On Sunday, Gary Krol and Chris Chapman travled to Sanford NC to contest the 2nd Annual Sanford Downtown Criterium. The course was a classic four corner course that featured a rising front stretch all the way from turn four to the start finish line. This course always makes for some hard racing. On the top of the order was scorching temps so hot is was melting the asphalt is places making some of the corners a bit dicey. Some of the riders who had temperature on their computers were showing heat from the road at a blistering 98 degrees!!!! Water anyone????
The race started off pretty fast with several attempts of riders trying to establish an early break. One rider actually did manage to slip away for five laps or so, but was eventually reeled back in by the bunch. The pace remained high for most of the race and CCR riders managed to stay toward the front of the race all day.
With three to go the pace quickened even more taking its toll on many riders. On the last lap Gary made a move on the back side along with a rider from ITS KANE who had the same idea. With both riders heading into turn three at a high rate of speed, Gary chose to give way to the Kane rider in order to take a good ine through the turn. Out of turn four it was basically a two man sprint with Krol coming up a half of a bike short of victory taking second place on the day and Chapman taking a solid finish in the group.
On the Day CCR riders worked well together covering moves and looking out for one another. Of the 49 riders that started the race, only 25 or so finished with the pack. All in all it was very hot which made the racing that much harder. Thanks to all who were there cheering us on. We hope to see you at the next one.
Also, congrats to local rider Jay Hartsell of Locust for a 4th place finish in the Category 5 race!!!
Next week the team will be heading over to Charlotte NC for the Dilworth Criterium. Come check it out!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment