{"id":19018,"date":"2012-10-10T21:42:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T02:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2012-10-10T21:42:32","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T02:42:32","slug":"2012-dorba-fall-series-race-at-rowlett-creek-preserve-rcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/10\/10\/2012-dorba-fall-series-race-at-rowlett-creek-preserve-rcp\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 DORBA Fall Series Race At Rowlett Creek Preserve (RCP)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Justyn<\/a>A huge thank you to my friend and Cadence Cyclery<\/span><\/a> teammate Justyn Wilder. I’ve been in Arkansas on my anniversary this week with scarce access to the internet. Justin\u00c2\u00a0volunteered\u00c2\u00a0to help out and put together a spot on preview!<\/span><\/p>\n

2012 DORBA Fall Series Race at Rowlett Creek Preserve (RCP)<\/h2>\n

The final round of the DORBA Fall series lands at Rowlett Creek Preserve<\/a> (RCP).\u00c2\u00a0 With many of the overall points races coming down to the final round. The racing should be close, intense, and racers will be going all out for the win.<\/p>\n

The entrance to RCP is located off of Centerville Road just north of HWY 66.\u00c2\u00a0 It has a great concrete parking lot but there isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a lot of room. Click this link for a map on the DORBA website<\/a>that helps to lay out more parking.<\/p>\n

Upon riding the trail at RCP for the first time I realized that this course is going to be fast and riders who can stay off of the brakes will do well.\u00c2\u00a0 RCP has several twisty turns.\u00c2\u00a0 Some fast some slower.\u00c2\u00a0 Keeping your weight on the outside foot and your fingers off the brakes will bode well for those who want to go fast.<\/p>\n

The start is fairly long but not nearly as hard as the previous start at the Erwin Park race.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a straight shot to the entrance of the trail which is a hard left turn.\u00c2\u00a0 The trail then parallels the start strait and then runs along the creek.\u00c2\u00a0 A fair warning the creek is in play.\u00c2\u00a0 You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to fall in.\u00c2\u00a0 There are few log cross overs.\u00c2\u00a0 Use caution here because I encountered that they did not have logs on the back side meaning you can easily bash your chainring if you don’t properly hop them.<\/p>\n

There aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too many climbs.\u00c2\u00a0 I believe loop 7 is the only section where there are any challenging elevation changes.\u00c2\u00a0 There are numerous places to pass but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let that effect your decision on how to approach the start.\u00c2\u00a0 There are several open straights to make a pass, gap yourself, or on the down side get passed.\u00c2\u00a0 The home stretch is a deal breaker.\u00c2\u00a0 If you are in the lead you can pretty much control your fate.\u00c2\u00a0 There is a little left hander that slows you down then its power to the pedals.\u00c2\u00a0 If you are battling for a position strategy can work to your benefit.<\/p>\n

Race Start Times & Distances<\/h2>\n

Cat 3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:30am<\/strong> – 8 miles Cat 2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 10:00am<\/strong> – 16 miles Cat 1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 11:45am<\/strong>– 24 miles (Mileage and start times per DORBA.\u00c2\u00a0 My Garmin said the course is close to ten.\u00c2\u00a0 The race course is everything minus loops 6,13, and 14.)<\/p>\n

Analysis & What To Expect<\/h2>\n

The race loop is going to be fast.\u00c2\u00a0 You may even be able to draft off a competitor.\u00c2\u00a0 There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing really hard about this course other then the fact that you will need to pedal fast a lot.\u00c2\u00a0 With the moisture that is on the course it will be tacky and your tires should hold pretty well.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have the time to take a slow lap around the course before the race, do it. The course isn’t hard but familiarizing yourself with where you will be racing goes a long way.\u00c2\u00a0 DORBA has been doing a great job marking the courses but it would definitely be easy to make a wrong turn here.<\/p>\n

As for winning times; I have no idea.\u00c2\u00a0 The fastest time on STRAVA is 36:52 and that was recorded July 2011.\u00c2\u00a0 On 9\/25\/2012 a time of 37:49 was recorded. It will be fast.<\/p>\n

Race Course Map & Altitude Profile<\/h2>\n
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