fun times at devou’s inaugural race yesterday…

race report:

felt really good. stayed with the lead group of 6 for the entire race until the last acceleration… didn’t have drive to push all the way to the end. had a guy “sprint” passed me when i thought he was cruising to the finish like i was. amateur move on my behalf…

i think it’s the funnest crit course i’ve been on. really suits me for charging downhill, spinning up hill, lots o’ turns to make moves on. i stuck to my plan of racing smart and safe. i tried not get out front and pull… i did put myself on the front to slow the pace up the hill one time which worked out nicely. i tried this again later on, but the pack proceeded to pass me.
raced Cat 5 and ended up 7th out of 40 or so… not terrible, but if i can get my ass to commit on the last 1/2 lap i should place much better… for me it wasn’t as hard as doing a TT.

 

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weird faced person…

 

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some might say you’re not supposed to have your inside pedal close to the ground. my fixie riding has trained me to ride through the corners.

 

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chewning was out representing…