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Race
Report
Representing
BVF in the 3/4 field: Norm, Pete, Eric, and Scott, with a special cameo
ride by
Zeke (returning from Philly for the weekend), and Dennis vocally
rooting for us
from the sidelines.
As we guessed, Ken Harris from Merrill Lynch went right at the
beginning,
testing the waters on the 1st lap; by 2nd lap he
was
gone. He took a couple of other guys
with him initially but he dropped them somewhere beyond our sight and
soloed
for remainder. For the rest of us, it
was attempted chases and/or breaks (depending upon your viewpoint).
A group
of 4 got a small lead, composed of 2 Fraysse guys, Scott and another,
but it
didn’t get too far. Metro (there were
at least 6 of them) started to work with us on the front for a few laps. One by one, they all eventually disappeared
back
into the pack. There was one more
unsuccessful break attempt with help of Gotham at 2 to go, then it was
time to
start thinking about the final sprint for the remaining field.
On the
bell lap, just after turn 1, Joaquim de
Baca from Kissena pushes
into the wind and slowly rolls off front with no one in pursuit. He eventually finishes 2nd,
riding alone. Pete got a great little launch from Zeke as the field hit
turn
2. It played out to be a good move
because no one tried to chase. Pete
rode hard solo and got to the line before the field with a meager
buffer of 5
to 10 bike lengths, which was still enough for 3rd.
With Pete in the clear, Norman could finally unleash his sprinter’s
legs and
took 5th in the field sprint, securing 8th
overall.
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