Bob and I went down to the boombin metro of Wichita Falls for the Hotter than Hell this year. We got there just in time to watch the 1/2's kick off there crit on friday to watch andy and jay. It was hot then at around 6.30pm. After the race we went to the bike expo were they had all sorts of deals, bob and i checked out the orbea bikes. We got to the start thirty min. early and its a good thing we did. Ended up wading threw tons of people on bikes to get to the front were the racers started, got there with about 2 min. to spare.
No wind and flat as a pancake.
The race started out fast, i think we were cruising 26 threw town and for the first hour into the race. We caught the 1/2's and passed them and then it settled down. There was a ton riders that wanted to beat the crowds of the start on the road for the first hour so it would go to doble file to keep within the yellow line rule alot. A few got off the front then the pack would real them in and then it would happen again. An okc velo guy got off the front and CRRC would block along with Tulsa Wheelemen so i got kinda worried that he would get away. Had a pretty good gap so i attacked off the front just to see the pack pull me back in but it kept the gap close. The group caught him 1/2 a mile before the finish and ramped it up for the end. If you have never raced the course before it finishes in town and there is a overpass that you go up just before u make a hard right then left and right to the finish (each a block apart) so it ended in a crit sprint finish. I didn't have to bad of position but the speed was so fast that the field was strung out. I think i passed one tulsa wheelman for 16th. Bob overcooked a turn before the overpass and lost position before the ramp up to the sprint finish and finished 30th.
No wind and flat as a pancake.
The race started out fast, i think we were cruising 26 threw town and for the first hour into the race. We caught the 1/2's and passed them and then it settled down. There was a ton riders that wanted to beat the crowds of the start on the road for the first hour so it would go to doble file to keep within the yellow line rule alot. A few got off the front then the pack would real them in and then it would happen again. An okc velo guy got off the front and CRRC would block along with Tulsa Wheelemen so i got kinda worried that he would get away. Had a pretty good gap so i attacked off the front just to see the pack pull me back in but it kept the gap close. The group caught him 1/2 a mile before the finish and ramped it up for the end. If you have never raced the course before it finishes in town and there is a overpass that you go up just before u make a hard right then left and right to the finish (each a block apart) so it ended in a crit sprint finish. I didn't have to bad of position but the speed was so fast that the field was strung out. I think i passed one tulsa wheelman for 16th. Bob overcooked a turn before the overpass and lost position before the ramp up to the sprint finish and finished 30th.
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