[C4 Rides] C4 at the Races Again!

[Jim Roof]

I might like to do my first race as soon as I track down that Seniors  
Circuit. :-)

Sent by Jim via his iPhone


On Apr 22, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Shawn Fleming <shawn.fleming at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Central Carolina Cycling had another strong outing last night. Dave  
> and I headed up to the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway to  
> participate in the NW Speedway Crit Series. For those of you that  
> are new to road racing, this series is similar to the Lowe's  
> Speedway Time Trial Series except that it's a Criterium-style race.  
> In a criterium (or crit), the riders race around a short course,  
> usually a downtown block but, in this case, a 1km oval speedway track.
>
> This race was a blast! We raced in a combined cat 4/5 field with  
> riders and teams mostly from the Boone, Winston-Salem, and Lenoir  
> areas. To make things a little more interesting, Dave had an eye doc  
> appt earlier in the day in which he had one of his pupils dilated  
> and then, immediately before our start, he severely smashed two of  
> his fingers while putting away his trainer. (but at least it was his  
> birthday! Happy b-day old man)
>
> I won't bore you with too many details of the race, so I'll skip to  
> the end...with 2 laps to go, Dave and I both watched a hyperactive  
> field swarm by us and basically put us at the back of the peloton.  
> Not wanting to return to the C4 Thursday night ride having to tell  
> all of you that we were last and 2nd to last, we laid down the  
> hammer with 1 lap to go, determined to get back in it. Dave took an  
> outside path and I sprinted through a crack in the field, managing  
> to jump on the wheel of a guy on the team that won two weeks ago.
>
> The moves served us well as we both still had plenty of gas in the  
> tank - enough to sprint to 3rd and 16th overall out of 30!
>
> Looking at the results that were just posted on USA Cycling, it  
> appears that we were the 1st and 5th place finishers in our  
> category! (it was a combined cat 4 and cat 5 field)
>
> Great job, Dave. This was his first "crit" race and a pretty good  
> one considering the nightmare day he had leading up to the race.
>
> For anyone interested in entering their first race, I would  
> definitely recommend this. The travel distance is a little rough for  
> those of us in the Cabarrus area, especially on a Wed night, but the  
> oval course and laid-back atmosphere are very inviting to beginners,  
> and friends and family can hang out in the infield while you race.
>
> Here's a link to the series website:
>
> http://nwscycling.com/
>
> Hope to see everyone at tonight's ride -
>
> Shawn
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