But more importantly Jonathan got a new bike! It's almost like the moment he became a teenager he got a real bike that he can grow into over the next several years.
31 May 2023
Bikes!
We've had a really wet spring, so things are really green. I've taken a few really nice pictures and felt like I should upload them to the blog so I can enjoy them at some later date.
But more importantly Jonathan got a new bike! It's almost like the moment he became a teenager he got a real bike that he can grow into over the next several years.
But more importantly Jonathan got a new bike! It's almost like the moment he became a teenager he got a real bike that he can grow into over the next several years.
25 May 2023
07 May 2023
Hanover RR
Whelp, I won a Cat 3 road race...
Honestly, this race was pretty sketchy and there were a couple of crashes. That's mainly because at the start line they decided to combine several groups into one, resulting in 65 racers on the start list. A little too many to have a good and safe race. That being said, that many guys racing together and the flat nature of the course definitely worked to my advantage even more than I could have hoped. I was hoping for a sprint finish and that's exactly what happened.
After 2022 I wasn't sure if racing bikes at any level was still in my future. It took a lot of work and persistence to keep moving forward, and this race early in the season was a great confidence boost that I could still compete. I missed all of the road race season in 2022 and felt like this race validated that I was back and could still race...especially since I hadn't really trained as much as I would have liked.
I wanted to make a post so that I can remember this at some point in the future! Not only was this my first road race win, it was my first Cat 3 road race period. Yes, racing bikes is probably trivial in the grand scheme of life. But it take a ton of energy, effort, and time to be any good and it's nice to be rewarded with good results every now and then.
Honestly, this race was pretty sketchy and there were a couple of crashes. That's mainly because at the start line they decided to combine several groups into one, resulting in 65 racers on the start list. A little too many to have a good and safe race. That being said, that many guys racing together and the flat nature of the course definitely worked to my advantage even more than I could have hoped. I was hoping for a sprint finish and that's exactly what happened.
After 2022 I wasn't sure if racing bikes at any level was still in my future. It took a lot of work and persistence to keep moving forward, and this race early in the season was a great confidence boost that I could still compete. I missed all of the road race season in 2022 and felt like this race validated that I was back and could still race...especially since I hadn't really trained as much as I would have liked.
I wanted to make a post so that I can remember this at some point in the future! Not only was this my first road race win, it was my first Cat 3 road race period. Yes, racing bikes is probably trivial in the grand scheme of life. But it take a ton of energy, effort, and time to be any good and it's nice to be rewarded with good results every now and then.
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