Thursday, June 14, 2007
Wheel and Sprocket mahem
Ahhh first off its good to be home. I got back tuesday the 5th from Oregon. Suited up right after I got home for some track racing. I never really felt comfortable on the track until a cold front moved in for the main track riders were in tights and jackets as the weather hit the 50 degree mark. I destroyed the race and took my first main event win ever with the help of teamate Cole House.
Saturday was the State rode race. I had the Orca fitted out with some Cosmic Carbons and I was looking good in the new wheel and sprocket kit. We the power to take the race by storm with myself, Cole House still fresh from europe, Andy Crater, and my madison partner Shane. About a mile in a group of 8 riders including myself cole, bjorn sealander riding for VMG and just back from europe, Ryan Baumann winner of the u-23 jersey at tour of virginia who is also heading over to europe to race in the next part of the season. Rob White, an Iscorp guy and a few people I don't know of the top of my head. With 11 6 mile circuits with 1 giant hill each lap. Me and cole rode tempo up the hill to make sure the break stayed together until the last couple laps. With 4 to go I layed it down up the hill Baumann was doing the chasing he kept the gap at 20 meters. I sat over up over the top only 6 guys left in the break. Next lap I attacked over the top this time theres only 4 of us. Next lap same thing but I get away and drive it by myself until Cole and Bjorn bridge. 3 man race Last lap I start attacking to soften Bjorn up a bit. Cole attacks 300 meter before the hill, I sit on Bjorn he tries to attack. I popped it down 2 gears and counter him. Cole wins me 2nd Crater 4th. 3 guys in the top 5.
$10k circuit race we set a 4 man leadout train for the one and only Andy Crater. We started our leadout train with 2 laps to go and 6 miles out from the finish we prolly started it a bit to early but it was super good practice, we got 6th and 17th. We still made alot of money so you can't complain.
Tuesday Track
Wheel and Sprocket domination
I made my first kerin final.
Main event points race we layed it down and attacked until we had 3 guys off the front in a 4 rider break. Everything came together really well and we rode perfectly together as a team. I won the last event of the night the pro 1,2 tempo race.
Not much else to write we "wheel and sprocket" had 2 good days of track riding tuesday and wensday morning. Working on team sprints and Team pursuiting.
Saturday was the State rode race. I had the Orca fitted out with some Cosmic Carbons and I was looking good in the new wheel and sprocket kit. We the power to take the race by storm with myself, Cole House still fresh from europe, Andy Crater, and my madison partner Shane. About a mile in a group of 8 riders including myself cole, bjorn sealander riding for VMG and just back from europe, Ryan Baumann winner of the u-23 jersey at tour of virginia who is also heading over to europe to race in the next part of the season. Rob White, an Iscorp guy and a few people I don't know of the top of my head. With 11 6 mile circuits with 1 giant hill each lap. Me and cole rode tempo up the hill to make sure the break stayed together until the last couple laps. With 4 to go I layed it down up the hill Baumann was doing the chasing he kept the gap at 20 meters. I sat over up over the top only 6 guys left in the break. Next lap I attacked over the top this time theres only 4 of us. Next lap same thing but I get away and drive it by myself until Cole and Bjorn bridge. 3 man race Last lap I start attacking to soften Bjorn up a bit. Cole attacks 300 meter before the hill, I sit on Bjorn he tries to attack. I popped it down 2 gears and counter him. Cole wins me 2nd Crater 4th. 3 guys in the top 5.
$10k circuit race we set a 4 man leadout train for the one and only Andy Crater. We started our leadout train with 2 laps to go and 6 miles out from the finish we prolly started it a bit to early but it was super good practice, we got 6th and 17th. We still made alot of money so you can't complain.
Tuesday Track
Wheel and Sprocket domination
I made my first kerin final.
Main event points race we layed it down and attacked until we had 3 guys off the front in a 4 rider break. Everything came together really well and we rode perfectly together as a team. I won the last event of the night the pro 1,2 tempo race.
Not much else to write we "wheel and sprocket" had 2 good days of track riding tuesday and wensday morning. Working on team sprints and Team pursuiting.
# posted by Matt Brandt @ 10:01 AM 
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Jeez, with Doug Swanson on the W&S train for NVGP I'm going to be crying mercy...
Or maybe that will be from Health Net, Navigators, Jelly Belly, Priority Health, and Symmetrics drilling it every race. I can't decide.
See you at Grafton!
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Or maybe that will be from Health Net, Navigators, Jelly Belly, Priority Health, and Symmetrics drilling it every race. I can't decide.
See you at Grafton!
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