Sunday, March 19, 2017

Tour of St. Louis Weekend Races



Great weekend of racing in St. Louis. The Tour of St. Louis kicks off the racing season in town. Saturday was the TT in the early morning, then a crit right before lunch. Sunday was a crit in the morning. The TT was 11.5 miles and a little chilly at the start. It was my first ever TT, so I was happy with a 4th place finish. The crit was hard since three guys took off right from the start. Nobody wanted to chase them, so I finally try to bridge the gap. It took me 5 laps, but I caught them. In the sprint I held onto third place. The crit on Sunday was a much tighter pack. The course was shorter and had quite a few turns. I tried to sit in position on the final lap for the last sprint. Once we got going I thought I might be able to get 2nd but ran out of room. I am really happy with the 3 place finishes both days for the crit. I have only one more race as a Cat 5 and I will be able to move up. Looking forward to mixing it up with the B race on Tuesday nights.

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