Rider Stories

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”

Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – DJ Kang

I was going into Modesto, looking for glory. I did the preride and thought to myself, this course feels like a breeze. I got back to the hotel, hanging with the team and knowing I could manage my diet well the next morning. I made sure I had plenty of water and energy for theContinue reading “Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – DJ Kang”

Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – Finn Kaste

Back in October when I first read the 2022 race schedule and saw the race in Modesto, I thought it was an error. I couldn’t picture a mountain bike race course in flat, agricultural Modesto but to my disbelief, I soon found out that it was not an error. The pandemic derailed my sophomore andContinue reading “Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – Finn Kaste”

Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman

I was actually really looking forward to racing at this course after the pre ride. I thought the course was fun and suited my riding style well. So I was pretty excited, except for the fact that it was supposed to be pretty hot. Arriving to the course on race day though, I was surprisedContinue reading “Modesto Flow 4/9/2022 – Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman”