greenbrier challange

this race did not have as big of a turn out as i expected but was fun just the same. my class had only five guys in it.

the man with the clip board did a count down and we were off. one of the guys took off and i jumped on his wheel for about two seconds before i decided to take the lead. i thought this was strange because i am rarely in the lead and never in the lead from the start.

the course was flat and open for the first hundred yards then turns uphill, at the top of this hill i had a decent gap on the rest of my class and was already running into the class that started before us.

this is where i was thinking i am going to win the race. i keep looking back and listening for anyone coming up behind me... nothing. the course is pretty rocky in places and on our pre ride i knocked my rim off a rock and now thats all i can think about.



i keep a good pace but have backed off some concentrating on riding smooth and hoping like hell not to hit my rim today and flat.

four laps later i cross the line in first place.

jeff won his class too and killed it, winning by 6 min or so. had he been in the pro class he would have at least gotten 4th, the kid is so fast!

this guy is thinking - how many times is this guy on the polka dott bike going to pass me?

this is the first of three national races i can make it to and from what i understand in order to be able to upgrade and get my pro license i need to have three top three finishes. the next one is in wisconsin june 26th