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A portal opened to Elkridge!!!

@@TimJessilonis you feature heavily with the heckle stroller!! The cheering was much appreciated!!

The guy in the row behind me asked if we were all starting together. I told him no, and not to try to go through me when the 35+ started 🤣 Thanks, it was a hard race but I put together some good laps.

Happy to oblige!!! 😂

Thanks, you as well!!! Hey no worries, that's racing. See my South Germantown race from last year. Went from front row to the back while barely moving LOL. We had a fast race - thanks for coming out!

Thank you!! Yeah SGCX was much better for me, I really needed that performance after this week.

Yeah I can totally understand that - I'm comfortable with tech sections and will only be mad at myself if I crash on my own, but some of that deep stuff could have been raked or something. You weren't the only one to do that BTW. I'll be at Rockburn all day and hope to make it to Taccino. See you next week!

Ha thanks - yeah I def went through the 5 stages of grief in that race. I did give myself a "hardman" award for that finish... Awesome, Shimano scarf buddies!! Yeah that made it all worth it :)

Thanks!! Really turned into a good race, everything came together with minimal issues.

Yeah Chad it was a blast!! You had really good speed and consistent lap times. I'm just glad the guy in the woods went left so I could ride the berm and try to catch back on. There's always the next weekend I guess! :)

Great racing with you as well, we had a good back and forth going on. Let's do it again!!

Ha yeah you were up there! Tough field this year.

Ha thanks Sean, might as well have fun with the edits :)

Thanks!! Yeah probably one of the hardest races for me.

Yeah, with the "angry bees" 54 tooth upgrade :)

Thanks @samj1185 !! My lap times only got slower after the first one 🤣 the 80 would have been brutal in that heat. One day I'll do it...

@@thomaskrispin5099 me too! maybe next year.

Much appreciated! Very fun course - I'll be at 2 of the next 3 so stay tuned for more :)

Thank you sir, I had a lot of fun at this event and it was great racing against you as well! I'm hoping to make the Big Elk race later in the year. 🤘

Aye that rocks 😂 Glad you came out and raced, was a fun series. I should post a highlight reel of the series. And thanks - there's a first time for everything!!

Dude it was like playing Mario kart on expert against the computer. I almost couldn't believe what I was watching 🤣 he needs to run an old man cornering clinic.

Thanks so much Adam!!! Congrats to you on your win and riding so strong though the series! I love posting the videos and am marginally better at editing, I'm glad they get a few views :) Yes, position is super important, but only if we can hold it LOL. Can't wait for the next one!

Thanks Alex!!! I'm pleasantly surprised with my results this year. Falkorburg came together nicely, no crashes and no mechanicals!

Much appreciated!! I'm happy with my line choice in this race, in certain spots it made a difference!

Thanks Adam, and I agree! I really had the short power to keep coming back a bit, which I am really stoked about. I'll get top 10 one of these days! Great racing with you as always, and strong showing by you!!

I was a course marshall both days for the pro races, day two Mansion hill looked brutal!

@@thomaskrispin5099 yea man only the front group rode the hill on day 2

Bruh that's crazy! It is a big fly over, but I thought the second fly over just before the finish was a little more dangerous.

That second one has a hard exit.lol. I was nervous on the first run.

Still nothing compared to crit crushes. CX is best in that regard.

I did 5 last time. Course is a little different this year, I'll see if I can upload a video

Thanks John!! I'm stoked for it too this year, hoping to get some good footage this time too.

@@thomaskrispin5099 I had no idea that you had this much footage of me on the bike!!! cool to watch us on that first lap

Alex, this was in patapsco, Howard county side. First part of the gravel was north of old Ellicott City, second part was northbound near Daniel's dam area

Thomas Krispin do you have the track on Strava?

@@alexpline yeah I should have included that in my reply, sorry. Here ya go: strava.app.link/KLAixnDwm6

@@thomaskrispin5099 Thanks! One more question: anything give you pause about doing this on a cross bike?

Dude, I'd say you don't even know the half of it, but they're all on video :)

Your welcome, happy to do it. And I agree, it was a fast race!

Thanks Adam! Yeah fair hill is a good course, can be fast and flowy, not as technical as Patapsco.

mark schneider Woodstock, Maryland - a little west of Baltimore, in Patapsco Valley State Park

Garmin Edge 500 probably. I have it set to auto start/stop when it detects movement. Sometimes I was going slow enough to make it think I stopped!

Yeah I shifted the chain into my spokes (both times). Stupid mistake because I didn't check my equipment in the week leading up to the race. A simple derailleur adjustment (after the race) fixed the issue. Luckily I didn't do significant damage to my spokes. I don't know what place I dropped to, but I regained enough to get 4th. The first stop my chain was JAMMED in between the spokes and cassette. The guy yelling "power" was a friend of mine, when he yells you do what he says!