Hilly Billy Roubaix 2012, Review

I ended up 12th overall.  7th in my division I believe.


Let us learn from this hilly billy experience:


Race recap video by me (semi-delirious):
http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249501-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/video/643975-Lance-got-some-Pizza

Adam (Sug) video:
http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249501-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/video/643909-Adam-Driscoll-Dealing-With-Diabetes

Pat's video:
http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249501-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/video/643981-Patrick-Blair-Taken-out-by-a-pot-hole

Roger Masse, didn't meniton me :(   LOL!
http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249501-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/video/643989-Roger-Masse-Escaping-Cyclingdirt

- Focusing and not crashing would have been very helpful.

- The first, third, and ninth place finishers were on a MTB with a shock.  Pflug was also on a MTB.

http://fredjordan.smugmug.com/Sports/2012-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/23747697_Pj8Bz5#!i=1924207514&k=H79drxk

http://fredjordan.smugmug.com/Sports/2012-Hilly-Billy-Roubaix/23747697_Pj8Bz5#!i=1924213823&k=qPDn799

- Water bottles disappear easily in the bumpy conditions.  Pflug had a camelbak but most of the top 10 did not.  I lost 1 bottle and Sug lost 2 bottles so our Camelbak's saved us. But the lost water bottles were nubbie mistakes it seems.

-  Once again there were a crazy amount of flats (Dave Weaver had 3(?)).  Danny called that and prophesied correctly about several other things.  If in doubt, ask Danny Atkins.

- That was super fun!