Category Archives: Rider Stories

I slept most of the way to Fort Ord so when we got to the race parking I was still half asleep. It was about 38 degrees if I remember correctly, so it was really cold. I warmed up for about 20 minutes before the race and then pulled up to the starting line. IContinue reading “CCCX 2/9/2020 – Violet Reed”

I was very anxious and intimidated by the CCCX race. It was my first race and I was not feeling prepared to race against such fast people. I began to feel better after warming up, but the thought never left my mind. Am I good enough? After we all lined up at the start, eachContinue reading “CCCX 2/9/2020 – Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman”

I’ll go first this year and kick off the riders stories, as the coaches only get to do the practice races. I arrived at Fort Ord to see many riders with their fresh race plates riding excitedly around. For close to half the team this was their first race ever. It was not my firstContinue reading “CCCX 2/9/2020 – Doug Diego”