CX Clinics

Last weekend was the Source Endurance CX clinic featuring instruction by Zach McDonald and Steve Tilford (and few other big names in KC cross). Kelli and I drove up to KC early Saturday morning and arrived at the clinic around 9:30 to register and get the bike unloaded. The day was segmented into sections around specific CX skills - mounting/dismounting, running / hopping barriers, riding sand, cornering & choosing the best lines through back-to-back corners, and course preview. The day was capped off with 1-lap mock races.

The whole day was a lot of fun. Weather was perfect, instructors had some great tips, lots of cool people showed up, and racing at the end of the day was a great way to finish a clinic.

September 19 is the final KCOI/Boulevard CX clinic. You should definitely come check it out - it's a great way to learn some new skills (or re-learn what you forgot in the off season), it's free, and it's a ton of fun. Don't have a CX bike? No worries, bring a mountain bike (I rode a mountain bike in my first 2 CX races). I'm definitely looking forward to being back in the area for the clinic and getting the season started with Manion's that weekend.

Final race of the day. Zach leading Shad Smith and Steve Tilford through the sand.

Horrible video quality (blame the cheap phone), but Zach is once again leading Tilford and Shad through the final corner for the win.