Ok, it’s about time I caught up on this blog thing; I’m starting to forget what has happened.
So after a really awesome Memorial Day weekend, it was back to the badger state for some more racing. The following weekend was state road race on Sunday after a crit in Fitchburg. Not a ton to report on from Fitchburg. I was feeling pretty good, and it was a pretty small pack and we had 5 people there. Needless today we had pretty good control over that pack. The pace was hot; we pulled back breaks and sent tons of attacks. The really awesome thing for me personally was the end. Back from a couple weeks ago, I crashed leading out Kelby. This time we got it right. After the pack splintered a little, we ended up with 4 guys in the leading group of 8. With Travis putting down a hot pace, I came around him and opened it up with 200-300 meters to go. With 150 to go, Kelby came around me and took the easy win, I finished 3rd. Solid racing, and personally it felt amazing to get the lead out right.
The crit was pretty small because people were resting for the state road race. The course was an 8.5 mile circuit, finishing about 400 meters after a really tough climb hitting 18%. The plan was to get Norton into a break as he was gunning for the race. I sat on the front a lot doing work, keeping the race hot and safe. After 4 laps of 6 my teammates inform me that I am now the rider for the team. Turns out I was looking way better than Norton was. Funny thing was that when a break went, Norton chased it down and ended up in the break. It was a three man break with Nate Guerra in it, who is a pro MTB racer. If we could it back I had a shot to beat him up the hill, but with Norton riding into an easy third, there was no reason to chase. The team was amazing, everyone did exactly what I told them to do and not do. They were all there, giving me lanes and placed me perfectly for the finish. I came around the last corner before the hill in great position and was able to stay up front while the pack crumbled around me. About 50 meters into the climb I got on the gas and pulled away convincingly. I opened up a 5 second gap immediately, showing everyone what kind of power I can really make. Josh Fangman from Brazen Dropouts followed as best he could, but I was able to open enough of a gap to win, taking 4th on the day, and a couple bucks. Overall, a solid weekend that I’m pretty happy about considering my recent fitness.
The following weekend was Wausau WORS race after the Trek 100 the day before. I accidentally did the 100 mile ride, which to be honest was more of a race, without a sprint at the end. I was pretty beat. I was able to get my shiz together for Sunday and had a decent day at the Big Ring classic. I wasn’t too happy with the 39th place, but I felt like my mind was getting back into the racing. The following weekend was some Toad racing, which was a lot harder than I expected. The pace wasn’t anything crazy, but it was really aggressive. After Saturday’s culture shock in Grafton, I was able to get a slightly better finish and do a little more work for the team on Sunday’s Waukesha race. I have to say, that first corner was really tight, but a lot of fun.
Well, that just about all caught up, look for my next post soon, hopefully it will be a bit more colorful.
Side Note: Apparently my mother now has figured out the internet well enough to find and read my blog. Looks like I’ll have to stop posting dirty things and using profanity…love you Mom
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