Great course. Two 90 degree turns back-to-back into a long sweeping, slightly downhill turn ending with a 90. Then up a little power hill around another 90 and about 600 or 700 meters up through the start/finish. Laps were about 3 minutes.
Chris Cummings, took off about 2 laps into the race and got a guy to go with him. Since it was so early, I decided to see what would happen. He and the other guy stayed away the whole race with one guy chasing. It was bloody hot and windy. A storm was building up and the wind shifted from a tailwind to headwind down the finish straight. That really help the break to stay away. While the pack was rolling slowly into the headwind, they were on the long, sloping downhill going downwind. Sometimes early breaks work.
Chris won when the other guy started sprinting with 500 meters to go and he waited to come around with about 50 meters. That was a really good race for him and confirms his desire to move to the 2s. I finished mid-pack and was able to pick off a few people at the end who were stalling into the vicious headwind. All-in-all a good race for me, especially since I have not historically ridden well with temperatures near 100.
Added note thanks to my beautiful wife Jaime: I like to make sound effects when zipping up the side of the pack when Lee (Herndon) is there to hear them..."Yikes, and away!"
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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You failed to mention that you spent some quality time lecturing (read: cursing out in wankeresque fashion) some of the young 'uns in the pack about their technique (or lack thereof?). You are such a good elder statesman for the Cat 3's! You could have spent that time making more sound effects while zipping back and forth among the pack...
No doubt - the sound effects were the highlight of the race for me. They made me forget about my cold for a minute and laugh at the airplane/rocket/F1 noises.
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