6/3/08 Race Report: Mohican 100
by Josh Tostado:

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I woke up at 5 am to a steady rain in loudonville OH it had benn raining all night but by the start of the race the rain had stoped and it was clearing. The start of the race was straight out of town up a very steep paved road which did a great job of string the field out I managed to stay up front and dropped into the first single track behind about 5 or 6 people. The first couple miles were a mix of fire road, hike a bike and single track, then the fun started the next 20 miles was some great single track fast and flowing muddy and slick with roots and rocky sections. I was in the lead group of five through this section with a blistering pace, when we reached the first dirt road three riders had gaped me and I got caught by a couple more.

My tire choice was great in the muddy single track but once we got onto the road they felt slow, now by myself I had nobody to work with and wasted a lot of energy fighting the wind alone. At about 60 miles in I was caught by two more people and worked with them for a little wile but eventually got dropped, now on my own again I figured it was time to kick it into gear or get caught by more people with about 10 miles to go I puled back one guy and ended up finishing 7Th. The NUE series has become so competitive the top 10 is a great result.

5/6/08 Race Report: Dirt Sweat & Gears
by Josh Tostado:

First off I want to say what a great job that clay, Grant and all the rest of the people did putting this race on, when I take part in a race that has so much love and care put into it I feel good about racing my bike, this race will definitely be an annual thing for me. also I want to thank Kevin how volunteered his time to support me the whole race I owe you big time man.

Now to the actual race, the night before it rained pretty hard and left the course very muddy. The first lap was a night mare my bike got clogged up so badly with mud that I actually came to complete stops on the down hills. When i finally finished the lap I had lost 25 minutes on the lead so with a fresh clean bike I put my head down and went to work. The second lap was a 100% improvement everyone took all the mud of the course with their bikes. Every lap the course got faster and I felt great by the middle of the day I had moved into 3rd place and started to pressure the leaders I pushed till the end but the first lap deficit proved to be to much. Tinker won brandon got second and I came in third.

4/21/08 Race Report: The Cohutta 100
by Josh Tostado:

Another sleepless night listening to down poring rain off and on all night. by the start of the race it had stopped raining but fog still hung in the air . the start went well up a big road climb then into a fast single track I sat in about 10th right where I wanted to be. Then the tire problems started I got a flat stopped and hit with a quick co2 had to sprint through about 15 riders then got to were I was chasing the front group again got back to about 8th then again with the tire had to use my 2nd co2 from then on I had to use the pump at every aid station. With all the problems I felt pretty good and finished 10th not a great first race but it feels good to get the first one out of the way.