Vanessa and I worked at our first mountain bike race the Huntsville Classic. The race was sponsored by Bike Lane. The first race started at 8:30, but Ken mentioned that things would get crazy, so we planned to arrive at 6:30. When we got there we were the second car in the lot. Ken was up and walking around.
It was still dark, so Vanessa slept in the car. I walked around to see what needed to be done. Ken decided that Vanessa and I could work the first road crossing to stop traffic while the race was going on. At this point on the course we got to see the riders right after the start and again just before the finish.
The race started off with the sport category and we knew a few people riding in that group. The sports did 2 laps around the course, so we got to see everyone 4 times. After most of the sports were done, the expert group started. They did 3 laps and we got to see the riders 6 times. Last for the day were the beginners which only did one lap. This group also had some very young kids racing as well. The last rider finished almost 2.5 hours after their start, which made for a very long, but fun, day for Vanessa and I. We finished up and headed back to the start area about 3:00.
After seeing what mountain bike racing is like. I think I may want to give it a go.
