October 2020 - Volume 4 - Issue 10 October 2020 | Page 89

Y DEBRIEFED

“ I was happy with my bike . We set it up kind of like a GNCC . We knew it was going to be hard pack and kind of slick . We choppered it out and made it so it would handle good in the straightaways then I ’ ll make it turn by riding how I ride . “ I felt pretty good . I just wanted to keep it on two wheels , all the way until the fifth and sixth section . I crashed twice in the fifth one . I got tangled with a lapper once and then I crashed on my own . Then obviously the slideout on the creek in the last section . My wrist was a little sore . I ’ ve had a nagging little wrist injury , but nothing too crazy . When I got going , I got flowing again , I knew I didn ’ t have any time to waste so I just kept hitting all my marks and tried to ride the rest of the section the best I could . “ It doesn ’ t feel real yet but it ’ s pretty cool . It ’ s been a long time coming . I ’ m happy with it . I feel like I rode good , kept my head on my shoulders all day . Kept to myself . I earned it , I feel like .” n