Event: NO CENTS SUMMER SIZZLER

Name: TIM MESSSERSMITH

City: YORK

State/Province: PA

Country: USA

Age: 50

Place: 1st

Category: Expert

CLASS +/or Age group: 45+

Team: FIRST CAPITAL VELO

XC Race Bike: TREK 8500

Tires: HUTCHINSON PYTHON TUBELESS

Conditions: DRY/WARM

Email: TIMMES@MSN.COM

How was your fitness level going into this race?

I FEEL IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, ALTHOUGH I STILL FEEL I COULD DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

Were you happy with your position going into the singletrack?

EVEN THOUGH KURT OUT SPRINTED ME TO THE SINGLETRACK THINGS TRANSPIRED RATHER QUICKLY WHEN HE HESITATED ON ONE OF THE FIRST TURNS AND I GOT AROUND HIM. I FELT THAT IT WAS A RATHER GOOD POSITION.

Were you strong from start to finish?

THE RACE WAS VERY FAST PACED AS EVERYONE KNOWS, SO I JUST TRIED TO STAY SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE RACE.

When did you put the hammer down?

WITH KURT ON MY REAR WHEEL WE KEPT A PRETTY FAST PACE AND I FIGURED IT WOULD COME DOWN TO A SPRINT AT THE FINISH LINE. I WANTED TO AVOID THAT, SO I THOUGHT WHEN ON THE LAST LAP AT THE LAST SHORT STEEP CLIMB I WOULD TRY TO GET A JUMP ON HIM, BUT TO MY GOOD FORTUNE ON THE 3RD LAP I THINK KURT RAN INTO SOME TROUBLE WITH SOME OTHER RIDERS. THAT'S WHEN I GOT A BIT OF A JUMP ON HIM! I WAS THEN ABLE TO DO THE LAST LAP WITHOUT HIM ON MY WHEEL.

Did you have any unusual problems?

NO! IT WAS VERY FAST AND SMOOTH!

Were you happy with the way the race was run?

YES, I WAS HAPPY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RACE START ON TIME. I DID APPRECIATE THE AWARDS CEREMONY BEING PROMPT.

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

NO, NOT NECESSARILY.

Anything you would like to add?

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RACE AND TO THE PROMOTERS! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ADVENTURE CYCLING AND FIRST CAPITAL VELO FOR THEIR SUPPORT. I CAN'T FORGET MY WIFE WHO ALLOWED ME TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND RACE WITH THE BOYS!