Winning stuff is good...

So this weekend went well and I won some shit. The race held in Allen park was hot and I heard a few corners were a bit sketchy due to the road not being in prime condition. We started the race a bit late due to the time schedule being a little off and my legs had cooled a bit from the warmup. So I did what I do best to warmup after about 4 minutes I jumped and no one went with me. After a lap solo I heard a premium lap announced. For those of you who do not know, a premium lap is where the promoters give away free swag for incentive to liven up the race. I looked back and saw I had a decent gap, so I thought hell I might as well make this move worth it. The swag ended up being a set of Ritchey pro slick race tires, which is very nice as I hate buying tires. The group brought me back and about 8 minutes later another premium lap was announced and I jumped before the last corner, and knew I had a gap. This time I knew it was an umbrella, but did not want to waste energy for it so I figured if I can coast across the line and still win it then it would be cool. I looked back and saw a guy coming but did absolutely nothing to stop him. I am not just saying this because he beat me, everyone watching will tell you I stopped pedaling and looked back. Kudos to him though. A few minutes later I did a half ass attempt to see if anyone wanted to start some action and to my surprise it ended up being the break of the race. It was myself, Alan Antonuk, and a Wolverine rider (sorry dunno ur name), I think its Cody Brown. For the next 15-20 minutes we had anywhere from 30 seconds to 20 seconds, then people started jumping across to our break. Right before we got caught again another premium lap was a can of Jittery Joes coffee. This one was easy as I just rolled through on the front and took it uncontested. After a few more guys were with us everyone seemed unwilling to work anymore and I can't blame them. The last few laps were a blur as I was trying to recover a little bit from my efforts for the day and the sprint was upon us. Although someone crashed right next to me it was a successful day. I had fun and won some goods. I was 14th or 15th, the photo finish was very close. Hell I even had time in the first premium lap to sit up and straighten my number for the promoters and officials. It was a good day and a good race. I spent nearly 60-70% of the race off the front in breakaways be it solo or with people. I will say one thing though, Alan Antonuk is going to be a hell of a rider within a few years. Adios to all until Rockford. I love a strong mans race..... Ciao!

End of the Road

Well, after a few years of posts I am not using this webpage as a means of passing on information anymore. Reasons for this are listed below.

1) This webpage was created for friends and family
2) I get comments from those who I have not said more than 50 words to in my life.
3) It would be easier to just call my parents and explain what happened to them
4) I really do not want some people to know about my life and thoughts on cycling

OVER AND OUT

Torrential Racing

Today was the State Road Race Championships and it did not disappoint. Not only was the course longer than previous years, but the weather would make things interesting. Here are the reports lap by lap for my race.

Lap 1- Sat pretty and did nothing to see the front.
Lap 2- Chris (my teammate) attacked and got a gap, so I sat on the front and slowed things down for him.
Lap 3- all together and the fireworks began. A break of 2 easily rolled off and stayed away. While this was being done I got in a 2 man break with a South Lyon guy who obviously does not know how to work well in a break. He was pulling through trying to show me he was in better condition, little did he know he would finish behind me.
Lap 4- after being brought back I stayed active and got off the front again for a longer break.
Lap 5- Chaos ensued with 12 miles to go, and it was obvious that no one wanted to let me get any open road. Torrential downpours made things dicey so I sat up with 400 meters to go. Still ended up 15th which tells you how the race was shattered.

After the race I spoke with the promoter and rae official. We were instructed that in case of lightning the race would be neutralized. I assumed that the lightning that was prevelant in the last lap would make this statement true. I was wrong and what I thought would be a 4th place finish turned into the race official doing what he would like and did not seem to care about the riders well being. This is my opinion and should not be taken as bashing. I know when conditions are dangerous and this was above any conditions that I have ever ridden in.

Total miles for the day: 103
Place:15th
feeling after realizing that the field knows who I am: angered, but surprised.