throw a ton of mud and temps in the 40's and you have an awesome cross race.
i get a decent start, settling right in behind steve, matt and paul.
paul and matt take off in full flight on the first lap and battle it out first.
i would settle in for a long battle for 3rd with steve, but he would gap me in early and i was in a mad panic using all my cross corner tricks and lines (and a hell of a lot of hard pedaling) to bridge the gap.
with 3 laps to go, i finally catch him and attack him immediately on hella steep run up climb. down the backside, through the flats and then i realize he's right on my tail.
he counters my attack and opens up a small gap, but i keep him close.
on the last lap, he holds the gap, but lets up right at the very end. all out sprint to catch him in the last sand section, i hit the corner perfect and i don't have to scrub any speed allowing me to get up to his back wheel just in time for the last barriers.
over the barriers, mud in my shoes prevented the perfect clip in remount that i would needed to get past him - he beats me out for 3rd by about 2 feet.
another great race - 4th at the end of the day, but an awesome battle which was repeated for several places on the day.
sologoat out
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