My latest race was the Santiago Canyon Time Trial on Saturday
April 21. I checked in with plenty of time and then warmed up for about 40
minutes on my trainer. I headed down to the start about 10 minutes before my
start time. I was off at 9:10:30 am. I started off hard from the start. I was
having trouble with my rear derailleur. It felt like the chain was skipping
which I later found out was because the cassette hub was loose and moving about
a ¼ inch. Just as I got out of the tunnel and onto Santiago Canyon I felt that my
rear tire was flat. I looked and saw that it was completely gone. I pulled over
at Cook’s corner and begged a few riders to borrow their wheel. No one obliged,
but fortunately a rider donated a tube and air to me and helped me get back
going. Thanks a lot to those guys; I was at least able to finish the race.
That, however cost me about 5 minutes, but may have made me hammer harder than
I otherwise would have. I finished with a disappointing 34+ minute official
time for this 11 mile course. Better luck next time.
Paul L raced as well and put in a good race. He also placed
3rd overall in the Santiago Time trial series and received a plak.
Congrats Paul!
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