Raced union vale on Sunday. Fun 44 mile road race. Finished in the middle, rider 51/100.

Clicking in my ankle prevented me from really mashing the pedals, especially on the third lap by the feedzone... when the pace really picked up I slipped through the pack then popped off the back.

The finishing climb is about 700 feet of rise over 1.5 miles, the only way up is at your own tempo. Maybe next year?

floyd bennet

Yet another race... where I finished (not) first (and not last).
Had energy to spare at the end.
Tilting the saddle up definitely helped eliminate the hand numbness, and that's a good thing!

Saturday morning prospect park race

The "Brooklyn Grand Prix" race on Bastille Day was a logistical mess.

On my first seemingly successful breakaway (and certainly not my first nor last unsuccessful breakaway) we caught up to the pace car, started to pass the pace car, realized our error and slowed down to let the pace car get ahead of us, and then got caught by the field while riding slowly behind the pace car hoping (and yelling to the driver) to speed up.

One of my teammates took 3rd place but was dq'd. Apparently everyone in the field (except for 9 riders) were dq'd. Not worth the entry fee.

Rode easy Sunday for 30 minutes. Rode a little harder on Monday for 2 hours and felt pretty good (fast). I decided I'm getting a powertap in about two weeks.

Made a couple of minor saddle adjustments. Slide back 4mm, nose up a bit. (since my hands went completely numb during the grand prix race.)

Finished around 12th-14th.

Floyd report

After racing Saturday then riding 80 miles hard on Sunday I didn't have much to give at the race on Tuesday night. The turkey sandwich I ate on the way to the race also made me feel gross and sluggish. I attacked a few times, rested a few, and finished mid-pack. The pace felt fast but the average speed was actually slower than usual. Wednesday was a nice recovery ride.


bridging a gap on Tuesday night.

Master's day race

One of the most enjoyable races I've been in, a very interesting race. We caught the handicap group with 4 laps to go.

89 starters
Finish: top 15-20
Lesson: When there's chicanery at the finish line, sprint around it! In second place and glued to a well-known sprinter's wheel 400 yards from the finish, when he slowed down I did too.

Floyd Bennett Field Report

The legs felt like jello yesterday but still raced ok. It was my first top 10 finish at floyd bennett field - riding with category 3&4 guys.

It might have something to do with the new red veloflex tires that I'm riding on.

I pulled a few times in breakaway attempts but nothing stuck. For the sprint I wound it up in a nice heavy gear but didn't get fast enough and didn't have a leadout.

56 starters
finish: 8th or 9th place (top 5 scored)
top speed: 34mph (wind on my back)
sprint speed: 28mph