This last weekend several members of Team Wooly Mammoth traveled to the charming hamlet of Castroville, TX to contest the Alsatian Omnium. For me, it was the first real racing of the season, so the goal was to test out my legs and do anything I could to help my teammates achieve victory.
Long story short, the sensations were good all weekend, but I did way better in the criterium (13th) than the road race (DNF), which is odd because I am not a crit man by any means. Basically in the RR, I let myself get caught out in the wind on a very windy day, and that was all she wrote. Tough cookies, but that's racing. I chased for a lap (~15mi.) with a few other unfortunate souls, but it was mostly just an excuse to put in a hard spin.
Jesse ("The Launcher") was initiating all day, constantly pulling on the front and going off in a 4-man break that stayed away for a lap. He finished in 9th.
In the crit, I put in some strong early efforts and kept near the front to cover any moves so Jesse and Grizz wouldn't have to work. By the end, I didn't think I could go w/the sprint and was about to sit up, but I started passing people on the final little rise so I just kept going and wound up top 15. Now I know, don't sit up.
Grizwoldo was in great position for the sprint but just as he was preparing to unleash a massive acceleration, another racer rammed his front wheel. The Grizzly Bear used his expert handling skills to keep his bike upright and somehow still powered into 5th place.
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