Raced in Augusta last weekend. It went badly.
Sat am was the time trial. 4km around a small lake. I dropped my chain at roughly km #1 and had to get off my bike to fix it. The guy who started 30 sec behind me caught and passed me while I was fixing things, and I then caught him at the line once I got back on the bike. My time minus the 40 seconds I lost would have won.
Criterium that night. I feel awesome. I'm sitting top-10 the whole race just waiting for the field sprint. 5 laps to go, my front tire blows out. The "free lap" rule happens to expire with 5 laps to go so I get to sit on the sidelines and watch the rest of the race.
Road race sunday am. We start at 10:30am. It's already 90+ degrees. By the time we finish, the heat index was 115F. It sucked. I drank a large bottle of cold gatorade each lap and still finished with a moderate case of heat stroke (and not anywhere near the front of the race).
So I'm out about $100 for entry fees and stuff, and I have little more than a sunburn to show for it. Go me.
/selfpity
Sat am was the time trial. 4km around a small lake. I dropped my chain at roughly km #1 and had to get off my bike to fix it. The guy who started 30 sec behind me caught and passed me while I was fixing things, and I then caught him at the line once I got back on the bike. My time minus the 40 seconds I lost would have won.
Criterium that night. I feel awesome. I'm sitting top-10 the whole race just waiting for the field sprint. 5 laps to go, my front tire blows out. The "free lap" rule happens to expire with 5 laps to go so I get to sit on the sidelines and watch the rest of the race.
Road race sunday am. We start at 10:30am. It's already 90+ degrees. By the time we finish, the heat index was 115F. It sucked. I drank a large bottle of cold gatorade each lap and still finished with a moderate case of heat stroke (and not anywhere near the front of the race).
So I'm out about $100 for entry fees and stuff, and I have little more than a sunburn to show for it. Go me.
/selfpity
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