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Last 2 Crits!

Tanner that is a pretty cool video! So Doug would you post the tour predictions I want to see who picked who. Daren congrats on the mountain bike race. You did very well. I wasn't able to update last week, so I am updating the last two crits.

Last Tues.
Last week we were racing 30 km (1 km loop, flat, but windy). It was only Jason and I from the Chain Agents there to race. Most of them live in Corvallis (45 minutes away). My friend Jeremy also raced with us. 2 km into the race Mckenzie (Wheel Works) and I take off and break open a lead of about half a lap. We were working very hard to keep the gap. We sprinted for the prime and he beat me. He is a pretty good sprinter and rider. We pulled up after the prime (16 laps into the race) because we didn't think we could hold it. We recovered and tried to attack a couple of times but couldn't get a break. Into the sprint I finished 2 behind Mckenzie, but they made a mistake on number of laps and had 2 laps left up twice. So we had to race through another lap. My friend Jeremy didn't sprint on the first sprint because he wasn't in a position, so he pulled out. But he was unable to beat Mckenzie. I finished 3rd behind Jeremy. The guy felt pretty bad that me messed up the number of laps, but that is life.

This Tues.
The temperature reached a high of 103! It was hot! And I had been roofing in the hot sun all day, so I was content to sit in the group for a while. Unfortunately, no one told that to some of the other riders. In the first lap a strong group of 3 took off and were getting a good lead, so Mckenzie and I bridged the gap. There was a crash and Mckenzie dropped back with the group, so it was 3 of us pulling away from the group, including my friend Jeremy. Mckenzie was able to bridge a 25 second gap all by himself (pretty impressive). The 4 of us worked together to lap the main group! In the sprint I took second behind Mckenzie. Maybe some day I will actually win one. But I am having fun trying.

Bubba