Race wasn’t go as i wanted first at all we came late with just a few minutes from the start,went running to pick up my number and come back to the car to put my number on my jersey and changed shoes by this time Gonzalo was there too in the same situation as me,we don’t have time to warm up because the referee was calling our group to the start line Gonzalo and I we already talk about the game plan which was trying to stay together within the pack but I was trying to grab the sprint prime @ stage rd. which I lost because as soon the Marshall give us the to go whistle I hit the gas on trying and thinking i was able to get a gap from the pack but it wasn’t as I though (whole pack was behind me,ouch),by this earlier time from the start my legs was feeling heavy and I start to get some cramps on my inside tight made slowing me and getting pass from the whole pack as soon i was on my own knowing i was the last rider of the pack I went on both climbs of stage rd. wondering if i can catch some others to has been dropped for the fiercy group lady luck wasn’t on my side today; as i turn into the highway 84 i didn’t see any other rider just me and that’s it again my hopes was to catch some company at the Pescadero rd where was the neutral feed zone and again i was by myself .
My last hope was at the Haskins hill and when turn right i ask the road Marshall how long the last person was there and they told me like 4 minutes ago so my expectations to catch will back again and hoping to found another’s riders went all the way up Haskins hill without saw anyone when i was at the finish line i ask the referee how long the group was passing by and told me about 10 minutes ago with this info i decide to drop out from the race since there was no point in chasing nothing and just getting wasted, i get disappointed with myself because i got a good training for this race but things didn’t came as i planned too bad for me it’s my first time i quit a race,but for all the bad of this mess up i learn 2 valuable things:
1-Never come late to a race need to be there at least 1 hour before to get time to warm up on the right way.
2-Never go full gas on the 1st pedal stroke specially without warming.
Alex Cortez