April 30, 2011
M45+ 1/2/3
Teammates: none
Result: 27th
Laps: 4
This was an incredibly windy day with the strongest winds on Greenville Rd. The first lap was fast and hard and for a while I thought it might be my only lap but when we hit Greenville Rd the pack pretty much shutdown, so it was good recovery time. Passing the S/F at such an easy pace I figured I would continue on. Each time up Carol I tried to be near the front of the pack so I would not get dropped. The pace was not too hard up the climb but on the 3rd lap I started having mechanical issues with my derailer. That caused me to slip to the back on Flynn Rd then it was a struggle to stay on at times. One the fourth climb I couldn’t shift lower than my 19 cog so I was gapped. Fortunately there were about five others with me and we finally caught the lead pack on Greenville Rd. Limited to my 39/19 I couldn’t hold a good position on the final climb so I was nearly last of the lead group coming in at 27th place. It was a fun race and I was happy I was able to stay with the lead group.
Bill