Sunday, April 26, 2009

Campus Crit - 2 words - Cold & Wet

45deg and rain is never a good recipe for fun racing. It does bring out the hard men. In Jordan's mind, he was racing no matter what. I was not as enthusiastic, and in the end, opted out. No regrets either.

Jordan raced the Juniors age 10-18, which fielded 7 riders, mostly from MNJRC. Jordan went hard right from the gun, and drew out 18 year old phenom, Colton Barrett. The two of rode hard, and collaborated to lap the entire field. Jordan knew he would have his hands full with Colton in the sprint, but really dug deep, and finished right behind Colton. Aaron Shaw was best of the rest for 3rd place. Well done guys.

After the race, Jordan's hands were so cold, it took him 15 minutes just to get his shoes off. He is still shivering as we speak.

The Men and Women Cat 1/2/3, and Masters 45+ were combined for the last race with about 15 riders (3 women, 1 Master 45+, rest Cat 1/2/3). In typical fashion, Hollywood drove the pace from the get go. Half way in, there were 7 left in the front group: Jens Brabbit, Micah Moran, Chris Doig, Rich Settergren, Brian Koeneman, Jared Roy, and Hollywood. Jens got away solo late in the race, with Settergren trying to bridge across from the remaining 5. At the Bell, Jens looked like he would hold on, with the group bearing down on Settergren. Jens held on for an impressive win, with Koeneman 2nd, and Moran 3rd. Settergren must have gone down on the final lap, because it was a while before he came into the finish. Fun race to watch, not so fun to do. You guys are harder than I am.

Start of the Juniors 10-18 Race

Colton Barrett wins the sprint over Jordan.

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