I've been racing the track since 1992, and I can't recall the last time a junior won the elite track championships. Certainly not a kilo or 4km pursuit. Maybe Daniel Holloway won a points race, but I'll have to check the records.
Our teammate Charlie Avis won the 4km individual pursuit on Saturday! Boy, did he look smooth out there. Not only that but somehow Ruggy Holloway talked him into doing a kilometer less than an hour before his targeted event. He posted a very respectable 1:10.84 in the kilo (good for 4th) and then took to negative spliting the pursuit. Check out this pace...
29.0, 25.4, 25.4 = 1:19.8 1st km
24.6, 23.9, 23.9 = 1:12.4 2nd km, 2:32.2 after 2km
23.9, 24.0, 24.1 = 1:12.2 3rd km, 3:44.4 after 3km
24.1, 24.3, 23.5 = 1.11.0 last km, 4:56.3 and winner of his first elite championship!
For those that care, 25.0 laps are 30mph and a 23.5 is 31.8mph! Sub- 5:00 on the San Jose track is respectiable. I'm thinking that Charlie could roll a 4:50 in his next try.
Not to sound boastful but Charlie was a great student. Robert Meyer (Metromint) had posted a 4:57.6 in the ride just before Charlie and Charlie responded very well to my shouting encouragement and asking him to pick up the pace!
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That was a very impressive ride by Charlie! I agree Larry.
Well done, and he's only going to get faster.
Very smooth, very consistent, looks like a great aero position.
Well done!
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