Masters A/B and Cat 3 . Masters is a cruel thing - no big bunch to hide in and you’re racing with guys that are fast and smart. The race started off with 2 big guys from the Dark side / aka garage trying to soften things up with fast exertions then Cucina & Excel all had multiple guys in the race. They had a preem almost every lap to get the speed up; one guy with a comp said we averaged 26 mph. So halfway into our 40 minute race 6 guys went off the front and I watched them ride off. Then I took a look, said, “This is the race,” and jumped across the gap leaving the guys behind. After a big effort I made contact, rested, and went to work powering the bunch and working well with the bunch. I got 6th place in the sprint and also nabbed a bunch of the prems. Now, the Cat 3 race was the usual race - 60 minutes of not much. I was a bit tired from my race just before so I stayed up front for the first 30 minutes then I started to dehydrate - no water. That's when super team mate Big DDDDD gave me a supper slurpy !!!! thanks. then I was recharged I new I had no sprint so I offered my legs to the Rubicon team (love the way they race, true team) the plan was to send one of their guys after we caught the break which never got more than 10 seconds ahead. So, I went to the front, exploded and watched the sprint from the back. Having no team to work for it was nice to get a big thanks from the Rubicon Boys. Summery fun day, lapping the bunch in my first race was a blast.
-Dan
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