I'm pretty beat up...my butt hurt from Saturday, sun burn from Sunday, and legs are sore...Time to suck it up!
We start out with 110 guys!! I started in the back, because everyone decided to line up 15 mins early!! what's up with that?!!
The race starts off fast! The announcer said 50 mins left, I was about to say, 50 secs for me! I'm toasted! I stuck it out! It was a weird race today, everyone was disorganized! No was working for anyone, it seemed. It was 5 laps to go, Kremke had flatted, he wasn't looking good...Ryan Wohlebe, crashed early on in the race...and there are 6 guys up the road! I'm sitting top 10...2 laps to go, Stefan Rothe is working his butt off to pull the breakaway back...1 lap to go, we get to the back side of the course and Wenger pulls off! what's going on here?! So just before the last turn everyone sat up, so I darted out!! Hitting the turn hard! I catch 3 of the guys in the breakaway, but just short of the other 3.
I take 4th place in the State Championships! Not back for a one man team out there!
Great weekend of racing! Tulsa Tough look out!!
Monday, May 26, 2008
GS Tenzing Crit
I'm feeling pretty good before the race, I mean, who wouldn't after having the best breakfast cooked for you by Corey's Mom! She is one heck of a cook!!
Corey and I checked out the Velodrome they have there in Dallas, it's pretty awesome! The banks on that track are insane!!
Gun goes off and they say, no feeding...YEA RIGHT! It's another hot and windy day. I had Corey and Taylor feeding me on the back side of the course. hehe
4 laps in to the race, Carlos Vargas goes, I go with and Brian follows us. Two San Jose guys and me in a break, we're joined by 5 others. We have a pretty stout breakaway here! Halfway through, we're 30 secs on the chase group! We just might hold'em off! We did, I think we ended up with about 45secs to a min gap on the chase group! We have 2 laps to go, Ryan Wohlebe, takes off, and I hesitate...Then Ian goes, then the group chases them down...1 lap to go, Ryan is still off the front! The group is blown up! I'm giving it all I have to catch Ian and Ryan, I barely miss Ian at the line and Ryan pulls off the win.
I end up 3rd! My best finish this year as a Cat 2! Whoop!!
End of Day 2
Corey and I checked out the Velodrome they have there in Dallas, it's pretty awesome! The banks on that track are insane!!
Gun goes off and they say, no feeding...YEA RIGHT! It's another hot and windy day. I had Corey and Taylor feeding me on the back side of the course. hehe
4 laps in to the race, Carlos Vargas goes, I go with and Brian follows us. Two San Jose guys and me in a break, we're joined by 5 others. We have a pretty stout breakaway here! Halfway through, we're 30 secs on the chase group! We just might hold'em off! We did, I think we ended up with about 45secs to a min gap on the chase group! We have 2 laps to go, Ryan Wohlebe, takes off, and I hesitate...Then Ian goes, then the group chases them down...1 lap to go, Ryan is still off the front! The group is blown up! I'm giving it all I have to catch Ian and Ryan, I barely miss Ian at the line and Ryan pulls off the win.
I end up 3rd! My best finish this year as a Cat 2! Whoop!!
End of Day 2
Gary Glickman Criterium
Here we are, Texas State Crit weekend! It was a long boring drive out to Dallas that morning only to get in a race that was almost 100 degrees outside!!
We started out with about 70 racers, keep that in mind. The course was a up and down, hilly course, I wouldn't really call it a Crit course...You go around a building, down, then up and then down at 35 mph only to come to a complete stop, to 8 mph for a 180 turn and then back up the hill again!!
The race was going good, a few breaks went, but I just sat in and didn't do anything. It's about 45 mins in to the race and they open the feed zone, FINALLY! I thought I was about to pass out because of the heat. I didn't have anyone feeding me, so I saw a wonderful customer of mine in the crowd and signaled to him to GET ME SOME WATER!! Ahmed, saved my life!! Just before I got the feed I went down on the 180 turn, but was able to jump back on the back of pack, because they were all toasted!! haha
There was a Breakaway of about 5 guys and it splintered to about 2 and then Dave Wenger road away for the victory!
I finished out 17th, out of about 25 who finished!! We started with 70!! That's how hot it was!
Conclusion of Day 1
We started out with about 70 racers, keep that in mind. The course was a up and down, hilly course, I wouldn't really call it a Crit course...You go around a building, down, then up and then down at 35 mph only to come to a complete stop, to 8 mph for a 180 turn and then back up the hill again!!
