Oudenburg Kermis

My 3rd race here in Belgium was a Kermis in a town called Oudenburg. It was a very windy day with a large field of some of the best riders i have seen so far. It was a 8km course we had to do 18 laps on. The course was pretty crazy with some sketchy sections through the town with barriers and racers hitting the barriers at 60k and hour. The race went really well for me, i felt really comfortable in the field and had made my way to the front of the race with 5 laps to go. On one of the farm roads there was a sharp left turn with some buckled pavement that a lot of riders were having trouble with. A rider tried jamming through it on my inside and lost control and hit me and sent me to the pavement at 55k and hour, accross the road and into a briar patch. I lost some skin on my shin, knee and butt. The bike was ok except for some bar tape and the usual shifter scratching. I was pretty disapointed because at this pint in the race, there had already been a pretty tough selection made and i was feeling really well. Oh well, better luck next time. My next race is this saturday, so wish me luck and no more spills.

Josh