Race Reports 14 May 2007 10:22 pm
Ontario Cup #2 at Albion Hills
The weather was great for the second Ontario Cup of the year. Yesterday was sunny and cool in the morning for the 9:30am start of the singlespeed catagory. A good crowd was out again for the second race – 20 men and 3 women. My set up for the day was Stan’s Crow tires at 27 psi and a 34:19 gear on my rigid 29′er. The Crow tires were fast but pretty sketchy. When they break loose they don’t hook back up very well. The gear was probably a little low for the day. Only the 1:30 start had the Green Monster climb in the course, so without this climb, a harder gear might have worked better. My race went well. Working throught the traffic from the groups ahead was tough off the start – lots of stop and go! The second and third laps were pretty open, and I got a good rythm going. I ended up in 5th place – the same as last week. We’ll see if I can pick it up as the season progresses! Here is the course from this year:
The 1:30 course is in yellow. Everyone else shortcuts the Green Monster climb along the black dotted line. The course profile for the 9:30/11:30 course looks like:
Make sure to check out the True North Cycles Race Team website to see how everyone else did.
on 14 May 2007 at 10:32 pm 1.True North Cycles Racing Team » Ontario Cup #2 at Albion Hills said …
[...] Another great race for the singlespeed crowd. The weather was great and the course was fun for singlespeeding. I stuck with the lead riders in the fast uphill start, but they opened a gap when we got into traffic – I try not to be pushy when passing. The traffic spread out pretty quickly though, and I got into a good rhythm. I ended up 5th again, but only 4 minutes and change down from the lead this time. Make sure to check out my site for full details! [...]