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Monday, September 10, 2007
Aaron's Grant Park Criterium
It sure is nice when your game plan comes to fruition.
Going into a race without a plan of attack is like leaving the house without your pants on. Maybe everyone will think you're wearing shorts but most likely it'll just look like you weren't thinking very clearly when you started the day.
But to say it always goes how you want it to would be silly, bike racing is just too unpredictable. Today was a different story though, as we managed to control the race pretty well with only three riders considering Charles pulled out early, sick.
About 20 minutes into the 1 hour race Matt initiated the main breakaway of the day, chasing two riders already up the road. For the next 30 minutes small groups managed to make it up to Matt's group while Tyler and Chad got to sit patiently in the main field. With about 15 minutes of racing left, the whole field came back together except the two riders out front. Tyler immediately made a move and was joined by two other riders in the fight for 3rd through 5th places on the road. Chad and Matt were happy with that considering Chad's bid for the $200 mid race sprint but was just barely beat out by local pro Bobby Sweeting and Matt's efforts out front for most of the race.
However, Chad and Matt managed to control the field pretty well and Tyler stayed up the road to finish 4th on the day after the Pacesetter team was represented in every major move of the day and definitely made our presence felt.
4th place is still three places back from the main goal of the day but that's not to say that the team didn't race well. Tomorrow is the Buckhead crit, the last race of the Georgia Cup and hopefully our fallen teammate Reid Peacock can hold onto the MAR jersey and Tyler can move up past 5th in the overall.
Thanks to all the Pacesetter employees who made the trip after our luncheon presentation on Friday, we enjoyed your support and hope to see you on Sunday!
Christian Leask
9:36 AM |
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