Elkton MD,
60 degrees and cloudy
Big turn out; just over 40 riders in my category (open/ elite). During the start of the race I felt super stale from not being able to ride that week, I immediately fell to the back. I wasn't too worried though because I was confident I would start feeling better eventuality and make up some ground. Before getting to the single track I noticed I wasn't able to shift with the rear derailleur. I discovered that my cable had snapped so the rear derailleur was stuck in a 12 tooth gear (the hardest gear). I put the front in the smallest gear to balance it out but I still found it very hard to push over the gears. I got too the first short steep climb and my gearing was too difficult and I ran up it. At this point I realized I wasn't going to be able to be competitive so I decided to just finish the race; I came in 40th.
2 comments:
I saw the results and wondered what happened to you. You've gotta start the season out on new cables and housing! Sorry about your race though, that's a bummer.
thanks for the sympathy... Ive got new cables and housing now... i should be set for the next one.
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