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I made the front group on the out and back section along the lake which I was quite happy about, despite loosing both of my water bottles out of my cages so early in the race. I was feeling strong. We widdled down to 4 I think. Craig Richey dropped us all in the first single track section but we caught back on in the Cumberland Forest before a long climb (wrong turn maybe?). I was feeling good and rode my way solidly into 3rd place and could see 2nd place up ahead. I could also see Craig a little further ahead at one point but he was strong and going very fast on the descents and technical sections so I didn’t think I had a chance of catching him unless he had a mechanical. That’s when my woes started. First with a flat front tire that I had to stop for (wouldn’t seal for some reason but I eventually got it to after stopping to put air in). Then I cut the sidewall of rear tire and had to put a tube in, then flatted several more times after having to walk a long stretch when I had no tubes or air left, waiting for someone to come by. I flatted 5 times in total (one was a tube that was given to me by a kind guy that just wouldn’t hold air and I took it out to find it was cut). A frustrating way to spend what was otherwise an awesome and epic day out in the mountains and back roads of Comox Valley with awesome people. Thanks to everyone that gave me tubes and air when I ran out. I wouldn’t have made it back without them. The good news… I won a pair of Teravail gravel tires as a draw prize so now I don’t need to buy new tires. I had brand new tires on for this race and destroyed one of them, and one has a puncture, so these new ones are much needed! I guess I had some luck amongst my bad luck today after-all.

Mixed emotions as I lost a chance at getting on the podium, which would have been my first time ever in a gravel race, but also was quite happy with how I was riding when I was in contention. Also I had a good time hanging out amd chatting with people after… and winning the tires in an epic Rock Paper Scissors match against Ramon Ramirez. Sorry Ramon 😉

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Warmup ride to gravel race + flat tire disaster race

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