Cup on Wheels Day #2

Saturday AM I decided I had better spin my legs a bit to get some of that lactic acid out. I set up some rollers that I borrowed and gave them a go, this was my first real experience riding on them, so I planted myself between a door jam for balance. It did not take too long to get the hang of them and I managed to get my legs loosened up.

The races went a bit better today, my legs had more go in them and I was prepared for the speed of the race.   Laura found a nice place to watch the races from (left), although she quickly moved to a spot out of the sun (and closer to the bar.)

The first race was a 1000 meter handicap.  I started out in the middle of the handicap at 65 meters with the furthest out guy at 120 meters.  I was slow on the start and when the guys behind me went by, I really never got on their wheels.  I finished somewhere near the end.

The next race was an elimination race, I finally found my legs with this race, I have just not trained myself to go 0 to 60 without any build up in the sprint races.  I think we started out with 18 people in the elimination and I lasted through until there were 8-9 people left.

Next up was the Cup on Wheels (the main race for the night) heat, a 1600m handicap sprint.  I started out as I wanted to this time and swung up onto the bank to let the guys behind me come underneath so I could draft off of them.   I was happy with my position, but I ended up towards the back of the pack as we came into the last lap and was unable to make the top 8 for the final.

The final race was a points race, with sprints for points every 6 laps of the 24 lap race.  With the sprint at 12 laps to go I ended up in a group that was gapped by the mainfield and there was not enough firepower in the group to catch back on.  I ended up chasing the group until the next sprint, when they pulled away from me and that was it for the night.