CCCX Mnt Bike Race Report-Dave T.

Boggs Mountain Bash, Cobb CA
May 21st, 2011
Sport Class 45-54
Place: 2nd
Distance 21.4miles
2300 ft of climbing

CCCX Series, Monterey
May 28th, 2011
Sport Class 45-54
Place: 3nd - I think because they had me as a DNF but I did finish the race and sent them my garmin record and times. Donno what they are going to do..
Distance 23.4miles
2300 ft of climbing
Pics by Tim Westmore (he really makes you look good!!)


Two more MTB races in the last last 2 weeks - sorry for the catch up - both being very different. Boggs is in a demonstration forest with thick "BIG" pines, steep hills, and rocky single track. CCCX is in Monterey at Fort Ord with rolling rutted and dusty single track, some fire roads, and some thick sand that can stop you dead in your tracks. For both of these races I moved up a category to Sport which like cat 3/4 and is typically very competitive because the guys normally race on a regular basis. Boggs was much more of a techical course and is one of my favorite venues from days gone by. Boggs started out as a group start with ALL categories going at once - this was mass chaos for the beginning however they ran us up a 2-3 mile section of up hill fire road before heading us back down a very cool "big" tree lined single track which was super fun. From there you went on a short fire road climb and then headed into more sweetie sweet single track with slippery pine needles - yike. Then uphill again to to more up hill single track then to the fast single track to home. I was leading in my cat for the first lap which I didn't know because of the mass start but ended up running out of gas on the last single track up hill being beat by 35 seconds - bummer. During the race I did slightly tag a tree with my handlebar but thankfully didn't go down. The first year I did this race someone ran into a tree with his face and had to be helicopter out of there and I didn't want that to happen to me. Overall very happy with 2nd place and glad I move up a cat.

The CCCX series is much different. The course is about 4.7 miles long and you had to do 5 laps. This for me was tough because you were eating and breathing dust for almost 2 hours.This race however had some great riders with more engine than I think I have ever had - just in unbelievable shape! The course itself was pretty fun in the beginning with some very burmed single track in the middle that you could really lean over into, small very cool little jumps " see pics", and some very fast hard packed double track. But by the end I was ready for a lung bath and a good shower.

I think I finished the race in 3rd but they had me as a DNF. I just send them my garmin report with times and laps I did and I hope that can correct it. Also Tim Westmore said hello once I finished the race as well - perhaps he can vouch for me!

I also attached the pics from Tim who can really take some GOOD photo's. Thanks Tim!!

Dave