Training Log Archive: ebuckley

Over to Carondolet and back after the races.

Tuesday night crit #1. Smaller field than usual due to threatening weather. Made for more aggressive riding. Got in a break with 15 minutes to go that lasted for a few laps. After getting caught I sat in the field to recover. With one lap to go I found myself on the back of the GCC train and figured I'd take the free ride to the front. They made a mess of the leadout, putting their sprinter on the front way too early with me still bolted to his wheel. Despite the nice setup, I only got 4th in the field sprint and with seven off the front that amounted to a whole box of nothing.

Tuesday night crit #2. Still no rain (which was good, since the Cat 4's ride the second race). The races were running behind schedule and I had promised Kate I'd be back by 8PM to put baby-O to bed. I figured I'd ride in a break for a while and then bail. Problem was, I was joined by a couple of hammer heads and we damn near stayed off the whole race. After getting caught with 5 minutes to go, I checked out. Made it home at 7:58 to avoid suspension of racing priviledges.