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05-08-15 | 08:46 AM

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IBOHUNT

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From: Western Maryland - Appalachian Mountains

Bikes: Motobecane Fantom Cross; Cannondale Supersix replaced the Giant TCR which came to an untimely death by truck

As long as:

1. You had fun
2. Stayed safe
3. You learned lessons

then it's all good.

As for having been pulled... I doubt that there are many that haven't been pulled in their first years racing. I like to reflect back to what [MENTION=95878]Racer Ex[/MENTION] wrote a while back. Something about sending cadaver dogs out looking for the victim.

Heck, I've had buzzards circling me.

As an example; my crit career as a CAT5. Racing age 56

1st crit - lapped early
2nd crit - lapped early
3rd crit - pulled
4th crit - pulled a wheelsucker for 7 laps only to have him go by me in the last couple hundred meters for 8th place. Really? Well, it was a good FTP test
5th crit - 4th. Lapped by 1st through 3rd. Tough .7 mile course that was ~100'/mile gain. Ufda for an old overweight guy.

Keep racing and I'd suggest trying TT's. They are a hoot!

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