The monthly trail race yesterday.
The blog post is here with photos and videos.
English on FB:
Japanese on the Imezi blog:
Best viewed with pictures but I'll paste in the base text below.
Cheers, Andy
「2021 rai rai cup stage 4」
the 4th stage of the rai rai cup on sunday
here's the English race report
「click on the photos for text」
*maintenance
trail maintenance from 8 o'clock
race from 9:30
trail maintenance is always a good warm up!
*line up
as leader of the series
I'm in 7th position in the second starting group
Imezi's Kakeru has pole position
only Imezi's captain starts behind me
*video
3,2,1 GO!
I ask Kakeru to ride easy!
with 6 riders in front
on a single track
it's difficult to move up
but!
lap 1 mechanicals!
first E san
then U san
I find myself in 5th position
*following T san
locked on to rival T san's wheel
he urges the guys in front to push harder
I'm happy just to follow
*climbing
I try to pass where the trail splits
but I can't do it
I have to play the long game
lap 2
still in 5th position
I'm aware of U san closing from behind
*U san chasing
up the 1st climb of the super long section
just following wheels
the descent
over the bars!
superman!
why?
I make a human chicane for U san!
*leg
scratches and bruises
nothing broken
it could be worse!
*out of the saddle
always hard to get going after a crash!
on the third lap E san is closing in
I get a tree branch in the derailleur
nothing broken
it could be worse!
goal!
*T san Jr
the winner is T san Jr!
imezi brake pads for a prize
I look forward to the day my kids beat me here!
*results
dropped down 1 place
2nd now in the series
it's great fun to go to the trail each month
roll on stage 5!
thank you everyone!
*team
Team IMEZI
ride hard or go home!
#imezi #imezi167 #167grv #imezisealant #プロジェクト167
The blog post is here with photos and videos.
English on FB:
Japanese on the Imezi blog:
Best viewed with pictures but I'll paste in the base text below.
Cheers, Andy
「2021 rai rai cup stage 4」
the 4th stage of the rai rai cup on sunday
here's the English race report
「click on the photos for text」
*maintenance
trail maintenance from 8 o'clock
race from 9:30
trail maintenance is always a good warm up!
*line up
as leader of the series
I'm in 7th position in the second starting group
Imezi's Kakeru has pole position
only Imezi's captain starts behind me
*video
3,2,1 GO!
I ask Kakeru to ride easy!
with 6 riders in front
on a single track
it's difficult to move up
but!
lap 1 mechanicals!
first E san
then U san
I find myself in 5th position
*following T san
locked on to rival T san's wheel
he urges the guys in front to push harder
I'm happy just to follow
*climbing
I try to pass where the trail splits
but I can't do it
I have to play the long game
lap 2
still in 5th position
I'm aware of U san closing from behind
*U san chasing
up the 1st climb of the super long section
just following wheels
the descent
over the bars!
superman!
why?
I make a human chicane for U san!
*leg
scratches and bruises
nothing broken
it could be worse!
*out of the saddle
always hard to get going after a crash!
on the third lap E san is closing in
I get a tree branch in the derailleur
nothing broken
it could be worse!
goal!
*T san Jr
the winner is T san Jr!
imezi brake pads for a prize
I look forward to the day my kids beat me here!
*results
dropped down 1 place
2nd now in the series
it's great fun to go to the trail each month
roll on stage 5!
thank you everyone!
*team
Team IMEZI
ride hard or go home!
#imezi #imezi167 #167grv #imezisealant #プロジェクト167