canton...

Another dry and dusty  race. Just the 12th annual Canton cup. Definitely smaller turnout this year but th pointy end of the field was strong in most of the races. At least in mine. 

I totally blew the start. Rolled the dice on which side and rolled wrong, then let caution tap my brakes in self preservation rather than push it. And wound up in pretty close to last, 35th-40th maybe. not many behind me at the turn into the field.

But it was a pass fest after that.  Pickingoff big groups on the first two laps, then one at a time. 

Finally had a solid sprint to take 10th place. 

Legs were great the whole time, felt like puking at the end.
It was good. But holy crap was it dusty. billows of dust in the mown grass path. the run up was a disaster. Rain. 

We haven't had much, nice for bike commuting but not so much for the soil and the cyclocross conditions.

Anyway. Next weekend is the big daddy of the CX races. I call it NoHo, some call it CSI... official title is long:
23rd Annual Cycle-Smart International /Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series Rounds 5 and 6/ Verge Series Round 7 and 8 

if you can at all make it, as a spectator or a competitor this is the race to go to. Sausage tent, Beer, kick ass course, great venue, solid intense racing. F'n legendary.

I will be there.  Hopefully with the rest of the ENGVT team.