This is me riding the Jack Frost Time trial in the Eddy Merckx class. Picture is courtesy of Oregon Cycling Action. It was a cold, drizzly morning, spent in the parking lot at Vancouver Lake park alternatively on the trainer, sitting in the car staying warm, or walking to the porta potty for a nervous pee. People watching is always fun at bike races. I particularly enjoy looking at the vehicles that people use to bring their bikes and bodies to the races. Next time I'll get some pictures!
I had lifted weights very hard the Sunday prior to this event, which had me doing a robot walk with legs feeling like cement until the Thursday prior. I did get some riding in on that Thursday and a little on Friday and Saturday. Certainly not ideal preparation for the time trial. Nonetheless, I was signed up and rode. I was scheduled to be the very last guy out, but a Cat 1 rider on a full time trial rig ended up going after me. Suffice it to say, I was the last one in. I didn't want to race on my fat 25c commuting gator skin tires, so I switched to an alternative set of wheels with 23c tires just before the race. Unfortunately, I waited too long to get the magnet adjusted on the spare set of wheels so I was without speed the entire race. I simply rode as fast as I could go, occasionally dipping over the edge such that I had to back off and recover. The finish line also came as a surprise, partly as a result of not being able to track distance on my odo. The result is that I had more left in the tank than I should have at the end of the race. So while I am not real happy with my performance, I got a pretty nice picture out of the experience. The results of the race are posted on the OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) web site.
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