The race was going good, a few breaks went, but I just sat in and didn't do anything. It's about 45 mins in to the race and they open the feed zone, FINALLY! I thought I was about to pass out because of the heat. I didn't have anyone feeding me, so I saw a wonderful customer of mine in the crowd and signaled to him to GET ME SOME WATER!! Ahmed, saved my life!! Just before I got the feed I went down on the 180 turn, but was able to jump back on the back of pack, because they were all toasted!! haha
There was a Breakaway of about 5 guys and it splintered to about 2 and then Dave Wenger road away for the victory!
I finished out 17th, out of about 25 who finished!! We started with 70!! That's how hot it was!
Conclusion of Day 1
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Houston Grand Crit 2008
Today's race was intense! We averaged 28 mph for 90 mins!! The course was a long straight, out and back loop for 2.4 miles.
There was a 7-8 man breakaway about 30 mins in to the race. The guys were flying, because with about 30-40 mins to go, the break was broken down to only 4 people!! The Orven Mexico team had two guys in the break, with Kevin Kremke and Dave Wenger<<--animals...The pack was very disorganized, so I went for about 2 primes and ended up with one ($350 Shimano Custom fit shoes).
I tried bridging up on my own several times, but no cigar. 3 Laps to go, we cut the break down to 20 seconds and it was at 30 seconds. 2 laps to go, we're at 10 secs...the Break is getting tired, and one of the Orven guys tried to break from the breakaway. 1 lap to go, everyone is sitting up, so I attack and bridged up to the break...I get across only to see a ghostly, I'm toasted, look on Kevin and Dave's face...Then I see the group is coming up, Crap I'm toasted too...So I wait for the group and sit in for the last lap to rest. We're coming down the home stretch, I'm trying to get back in to position for a chance.
We come around the last corner and everyone is flying!! I finish 19th, the last payout spot =)
Great race, but felt like a oven for 90 minutes. I know I worked way too hard for nothing.
Next week...
Texas State Criterium Championships
There was a 7-8 man breakaway about 30 mins in to the race. The guys were flying, because with about 30-40 mins to go, the break was broken down to only 4 people!! The Orven Mexico team had two guys in the break, with Kevin Kremke and Dave Wenger<<--animals...The pack was very disorganized, so I went for about 2 primes and ended up with one ($350 Shimano Custom fit shoes).
I tried bridging up on my own several times, but no cigar. 3 Laps to go, we cut the break down to 20 seconds and it was at 30 seconds. 2 laps to go, we're at 10 secs...the Break is getting tired, and one of the Orven guys tried to break from the breakaway. 1 lap to go, everyone is sitting up, so I attack and bridged up to the break...I get across only to see a ghostly, I'm toasted, look on Kevin and Dave's face...Then I see the group is coming up, Crap I'm toasted too...So I wait for the group and sit in for the last lap to rest. We're coming down the home stretch, I'm trying to get back in to position for a chance.
We come around the last corner and everyone is flying!! I finish 19th, the last payout spot =)
Great race, but felt like a oven for 90 minutes. I know I worked way too hard for nothing.
Next week...
Texas State Criterium Championships
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Bear Creek Crit
The weather was nice, couldn't ask for a better day of racing.
The race started out good, attacks were going off one by one. 7 guys ended up staying away in a breakaway, only to realize there was a guy from each team in the breakaway. So, no one would work to catch the group only to get lapped by the breakaway. Payout is only top 5, so there goes the race. 5 laps to go and the Orven team set up the train for the win. I'm not sure how the finish went...My teammate, Tom, was in front of me going in to the last lap. He went down in the last corner only leaving his arm out for me to run it over...Sorry Tom. I came unclipped and I threw in the towel after that. Tom was ok, but pretty upset.
Houston Grand Crit tomorrow.
The race started out good, attacks were going off one by one. 7 guys ended up staying away in a breakaway, only to realize there was a guy from each team in the breakaway. So, no one would work to catch the group only to get lapped by the breakaway. Payout is only top 5, so there goes the race. 5 laps to go and the Orven team set up the train for the win. I'm not sure how the finish went...My teammate, Tom, was in front of me going in to the last lap. He went down in the last corner only leaving his arm out for me to run it over...Sorry Tom. I came unclipped and I threw in the towel after that. Tom was ok, but pretty upset.
Houston Grand Crit tomorrow.
Friday, May 16, 2008
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