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02-23-14 | 05:38 AM

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thechemist

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Originally Posted by Ygduf

UCSC Uni RR P123
3rd place

http://www.strava.com/activities/115341632

18 laps of 2.7 miles and 350ft of climbing.

Strategy: hang on as long as possible. Hoped to finish on the winning lap.

I don't race p12 yet so I was a little starstruck and concerned that I knew the name of the Clif Bar guy from when he was on Jelly Belly. He is a bit of a local legend so I may have looked at his USAC page before.

Anyway, I knew he wouldn't get dropped, and he is smooth and gives a good draft so I did what I could to be on his wheel whenever possible. With the circuit as it is, it's just pure attrition. After 5 laps we were about 6 guys. At 10 laps about 5. We were 4 after about 14, and in the finishing "sprint" climb it was just us 3.

Gotta be honest, I was pretty happy to just be there assured of a 3rd place, riding with 2 NRC-racing cat1s, so I went early! **** it, right? How often do you get to attack a guy who has a google suggestion for his name with his pro cycling team?

Outcome was predictable. Short-lived attack lead them out and the two guys duked it out for the win as I spun through the finish and hoped to not fall down.

Success all around. Fun day. Super fun to ride against those guys. Absolute beasts.
-Menso de Jong and Bailey McKnight- - never been happier to try to win and still lose.

Epic,grats!

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