Bank of America

After the Tour de Toona we headed back up to Westport for a few days of rest and recovery. We took it easy for a few days and I wish that I would have not even looked at my bike. It was good to be in Westport were there was some familiarity with the area so rides were easy to find and good food was close by.

We made the 14 hour drive down to Charlotte, North Carolina and split it into two days. On Friday night we did a crit that I sucked really bad in and dropped out 30 minutes into the 1 hour crit. The legs were screaming bloody murder so I pulled the plug. After doing Toona the motivation has been low. I decided to save it for the Bank of America Crit.

Last night was the Bank of America crit and it was epic and insanely fast. I had a good start and wanted to try to cover and early move. On the second lap I moved up to the front because it was right there. I thought someone would attack any time and wanted to be up there. No one attacked! So I decided I would be that one guy, the one who attacks so early in the race and it goes nowhere. Yep! I attacked and everyone followed my wheel for a whole lap. Dave Toule, the announcer, threw out some good props my way for being brave enough to throw the early move. It wasn't my finest moment and I burned a few matches with the attack. After that is was hanging on for dear life as 120 guys took the corners as fast as possible. THe average speed was close to 30 mph on a rolling course, not dead flat. There was a good crowd and the race was fun, but the legs were not good. I made it 46 minutes before getting gapped off when it was single file.

I can't believe how much cheating there is in road racing. Floyd gets busted for doping in the tour. It is a bummer, but I am glad that cheaters are getting caught. Doping is just one thing. In these crits guys are always pulling out and going into the pit when they get snapped of the back. They just pull their shorts up, rub some grease on their leg, pull into the pits and their mechanic takes over giving them a new wheel or making it look like they had a mechanical. Then they jump back in a lap later in a much better position. Sometimes they get caught, other times they go on to win the freaking race. Is is lame!!!

Today we head towards Chicago. We get to drive for two days in the van! Yea! That is great for recovery, sit in the van with a bunch of dudes all day. I am whining again, but the van time is definitely cracking me, big time! Well I will update with some more interesting news when I get the chance.