Hi, everyone. Seth here with a quick report from the Baraboo Sharks Road Race in Denzer, WI.
The course included a steady-grade climb early in the lap that took about five minutes to do, followed by flats, a bit of descending, and downhills to the straight run-in to the finish.
I felt really great on the climb. On the last of four laps, I attacked and went over the top with six other guys. On the one other obstacle on the course, a very short power climb (but still long enough to do the trick), I accelerated again to slim the front group down to three riders. For the next miles to the finish, it was a tough, tentative move, as the three of us were trying to outpower the four behind us. The gap never rose above 20 seconds or so until the final mile when the guys behind must have given up or started jockeying for position because our advantage finally rose then.
In the sprint finish, I jumped out of third position to win by a few bike lengths. It was a good day and the climb was definitely to our advantage. It was nice to get Team Get A Grip Cycles another victory this season and further our podium total, which has also, by the way, been made up by seven different riders!
Finally, another picture thanks to Newt Cole from the climb (3rd time up):
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Great race, Seth.
For the record, the photo is from the second lap. (I got popped on the third lap. It was the second lap where I blew kisses.)
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