Hi everyone, Seth reporting again from the Tour of Ohio: Not going to lie now, I was a scaredy-cat today. It was raining during the second stage, and, despite a great starting position, the opening descent and first few miles took my nerve from the get-go. Where I started, in between 20th and 30th place, must have been the place to be because multiple crashes, flats, people bumping and flying off the road were all on either side of me.
As opposed to staying tough and letting courage keep me up front, I braked my way behind the chaos and, before I knew it, I was on the back. Gaps kept opening up there, for whatever reasons, and, all of the sudden, I was dropped. To add insult to injury, the chase group I joined got very frustrated with me, keeping the pace a bit unsteady. I guess I was just so desperate to get back to the lead (and I had a lot of strength to use to do so!), but it was ultimately the unwise move, and I settled into the line after my second big mistake of the day, accepting that my mental second-guessing around a few rain-slicked corners had kept me away from the front pack.
We rode all right together, ultimately finishing somewhere between 6 and 8 minutes down. Still, this is very disappointing, and I'll have to A) hope for good weather tomorrow, and B) regardless, get some nerve to stick in the front pack. The speed is there to stay in it, and, with tomorrow's summit finish, it would be a good day to try to crack the top twenty places. Here's hoping for better...thanks for reading.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment