The 'cross season is officially upon us and the 1st round of the Fixx Supercross Cup took place today in Grange Castle. As always the Fixx crew put on a great show and it was no different this year as Ger, Richie, Russell, and Stevie made the trip up the M7 to get their seasons underway.
Ger was making his debut in the sport, and was joined by Stevie in the B race. Both got off to great starts, with both sitting pretty in the top 20. It was fast and dry as they sped around the lap, soaking up the atmosphere that is particularly noticeable early in the season. As the race progressed the effort began to take it's toll but both finished solidly with Ger taking a brilliant top 20 and Stevie making the top 30. No doubt both will be progressing towards the A ranks after a couple of more races. This was a super start for the lads and they are progressing well towards the 1st round of the Munster league. Russell and Richie took to the line in the A race. Russell was just back from holidays (and less than 24 hours after a long haul flight from San Fran...) while Richie's preparation was better, having switched focus from the road season at the end of August. Both started well and Richie was at the head of the race going into the first corner. Russell also had a good start, and was close to the front at the start, but rode within himself, knowing what the effects of going too hard after a couple of weeks off structured training could do. Richie sat solidly in the top 15 for the first half of the race until conditions changed dramatically. A downpour changed the course completely and with tyres pumped too hard (rookie mistake!), Riche fell twice in quick succession, but still managed a top 30 finish despite cornering worse than an arthritic pensioner for the remaining 4 laps. Russell also rode solidly in the top half for most of the race but also suffered a fall and this put paid to a higher finish. As always the Fixx crew, led by WORC and Expert Cycles put on a great show, in what was the season opener for many riders. Overall the Barrs rode well and their next race is the 1st Round of the Munster League in Fota (which we're happening to be hosting- enter on the events page!) which will also be a ranking event and therefore will count towards gridding for the national championships. Hon the Barrs!
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