San Dimas Stage Race Recap

I recently arrived home after racing in the San Dimas Stage Race. Although challenging, the race was probably my favorite race this year because of the climb in stage one, the rolling hills of stage two, followed by the criterium in stage three. The first stage consisted of a four mile climb that started in Glendora and climbed four miles up the canyon. I finished the stage with a yellow jersey and a fifty-nine second lead over second place. To top it off Team Specialized held the top three slots. Stage two was a six lap race around a seven mile course. The course had three moderately sized hills, within the first lap Sean McElroy broke away from the field and held about a two minute gap by the end of the race. I finished the day in third, following Jack Maddux across the line. Going into the third stage Sean had a fifteen second gap on me but other than the change in the yellow jersey, results remained fairly similar to the day before. The criterium had six corners and a slight rise. There were attacks throughout the race but nothing stuck for more than two laps or so. Jack took second in the sprint and the overall stayed the same. To sum up the weekend, I had a ton of fun and found that both the team and I still have work to do before the Sea Otter Classic and nationals.