Since there wasn’t a Time Trial this week I decided to give the GVCC Road Race a try again. This week the training race was on the Victor course. Finally got to meet Mike Minerva. Really nice guy. Actually did drills with him as I didn’t have a partner. I never realized how unnerving it is to bump shoulders with someone on a bike or rub wheels. I didn’t fall though and was more comfortable with it the 2nd time around.

I think I did much better this time. I was able to stay with peloton during the warm up lap running pace lines. On the 1st lap I was on the back end of the peloton and then fell off about 3/4 of the way down Cline Rd. I could see another guy up ahead of me though. I think it was his first night as well. I got on his wheel to recover a little and then saw that he was hurting too so I went by him to let him draft me. When I made it to the start of the hill on Blazey Rd and I just kicked it right into my 34 tooth gear up front. I looked back and the guy isn’t there anymore. I felt bad for leaving him, but was thinking there was still a chance I could catch up to everyone on the downhill.

I caught a glimpse of everyone @ turn #1, but just couldn’t get back on with the peloton. Started to pour halfway through lap 3. When I got to turn #1 the marshal said the B5s went by a long time ago and I should just stop for the night.

I was in HR Zone 6 most of the time. It was tough, but fun.