It was a bit colder for the second round of the series at Mugdock Park. The course as always was cracking, still one of my favorites. After negotiating the chicane, then the off camber grassy bank, it’s up a wall then up a steep bank and back down. The bank was ridable for most of the race, though running made it easier to pass other riders. Then it was onto a long fast section, before a series of switchbacks on a climb. Round the ponds before some slidy technical trails. It was then back into the arena.
Unlike at Townhill, I felt I got a good start, avoiding the mass pileup on the second corner. I settled down fairly quickly, and went round with Keiran Hay and Dave Lines for he first half of the race. Later I got a bit of pace on and started to catch people. I had one funny crash right after I’d passed Ruth Magavigan, I’m still trying to remove all the thorns from my arms!
Provisional results can be found on Balamory’s website, and some photos can be found on my Flickr. I’ll upload more when I get them off the other card.
Tags
Sccs 2006, Mugdock country park, Bike, Race, Cyclo-cross.
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