Nationals in pics
Arrived in Kansas late Wednesday and headed out to pre-ride the course for cross nats late Thursday. Trees that had been frozen, from the storms that moved through, had started to melt and turned the course into a muddy mess. Slight inclines were made difficult to ride and it was hard to navigate the many ruts that had been worn from the first days races. I'd heard multiple weather reports for the weekend. 6-8" of snow, 40+ and sunny, but for Saturday it only ended up being a few inches. It did however keep snowing for most of the day...chances are that Sunday will be even different...
Pre rode on Thursday in this (note off camber in upper left)
This is the same off camber on race day.
This is how deep the mud in the barriers was....
and this is where the barriers WERE. They got taken out for race day because everything is frozen and it was a little dangerous to be dismounting at speed on icy ruts.
Pre rode on Thursday in this (note off camber in upper left) This is the same off camber on race day. This is how deep the mud in the barriers was.... and this is where the barriers WERE. They got taken out for race day because everything is frozen and it was a little dangerous to be dismounting at speed on icy ruts.
