I know this post is really late so I'm not gonna bore you with my words - here is a link to all the pictures from our trip. If you ever get the chance to go on this trip we highly recommend it. Thank you again Dave from Redstone Cyclery for tuning up my bike and for the hospitality.
https://picasaweb.google.com/fattypatty17/BikeTrip2011COUT?authkey=Gv1sRgCNSn_aKnjbrABQ&feat=directlink
Monday, May 23, 2011
Voodoo Fire - Pueblo, CO
The Voodoo Fire race in Pueblo, CO was the start of an epic week of riding in Moab, UT and Fruita, CO with the RF's and Eyberg. We all decided to to the half-marathon race which was a 35 mile course. Looking online at some posts from local riders showed it was gonna be a fast course with not a lot of technical rocky terrain except for some shale rock. The race started with a nice paved hill climb to seperate people out before the singletrack. Once we hit the singletrack I found out quick that cornering was gonna be a bit tough, they consisted of some loose dirt and small rock. I started making moves early to work my way up front and was moving thru successfully. I came across Ryan on the side, asked if he was good and he just yelled "GO GO GO" ok onward I went - found out later he cut a sidewall and went thru 2 tubes and that ended his day. The shale rock was taking a toll on a lot of riders, as I saw changing tubes on the side of course. Then it was my turn I was on some doubletrack and felt the rear of my bike start moving around a bit so I looked back and sure enough my tire was going low. I stopped off to the side of the course and found out that I had a cut in my sidewall also, which ended my day. Eyberg finished 7th out of 36 in the age group and Roxy took home 1st in her division. Great job. On the brighter side if you check out this link there is a cool link to a picture of me in Mountain Flyer magazine http://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/view.php/voodoo-fire-rocky-mountain-endurance-series-race-1.html
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