Jordan shined at Snake Alley Saturday. He won the juniors under 15 solo, breaking away the first time up. There were 18 riders, his nearest rival being Jonathan Shilling, a strong 14 year old from Missouri, who he battled at Jingle Cross and Cross Natz last year.
Immediately following, he lined up with 57 riders in the Junior 15-18 category. Many of them are Cat 3's, and some are even Cat 1/2's. With Snake Alley being so narrow, a good start is critical. Jordan had good position at the line, but a rider in front of him pulled out of his pedal, and Jordan dropped back to the bottom 1/3 the first time up the climb. He just kept drilling it, and picking riders off. By the end of the race, he made it up to what was left of the main chase group. Cat 1 superstar Chris Wallace and local Colton Barrett were off the front. Wallace won, Colton 2nd, and Jordan finished 6th in the chase group for 8th overall. What a great ride.
I raced the masters 40+, and loved it. I started in the middle of our group of 30 or so riders, and worked my way up to the main chase group, with 2 off the front. I struggled the last couple times up the climb, and ended up losing touch with the chase group. I finished 8th.
Local MN riders ended up winning 5 of the races at Snake Alley:
Junior under 15 - Jordan Cullen
Master 50+ - Charlie Townsend
Cat 4 Men - Dylan Knutson
Masters 30+ - Dewey Dickey
Pro/1/2 - Adam Bergman
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