Day 6 - BC Bike Race 2012 - Squamish

Home turf! Advantage? Read and see. Graham and I have worked out our perfect partner race strategy. Don't ride together. He races ahead and plays with the big boys while I putter along... Of course, not exactly puttering but let's say hammering at my own intensity level. The start was the gear jammer course, up the road and up mashiter until up robs corners. I am figuring out how to manage my energy and it means conrve at the start. My second half was ripping, I am a safer descender when not at the limit and I finish strong. I was about 20min behind him and I was 3:35 or thereabouts. Definitely my best day in Squamish. Sunny but not too hot. Walked parts of the plunge but ripped hoods in the woods and all through crumpit. No cracking or cramping. I think it is the bananas at the aid station that prevents cramping? Tomorrow is the final day! Up easy does it, 800m, down crank it up then over to lost lake for a tour and back to the lifts to call it a day and reunite with Lara and the kids. Just finishing up a double espresso ice at Starbucks air conditioned, wifi space. Heaven right now.