The Gibbs Lake Showdown. Crispy sunny windy Sunday. The course was more like a mountain bike race. Long straight single track through woods. A couple of painful uphills, one with 11 logs. One screaming fast downhill sweeper on dirt.
Twisty stuff next to a lake. (With a submerged picnic table.)
Live band.
BBQ pork sandwiches. Free beer. Six USA Cycling officials. Yep. SIX. Interesting, aye? It was a blast. We started with about 8-10 women. I started in the back as my usual. The start was a bit slow so I took the opportunity to move to the front. We stayed together for the first two laps and then the three of us who were taking turns at the front started pulling away from the rest. We stayed together for a while until one of the painful hills which was greasy on the sides and had a loose crevice in the middle. My little meat sticks couldn't hang. I liked having the elbow room finally. I kept the gas on just in case, but I stayed in third all the way to the end. I practiced my technique and had a blast
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