ah, that's much better

Okay, so we embarrassed ourselves at the Wente Crit with 10% of the field and just a 3rd and 4th to show for it... at the 35th annual Cat's Hill classic we redeemed ourselves with a fine 1-2-3 finish in the M35 race, a win in the Jr 15-16 race and a win in the Jr 13-14 race. Ah, that's much better!

Marcus' win in the Jr 13-14 event was a classic. He and Chris LaBerge hit the 23 % Cat's Hill for 3 laps and Marcus dashed to the line for the win. The smile on his face was priceless. Please check out Marcus' blog entry.

James win in the Jr 15-16 event was just as impressive as the younger group raced with the 17-18 year olds and James took 2nd overall in the race. What a sprint! Daniel Tisdell, Edan Levanton, Chris LaBerge and Marcus Smith all helped James during this 8 lap event.

Next up was the Masters event. 66 starters we were told on the line and 10 of us. Good odds, but a bit of pressure too. Red and White Specialized everywhere! 20 laps in total, so after 11 laps we're neutralized due to an accident on the course. We take this 20 minute break to recalibrate our strategy. Thankfully we have leaders like former professionals Scott McKinley and Dylan Casey to help us! We're going to restart with 8 laps to go so we make up a plan to go ballistic with 4 laps to go and we follow it to a tee. Craig, Kevin and Billy soar off the front and a handful of riders join them. They attack and attack and take up the speed. Steve, Mike, Wyatt, Scott, Dylan, Dean and I are surfing the front end of the chasers and spring across to the leaders on the last climb. Billy has already flown off to victory while Dean and I shoot the last corner at warp speed and gun it to the line for a very nice 1-2-3 finish. Great teamwork everyone!