Event: Race for Chocolate

Name: Adam Beattie

City: Bear

State/Province: DE

Country: USA

Age: 16

Place: 1st

Category: Expert

CLASS +/or Age group: Junior

Team: First Sate Velo Sport

XC Race Bike: Klein Single Speed

Tires: Panaracer/Hutchinson

Conditions: Sticky Mud

Email: toxin99@aol.com

How was your fitness level going into this race?

OK

Were you happy with your position going into the singletrack?

Yes

Were you strong from start to finish?

Yes

When did you put the hammer down?

The whole time

Did you have any unusual problems?

My bell clogged with Mud on the first lap

Were you happy with the way the race was run?

Very Much So

Did you have any interesting experiences during your race (exchanges with competitors/spectators)?

"Ice Cream Man" (Editor's Note: when Adam went by ringing his bell I called him the "Ice Cream Man")

Anything you would like to add?

Single Speed is definitely the way to go