Hell's Kitchen 2008
Well, in our second year down here in Fayetteville, we had an even stronger showing in the Hell's Kitchen Road Race, which this year opened our week of training.
In the Cat 4 race, Burban and Steve each took turns putting in some valiant attacks early in the race, and I'm sure got warmed up pretty fast. Unfortunately, Stovetop got held up by a crash early and ended up working to bridge up for too long. The group of 81 was trimmed down significantly on the first lap, and we had 3 riders in the front group after that. On the second lap, Devon peeled off the front and rode ahead for the victory, successfully defending Andy Cook's title from last year. Jameson had some bad luck and dropped his chain, while I turned out to be too strong for my own legs, and blew out my knee on the second go-round of the climb.
I can't offer as detailed a recap for the other races, but in Cat 5, our very own Tinkerbell placed 4th, with Jorgen finishing just behind (in his first USCF race nonetheless). We also had BaDunca, Mitch, and Caleb in the 5's.
Brad rode a strong race in the Pro/1/2 Category, and we also had a great performance by the women's team. Bunny Thompson finished 5th I believe, with Kari right behind and unfortunately just out of the money, again. Megan and Amanda also rode well.
And oh yes, we of course had a great feed zone contingent, what with Paul, Scurvy, Todd Part 2, and Samuel.
Highlight of the day: We had a good showing and no one seriously injured themselves or their bike
Lowlight of the day: All the ice cream shops were closed when we got back.
Recovery ride today, rain tomorrow, and hills on wednesday.
In the Cat 4 race, Burban and Steve each took turns putting in some valiant attacks early in the race, and I'm sure got warmed up pretty fast. Unfortunately, Stovetop got held up by a crash early and ended up working to bridge up for too long. The group of 81 was trimmed down significantly on the first lap, and we had 3 riders in the front group after that. On the second lap, Devon peeled off the front and rode ahead for the victory, successfully defending Andy Cook's title from last year. Jameson had some bad luck and dropped his chain, while I turned out to be too strong for my own legs, and blew out my knee on the second go-round of the climb.
I can't offer as detailed a recap for the other races, but in Cat 5, our very own Tinkerbell placed 4th, with Jorgen finishing just behind (in his first USCF race nonetheless). We also had BaDunca, Mitch, and Caleb in the 5's.
Brad rode a strong race in the Pro/1/2 Category, and we also had a great performance by the women's team. Bunny Thompson finished 5th I believe, with Kari right behind and unfortunately just out of the money, again. Megan and Amanda also rode well.
And oh yes, we of course had a great feed zone contingent, what with Paul, Scurvy, Todd Part 2, and Samuel.
Highlight of the day: We had a good showing and no one seriously injured themselves or their bike
Lowlight of the day: All the ice cream shops were closed when we got back.
Recovery ride today, rain tomorrow, and hills on wednesday.
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