went 2 cx nats this weekend, that were fun
― gbx, Monday, 16 December 2019 16:07 (four years ago) link
good frites?
― and i approve this message (Hunt3r), Monday, 16 December 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
i opted for some cheese curds at the brewery afterwards
my first time actually going to a real cx race, what a frikkin hoot. even just as a spectator i can see why my buddy, who's now an official portland cyclocross dad, has gone so bonkers for racing. makes me want to check out the nm scene next year
― gbx, Monday, 16 December 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
What flipped me out seeing website and name of the 2019 town name was that the 97 or 98 Nats, wayyyy before cx was quite a thing, was sites in my neighboring town, Lakewood, CO. My teammates who’d only upgraded to elite that year were able to race the big time nats event, riding over with their spare wheels on their shoulders. I mean, they got lapped and out, as I recall, bit still. Slow me was just cheering and handing up h2o. *feels antique*
― and i approve this message (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 00:42 (four years ago) link
anyhow, sounds really fun.
get to see hecht race? seeing him race as a ~16 y/o against the local pro/elite cat in cx in ~2014 was amazing. usually, when i see those guys my reaction is "wow, they're so small/slight in the real," size-wise.
but even as a kid, hecht was the opposite- i was like, "HOW IS HE SO DAMN GINORMOUS?" he looked like a free safety. pure power. glad to see him do well.
― and i approve this message (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 17 December 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
I did get to see him! I did not see this, however:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6HCjKlls3r/
― gbx, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
great angle, terrible circumstance.
― and i approve this message (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 04:47 (four years ago) link
Namur World Cup round definitely worth watching. I’ve been watching more women’s than men’s the last year, but the men’s on this one was cracking. In women, Honsinger makin good in her new jersey.
― and i approve this message (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 24 December 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
raced cx 2day for the first time good stuff
― gbx, Sunday, 31 October 2021 03:33 (two years ago) link