A bike racer again

A wise man once told me that you actually have to race your bike in order to be a bike racer. I finally made the jump from bike rider or bike commuter back to bike racer yesterday. I lined up at the Winfield crit. Not the most ideal course or me, but who cares. Its basically a rectangle with the uphill backside and downhill thru start/ finish. The backside is a two step effort, and inside the pack, it didn't take a toll until the second bump. Long story short - i did get popped, but i made it much farther than expected given the course. The race was 40 + 3 laps, i got popped a lap after i saw 33 minutes in. I actually thought at one point that if i made it through a tough section i could finish. Oh well. The good news is that the fitness is progressing. Next week is Wheaton - FLAT and fast, and the finish is on COBBLES!

Fat Kid - OUT