1/4/2024 0 Comments Cinelli mash parallaxStrong-man Swanson came around me after my last spill and I was grateful-his steady riding was a relief to the furious elbow bumping, wheel skidding, sprint/brake riding of the first few laps. I discovered this when shifting into my largest sprocket and put my derailleur into my spokes. The bad thing was in one of those incidences I landed on my rear derailleur. Thereafter, I played it safe exiting the sidewalk turn, ran the dirt u-turn, and soft pedaled rutted roots. The good thing was that I learned from each of these. Digging deep into my pedals over rutted dirt and roots I skipped my rear wheel and again completely lost control of my rear end, sending me spinning off my bike into the dirt and losing a couple spots. The third crash, occurred in one of the many dark corners of the course. This type of crash is very typical for me. It was a miracle! Second, I lost my front wheel in a u-turn off soft dirt, falling and losing a spot. I lunged the other way at a chain link fence and bounced one-handed back on two wheels. In doing so I completely lost control of my rear wheel and my rear end flew in the air sideways toward a cliff. However, a few technical spots on the course made me lose just as many.įirst, I came around one sketchy ninety degree sidewalk corner and sprinted hard. These features helped me move up a few spots. I was making moves on a couple leg-sapping grassy hills and definitely hit it hard on the pavement climb. Over the next couple laps I, maybe a little too furiously, tried to pass (my first cross race of the year, afterall). The new Scott Chapin, Justin Abbott, was leading the way with Derek Yarra a few spots behind. I think I was just inside the top ten at this point. After a couple of turns we rode a loose and sketchy dirt chute that was six inches wide. I came around quite a few dudes before we hit the dirt. This threw me off-but not as bad as I’m sure it did those behind him. The racer was flailing around as his bike jumped around under him like a crazed bull. Unfortunately, in the center of the first or second row, something happened and it looked like a wheel was exploding mid-sprint. I found a line on the very outside of forty-five racers, and got a good jump. ![]() I started in the third row for the very wide and very steep uphill road start. Volunteers and participants alike helped restock packages from checkpoint to checkpoint to keep the jobs flowing.Ĭategories: Cinelli, Cyclocross, News, Photo Unloading all the packages for the main race. “this is a funny looking cheesesteak” – meĬhas took home another top 10 and king of track this time around! Racers had to use a rate sheet to determine if the job was worth their precious time. The manifest was double sided, and the jobs had no value printed. it was go time.Ī rider from NYC’s own Samurai Messenger – Being professional probably- at the pbma/redbull checkpointįuego, a messenger from Paris, properly using a v rare halfskie mail bin. The start of the main race – it had just stopped raining. Events like these are extremely important and well just a damn good time. The industry is only growing and the individuals in the industry are only getting faster. ![]() Standing in line at checkpoints with these two- you would have never known how badly they were beating you. Nico (chi) presented next level “Perpetual Professionalism™” raced in a collard shirt completely buttoned, took home the Men’s championship title. This year Christina Peck (SF), who has displayed these traits countless times in multiple cycling disciplines, took home all the gravy- spanking the competition placing First Woman and First overall. Work simulation races are like no other, It takes more than just bike handling and speed, it takes concentration and focus.well legs don’t hurt either. Though there were Alley Cats and side events daily, the main race took place on 10/9 (Messenger Appreciation Day) and 60 or so qualifiers tricked themselves into delivering fake packages for 3 hours in less than ideal conditions for no money at all in hopes of being deemed the fastest, quickest witted, most professional courier in North America. Its truly something special to have all your favorite people from all over the world in one spot…all on vacation (mostly). NACCC brings together people from all the stems of messenger work. I’m talking everything – bandit cx, track day, warehouse partys, bagels, bands, sprints, footdown, killer qualifier, weather, 4am bars, cheap coffee and an incredibly challenging main race. New York, being a reasonable place to venture to, attracted couriers from all over the North Americas and many contingencies from over seas. The week had everything you could have wished for in a championship. Realization sinks in of how truly rad and well organized the New York City NACCC really was. Sleep somewhat caught up on and work life resuming its normal flow. Categories: alleycat, Cinelli, Group Ride, MASH, Photo
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