The C.C.R. bike scene

By: Joe K.

First off I want to thank Gregg for giving me his bottles with 2 laps to
go....I would not have made it.

Second....Great Job Chris B to hang tough and take 5th place.....it was a
long tough race.

....I was not to sure how I was going to feel....I had missed Tuesday S.G.
due to rain and family commitment and only did two short rides since the Mt
Washington flop weekend. I went into it thinking I'll just do my best. The
race started out at a reasonable pace and the peloton remained intact for
the first 3-4 laps. I decided to go for the K.O.M. points on lap 4 and found
myself out front with a small gap. I decided to stay out front to be able to
keep my own lines on the ensuing downhill corners. Coming up the long main
drag I noticed I had been caught by a Pat M from the Zephyr team. He wanted
to work together and keep the gap....I was feeling good.....so off we went.
We kept the pace high on the next few laps to open up the gap....at one
point we were told it was 45 seconds. Pat offered up the KOM points to me
for working with him to keep the gap, that was fine with me. We stayed out
front the whole race. With 6 laps to go my legs really started to feel the
effect of the hills and my bottle was empty. I was nervous that my legs were
going to fully cramp to the point I could not pedal (where your legs just
lock out...and you feel like you'll just fall over). This is where I saw a
team mate up ahead....Gregg.....thank god.....my prayers were answered. He
gave me both his bottles and it gave me the boost to hang on. Pat was still
feeling strong and started to ride away from me on the second to last lap,
but I was able to keep my pace and finish second and take the KOM award. I
clocked over 3000ft of climbing and averaged 21.3mph for the race. My legs
are extremely sore today....it's difficult to even walk.

Anyways thanks again Gregg....hope I can repay the favor someday....Nice
showing for Epic Velo....see you guys tonight at sleeping Giant.