It rained off and on for most of the night but we woke up Monday morning to perfect blue sky's. The temp at 7am was a brisk 38deg. We packed up and made our way to the start. The race provided us with great recycled grocery bags to use to stage whatever we wanted in 2 different spots on the course.
We started right at 9AM and had a police escort out of town and on to the dirt roads before a left turn and a super steep climb to start the day. The trails were in great condition with just a few puddles here and there from all the rain.
The further we got back in the woods the puddles and sloppy trails were everywhere! We started another long climb with long consistent pitches at 24%! After the long climb we were rewarded with some of the best flowing single track I have ever been on. This section of the Colorado trail is absolutely amazing.
It was an awesome day and we ended up finishing 3rd in our division and made up some time on a few teams that out climbed us yesterday. We are sitting 3rd overall and happy with the days racing. Another tough day tomorrow and we were told it is supposed to be very rough with steep climbs - sounds great....
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