INDY Stage Race--Bike Wave Fall Creek Parkway TT

The course was nice and wide with very little traffic and it was short at only 4.6 miles. I didn't have my bike computer on so could only estimate my time.

I ended up with a 10:10 at just over 27 mph. This is definitely my element. It seems that the sprinters have better times than the dedicated time trialers. It must be the difference in anaerobic capacities. I like it; it levels out the playing field more.

Jason Romain did well in the TT with a 9:49. He'd be real threat in the overall if he could find his way out of the pack to sprint.

The start was delayed by 45 min due to electrical storms. The course was 4.6 miles long and pancake flat. It contained a few s-curves, and there was negligible wind. There were eight riders in women's open division and a total of over 100 riders in the TT. I thought I had a respectable time (12:01 at 23 mph), but it wasn't decent enough that day. The winner of the women's division, purportedly a student at I.U., did it in 10:54! Holy smokes!

Thsi was a fast and short TT course. I felt great out the way out and was using my areobars the whole way. But then when I went to turn around my back wheel had a hard time getting traction. I thought woop-tee-do and kept riding like a normal cyclist. Then I got pasted up 1/2 mile to the finish and I though something is not right. I finished hard and looked at my back wheel only to discover it was completly flat again. Oh well what can you do? Next weekend at the monrovia TT I plan to bring duck tape with me while I race!