Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Kenosha Business Park Criterium 30+

Not a lot to report. This race is always lightly attended due to the Vernon Hills race going on at the same time. Because of my work schedule and the Kenosha race schedule being compatible i was able to get up there and race.

There was only 4 of us on the start line. Kevin and I from Project 5, Robert Springer, and Aaron Hampton from Psimet. All of us were fresh except for Aaron who had raced earlier in the day.

This race was basically a chance for Kevin and I to play tactics a bit and try to come out with a win from a 4 man break. After the first few laps Kevin put in a nice little dig that dropped the Psimet rider and then there were 3 of us. We tried a couple of things to gang up on Robert but nothing worked. It ended up being a 3 man sprint which quickly turned into a 2 man sprint since i couldn't match Kevin or Robert. Kevin had the early lead but Robert was able to come around him for the win.

All in all it was an ok race. The course changed from previous years and we actually made a detour thru one of the parking lots. It created 2 extra turns that were over curbs which was a little dicey. It gave me lots of time for practicing trying to go thru those corners without touching the brakes. Something i need to get better at.

Now it's time to get ready for Fox River Grove!!

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