Diary – A Look Back by Zane Godby

You know that feeling when you are riding in a place and you hope you can find your way back “home?”  Now, imagine that when riding in West Flanders on a cold winter day.  The roads zig zag through farm fields, round abouts, past the Delhaize, and over cobbles, tarmac and dirt.  A short ride can turn long.  Zane Godby, in the latest EuroCrossCamp Diary Entry on Cyclingnews.com, shares the experience:  “As for the riding in Europe, it is exactly how you would imagine it: narrow roads, cars buzzing close to you, and how you just ride through these little towns with farmland in between them. I didn’t really experience the riding outside last year because it was really snowy and cold, and I rode on the rollers a lot. So riding outside was interesting for me this year. Sometimes it is very hard to find your way back to the USA Cycling house. Therefore an hour ride consists of riding out of Izegem for 30 minutes and then another 45 to 60 minutes trying to find the house again.”

Zane rode at EuroCrossCamp last year for the first time.  Having that experience under his belt really helped give him an edge.  “The racing was a lot different, too, this year. That is because I knew most of the race courses, and for me whenever I have seen a course before it usually keeps me calm. Also I had a front row start in most of the races because I had UCI points this year.”

Zane is another Clif Bar Cyclocross Development Team rider and hails from Louisville, Colorado.  Check out the rest of his Diary Entry on Cyclingnews.com.