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Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race...
Aug 9^th, 2008 at 5:39pm

Being held tomorrow. It has rain almost all week and poured today so it is a mud bath there. This is where we usually ride so we know the terrain, home town advantage!!! Wink

There will be about 700 riders so this a a big event. Here is a link to the Ontario Cup Mountain Bike Championship Series.

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Also, here are a couple of pics of Angie and I between the rain with our new riding jerseys right after I registered.

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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #1 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 6:07pm GO Barry and Angie!!!!
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Reply #2 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 6:09pm

Sounds like FUN!! That looks like a beautiful course. We sure don't have trees like that here.

Good luck and have a great time!

~Kris

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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #3 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 6:12pm It sounds like a real mud slinging time to be had by all!! You be safe, out there! And GOOD LUCK!! Chuck
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Grandma_Sweet_Boy CH.com Alumnus Offline What Goes Around Comes Around! Posts: 4496 Georgetown,Ontario Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #4 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 6:17pm Hoping you get good weather tomorrow. Have fun - and try not to get yourselves all caked in that good Muskoka mud!!! Hugs Carol
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Charlotte CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2385 Patterson,California Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #5 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 6:21pm Good luck, Barry & Angie!
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Ray CH.com Alumnus Offline Ray Posts: 1996 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #6 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 7:13pm All of the best! Ray
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #7 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 7:48pm It is still pouring buckets!!!
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #8 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 7:58pm Go Barry Go! Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or Looks like tons-o-fun from here Charlie
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Kirk CH.com Alumnus Offline VINIMUS, VIDIMUS, DOLAVIMUS Posts: 2393 Harts Lake, WA Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #9 - Aug 9^th, 2008 at 10:45pm Kind of hard to read. But does that card say that you're entered in the century cup? Good luck man. Centuries aren't easy. The Mid-West Recumbent Rally is this weekend also.
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #10 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 6:00am Thanks everyone. It is 6:00am and it has stopped raining for now! I have butterflies in my stomach and nervous about doing this, but I will be fine once I get started racing. Will post a couple of pics when we get back home. Must get ready to get muddy!
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #11 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 7:50am WoooHooo!!! Go B&A GO!!! Let us know how everything went, ok? Good Luck! mel
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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #12 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 12:54pm Good luck you guys.... Make us proud... Hugs BD P.s. Nice buns...
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #13 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 1:08pm BarbaraD wrote on Aug 10^th, 2008 at 12:54pm: P.s. Nice buns... Barbara, try something different, and get your mind out of the gutter!! (Besides his buns are *MINE!!!*) Chuck
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Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race...
Reply #14 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 8:07pm

Very wet day. Lots of Mud and Fun!!!! Barry finished 13th out of 16 in his division. Great job for the first time.

Here are a couple of Pics

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Here is a video of Barry going over the wet rock on Moose Mayhem 2nd lap

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Lots of fun and a great time.

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Grandma_Sweet_Boy CH.com Alumnus Offline What Goes Around Comes Around! Posts: 4496 Georgetown,Ontario Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #15 - Aug 10^th, 2008 at 9:52pm Angie - did you have to hose him off before you let him in the house. Looks like he had a good time, but what did you do? Weren't you riding as well? Hugs Carol
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Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race...
Reply #16 - Aug 11^th, 2008 at 6:50am

Well thankfully Mike (owner of the cycling center) had wash stations set up so we were able to get somewhat clean but there was no change room so we had to do what we had to do to get into dry clothes. Yup, strip down behind the car door and get changed in the parking lot Embarrassed

Angie did not race but took a bunch of photos and vids so we can make a DVD of the event. Last week our holidays got canceled so we could not make the Niagara meet but we are both off this week and doing mountain bike day trips and todays adventure is taking us and our four friends to Algonquin Park, a real majestic forest indeed. Lots of moose and other critters here. We will take the camera with us and share them when we get home.

I had a blast racing but this is more our way of riding, should be a lot of fun.

Barry

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Kirk CH.com Alumnus Offline VINIMUS, VIDIMUS, DOLAVIMUS Posts: 2393 Harts Lake, WA Gender:	Re: Reg'd Today For The O-Cup Race... Reply #17 - Aug 11^th, 2008 at 7:30am *I just noticed, you have gripless pedals on your bike. I prefer the Shimano MTB PM-540 pedals. They're lighter. And perhaps give me a few more Watts of power with each stroke. YMMV*
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