BicycleFriends.com: Spooky Cross, Irvine California

On Saturday, I took the family to Spooky Cross in Irvine. I didn't stick around to see my results but I felt like I did better than my last CX race in DTLA.

At Spooky Cross, there were the typical stairs and barriers like last time but in addition, So Cal Cross added a Fly Over and an extra long sand pit. The Fly Over was a cinch to ride up then down. If I had better bike handling skills, I would have tried to "Cross it up" at the top. The sand pit was a beast. It was long and deep. So Cal Cross set us up! There would be no riding thru the sand pit. The sand pit was clearly a hike a bike section.

The Stairs seemed steeper than the last time. They were a blast to run up and I am sure NO ONE was able to ride up them like the stairs at the DTLA race. There was a small section of barriers which weren't hard to jump over. I think I have those down.

There were some fast racers in our category, CX 4, and we had to race 6 laps. Overall I felt really good and was able to pick a few people off towards the end. When I crossed the line, all I could think about was getting some water. CX racing is short but intense. I am hooked!

(Special Note - I got to swap out my 50t for something smaller. First lap was done in 50t. I thought I had dropped down to the 36 t but knew something wasn't right.)

I took over 200 pictures and you can find them all here ...