Got a decent start (from the second row), which made it possible to hang on during the furious first 15 minutes. The start of the race was hard and we shed dozens off the back of the 100-man field, including some teammates that started near the back. Then it let up a bit, which meant both that I could move up (mainly after turn 2), but also that there was a lot of swarm, particularly in the two straight sections.
I was near the front a fair amount in the middle of the race. Drilled it out of turn 2 on a prime lap to be second wheel heading into turn 4, but didn't keep the pedal down 110%. Mixed it up a bit more, but missed out at the end. As the pace surged with three to go, I was on the rivet, then got gapped when a guy cut me off in turn 3 and I touched the brakes. I just tempoed it around for the final laps. This was my first real race after 2 falls and wasn't on form. But did feel much better than the Wednesday Track Fights session a couple days before.
It's too bad that there was a terrible crash on the start/finish stretch. I nearly got caught in it, rubbing shoulders and elbows with guys on my right who were right behind it. I managed to steer into a slight opening on the left, but was still 6 feet of more or less open road on my left. The guys that got the worst of it were a bit further back, where the pack was already flush with the barricades on the left side.
Race data:
http://www.trainingpeaks.com/tny.aspx?a=sw&key=HHistskDS7crbS5NP26joi47NbpmqNRR
Photos:
- http://hcphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/5974191_EDekc/1/372846976_SAmJx/Original
- http://www.veronikalenzi.com/sftwilight091308large-3.php?imagename=IMG_9585sftwilight091308.jpg
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