The long and windy road
ASU - 7th, 1st, 20thish
The last two weekends the racing turned up, literally. Last weekend, we raced at App State Univ in Boone, NC. Sat was a 54 mile RR with a 3 mi climb each lap. We did 6 laps. The first lap B-King lit it up and shattered the field. I was able to hold wheels and crest with a group of 3 other guys just behind the lead group. I wasn't feeling spectalcular considering the 5 min warmup and the climb hitting us within 5 min of the race. We rolled it pretty good, dropping a rider, then picking up Scott Jackson from LMC/DLP about 1 lap later. We ended up almost getting caught the last lap so I pulled with Scott up the hill really hard. We came into the finish 7 and 8. Props to Scott for letting get some conference points, as he was out of conference from the SEC...Always a class act! Ben racked in the win and B-Mac took 4th. Schwing.
At 4pm the TTT was set for 1 lap on the RR course. My team and I put in the fastest time by 40 seconds. Booyakashawigwam.
The next day was the crit in a mall parking lot. It was hard. It was fast. I did some work and got Bryan into the break. He did well and finished 1st after 25 laps off the front. I might have gotten 20 something. Shattered? Yes. No good legs? Maybe. Able to drive hard? Always.
JMU - 3rd
Yesterday was the uphill TT at Reddish Knob outside Harrisonburg, VA; the road was 6 miles flattish/rolling, 6 miles straight up a mountain. I put in a good effort and got 3rd. My man Ryan McFeely, from Navy, scorched it and put 2 min. into me...in season for him? Yes. 2nd place was 15 sec faster than me (I think I was 49:08). I had a sweet skid into my start time and barely made it by 5 sec. Unfortunately I was in the 53x11 after warming up and it took some time to realize this before shifting and getting up to speed. The course didn't seem impossible, and I think I may have given the only woman on our team a push! Foul? Yes and extremely not allowed while sporting. Nonetheless a pleasing result.
Today...err UVA - 2nd
60 mi course during Jeff Cup race: We started at 9am in the snow...basically. I was really warm, I had some super hot flaming sports balm on...everything?
I put some on my legs and arms and down where I should'nt have (on accident!). I was hurting and wanting to get into the weather and race. Luckily I had a rain jacket b/c the roll-out soaked everyone. I ended up ditching my rain slick 3 laps in right before my man Reid was getting towed in after a stupendous breakaway effort with a NAVY compadre. We rode hard and I "attacked" on the first hill of the 5th lap. It shattered guys then the attacks began to fly. I ended up rolling off the front with a UNC rider and a UMD rider. We rolled it pretty good. I was bonking by the middle of the last lap and got dropped with 800m to go. Bummer? Yes. 2nd place was nice though because my parents were able to see me race today and fun was had by all. (Back to back podiums? Fun also.)
The last two weekends the racing turned up, literally. Last weekend, we raced at App State Univ in Boone, NC. Sat was a 54 mile RR with a 3 mi climb each lap. We did 6 laps. The first lap B-King lit it up and shattered the field. I was able to hold wheels and crest with a group of 3 other guys just behind the lead group. I wasn't feeling spectalcular considering the 5 min warmup and the climb hitting us within 5 min of the race. We rolled it pretty good, dropping a rider, then picking up Scott Jackson from LMC/DLP about 1 lap later. We ended up almost getting caught the last lap so I pulled with Scott up the hill really hard. We came into the finish 7 and 8. Props to Scott for letting get some conference points, as he was out of conference from the SEC...Always a class act! Ben racked in the win and B-Mac took 4th. Schwing.
At 4pm the TTT was set for 1 lap on the RR course. My team and I put in the fastest time by 40 seconds. Booyakashawigwam.
The next day was the crit in a mall parking lot. It was hard. It was fast. I did some work and got Bryan into the break. He did well and finished 1st after 25 laps off the front. I might have gotten 20 something. Shattered? Yes. No good legs? Maybe. Able to drive hard? Always.
JMU - 3rd
Yesterday was the uphill TT at Reddish Knob outside Harrisonburg, VA; the road was 6 miles flattish/rolling, 6 miles straight up a mountain. I put in a good effort and got 3rd. My man Ryan McFeely, from Navy, scorched it and put 2 min. into me...in season for him? Yes. 2nd place was 15 sec faster than me (I think I was 49:08). I had a sweet skid into my start time and barely made it by 5 sec. Unfortunately I was in the 53x11 after warming up and it took some time to realize this before shifting and getting up to speed. The course didn't seem impossible, and I think I may have given the only woman on our team a push! Foul? Yes and extremely not allowed while sporting. Nonetheless a pleasing result.
Today...err UVA - 2nd
60 mi course during Jeff Cup race: We started at 9am in the snow...basically. I was really warm, I had some super hot flaming sports balm on...everything?
I put some on my legs and arms and down where I should'nt have (on accident!). I was hurting and wanting to get into the weather and race. Luckily I had a rain jacket b/c the roll-out soaked everyone. I ended up ditching my rain slick 3 laps in right before my man Reid was getting towed in after a stupendous breakaway effort with a NAVY compadre. We rode hard and I "attacked" on the first hill of the 5th lap. It shattered guys then the attacks began to fly. I ended up rolling off the front with a UNC rider and a UMD rider. We rolled it pretty good. I was bonking by the middle of the last lap and got dropped with 800m to go. Bummer? Yes. 2nd place was nice though because my parents were able to see me race today and fun was had by all. (Back to back podiums? Fun also.)
Labels: there and back again
posted by E at
10:50 PM
4 Comments:
There is some good biking. I had a feeling you would win at the Jeff Cup but 2nd is close
thanks for keeping me in line in that break dude. good racing. -Q.
Thanks John, I had good legs! Quentin you did great! I'll be looking to try again next time.
Awsome job out there man! Wish I coulda been up there to see it!
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