OSRS #8 - St. Peters (don't call us St Leon) - BigDaveSports

May 8, 2011

Rider		Team	Place	Field
-	Teresa Patrick	RideNet Development Team	3rd	Women 3-4
	Duncan "Braveheart" Russell	Backroom Coffee Roasters Cycling Team	9th	Cat 4
	Mike Schena	BSM Cycling	17th	Cat 1-2-3
	Tony "Mini Deal" Viton	Backroom Coffee Roasters Cycling Team	Crash	Cat 3

Duncan "Braveheart" Russell

Definitely one of the hardest races this year. On the 2nd time up the hill, the strong guys set a crazy pace and split things up. Found myself in a small group of 5 that put in a massive effort to bridge up over about 4miles. The 3rd time up the hill was a more sensible pace and the group took it easy on the flats. We slowed enough to let 5 or 6 guys back on, but the final time up the hill was enough to make you vomit. A group of 8 opened enough of a gap, and had just enough to hold on for 9th.

Mike Schena

Great learning experience today. It was fun to race with those guys. During the second lap I noticed my tire was going soft. By the top of the climb it was too soft to ride. I stopped at the finish line and a nice person got a pump out of their car for me. We pumped the tire up to 160 PSI and hoped for the best. I latched on to a group to hopefully finish out the race. Got plenty of candid free advice from one of the more experienced riders. Tire was soft again by the 3rd lap. Probably should have dropped out but I am stubborn. Hopefully didn't do any damage to my rim.

Tony "Mini Deal" Viton

Ouch. See you in 4 weeks.