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Three-race omnium just SW of Atlanta.
TT is held on half of the RR course. 4 miles out, 4 miles back, dead straight, but just endless big rollers so you're always going either uphill or downhill. So yeah...it sucks.
Anywho, I won this event last year, so I'm looking to equal or better my time (19:40). As it happens, I get a great 30-second "rabbit" who I'm definitely going to catch, but it's going to take a while. I end up getting him and a couple other guys inside of the last mile and take a full minute off my time for last year (18:37 according to the timer).
I ended up second by 12 seconds. I need some aero gear. 😱
Crit isn't until 6pm, so I go home, eat a sandwich and take a nap.
I have a good warmup for the crit and have three teammates there who are supposed to work for me all day and give me the leadout.
One blows up with about 10 to go and the other two drop me off....with a lap to go.
So, I have to fend for myself in the sprint and end up 8th.
Road race this am is 75 miles mostly on the parkway where the time trial is held. Four laps of 16 miles each plus 5 each way to/from the start/finish. It's retarded hot as usual and the race is actually pretty agressive right from the gun. I spend the first lap just keeping an eye on things. Second lap, one guy rolls off the front. He's strong, but there's like 60 miles left. A guy bridges to him, we're still not worried.
And......they stayed away to the finish. :roll:I got 6th in the field sprint for 8th on the day.
Overall: third for the Omnium and made some cash. I really wanted to win either the RR or crit, but that's racing.
Three-race omnium just SW of Atlanta.
TT is held on half of the RR course. 4 miles out, 4 miles back, dead straight, but just endless big rollers so you're always going either uphill or downhill. So yeah...it sucks.
Anywho, I won this event last year, so I'm looking to equal or better my time (19:40). As it happens, I get a great 30-second "rabbit" who I'm definitely going to catch, but it's going to take a while. I end up getting him and a couple other guys inside of the last mile and take a full minute off my time for last year (18:37 according to the timer).
I ended up second by 12 seconds. I need some aero gear. 😱
Crit isn't until 6pm, so I go home, eat a sandwich and take a nap.
I have a good warmup for the crit and have three teammates there who are supposed to work for me all day and give me the leadout.
One blows up with about 10 to go and the other two drop me off....with a lap to go.
So, I have to fend for myself in the sprint and end up 8th.
Road race this am is 75 miles mostly on the parkway where the time trial is held. Four laps of 16 miles each plus 5 each way to/from the start/finish. It's retarded hot as usual and the race is actually pretty agressive right from the gun. I spend the first lap just keeping an eye on things. Second lap, one guy rolls off the front. He's strong, but there's like 60 miles left. A guy bridges to him, we're still not worried.
And......they stayed away to the finish. :roll:I got 6th in the field sprint for 8th on the day.
Overall: third for the Omnium and made some cash. I really wanted to win either the RR or crit, but that's racing.
