2008 Diamond Valley Road Race

July 28, 2008 in Race Reports

Diamond Valley has been one of the few races that I go to every year but don’t race at. I figured that I should try it, so this year my brother and I decided to do the Cat 3/4/5 race. We were hoping that more Davis juniors would sign up since the majority of us [...]

2008 NCNCA Junior Track Championships

July 21, 2008 in Race Reports

After participating in only one track race, I raced the junior track districts on Saturday. I felt pretty confident about my track-racing abilities beforehand and thought that I would do well, especially since Joel Shaffer (Team Specialized) and Peter Taylor (Tieni Duro) were in Belgium. My brother would also be racing. I guess the Wednesday [...]

2008 Spring Hill Road Race

July 14, 2008 in Race Reports

Yesterday it was time for another 3s road race. This time it was Spring Hill, a historic race that is new on the calendar. The website said that parking was at a cheese factory. I was expecting to see this huge, smelly factory of some filthy rich cheese corporation with a parking lot so big [...]

My First Track Race

July 11, 2008 in Race Reports

As the title suggests, I did my first track race on Wednesday, my only one before track districts. I was certainly nervous because I had no idea what it would be like. I am a 5 on the track after all! For low-key races, like the one on Wednesday, riders usually choose their own category: [...]