Originally Posted by
TheKillerPenguin
Indeed, ToWC. The road race was really rad, but I was NOT prepared for that heat, the sun is straight violent. I really enjoyed the area and I'd def come back to visit and ride for fun. Also, why don't you guys use the bigger mountains for racing?!
The gravel made the road race completely different that last year. It definitely turned it up a notch. That was nothing compared to the slip and slide addition to corner 3 on the crit. That corner is hard enough without adding the water in. I had to unclip and put a foot down with 5 to go when the guy in front of me went down. Thankfully got back on quickly because everyone had to go so slow through it.
This was the first weekend of real heat and believe it or not it was worse last year. Temp was over 100 for the crit. The area is great for riding, the climby races are usually in southeastern PA or down in VA. I've only been here 3 years, but I think it's just too far to get to the mountains for the population centers of MD.
Next time your decide to race in the area, send me a message.