2 Points
Yes, indeed - Hanford Crit brought good times and my first 2 points toward my 4 to 3 upgrade ... not in a huge hurry; I mean, what's 18 years as a cat4 if not a learning experience? And me, I like learnin'! In Hanford, I learned the field size is proportional to amount of fun... It took about a year to re-learn what I forgot in 10 years away from the sport and last year was mostly illness-racing so performance was minimal. Now, I feel ready to race. However, the Velo Promo t-shirt still eludes me; Hanford only shirted top 4 and there I was in 5th place.
Gianni has just moved on up and his knowledge, skills and fitness are daunting. I hope I and others can fill in for some of the leadership and assertiveness he provided to both the EMC Sportie squad and the 35+4(5) peloton. He scored his final point in his first race of the day (E4/5), a total of SIX ca$h primes in the two 4/5 races and was only 1/2 lap shy of giving me the leadout of my life in the 35+4/5. Can't blame him after riding 2 races at full tilt; hardly a move went that he wasn't in or marking. Being the stand-up guy he is, bought me & Merkeley a lotta lunch! Cheers Gianni!
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You're next Dr. X! I can see it now.....takin' over where Gianni left off.....grabbin' a collection of VP t-shirts.....and on to the 3s....and, of course, the Masters 35+ 1/2/3s! Yeah baby!!
aww yeah, we sportyEMCs are setting a pretty good upgrade record; 2 per year, except we have our two for this year and it's not even April! I've got 2 more years til my planned upgrade year... but nice to start bankin' points & top 10s now.
Gracias, sir!
I don't think it will be long for you, the instincts are back and the fitness is on the way up.
And the co-driving skillz.... X kept me calm when we almost ran out of gas in BFE... " we're bike racers, we'll just ride our bikes for help"... always bring a X on your road trips...
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