I knew that it was possible to crack in a 4.5 mile race. I blew after a tiny roller at mile 4. Just went a little to hard and the legs kind of loaded up. I was having a great ride until that point and actually felt good on the time trial bike for not doing a time trial since collegiate nationals. Everything was good except my 30 second man was Kirk O-Bee (Health Net) he caught me at the line after I blew. O-Bee ended up in the top 5. I think all of us got caught by a Health Net rider. Frank Pipp was probably our fastest guy but no results yet. Lots of Durangotangs out here in Minnesota. Johnny Big legs was out there with the rest of the Sakonut team and their huge Lazer TT helmets. Those things look huge!
Tomorrow is the first road stage and it is a short one. Only 58 miles. I am predicting a day of many attacks from the gun. We only have 4 guys so we will have to be aggressive and make sure we are in all of the important moves. Anyway, I just got my rub down and am going to try to crash out soon. The cup of coffee that I had at 4:30 might beg to differ with me trying to sleep soon. Sager looks like he is having a tough time and reading his blog is a bummer www.jasonsager.com . I think every racer goes through this phase every now and again. I know that I do on occasion, but you just have to take a little break and try to find the motivation for the next one. Hang in there Sager, you are still my hero! Alright, stay tuned for more race updates from Minnesota, yippie!
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