So, for my last day I decided to just do a long ride. It was raining, but somehow I don't mind riding in the rain here. I got my ass handed to me in the races, but I don't care, it's still loads of fun. Considering how out of shape I've been the last two seasons (ok, really five), it's great training for taking some fitness into the off season.
I'm going to go on again about why young, talented riders need to come here to race. There is nothing outside of a pro race that's anywhere near this hard in the states. And even then, these races can be hard for many pros. There are races just about every day within driving distance, and every race can be 2.5 hours of torture if you're good enough. There are so many young riders from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand that come here to race, because they know it will help them get to the next level. It was great to see Booey here, maybe it's an indicator that we'll see more young talent come over instead of us old guys.
Oh yeah, I also want to point out that the races I did this year are among the less technical. It was kind of disappointing to not get video of one of the really technical courses.
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