First Cyclocross Race

Well this weekend was pretty busy with my birthday and bike racing. This is Kurt's first year of bike racing. He spent most of the spring (of what spring we had with all the flooding) training and competing in mountain bike races. Now he got a taste of cyclocross racing. What is cyclocross racing you ask? Well first of all, it's a type of bicycle racing, and it usually takes place in the fall and winter. It consists of many laps of a short (1.5–2 mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion and they race for 45-75 minutes. Kurt raced both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, he placed 11th out of 21 riders! Not too bad for his FIRST cyclo-cross race EVER. On Sunday, he placed 15th out of 26th. I'm VERY proud of him! Here are some pictures of him and his nephew Kyle racing. (Day 1: Kurt's wearing orange and Kyle is wearing white. Day 2: Kurt's wearing gray and Kyle is wearing blue. They are mixed up.)

Kurt's pre-race picture.

Start of the race.
Kurt jogging up the big hill.

Kyle jumping over some barriers.
Kurt jumping over barriers.
Kyle remounting his bike after running through the sand.
Kyle running up the first hill.
Kyle
Kurt carrying his bike through the sand pit.
Kurt passing the competition.
Alexa (Kyle's daugher/Kurt's great-niece) ringing her cowbell.