I looked at their speed and motion compared to my perceived effort and imagination of what I could do. After that evaluation I said to my self they’re relatively standing still. They were sprinting but not fast enough. They’re standing still. As I pulled forward and around the pack…they’re standing still! They’re standing still! I passed them with about 50 meters to go and opened up about a 5 foot gap. That was first place in the preem lap after one 10 mile loop on the local
At the finish I was up front and wanted to drop back but there was only 0.8 miles to go. (I know the 0.8 mile area near the second bridge. I did a long 30 mph attack there a few seasons ago that landed me in 7th place in the A pack.) At that distance I decided I’d try to stay up front then accelerate starting at 400 meters and continuing to accelerate to the finish. When you can go faster then faster yet it gets difficult for racers to pass. Ok, so this can be a risky strategy because others have the draft but if a gap opens and you accelerate then things can be good. I also decided I wanted to do a courageous attack because I just can… with a at least a 10 point cushion in the B race points series I can take smart risks. I lead out at about 28 mph at 400 meters to go, I accelerated from there and did not look at my speedometer again. At about 200 meters I was passed by Jose and was on his wheel I waited until about 40 meters to jump hard and pull through. I was spent but I almost passed as I finished second by about 1 foot.
