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Warnerville RR report
Windy, Windy, Windy! What a crazy amount of wind at this race. This was a great course to ride and a lot of fun. The massive gusts of wind made the race incredibly hard unless you wanted to sit in the middle of the group all day long. So here is how our 4/5 race went down. We had a leisurely 3 mile neutral start with a group of about 65 guys. There were a total of 5 vapor guys racing in this race and we had a pretty good plan of attacking and controlling the pace. About 10 miles into the lap there was a dirt/gravel road that we wanted to be upfront and control the pace during. As soon as we started the race, the pace picked up pretty quickly. There wasn’t a massive amount of hard attacks…just guys moving up to the front and pushing a faster pace. 6 miles into the first lap we hit the rollers and Vapor moved to the front. We hit the dirt road together and the group got strung out through the rough patch and a little bit of head wind. We pretty much stayed together through the first lap. As soon as we hit the start finish line there were a couple attacks that I tried to make breaks but the attacks split the group up pretty quickly and there ended up being a group of about 30 or 40 in the front and then the second half not far behind. We made 2 left turns and the pace was picking up. I decided to eat my banana but was not in a good spot to sit up and eat. People were still a little shaky a bumping in to me too much. I pulled up to the front, sat up and started eating my banana. After I finished I looked back and noticed I had about 5-10 seconds on the group. They were also eating and talking so I took off. I quickly built a nice gap of about 30 or 40 seconds through the rollers and turns. Then I hit the headwind. I don’t know if it picked up or if it was always that hard but it certainly was a slap in the face. A tree was uprooted and across our road. I put my head down and worked hard for a good 15 miles or so by myself and the group started to catch my on the long straight into the headwind. With the group about 15 seconds behind me, 2 guys bridged the gap and I convinced them to keep working and we could pull ahead. I was exhausted from staying away in the wind but the idea of being sucked back into the group was not a happy one for me so on we pushed. We worked hard and one of the guys in our group of 3 actually dropped off about 3 or so times but managed to get back up. He didn’t do much work with us but he pulled some. By the time we hit the head wind section with about 7 miles to go, I was spent. We had a minute on the group and there was one guy trying to bridge the gap and was about 40 seconds back. There was some talk in our group about getting first place and not working anymore and just sitting in. I asked everybody to keep working until 1KM and we could go our separate ways from there. We worked for a little more and the guy who got first sat in a little longer and then took off. I didn’t have enough left to keep the pace, especially in the head wind so I worked with the other guy to stay away. He was more tired than I was so with a little more than 1km to go, I tried to catch Warren, who ended up getting first. There was not enough road left and not enough legs left. I managed to close the gap to about 5 seconds by the time I crossed the finish line 2nd. As we watched everybody else come in, there was no longer a pack. The whole group had been split up and everybody was coming in in groups of 2, 3, or by themselves. I’m not sure what would have happened if I didn’t break so early but, as we all know, you can’t change the past. A 2nd place finish in my first 4 race will do just fine. 8pts towards my upgrade to a 3. After we finished I was talking with some of the guys and was able to see Tim come racing up to the finish line. He looked strong and like he was going to take the win but he ended up cramping on the last climb and taking second. It’s an amazing thing to see somebody cramping and still working so hard. Good race, I’m exhausted and ready for a recovery week. A very very special thank you to the guys on my team for working hard to block for me. I appreciate all of your hard work and all of the crap you take from everybody in that pack. You guys are the best!!!!!!
