Rochester Twilight Crit
We traveled all over New York in the last few days. started in Saratoga Springs at Serotta, drove to Rochester and just in time for a function at the Kodak building downtown. Kodak basically employs the entire city, and their factories are massive. Met many kind people who were happy to have us in upstate NY, and then went out on a tour of the countryside with a Kodak group ride. we rolled up to the meenting point and the parking lot was packed, i was surprised by the great turnout and enthusiasm of the group. It was blazingly hot and so several riders took the short cut unbeknownst to us, and we were left waiting for the phantom group to show up. at least we waited in the shade.
waited all day sat. for the start of the crit at 8:30 pm, and it was good too because it was ripping hot and i never left the room, just watched three movies and read a book. and slept.
the races went okay, kinda slow the first hour with a few dummy attacks, and then a split of 12 went including me, Dom and Dan and then it was live and we took a lap. from 5 to go we were on the front and i was rolling hard trying to set up dan, my own result out the window. dumped off Dan and Hayden with half a lap to go, coasted around the rest of the course and finished 12th. Dan ended up 5th, but i don't thing i could have done a thing more for him, and the end just goes how it goes. I think we put on a good show for Rochester, and there were MANY spectators cheering for Kodak and Easy Share.
we finished at 11:00 then it took us an hour to get coordinated and then a ride over to the good spot which was hopping on a sat night only to find out the kitchen is closed and there's no way i'm going to be able to survive "drinking my dinner" as a few people suggested, so i found a spot with a good Falafel mowed that down and then hit up a cab back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.
waited all day sat. for the start of the crit at 8:30 pm, and it was good too because it was ripping hot and i never left the room, just watched three movies and read a book. and slept.
the races went okay, kinda slow the first hour with a few dummy attacks, and then a split of 12 went including me, Dom and Dan and then it was live and we took a lap. from 5 to go we were on the front and i was rolling hard trying to set up dan, my own result out the window. dumped off Dan and Hayden with half a lap to go, coasted around the rest of the course and finished 12th. Dan ended up 5th, but i don't thing i could have done a thing more for him, and the end just goes how it goes. I think we put on a good show for Rochester, and there were MANY spectators cheering for Kodak and Easy Share.
we finished at 11:00 then it took us an hour to get coordinated and then a ride over to the good spot which was hopping on a sat night only to find out the kitchen is closed and there's no way i'm going to be able to survive "drinking my dinner" as a few people suggested, so i found a spot with a good Falafel mowed that down and then hit up a cab back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.
