ProGRT #9 – Snowshoe

July 17, 2013

Most of the team couldn’t make this race so Render and Amy went at it solo and came back with the medals. Real proud of these guys. For Amy, it was her first podium as a pro. And for Mike, well, read on to see what kind of guy he is. Don’t have any pics of Mike’s podium yet. Write up courtesy of Michael Render.

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Big congrats Anne, Rae & Amy!

Snowshoe ProGRT #9 – recap by Mike Render

Snowshoe Pro GRT race weekend was really good. Amy and I went down Friday morning and managed to make it there in 4.5 hours despite bad beltway traffic. We got warmed up with some riding on Powerline which is a flowy jump line. Then hit the race course which was in great shape. The rock garden was a little snotty but manageable. Friday night they were giving out free Sierra Nevada beer and we got to catch up with some of the other riders that were there. Saturday morning was a little rough due to the free beer and staying up late talking with our friends Mark and Kelley who are living down there for the summer. We rode all day Saturday and again the conditions were excellent. Amy and I did a run down Powerline with Anne G. and I had to work hard but was able to keep up with the two of them.  The new bike is way more confidence inspiring then the Claymore. Sunday morning a wind picked up and stuck around for several hours. The course stayed in great shape for race day. I was the only guy in my cat so I knew all I had to do was finish but that didn’t stop me from getting my fastest time there. I was the second racer to go and it was after an 11 or 12 year old girl. I asked the start official for more time between us and he agreed to 4 minutes. That didn’t turn out to be enough and I caught her before a switchback which she wrecked in right in front off me after I let her know I wanted to pass. She hit the ground pretty hard, and yes, I stopped to make sure she was OK. I finished with a time of 6:30 which I was really pleased with despite having stopped to make sure a little girl was OK. Amy got under the 6:00 mark and took the third spot on the podium in Pro.

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Leishear getting rad.

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