NEO Power Series V - West Branch MTB Enduro

September 18, 2011

 Rider Team Place Field
Backroom Coffee Roasters Cycling Team 
2nd 
Expert 
A World of Pain Cycling Team 
3rd 
Masters 50+ 
  Dirk Kostoff: 2nd, Expert
Dirk Kostoff
 
This was my first 5 hour race and It was a good course very rocky I think I crashed 4 times during the race there were bolders bigger then my head. I raced my 29er paragon. I ended up doing like 6 laps or something which was like 54-55 miles. I had a good finish second in my age group 4th over all. And I selpt in the car the night before the race so I was tired Thank goodness for coffie.
  Jeff Blodgett: 3rd, Masters 50+
Jeff Blodgett
 
Bruised. 35.2 miles - 3 hours 34 minutes. 4 hard crashes, 2 over the bars. A non-cooperative rear cog (note to file: never buy a used cassette regardless of $$). A broken front spoke. Trees, rocks, roots and some mud. Sport catagory mass start chaos. More trees, rocks, and roots. 3rd place finish.

Ouch.