Well i get there around 9:15am and head straight to reg tent to pick up the number come back to our tent where Garry already help me to set up my rig on to the trainer and after changed my clothes i start to warm up for about 30 min and during My warming i took lots of water because i know it will be hot when racing,@ 10 am we head to the start gate,my start time was 30 sec. after Gonzalo and 1:30 before Jason,I try not to go hard on the 1st section of the rollers thinking about the next 5 miles but the rider who start behind me he was almost on my tail and this made me feel a little rush so i start to hammering at the moment we hit the 1000 ft sign this guy past me and i was able to follow him for a couples of min but he drop me at this point i start to think just to save my lost but got past from a Taleo rider and at the end Jason he caught me too and thanks to his encourage i was able to rebound a little bit and keep my place without no body else behind me i just survive the last 2 miles from the Ranches to the finish line.
I got 42 place which it’s not what i expected but I’m happy for myself because i set my best pr on this climb with a time of: 36:38:35 last time i rode with Gonzalo i did on 39:33:53 maybe for some of you it’s not a great time but for me this is really awesome i drop more than 3 min and this is one of my main reasons to get happy the other one is i was getting fun and representing with proud my team colors.
Thank you Gaz for helping us after and before the race and for set up everything for us also thanks to Jason who give me some encourage in the moment i most really need it,see you guys next time and hope to see you @ San Ardo RR.
CHEERS
Alex Cortez