Cyclocross Race Reports

Photos of NEBC at our local races

Cyclocross is riding a bike around tight turns, on the side of a hill, in mud. Scary!! Also getting off your bike to run over barriers and then getting back on (Ed: think steeplechase for bikes). I fell down more in one season of cyclocross than I had fallen on my road bike EVER. I found bruises after the races and didn't know how they got there. By the end of the season, I had figured out how to stay on the bike so I'll declare success. Next year, I'll work on riding fast.

I was excited about cross because Patrick was showing an interest in the bicycle again. After Green Mountain, he had enough with supporting/spectating and wanted to ride himself. He spent a month getting a cyclocross bike together. I already had a cross bike - my Lemond I had ridden in Puerto Rico and which has since become a commuting warrior.

I had an agreement with Patrick to stick to races within 1-1/2 hours from our apartment. Off to the local races.

Amesbury- my first cross race

Sucker Brook

Bedford

Gloucester

Canton

MRC

Lowell

10 total cross races for me and then the ice and sub freezing temps arrived. No more racing for me.