We went up to Mary, MN for some bike riding on Saturday. Pat really wanted to get ready for Holy Hill next week at SuperWeek. He attacked about 43 times during the race. It was really windy. Really cool course, cooler than the other Marty race. Not sure I would call it a sprinters classic. The hill, combined with the wind made for a rather difficult stretch, one which I cramped really bad on the last time up and couldn't cover the acceleration at the top. Pat saw that happen and sat on the back of the lead group while I bridged back up on the flat. Pat was getting hollered at for not pulling through (See also, Bike Racing 101: When you have teammate(s) bridging up to the group you are in, you tend not to pull through and help the group until your teammate(s) have joined).
Dale started the lead-out at probably 42 mph, then Pat took over and finished it off at 45 mph. He won, I was second. Dale missed getting gas money by one spot.
Hokkins:
More bike riding on Sunday. The race was pretty active early. I haven't been a fan of warming up for races, but when I saw Dan's Brother take off, I figured that would be a good opportunity for me to get loosened up. We built a pretty sizable lead and I thought, "Wow, this could be it." The wind was tough and the field was motivated to catch us so we were eventually caught. A little later a break of 5 rolled off with representation from each team. It eventually whittled down to three riders. We felt that Jensie had a good shot at it so we crossed out fingers. About four laps to go, Dale took off with another rider latching on. Dale eventually dropped that rider and dang-near caught the break on the last lap. Jensie ended up second, Dale 4th, I just missed catching Dale's dropped break-away partner at the line and finished 6th.
Dale started the lead-out at probably 42 mph, then Pat took over and finished it off at 45 mph. He won, I was second. Dale missed getting gas money by one spot.
Hokkins:
More bike riding on Sunday. The race was pretty active early. I haven't been a fan of warming up for races, but when I saw Dan's Brother take off, I figured that would be a good opportunity for me to get loosened up. We built a pretty sizable lead and I thought, "Wow, this could be it." The wind was tough and the field was motivated to catch us so we were eventually caught. A little later a break of 5 rolled off with representation from each team. It eventually whittled down to three riders. We felt that Jensie had a good shot at it so we crossed out fingers. About four laps to go, Dale took off with another rider latching on. Dale eventually dropped that rider and dang-near caught the break on the last lap. Jensie ended up second, Dale 4th, I just missed catching Dale's dropped break-away partner at the line and finished 6th.
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