#aprilcxchallenge

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✖️ Day 1: Last Season I never do these type of things on IG, but last years #aprilcxchallenge results looked like fun and considering I haven’t posted in months this seems like the 👌🏻 thing to get my ass in gear. Last Season for me was 2 seasons ago in 2018 😫😭 Additionally, this shot by @theldmay at @capcrossclassic was just before my last race of my last season. If I ever race again I’m commissioning someone to make this my team kit. Remember, it’s always better to look good than to feel good. #lookprogoslow https://www.instagram.com/p/B-f8Beon4E9/?igshid=15i4rmnz6ezsl

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#aprilcxchallenge day 23: Be Spoke: my favorite upgrade for the cx bike (and honestly all of my bikes), has been my @ridehifi wheels. I finally splurged last year and bought a set of carbon tubulars. I only got one race in on them but man they are phenomenal! Can’t wait to race with them again! #totallytubulardude @bikeshopcx https://www.instagram.com/p/B_UrU84F9TT/?igshid=sh15qbc32001

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😈 Day 10: Cracked Only a few weeks old (the bike, not me), I managed to crash the shit outta myself and break the carbon bars on my freshie @van_dessel FTB! Better yet, I did this while training at Gravelly Point (RIP). However, the true, untold MABRA story was that I did it while trying to take selfies (not pictured) while trying to rail a hairpin turn around a tree with exposed roots. Yup, one-handed and fully committed the roots made absolutely sure I hit the ground as hard as possible 😂🤪🙄 That hole in my leg was from the bar end which *wasn’t* missing the plug. The final insult is I didn’t hit the shutter button correctly so I didn’t even manage to capture any evidence 😫😭 #aprilcxchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8ggatHkms/?igshid=7oxlbkafmzz

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✖️ Day 3: The Maintenance Thing You Put Off Muddiest MABRA season in recent memory (2018, natch) made my drivetrain look like this every weekend. The maintenance I put off? Servicing my @kogel_bearings BB with CX seals because they didn’t need it whatsoever! Spun freely after every Monday bike wash. What’s in your pressfit? Hashtag #ad 😂😎👌🏻 #aprilcxchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/B-k_mMinrZI/?igshid=1u4cou8x7a2he

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✖️ Day 12: Gear Or Gear [TRIGGER WARNING: ZIPTIES!!] How about gears turned into gear? Car broke down just as we were about to leave for 2015 @capcrossclassic, so after a brief mental 🤯🤬🤪 #thebug and I stuffed everything into an UberXL and made our way to the race! Unfortunately, we got there just as my field had started so the alternative plan was to at least get one race in which meant singlespeed. I’ve ridden my track bike for well over a decade so one speed wasn’t new, but I was NOT prepared for what that meant on a CX course, much less the altitude changes at Lake Fairfax. After a few pre-rides I found a gear that was 👌🏻 and got ready. As I was about to line up I realized I hadn’t ziptied it yet! Panic set in as I bummed one off @cxhairs which led to me second guessing my gear selection, shifting one down, then sealing the deal. Obviously this was good for the flats and downhills but HOLY SHIT my legs weren’t ready for that despite an entire season of racing in them. I managed to double cramp full lock up on both legs but somehow got them working again enough to finish. Turns out that was the most fun I had all year and opened me up to doing more #sscx in the future. It should be noted I’ve never raced CapCX geared, it’s been 1x ever since the first time 😂 #aprilcxchallenge (at Lake Fairfax Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JOQqGn15b/?igshid=utisx0j9hcah

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✖️ Day 11: Training One massive reason for my high level of fitness (for me) back in 2015 was Gravelly Point. The ability to combine technical training while simultaneously pushing your threshold for race length allowed me to get to a point I’d never been. Unfortunately, the park service killed our party (for a multitude of reasons), thus killing our best training area in the DC Metro area. Whatever your thoughts are on hot laps on an unchanging course, you couldn’t argue with being able to get in some miles in on the MVT beforehand, then spinning your legs out on the way home. Definitely miss it. #aprilcxchallenge (at Gravelly Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FwL33HZQF/?igshid=hbv8uu29svae

