45 starters, 32 finishers - came in at 18th place.
1rst Lap:
Parade start and 5 minutes later, a crash in the main pack and then shortly afterward, the main split in the pack.
I was sitting in the lower back end of a group of riders caught in the back, feeling the full effects of the altitude and the pace.
course was mostly climbing, a few sections of technical and road, and then more climbing on top of that.
First lap went pretty uneventful, as I tried to maintain a 160-175 heart rate to avoid blowing up and maybe trying to pick up a few riders on the 2nd lap.
2nd Lap:
Heat was now kicking in, and a lot of riders were already pulling out. I made up a few more spots moving further up in the field and I was not getting caught.
maintained my place, Finished up 18th overall.
Overall, the course was great, the venue was awesome and without a doubt, colorado has some of the best riding in the country.
sologoat out
3 comments:
Ernesto- checked out the pictures on Jeff's blog. Beautiful! Looks like you were riding in "Phantom Canyon"- Uncle George would be proud! AMP
Just curious, did you drive out to Colorado? Or fly?
flew out - took the bikes in a tri-all travel bike case and also took out a tri-all wheel box too. $50 for everything, but they didn't ding me for the weight as they did not weigh it...
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