APRIL 11 - Plainville CRIT # 8 this season

Today was my 8th Crit in Plainville this spring and my 10th CAT 5 Race. So Battenkill next weekend will be my last CAT 5 race. I should be moving up to CAT 4 for the Quabbin Road Race 4/26.

Back to today - The 9:00 AM + 10:00 races went off as planned and were DRY....


Can't say that for the CAT 4-5 39+ 11:15 race. About 11:00 it started raining light but steady. We lined up for our race only 14 hardy guys. It was not 1/2 a lap after the whistle and it was flat out pouring. Glad I had my winter coat on with booties + neoprene gloves. The race lasted just seconds less than an hour and it got cold for parts of the race, and it was hard hanging on - sort of a twisted sufferfest. These guys did not let up just because it was raining, it's amazing how fast we went around the corners!!. We had more attacks today than ever in this class, I think it was just to keep us all warm and keep the heart rates high. All I know is riding behind 10+ guys going 25-30 MPH throws a lot of water into ones mouth. HUGE Rooster Tails -- was the way the hour race worked out. Get water in your face or take the wind. And it was windy on the front straight today. First time we had a head wind on the front straight in 6 weeks of racing every Sat. I some how ending up out front for close to a lap then just slowed down and boom I was back of the pack, funny how fast that happens. I think out of the 14 guys I got 7th.

Big KUDOS to Dave H - CVC CAT 3 teammate ………


Dave H stayed for the whole race and was giving verbal and moral support - just having a team mate on the side line in those nasty conditions was GREAT .. Oh yea Dave won his 10:oo Race good JOB DAVE .. you kick A$$ ...........

Thanks so much - DAVE !!

Bike ( CADD 9 ) is still in the VAN – as we had a family dinner today and I just had no time to clean it up or check it out. I hope to ride Sunday AM but will ride the S-works……

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