After having my break from my Worlds trip the South Island Secondary School Mountain Bike Champs was going to be my first race back on the bike since this time. A couple of casual rides were done before hand but I was unable to get out the week leading into the race due to a nasty cold which I am now at the tail end of! So Friday morning my sister and I got up and headed down to Timaru to compete in the Hill climb event that morning followed by Down Hill practice. While the Hill Climb was fairly short it was a good climb as it went up the forest through the single track then out in the open to finish the race. My climb did not feel good at all due to my cold and once I stopped at the top my chest was all iced up. However I came in first place and was keen to get out on the Down Hill on dad's full suspension bike in the afternoon in practice for the race the next day.
The Down hill race was an excellent day full of adrenillin junkies and lots of edge of your seat action! My race run for a Down Hill event was a bit of shocker miss clipping twice at the start and almost stopping the bike on one loose corner as the tyre hooked in. However I still ended up finishing with a respectable time but knew I could have been much faster if I hadn't had those troubles!
The Cross Country was the main event for myself to be down for and another excellent day was put out to us in Timaru! My race was going pretty good until near the end of lap 2 of 3 where I came across a bridge and caught the tyre in the wrong spot crashing. I lost quite a bit of time but had a soilid lead holding this out through the final lap to finish first and also take the overall Champion Title for South Island Secondary School Mountain Bike Champs!
Thanks to the Prestidges and Austins for accommodating us over the weekend!
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