2005 Nevada City Classic

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Earlier I posted that given my current form it was probably suicide to go do this race... so was it? Yup. Totally. Within 10 laps the mostly professional field was down to just 24 riders. And yes, I was one of the many that went out the back before the race even got going. I kept riding and hung on to finish after getting lapped... twice! I'm consoling myself with the fact that in previous years riders have been lapped 5+ times! If you couldn't tell, it's a really hard race. But it's also a classic race with a lot of history and a great crowd. The crowd kept encouraging even the stragglers the whole race... it was much appreciated and definitely helped me get to the finish! I needed the training anyway, so I rode hard and did my best.