WSMTB XC Round 1 - C Grade

My first WSMTB XC race, and it won't be the last.

I wasn't really sure how to play this as I have only done team efforts in short course races before, single laps. Initially I was going to start quite a way back in the group but at the last minute made a dash for the front of the pack at the start line, I think I started in about 10th place. First half a lap was really busy with lots of bunching up on the technical stuff. Once I got past some of that stuff I went hard till the next lap. I turned it down a bit and concentrated on consuming enough water and energy. Alex had broken down(?) at the top of the second climb and told me I was in 4th place! I couldn't really see how but it felt good to know I was at the pointy end. Every time I was in the switchbacks I would look back at the yellow number plates and I knew I had riders close behind so I started putting some more effort in and was increasing the gap on the down hill sections and technical stuff. Last lap was pretty much a daze, I focused on the guy in front for most of it and I managed to take another place on the line. I was happy with the way I rode the race and was really making an effort to work on my cornering, which is starting to make sense now.

I think I got 6th in the end,\I am happy with that. There were some young guns in the race who were really quick so to me they don't count

Congrats to the other nobbers, all had a really good day. The track was awesome as usual, can't wait till the next one.