Member Bio: Eric Welp
Age: 27
Years Racing: 3
Cat: Expert
Favorite Race: Middle Mountain Momma
Turn Ons: Long walks on the beach, discussing early 20th century American literature and being held.
Turn Offs: Bermuda shorts and Joel Gwadz
Bike: Salsa Ale Carte /XT/ Cane Creek Wheels
- Posted in : Roster
- Author : Joe Foley
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[…] Raced the 3rd Cranky Monkey on Sunday at Fountainhead. It’s a great course and the weather was perfect. The expert field was stacked yet again with the local semi-pro and expert fast guys. After putting in 72 miles the day before with Eric, Judd, and Matt, with some spirited attacks and sprints, I was worried I had cooked myself before supper - if you catch my drift. My warm up reinforced this concern - my legs were tired and heavy. Well, I resigned myself to starting on the slower side and hoping for my legs to come around. The start, on a 1 mile road loop and no one wanting to sit out in the wind, would come down to a sprint out of the last corner and for the single track into the woods. I was cut off in the turn - Note: - mtb’ers can be very bad roadies - and lost some positions, but was in the top 10 dropping into the dirt. Long story short, I made up some positions and my legs were feeling ok. Granted it was early in the race, and I planned to save something, but getting a good start is critical. […]
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