Postby mikesbytes » 05 Sep 2009, 21:26
LOL Micklan, I actually had a solitary left calf cramp on the front straight.
My report.
The objective of doing my first non DHBC crit this year, was preparation for the world masters in October, I'd like to make the crit finals which means that I need to place in the first 9 in the heat.
Rock up and put my money down, I was curious as to which grade they would put me in, as I hadn't raced there this year and they put me in C
Sat in the middle of the bunch until the kid did his first break, where I moved myself up a bit in case there was split, but let them chase them down.
Next break was 2 riders and then Beanzy jumped across to make 3 so it was time to ride the group down, in case they got away.
Mid race was kinda boring, so it was time to do my training so the Waratah vet guy on the single speed and I did turns on the front for a while. Then a guy went off the front, so I chased him down but ran out of steam with about 10 meters to go and Michael Chidgey finished it off.
With 3 laps to go the kid did his 3rd go off the front and the race speeded up, for about a 1/2 lap I felt stressed, then it slowed down.
Coming down the front straight on the last but one lap, I went off the front and sprinted into the wind in an attempt to bridge the gap to the kid, but he had way too much lead, I played my card and lost.
On the final straight I was in the bunch that would sprint for 3rd, but I couldn't be a***d sprinting for 3rd so I let them go for it.
End result was that it was good training for the world masters, it gave me a good idea were I stood in crits. Would of preferred if it was a little more windy, I need windy training.