Today was the Napa GP with a crazy "P" turn. In the masters 35+ race we had the delight of having Mike Sayers (Amgen) in the field. Chris Phipps (Morgan Stanley) joined Sayers in lapping the field leaving only leftovers for the offering. In the end we had a field sprint for which I won but since Sayers and Phipps were a lap up I was 3rd.
It was 2 + hrs until the next race, A reverse win and out. I spent the time getting a massage,$5 for 15 minutes. In the race you sprint at 5 to go for 5th, 4 to go for 4th and so on. It was actually fun except that local racer Shawn Oliver (Morgan Stanley) broke his hip when he crashed in the P-turn. In the end 4 guys went up the road which was perfect to allow for a field sprint for the win. But one guy went across leaving me out of the placings. Now was when it started to get fun. You have 2 choices here. Try to bridge up or wait to see if your group catches back up. One tactic is to leavethe 5th rider out in the wind for the whole last lap and hope youcatch his tired legs before the line. The first sprint went un-contested. The second as well. The third one was a hotly contested sprint that left one rider still without any reserves and he quickly came back to our group and right out the other side. This allowed me to follow wheels until the final lap where the race was mine. Victory at last. I topped off the day heading back for another massage and then heading to Down Town Joes for a good dinner and a few drinks with my youngest son. This has been a good few weeks with wins at Madera Stage race, LandPark and now Napa. Next stop Sea Otter.
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