A little shot of adrenaline...

So last weekend brought the return of the OCup race to Midland.... and a course that was great in the past and even better this year!!!  Thankfully got a chance to pre-ride on Friday because Saturday brought a ridiculous amount of rain .... about 70mm from noon to midnight!!  So rather than ride... we went to see a movie and then out for dinner!!!  Race morning turned out to be pretty nice... and the course dried up really well - the kids were coming back clean from the early races.  By the time my race time rolled around... the course was fast with tons of traction - a few rooty spots that needed attention but in great shape....
My legs didn't feel that great in the warm up, so i didn't really want to lead it out on the long double track start .... but neither did anyone else!!!  So off we went, and i found myself in a small group at the front.  My legs came around after a lap, but any gaps that i earned were quickly eaten away by lapped riders.  A few timely pushes kept getting me a gap, until i crashed on my head and Rob got past me.... although i passed him back when he had a coughing fit.  Just enough to get clear and then held it until the end... happy to win on a day when my legs didn't want to light up....

Post Podium was the Retro Ride (it was supposed to be Saturday but cancelled due to rain...) so a small group of us put on fingerless gloves, heavy helmets, huge glasses and flourescent clothing to go for a spin on our oldest bikes.... i had the honour of riding Dathan's (RIP) Retro Brodie.... built up with top shifters, loooong bar ends, ti handlebar, my old 1995 race plate, canti's and a slew of other really cool touches that haven't been seen in years.... remember the old Shark Fin chain protector???  Lots of fun.... we even re-named ourselves Tinker, Ned, Tomac, Frishy and Julie Furtado - if you recognize those names... you should have been riding with us!!!!