Last Saturday we pre-rode the next US Cup course for you at Lake Morena near San Diego. Here’s what it looks like: Fast flowy singletrack with a scenic view. It’s going to be fun racing there! Again, it’s a completely different style of track. I love the variety in this race series, it’s unmatched.
Course map: http://app.strava.com/segments/1212810
At the Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013 Western Conference Quaterfinals. This was game #3 of the St-Louis Blues VS the Los Angeles Kings, the King’s first game at home. The clips were shot from section 310.
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 21st, 2013.
This is the race start of the IndyCar race, as seen from grandstand 16.
Podium!! I got 3rd place today at the US Cup race #5 in Sycamore Canyon. It is my first ever Cat 2 podium so I’m feeling kinda stoked. But the day didn’t start so well for me with a major crash in practice session. I had to start the race bleeding which isn’t ideal. The heat was the big factor today. There was no shade at all, except for maybe 1 sec when a vulture would fly above your head waiting for you to bonk. I’ve heard a few racers got heatstroke/dehydrated and it was the first time I had to yield to an ambulance while racing. My strategy of preparing for dehydration by going to the desert at Coachella drinking a ton of beer worked perfectly!
Course Map: http://app.strava.com/segments/3935360
Here’s a full race lap of the US Cup race #4, the Santa Ynez Valley Classic in Los Olivos, California. It was a long race, nearly 2 hours race time (2 laps). There were 1500 feet of climbing per lap, 24.6 miles total. But it felt great, I managed my pace well and the course was great for this kind of endurance race. Not technical at all, but so fast! Like out-of-the-saddle-big-chainring-pedalling-on-flying-single-track fast. Average speed 13 mph. A crash would have resulted in a bad day.
Course Map:
http://app.strava.com/segments/3841069