This was a cool small training crit in the parking lot just south of the Chicago Bears Soldier Field stadium. I rode easy in the AM, and then Kim and I headed downtown to catch a bit of the taste of Chicago before at late start time of 8pm. It was a hour race which I spent a lot of time off the front trying to ride away from the field. I couldn't actually get away and the few people that bridged up with me didn't really have the legs to keep the pace high. I was a bit tired and out of position in the sprint so I settled with a 9th place finish. It was ok since it was a training race, so no money, but a great day of training. Oh and I won a chipotle burrito prime, so free dinner!
Fourth of July: Whitewater Road Race
Drove up to Palymra Wisconsin for a small road race the morning of the fourth. Palmyra is a tiny town just east of Whitewater with a nice countryside containing some rolling hills. The P/1/2 field only had 9 riders signed up so they combined the masters field with us to bring the total to about 30 riders. Well after the first lap it was pretty much widdled down to the P/1/2 riders with about 5-6 masters riders. I was trying to be very aggressive to get in a break and attacked up the hill out of town every other lap. The only team that had more than one rider was Geargrinder so they had a good 1-2 punch that eventually turned into a 4 man break just out of reach. I chased hard for about a lap, dragging the field behind me before 2 other riders without teammates came to the front to help the chase. We kept them insight but could never close the gap, and the next time up the hill I attacked hard to try a solo bridge. It didn't work and the other Geargrinder rider followed me and countered my move to eventually make it too the break. I ended up 7th, 3rd in the field sprint. I worked hard at least, and next time I need to be a bit smarter about forming a breakaway when I have no teammates to work with.
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