Originally Posted by jeffst
Hello. It was good to meet you. Good race report - the UT boys had the race under control but couldn't get anyone away. Two of their guys were off at one point and I tried to bridge. Got 3/4 of the way there when the Peloton swallowed me up. That course is just too fast, hills to small and no wind to break it up.
Right after we spoke on the last lap my hammie cramped, think we had ~ 2 miles to go. Dropped to the back of the pack (but in front of the chase car) and fortunately I was able to stretch it out and get back on. Now w/ 60+ guys in front of me I wasn't going to do anything stupid. But in the last 1/2 mile or so as we started up the false flat guys started to fall off the back and I was able to keep moving up. Finished just behind you at #11.
FYI we averaged 24mph over the 44 miles.
And, yes, I will be at Lago on Sunday in the 4s.
Jeff great recovery, my buddies watching the race reported that they were pulling guys every lap. I've heard from a couple of people that our race was one of the fastest of the day, that last lap was fast for sure. I'll be in the 45+ race on Sunday (4's on Sat) so I'll email you my cell number. Call me when you get to Lago and we'll meet up.