#61: finding pavement on a cross bike…
First the good news. My new Ridley rocks.. Did a long group ride on Saturday morning to shake out all the bugs. Great ride, no real issues.
This morning was return to Glenview Park and another practice race. Nationals is only 6 days away, so I needed to test out the bike on the grass. I started out better than last week and was lined out with the leaders for the first lap and into the second lap. By the end of the 2nd lap, I was gapped a bit behind Russ, Cal, and Chase and was trying to bridge back up. The course went off the grass onto the rain-soaked pavement at a bit of an angle. I don’t know exactly what happened, but I laid it down on the pavement. I got some minor abrasions on my left leg and a tore out some flesh on the inside/bottom of my left elbow. I remounted and started to ride again, but thought better of it when I looked at the blood going down my arm. Race over.
Oh well, I am a bit banged up but none of this should impact this week or next weekend. I also scraped up my (new to me) Dura Ace STI levers a little bit. Oh well, they work just fine, just look a bit used now!
Update…my wounds are mostly closing up, except for the ones that I am trying to delay. Most of the damage was just light road rash and a bruised hip. The worst part of it was the small chunk out of my inside left elbow. I am trying to keep it heeling without scabbing up until late in the week. I might have to let it go in time for the race since it might be sloppy!
Weather for KC is changing all the time. I know it will be a lot colder there than the 70’s we have right now in Memphis. I’ll guess I just pack everything.
Comment by ryan — December 11, 2007 @ 5:29 pm