A muddy Major Taylor CX, Photos by Ethan Glading

Saturday, Day 1

Hi @dani_mariea !

Major Taylor Cyclocross

Check out the new Bike Index caps on their Shopify page. Now proven effective for any riding conditions.

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The amount of times I missed my bars when shouldering this bike in the mud this weekend was a lot. Something to work on – the little mistakes can add up.

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Andrew has it down

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Mmm running

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Lol mud is kinda booty sculpting

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Due to thunderstorm delays, Andrew’s race ended just as it was getting dark

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This looks a lot thicker and grippier than it actually is

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I am looking at a tiny croissant

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Learning how to tripod this year has made racing in all conditions 10000% easier and I would say it is a necessary skill in everyone’s arsenal.

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Sunday, Day 2

A much tackier day made the mud slightly easier to manage. Here is the same downhill as in the above photo. Still needed to put a foot out, but there was much more traction, even at a higher tire pressure.

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Look where you want to go etc.

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@JenEMal91 is a fearsome runner!

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ENYA IS IRELAND AND IRELAND IS ENYA. I CLOSE MY EYES AND I THINK OF FLYING OVER THE GREEN FIELDS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. GODS WILLING I WILL GO TO IRELAND. IT FASCINATE ME. LONG LIVE IRELAND UNITED AND CATHOLIC. I WANT TO WALK ON THE BEACH I GEEL THE BREEKE OF THE IRISH SEA ON MY FACE AND @thoughts_drawn

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Elbow inside the saddle is proper technique as I learned recently

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Andrew: “This is the best cycling photo angle. It makes people’s legs look huge and their arms looks tiny.”

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Ok so the lighting in these is sweet. This section leaves the hill side of the course and enters out on to the backside.

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Pump track! Made slightly treacherous with the mud but still pretty lit

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Pony wheels lining up with real wheels

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Here’s that sultry lighting again. At this point it was getting really cold, probably hovering around 30F.

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Practicing for triathalon

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Practicing for triathalon

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