Hi All,
Completed races #2 and #3 for the year: Masters 50+ and Master 40+ 1/2/3 criteriums. Both races had full (100 rider fields). Safe and fast 4-corner, 0.9 mile industrial park circuit.
There was a 3-rider break in the 50+ race and I was surprisingly close to the front of the pack on the last lap. My "superior" sprinting skills had me somewhere around 30th in the field.
I saw the front once but otherwise was pack fodder for 17 miles at 26.2 MPH.
The 40+ race was faster but not terribly so. A few tried to break away but nothing stuck. I stayed in the back 1/3 of the pack for most of the race which was 26 miles at 27.2 MPH. This was the same average speed as the Pro/1/2 which was 15 minutes longer than the 60 minute (advertised, 55 minutes actual) 40+ race. There was a crash with 1-1/2 laps to go but it was well ahead of me so I had plenty of time to react. I wasn't DFL.
This coming Saturday I plan to "compete" in a 68 mile road race.
Did I mention that IMHO racing is the best training for racing?
