as we rode through the first lap of 3, i ride up to my team mates derrick and doug. i reminded doug that he was supposed to stay out of the wind, let derrick and i take care of you for as long as we can. on the 2nd lap, derrick takes a flyer, i immediately get to the front and soft peddle, soon a few other guys join him and now there are 4 (sjbc, synergy, big swinging and other one). as we ride around to the 1/2 way mark, team EMC get to the front of the race trying to reel them back, they brought a strong team and they were eager to eliminate that move. we got to the hill, i tried to stay but was eliminated from the pack. rolling into town, saw derrick carrying his bike back to his car, tire problem. 2 laps down, 42 miles in just over 2 hours.
the last lap well...
i finished it but had some moments, slow leak, CO2ed it, got to the bridge, tire is now flat. change it, crawled into the finish line with a 3rd lap of 75 minutes, i was tired, thirsty, hungry, but eager to hear how doug finished. saw doug later that day, to which he said he finished top 10, perfect i said, but next year i plan on staying with you longer.
i signed up for university road race for the next day. note to self: sign up for san ardo only, so i basically donated 23 dollars to velo promo, fine by me, especially after hearing that they were pulling riders.
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