Jingle Cross is my favorite cross race and I have been doing it for six years now. I really enjoy the whole atmosphere there and the crazy fans. Knowing that Jingle Cross was the only cross race that I am going to do this year was a little weird after coming off of several full cross season. Noah and I both showed up with zero expectations.
The first day went pretty well. I had a lack-luster start but quickly made up places on all of the road sections. I made contact with the lone leader with half a lap to go and was feeling good but I got tangled up with a lapped rider and had to stop. I ended up second but I had a lot of fun still!
Saturday's race went even better. I had a much better start than the previous race. The rest of the race I rode very conservatively but caught the two leaders with 2 laps to go. I then recovered before attacking through the pit and getting a gap. My gap got up to 30 seconds and I held it there to the finish.
Sunday was pretty similar to Saturday's race. I had a fairly good start and rode the first two laps at a safe pace. I made contact with the front at the end of the second lap and launched an attack. I quickly got a gap of 15 seconds and I was able to ride very conservatively to the finish to win again.
I am very pleased with how all three days went! I had a ton of fun and the results were just an added bonus. Thanksgiving with my relatives was really great as well since I had not seen them in so long. I am back in Wimberly to train for a few weeks before heading back north for Christmas and New Years.
