Wednesday, May 18, 2011

5/17 - Fishers Crit

Well, it's not Tuesday if it's not raining. A hardy crew showed up for the Fishers Crit in drizzling weather. I was looking for some good racing after the Chili sabotage last week. I was soon off the front with Phil (SBR) for a handful of laps until the prime arrived and we got pulled back with the line in sight. Unfortunately we had lost half our team by that time as Brent flatted and Michel wasn't feeling it. The pack was hesitant to let anything off the front, although the juniors survived for a few laps in front and continue to look stronger each week. As the next prime arrived Coyle (Nalgene) took a solo flyer for a lap. Brent (after a quick wheel change) delivered a great leadout and I was able to snag second place. Scott then took off and tried to pull a group of 3 away but the cooperation wasn't there. The pace remained high until 5 laps remained. Phil took off and held a tenuous gap but there were too many determined to wait for a sprint. Brent did some more great work at front but Park Ave delivered the goods with Doug in first and Jeff in second. I grabbed third and Scott finished fast in sixth. For such miserable weather, perhaps the best part was that there were no crashes to speak of. Hopefully the sun will shine next week...

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