Last race planned for the season and with no doubts the hardest one. This was my second Downieville Classic, with a plan to beat last year not so glorious 3:40 time.
Had learned from last year mistakes and fearing again the cramps, so this year I planned more meticulously the nutrition details.
Camped at the Wild Plum [...]

Had a great time at the Coolest 24 Boggs Mountain this week end.
Got in on Friday just in time to pick a spot for the tent.
Raced 8hr solo: there seemed to be more footies in this course than the Boogs 8hr, and there was also less time (8hr is the hard stop) so I decided [...]

After the disappointing race #8 I took a couple weeks of rest. My legs still felt dull and I knew I was not going to have the snap after two week so f rest, but it’s better than having no power at all. I’m pretty convinced it was overtraining (or just too much riding) in [...]

Another fast and dumb course at CCCX, made more interesting by the occasional sand pit and a few high-speed-oh-shit-moments.

Took me a while to digest all the mud and write down the race report. This event has been epic. I raced with Team Red Pill in the 5 men master category, with JL, Tick, Richard and Jeff. I arrived in Cool only at 8PM  on Friday and it was pouring with the wind blowing.The [...]