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!