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B Witty

2002-11-15

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Sunday, November 17...

The official's whistle pierce's your ear drum and you instinctively stomp on

your pedals and immediately peg your heart rate on the red line. Body's and

bikes are flying all around jostling for position into the first little drop

and the ensuing sweeping left. You find yourself on a false flat section

that should be rippin' fast but, it is rain soaked and energy sapping. Up

ahead you can see your first obstacle- a double wide set of double barriers.

The barriers are followed by several hundred meters of grass riding, hal of

which is on a side hill which challenges you to pick just the right line.

After this section you have a left hand turn into a gentle descent on the

grass and a quick little turn out onto some pavement. The pavement section

goes down hill with a fast right hand turn at the bottom (think crit!) then

up a little rise into a chicane right before the finish line- it allows you

a little recovery. You cruise past the officials and hop a curb and you are

immediately on the grass again. A tricky little off-camber down and up

tests your bike handling skills again. A short section of flat grass (you

note that it's soggy, muddy grass) with several 100-plus degree turns before

dropping down into the trees. The double track descent is slippery- you

dismount over another set of doubles- run down the hill, across the bridge

and choose your route up the run up (straight ahead is a daunting staircase

which is short and steep. To the left is a traverse trail that is less

steep but a little longer). Trudge up the hill and gather yourself for a

remount. You are greeting with some nice double track through the woods.

Up a little leg-crushing rise onto the soccer field for a short flat section

before dropping back into the woods on more double track. A hard right hand

turn onto a very short section of new single track then out of the woods for

more zigging and zagging off-camber trickery. After a short false-flat

climb on a dirt trail, you disappear into the woods once again on a bumpy

downhill double track section with a sharp 120 degree turn onto gravel road

at the bottom. One more little up and down with a little bit of sand and

you are back on course to do it all again.......

More info at www.crosscrusade.com <http://www.crosscrusade.com/>

PS- It is not suppose to rain on Sunday but the recent weather has ensured

that this will be the first muddy 'Cross Crusade event of the year! It'll

be a blast.

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Sunday, November 17...<o:p></o:p>

The official's whistle pierce's

your ear drum and you instinctively stomp on your pedals and immediately peg

your heart rate on the red line. Body's and bikes are flying all around jostling for

position into the first little drop and the ensuing sweeping left. You find yourself on a false flat

section that should be rippin' fast but, it is

rain soaked and energy sapping. Up

ahead you can see your first obstacle- a double wide set of double barriers. The barriers are followed by several

hundred meters of grass riding, hal of which is on a

side hill which challenges you to pick just the right line. After this section you have a left hand

turn into a gentle descent on the grass and a quick little turn out onto some

pavement. The pavement section goes

down hill with a fast right hand turn at the bottom (think crit!)

then up a little rise into a chicane right before the finish line- it allows

you a little recovery. You cruise past

the officials and hop a curb and you are immediately on the grass again. A tricky little off-camber down and up

tests your bike handling skills again.

A short section of flat grass (you note that it's soggy, muddy

grass) with several 100-plus degree turns before dropping down into the

trees. The double track descent is

slippery- you dismount over another set of doubles- run down the hill, across

the bridge and choose your route up the run up (straight ahead is a daunting

staircase which is short and steep.

To the left is a traverse trail that is less steep but a little

longer). Trudge up the hill and

gather yourself for a remount. You

are greeting with some nice double track through the woods. Up a little leg-crushing rise onto the

soccer field for a short flat section before dropping back into the woods on

more double track. A hard right hand turn onto a very short section of new

single track then out of the woods for more zigging

and zagging off-camber trickery. After a short false-flat climb on a dirt

trail, you disappear into the woods once again on a bumpy downhill double track

section with a sharp 120 degree turn onto gravel road at the bottom. One more little up and down with a

little bit of sand and you are back on course to do it

all again.......<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

More info at <a href="http://www.crosscrusade.com/">www.crosscrusade.com</a><o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

PS-

It is not suppose to rain on Sunday but the recent weather has

ensured that this will be the first muddy 'Cross Crusade event of the

year! It'll be a blast.<o:p></o:p>

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