… was a great success. Thanks to all who made it possible and especially to all of you who cam out there. I think everyone who joined us out in
During the weekend the riders acted as instructors to teach interested cyclists about skills needed to ride a crit successfully. On Saturday we taught basic crit skills, like starting, cornering and moving in the group as well as riding in a pace line. We had a pretty strong wind out there so it made teaching pace lines a little easier as people could definitely feel when they were in the right position and in the draft. Cornering was a little tentative at first but that was also the area where most people made the biggest gains and by the end we hauling through the turns.
On Sunday Rahsaan Bahati came out to lend us a hand. He explained the basics of sprinting and how to position yourself for the final sprint. In the afternoon everyone could put their newly learned skills to the test in a real race. The girls blew their race completely apart. For the guys the main objective was to put the cat 2 riders into a position to where they were able to get some upgrade points. It was a hard race, especially with a strong wind blowing all day but we managed to achieve our goal. It wasn’t enough for a win but Gonzo got second (behind Rahsaan, no shame there), Phillip got 4th and Evan 6th, all in the points.
All in all, it was a very successful weekend. Maybe we will do it again but please with less wind and maybe a little later start times (I don’t like getting up at
This week is going to be pretty mellow for me as it is another off week. We’ll be racing for the next month straight with the Mississippi GP, Matrix, Speedweek and Joe Martin coming up all within 4 weeks. So I’ll enjoy a little time off and get ready to kick some serious behind on the upcoming weeks.
Cheers
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