Hi,
Thanks for the good wishes. Heading out to Phoenix this morning.
Originally Posted by
Hermes
Hi Cleave: Good luck at the Valley of the Sun. It sounds like you are ready.
MEA and I wanted to do the Winter Classics at LAV but had the conflict with the ski trip. Considering how great I felt on Sunday, I probably would have done okay even with 6 days of skiing in my legs. MEA will be at the first LAVRA race at LAV and will return for a week at our place in Newport coast in March. We will do Roger's session and will bring our road bikes. We may be able to hook up with you for a road ride but hope to see you at LAV.
I've been feeling surprisingly good this week too. Let's hope it lasts. Looking forward to seeing you and MEA. Hopefully we can fit in a road ride too.
Originally Posted by
AzTallRider
Cleave, I'm hoping to be there watching some of the crit on Sunday. Will you be in Lightning Velo Pink?
I will probably be in our race team green and blue (with a big alligator on the jersey and shorts) if I can get my race kit washed and dried in time. Otherwise I will be in pink and blue.
Originally Posted by
Allegheny Jet
I know your pain Cleve. I did a stage race last July with the Master's 45+ guys what also had a compliment of Cat 1's and 2's. In the RR I stayed with the front group up the first climb but couldn't hold on in the rollers and drifted back to the 2nd group. On the 2nd climb I could not hold on with the 2nd group and ended up finishing with other guys who were just as blown up. I did recover enough on the last day to finish up in the top 10 in the crit.
Good luck in the Valley of the Sun race.
The VoS 40+ field doesn't look as stacked as the Poor College Kids 45+ field, but I'm not counting any chickens until after Saturday's race.