue reading “BHHR 4/23/2022 – DJ Kang”
BHHR 4/23/2022 – Will Diego
This was by far the most bizarre race I’ve done, mainly because I race XC and this was my first ever road race. Rather than an all out sprint at the start, the race began with a gradual ride down San Pablo Dam Road. For the first few miles I was in the middle ofContinue reading “BHHR 4/23/2022 – Will Diego”
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