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April 30, 2008
Opus Take 3
The 3rd round of Opus played out almost just like the second round of Opus played out. I scored 2nd place in the first sprint, struggled to recover for the 2nd sprint, tried to go on the 3rd sprint, and went for it on the 4th sprint but faded. I tied for 5th with three other racers with my 3 points. I started at the back of the group and tended to sit in a lot more last night than the prior two crits. As we entered the first sprint lap I started to move up on the outside. As we got to the base of the hill I opened up my sprint. One guy had already gone, but I was able to convincingly take second. As usual I was pretty spent. I drifted back into the pack for a rest. As we entered into the second sprint lap I was still recovering, I went at the last minute but faded fast. For the third sprint I lined up behind a SPBRC guy who had one the first sprint and hoped to ride his wheel to some more points. The bummer was he decided not to go so I had a late start to my sprint and could not make up the necessary ground. In the last sprint, I was well positioned and again tried to ride the SPBRC guy's wheel. As he jumped I shifted down to aggressively and found myself in too big of a gear. It was a good race. We had Cobra and a new guy named Eric in the race. Even Rolle was out watching this week. This weekend is the Gluek RR and I am excited about it as it will be my first RR of the year.
Posted by kermisch at April 30, 2008 2:29 PM