Monday, March 14, 2005

Another weekend

Another weekend are two more races.... Two races in two days...Each one more then 3hours....it's pretty hard for this early in the season. Saturdays road race was fast, lap two(of six) dropped plenty riders of the back...I hung in there and made some attacks late in the race...Soloed (mostly involuntary) of the front for a mile or so starting the last lap...why is it That my attacks don't bring anybody else with me, to share the load...I was countering an attack by a teammate and suddenly I was of the front by myself...I went at it for a few minutes....but it was coming back for a field sprint...so I sat up and received as much as possible....It was panic...No team took responsibility of leading it out, maybe they couldn't....But it got scary and tight, wheels touching, swearing and speed...Not a good mix... I eked out a 10th,,,not what I had hopped for but at least I was alive and considering such a dangerous finish with 80guys all going for it...not too bad. Actually what was dangerous was the photographer leaning out that I hit going 30..right after the line .man I jammed my shoulder and neck pretty hard... My team mate took 4thm and with a 3ed last week he is in second overall going into the last one next week. Sunday I was still pretty tired,,,, but hey everybody else should be to, right. it was 3 1/2 hours of pain...intermixed with agony...lap 2 of 10 the field split in the side wind, only two guys from my team made it, me and one other guy.... the rest of the race we were so outnumbered it wasn't even funny.... we took 10th and 11th....I was so exhausted... Well the plan is that two days of hard racing will make me stronger, if I rest...which now is really important... I'm just about over my cold...so it that goes away I should be ready to go... I hope.

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