Steve and I raced in the 30-40 year old race with 257 preregistered riders and some additional race day registrants. We had planned to try to break at two points on the coast, and our first attempt succeeded! A third rider caught us but wouldn't do any work, as he was covering the break for one of his teammates. As we cloased in on Jinshan, Steve and I opened gaps between us and the wheelsucker. Eventually, Steve managed to break free, and I sat on the other rider's wheel. Steve ended up taking first overall! I came in third, second to Steve in the 35+ category.
Dave, Leon, Steve, and Peter raced in the 40-50 year old race with 171 preregistered riders and some extras. They also planned to break at the same spots. Although the first break was caught, Leon, Steve and Peter managed to break for good at the second spot. Leon flew up the hill to take first overall, while Steve and Peter finished third and fourth! Dave had a great race; he caught hundreds of riders over the course of the race and was never caught himself.
Results:
Overall
Age group
Perhaps Bill or Craig or some of the others there can write in with other race stories. All in all, it was a great morning!
-Bill
Bill, Leon & Steve prepare in the wet for the race.
Dave unloads from the van.
Bill and Steve on a breakaway.
Steve on the podium, Bill at home with his girls!
Leon, Steve and Peter atop the podium.
3 comments:
Congratulations! nice weather for it, too.
no wonder i couldn't keep up with y'all the other day...
Congratulations, guys. I was thinking about you while I was warm and snug in my apartment after an abbreviated ride because of the weather. Glad to hear you all did so well.
Congratulations to all...you must have been very thankful Steve, that Bill was willing to sacrifice his own chances of victory by keeping the other guy busy as you headed to the finish...well that's the story he told me...
Well done!
Lewey
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