DC tried and tried to get into or set-up a break and finally succeeded in getting into the winning 4 man break in the Cat 3's 80 mile race. Matt played the dutiful team mate and sat in and did nothing. DC ended up with a 3rd place in his first real Cat 3 race.
After the race, DC was quoted saying "It was a hard fast race, but my legs felt good so i knew i had to have a go. After we finally established the break, my legs were on fire, but I just stayed focused. Unfortunately didn't have the legs for the final kick at the end but i can learn from this race and build on it for next time."
The Cat 4's and Cat 5's saw some fast action and some good attacks, but nothing strong enough to stay away for the full 50 miles. Both races came down to an uphill bunch sprint with Brandon Perry slotting in at 4th in the 5's.
The Masters 35B Category was the largest field of the day and we had some good numbers there from our team. After several furious attacks for the first 15 miles proved fruitless, the race settled down a bit for the next 10 miles until the turnaround. Kracht tried a few times to get away but there were a few guys at the front of the group that weren't going to let him go. The most dangerous rider in the group was from Spin Cycling and we had some great teamwork to get on his wheel when he attacked or guys to shutdown any of his attacks. In the end, this race also stayed together for an uphill, bunch sprint. Seth ended up coming around the wheel in front of him about mid way up the 3/4 mile finishing climb and was able to hold off the field to be crowned the Masters 35B state champ with Brandon Judd coming in 5th.
After the race, Seth said "I was hoping to get Kracht into a break so that his Cyclocross conditioning could take over and he could drill it to the line. Unfortunately the right guys never got up the road together. Crayk took over and worked at the front like an animal keeping it together until the last corner. After all of the work he did, I just had to give it my all."
