Warnerville RR Report

Warnerville RR
March 28, 2010
Result: 12 th

I rode up with Mike and Erik. Our race start was delayed about 45 minutes. The first lap was not too fast until we hit the 1 mile of dirt road. There was a line on both sides. After getting bucked by a bunch of bumps I jumped behind a group on the left side. The line was much better there but the first left was soft and most people went too wide. The pace was fast but the dirt section only lasted about two or three minutes. I came out close the front of the pack. A few minutes later four of us were off the front but we got chased down in about a mile. The pace then was pretty slow. About half way through lap two a guy just rolled off the front and no one cared so another guy bridged up and they took off. The pack just continued on at a slow pace. I wished I had joined them. I don’t know if we ever caught them. For a short stretch we took off over 30 mph. It was clear that we could catch them if they wanted to. It’s not like there was one team controlling the race here. So I don’t know if those two were ever caught but in the end there were four in a break.

 On the final lap the pack was smaller since a lot of people flatted but still big enough that I did not want to be stuck in the back for the last 1k. I moved up to mid pack going into the gravel section. By the end of the dirt I was at the front with a specialized guy. Most people hated the dirt road but I found it very fun. This time the field was really broke up so I hoped we would go fast enough to prevent a bunch up before the finish. A Safeway guy attacked which picked up the pace. I was third until Safeway dropped back. I stayed second until the 200 m sign where I expected to be swarmed by the sprinters. About six of them beat me. I looked back and there was no one else so I ended up with 12 th place overall. 

Bill