Well, I guess I should finally just say it. I lost the Mt Ashland Hillclimb this year. But more disappointingly is that I lost to a triathlete. It was bad.
My sleep was so-so going into the race, but whatevs. I didn't have a floor pump and was using my hand pump instead so I probably only put in 100 pounds. At the top my front wheel was quickly going flat. But the big thing was that when the triathlete made his move I didn't follow. But he didn't even make a move was the thing, it was kind of like Eugene where everyone else is looking at each other waiting for someone else to do something and before you know it someone is up the road. I guess nobody took him seriously, but damnit, he won.
That just really irks me about Oregon road racing is that it always seems like when you lose, you lose for a stupid reason and not because it was a hard bike race. At least in cyclocross you do get your ass handed to you by the likes of Shannon Skerritt and Carl Decker, but all the roadie pros have left or just don't enter many Oregon road races. Please Pros, come back and whoop on us so we are all taught what it's like to race a proper Pro/1/2 road race.
But hey, at least I won these in the raffle!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
I lost to a Triathlete
Labels:
climbing,
first loser,
flat tires,
la-la-land,
mistakes,
podiums
Monday, October 14, 2013
My Bikes: STOLEN: Giant Seek 3
Equipment
Frame & Fork: | 2009 Giant Seek 3 |
Crankset: | Stock |
Chainring: | Stock Triple. Chain Guard is broken off. |
Handlebar: | Stock |
Pedals: | Stock |
Shifters: | Stock |
Chain: | Relatively new chain |
Deraileurs: | Stock |
Brakes: | Stock disc brakes |
Saddle: | Stock, part of the fabric is coming off |
Water bottle cage: | Bell Cage |
Fenders: | Permanent fenders with no flaps |
Wheel Set:
Wheels: | Stock |
Tires: | Schwalbe Marathon tires |
Personal Stories about this bike
I used this bike to ride around town to get groceries, etc. It was a very handy bike.
It was stolen last night. I locked it up to a small parking sign outside my building at SW 5th & Clay in downtown Portland. When I got out to go to work this morning, the bike along with the sheet metal sign had been stripped off of the pole.
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