Going faster in Europe

By:

Skyler Trujillo

Published:

December 26, 22:05

Read the full blog post at http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/euro-cross-camp-vii/a-first-world-cup-experience

Racing here is very different from racing in the US. The biggest difference is that here it is more like a 40-minute BMX race than the fastest one on the bike will win. That is what I believe I love so much about racing here. Also, the compition level is way higher.

There is always a group of 50 fast juniors starting. Whereas in the US, you will be lucky to get a field of 30 racers Today [at the World Cup in Zolder, Belgium - ed.] was a very exciting and important day for many of the juniors here. For everyone else, it was just another World Cup race.

For five out of our six juniors, however, it was their first World Cup race. Chris Wallace is the only one who has already done one. He was over here last year and raced the World Cups. For the rest of us, it was a whole new experience. We were pitted up against almost all of the best juniors in the world. We were all very excited for this race and ready to pin it.

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