.9 mi course, four turns, very exposed, with some stiff headwinds after turn one.
A Kelly Benefits rider took the heat from the street and set a fire to the field. This would be a day of the gutter. If you were too far back, the gutter was your race course. If you were on the front, better like to ride in the wind.
Our only objective today was to get Jed some upgrade points. Without making any excuses, not one of us made the ten man break that included Kelly Benefits, Heath Blackgrove (THSJ), Bret Crosby (TX Tough), Andrew Dalheim (Metro VW), etc. This was truly the winning break and we were left out in a field of riders content to let time tick away the "getting dropped from the race" on their to-do list.
Jed managed to sneak away with a few riders and I later bridged up with "Surfer" Nick Kiernan (TX Tough). Surfer and I broke away with 3 to go as the leaders lapped the field and Joseph surfed with them up to Jed's group.
Surfer and I decided to drag race it to the line. It was the noble thing to do and I was impressed I didn't get completly smoked. Jed won the field sprint while Joseph took 3rd at the line.
12th, 13th and 15th. Not the results we were hoping for but the team dynamic is coming together and we hope to pull off a big surprise at the upcoming Austin weekend and TX Tough!!
Time for some lunch.
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