Bear MTN

I've had great experiences at this race, as well as some of the worst. I was beginning to think that it was the cold and rain of the past few years ruining my ability to do well, and that this years good weather was going to bode well for me. Unfortunately, good weather or no, lack of climbing legs is the first thing that took me out of contention. Wow, this was a hard and fast race. I felt great the first two laps, easily staying with the field up the main climb and the subsequent rollers. However, gravity and time took their toll and I lost them at the beginning of lap three's long climb. I stuck it out and completed two more laps mostly solo before pulling the plug when my body just shut down. Too much sugar and no good solid food was not making me happy! I have an idea again of what I'm training for and have motivation and high expectations for the coming race at Bear MTN in September.

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Memorial Hall Criterium

Go Full Gas athletes had a successful weekend of racing, with stellar results to show for it. Craig Lebair doubled up, racing the cat 3/4 and the 1/2/3, navigating the rain and riders crashing, with a field sprint win for third place in the 3/4 and holding tight in the 1/2/3 for a 21st place, totaling some 2.5 hours of racing! Mike Csuy raced both the 45+ and the cat 3/4. Even though he has a great sprint, he isn't afraid to work in a breakaway, and was endlessly attacking or bridging up to potential moves. However, most of the races resulted in field sprints and Mike took 5th in the 45+ and worked hard in the 3/4 to help set up Craig for the sprint.
In the Woman's 1/2/3 Kelley Bethoney belied her sprinters legs with multiple moves off the front, ending up with a 10th place sprint in the field, for 13th overall after three women broke off the front early on.
Yours truly survived after a week without training and worked to set up Craig for the sprint, chasing down breaks and keeping the tempo high. Unfortunately, I didn't have legs for the last two laps to chase down the two riders who broke away at the end.