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With tired hockey legs, Justin picks off riders moving up to 2nd place

The Island Cross Series started off yesterday with lots of sun, a fabulous course, and tons of people awaiting their first douse of cyclocross pain! Thanks to the awesome organization of Wendy Simms and Norm Thibault, course directors Curtis Saunders and Lisa Ludwig, and the incredible fleet of volunteers from Cumberland that assisted course set up/take down, and made the race happen.

Riding barriers at maximum height of 16″, these guys are hauling!

With a pleasant one o’clock start, I took on the course first in the intermediate race. Surrounded by some bent teenagers and enthusiastic men, I was the only woman and one of two on a mountain bike. The pace was fast, as expected right off the get go, but even in big … Read More »