Sunday, July 17, 2016

Tour de White Rock Crit and Road Race

Last night we raced the Tour de White Rock Crit in White Rock. It was a tough 1 km course that was half uphill and half downhill that we raced for 60 laps. The pace started off fast, and a break of 7 riders got off the front really early. I felt good but got to the front too late. Evan and Jonah did well covering moves with Jonah taking a prime. In the finale the break lapped up, and in Canada there is a rule where the peloton sprints at 4 laps to go, and the breakaway riders continue. I ended up finishing near the back of the group.

Today was the Tour de White Rock Road Race. We raced about 80 miles over 11 long (11km) laps+ 6 short (3 km) laps. The long laps had two big climbs/ lap, and the short lap had one climb. This course suited me and I felt good. Oliver got into a crash on the first lap, so that was the end of his race. He helped us a lot by going to the feed zone to hand us bottles. A small break went early, but this course seemed like an attrition course. That means it is smart to stay in the field for as long as possible while riders get dropped off the back. The race played out like this until the final hill on the final long lap where Ryan Roth went off the front with a couple other riders. I had been conserving energy until then, but just didn't have it to go with the acceleration. As we did the final small 6 laps our group splintered. I was in a second group on the road and bridged up to the chase group with 1.5 laps to go, but the group I was in caught that group with a little under a lap to go. Up the final hill I just didn't have the gas. I should have saved that effort for the final climb, and ended up finishing just off the back of the splintered peloton. I had a great time at all the BC Superweek Races.

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