Post date: Jul 18, 2010 3:4:47 AM
Sup guys,
The race was about 45 minutes. Four laps on some country roads with about a mile on dirt each lap. The race started out pretty slow. Towards the end of the first lap a michigan state guy tried to string out the pack, but it didn't really do much. I didn't realize it, but somewhere in the race the main pack split in two. I was in the front pack, and stayed with the group until the last lap. I think that was when I pulled dan up to the back of a breakaway and I didn't have the legs to keep going. Bryce ended up falling off a little after me and I caught him, and the two of us worked together until just before the finish when a Michigan state guy tried to split me and bryce. Bryce didn't budge and they ended up going down, and I finished alone. It was a pretty solid race, but I definitely need to work on my patients. I put in a few too many hard efforts in the race and didn't have the legs to hang on when the front of the group tried to push it before the last lap.
I didn't ride the second race because right after the finish I busted 2 spokes on the rear wheel. Hopefully I can get it fixed up in the next couple of days.
Mark