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1st Place SPORT
Men Veteran 35 - 44
Joe Tierney - LACKAWANNA BICYCLE CLUB |
Date: July 22, 2001 Event: Escape From Granogue Name: Joe Tierney City: Dalton State/Province: Pa. Country: USA Age: 41 CLASS +/or Age group: Veteran 35 - 44 Category: Sport Team: LACKAWANNA BICYCLE CLUB XC Race Bike: Litespeed Ocoey Tires: Bontrager Conditions: dry Email: jtierney@epix.net |
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Did you do anything special (apart from the whole training lifestyle) to prepare for this race?
Just one hard road ride during the week - then several easier ones.
Did you make it up all of the hills?
Every one of them - I love hills.
What was your favorite part of the course?
Deputy Woods & the last grass hill climb where every one was standing. It was fun to ride up that while most were walking - I wasn't going much faster - the challenge was fun.
Were you strong from start to finish?
I had a good start entering the singletrack in 4th. I felt good the whole race.
Did you have any interesting experiences during your race (exchanges with competitors/spectators)?
No
When did you put the hammer down?
At the base of the first hill climb on the back side of the course after the last log . I saw that I was pretty strong in this section so I felt it would be a good place to break away & do some damage.
Did you have any unusual problems?
Just some minor chain suck on the last lap. Unfortunately David Clark had his chain break. I was right behind him ready to attack on the last set of hills. David jumped the last log & his chain snapped. It is part of the sport, but I don't like to win races this way.
Were you happy with the way the race was run?
It was an excellent race. The separate races for sport beg. & expert kept the course open & not crowded.
Is there anything you would like to add?
Thanks to the promoters, Bill Deputy & Don Morrison for a great series. Mtn.
biking is alive in the East & it is great to see. Editor's note: I'm the
Title SPONSOR - Don Morrison is the promoter of the SERIES (he was kind enough
to let me name the series as long as it had mid-Atlantic in there and also let
me help out a little with some things)