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✖️ Day 7: Why I CX Back in 2015 at @dccxrace I did a few videos called, “Why Cyclocross?” They were extremely short interviews posing that one question to those in my immediate racing community. They’re exactly what you’d expect and have seen for this entry for #aprilcxchallenge—friends, community, self-challenging, friendly competition, beer, etc. However, I did manage to grab a quick answer from none other than the racer pictured here, @benberden1. His response was incredibly eye-opening, and one I didn’t expect whatsoever. For him, cyclocross was a job. Obviously, as a professional your purpose is to race to make money but the way he presented it, it was strikingly different than the vibe we associate with the sport here in the states. For him, it was simply a way to make money, just as we think of working at the bike shop or an office job. He was good at it, so he pursued it. This was followed by an admittance that he was tired of the wear and tear of it all and would likely be retiring soon. I stood there, kind of in shock from the response, thanked him for his time, then wandered back to the course. I never posted the video. Guess I felt it was something incredibly personal, not something he was ready to reveal officially, plus I also felt I was too small of a media outlet to make it public. Perhaps I’ll edit it and post one of these days. Definitely worth it for a striking contrast to the typical response. (at DCCX) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-x2zXBHX3U/?igshid=spea7e0jedz5

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✖️ Day 5: Upgrade The best upgrades are the ones that go up (in altitude) and the course that had the nastiest was Apple CX (RIP). The infamous “Belgian Wall” was just one of 3 leg shredding inclines on the back end that brought you back up to the top after dropping you down an insane, rocky descent. I could only ride one of the two and there was absolutely NO shame in that 😂 #aprilcxchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nvLohn2kS/?igshid=2549nevrebl0

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#aprilcxchallenge day 17: pump pump pump you up...good fuel is the key to good training and racing @bikeshopcx https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FSrIOlIv-/?igshid=r0tbnsfyd50d

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#aprilcxchallenge day 15: scenery. Sometimes you have to stop and take it all in. Can’t wait to do more exploring with my bike. @bikeshopcx (at Kokopelli's Trail System) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_BUhs9FZm6/?igshid=1kjeswuuio7lx

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✖️ Day 2: Smooth @curtisjwhite and @kerryw24 are *almost* as smooth as my camera work on the chicanes at @charmcitycx back in 2018! 🧈😎😂🔥✖️ #aprilcxchallenge (at Druid Hill Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ihzUPnoO_/?igshid=zcao2lqx02g8

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✖️ Day 16: CX Throwback Yeahhh, I know April is over but I’ve been moving nearly a decade of media and files from Mac to PC so I needed to take a break on uploading for #aprilcxchallenge. However, since I’ve been neck deep in all these moments and considering what we’re all going through right now, I feel like it’s my duty to share the vibes. Here’s the IG hype mix for D1 of the 2017 @charmcitycx men’s and women’s Elite races. I love the edit on this one with both fields at the same time. Check out the full video if you’re missing those #cxvibes or just miss seeing people being around other people in close proximity and having fun! Link in bio👆🏻 . Tag Challenge: lots of our favorite Elite riders in this edit, tag who you see in the comments! You won’t win anything but I’m sure they’d enjoy a quick trip down memory lane 👍🏻 (at Druid Hill Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z_QODHfBi/?igshid=imzq3e0amyv8

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#aprilcxchallenge day 29: headpiece @bikeshopcx https://www.instagram.com/p/B_leeTklpMx/?igshid=l4hlftxhsjfk

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#aprilcxchallenge day 27: an oldie but a goodie - carry it 📸: @yabpp @bikeshopcx https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gX14ilPya/?igshid=1puqxtx5soucu

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#aprilcxchallenge day 20: cx is crazy...crazy fun even when it’s hard! One of the reasons I switched to #sscx was because its always fun - even when it’s not! @bikeshopcx 📸: @nerdydad.online and @noahutson https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NhZz4FM7t/?igshid=19nakx0ucbwe

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#aprilcxchallenge day 14: mud or dirt? Mud. Always mud. Unless you’re the mechanic and then maybe dirt... @bikeshopcx (at Joe Creason Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B--C2C_lF_j/?igshid=15nwxlqotlv9c