2008 Oct 26 Velo Bella Spirit of Surf City Soquel CX

CTL: 102
TSB: 4
Too busy to write much.
I never go hard enough during cross races...

Lap 1:
One rider flats then crashes twice before he realizes his rear tire is pretty low in the first half of the lap.

2008 October 26 Surf City CX C Soquel Lap 1 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 2
Almost run into some guys warming up on the course near the start.

2008 October 26 Surf City Velo Bella CX Lap 2 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.
Lap 3:

2008 October 26 Surf City Velo Bella CX Lap 3 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.
Lap 4:

2008 October 26 Surf City Velo Bella CX Lap 4 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

T: 30:35
S: 19.2
H: 182
Pavg: 177
Pnorm: 213

2008 October 19 Pilarcitos #1 McLaren Park

CTL: 104
ATL: 4

I have to remember to bring my mountain bike next time...

The major feature of this course is an extended climb of about 90 seconds.

I can sort of describe my race by listing my time for climbing it each lap:

1:23
1:31
1:42
1:47
1:57

or use some video:

Lap 1: 8:21 - 78 riders with about forty in front at the start line.


Pilarcitos CX #1, C, Lap 1 of 5, McLaren Park, San Francisco from Steven Woo on Vimeo.


Lap 2: 7:56

Pilarcitos CX #1, C, Lap 2 of 5, McLaren Park, San Francisco from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 3: 8:20 - starting to feel the six hours on the road bike yesterday about now

Pilarcitos CX #1, C, Lap 3 of 5, McLaren Park, San Francisco from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 4: 8:47 - really not feeling the bike love right about now

Pilarcitos CX #1, C, Lap 4 of 5 McLaren Park, San Francisco from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 5: 8:24

2008 October 19 Pilarcitos #1 C race CX Lap 5 of 5, McLaren Park, San Francisco from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

T: 41:46
C: 70
H: 178
Pavg: 160
Pnorm: 216

2008 October 12, CCCX #3, Laguna Seca

CTL: 108
TSB: 9

Lap 1:
Get a callup by virtual of stubbornness - show up to every race. Seven of the guys who finish in front of me either don't do the first two races or have already upgraded to B's so I am seventh overall despite my best finish being thirteen.

I start, then my chain stops working! Stop for twenty seconds while I try not to get run over and fix the problem (I just want to give everyone a head start...), a friendly push on my restart helps a bit but now my chain skips in every gear I want to use. Eventually I figure out I can only use 12,13,14,15,17 without skipping.

2008 October 12, CCCX #3, C, Lap 1 of 4, Laguna Seca from Steven Woo on Vimeo.
Lap 2:

2008 October 12, CCCX #3, C, Lap 2 of 4, Laguna Seca from Steven Woo on Vimeo.
Lap 3:

2008 October 12 CCCX #3, C, Lap 3 of 4, Laguna Seca from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 4: crash with about two minutes to go when I drift in a corner, hit some gravel on off camber hardpack, correct, and lose traction on the front wheel


2008 October 12 CCCX #3, C, Laguna Seca, Lap 4 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.


In spite of gearing issues, about the same effort as the other cross races this year so really can't blame mechanical for results...
T: 35:56
S: 18.9 kph
C: 78
H: 178
Pavg 167
Pnorm: 216

2008 Sacramento CX #2, Vacaville

CTL: 105
TSB: 9

They took out the stupid hill so this course would be a lot more interesting. For some reason the C field was much bigger than CCCX, and the women's fields were smaller. I really liked the new course, more places to pass or be passed.

My main objectives were to not fall on my leg where I was growing new skin from my crash on Wednesday and to not knock over the two kids in our field and become infamous...as W says, "mission acc..."



Lap 1:

2008 Sacramento Cyclocross #2 Lap 1 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 2:

2008 Sacramento Cyclocross #2, C, Lap 2 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.
Lap 3:

2008 Sacramento CX #2, C, Lap 3 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Lap 4:

2008 Sacramento CX #2, C, Lap 4 of 4 from Steven Woo on Vimeo.

Pavg: 212
Pnorm: 178
H: 184 (apparently I have the heart of a hummingbird...)