Land Park

(Posted By Dylan Clark)

Cat 3 rolled at about 3 P.M. in Sacramento so i actually got to
sleep past 5 A.M. on race day. My plan was pretty simple, just stay top
15 and keep out of the wind.
On about the third lap i was sitting on the back of a wheel and
plowed right through a hole in the course, and immediatley felt a
wobble in my rear carbon wheel, which i knew was not at all strong to
begin with. as i feathered my brakes i could hear the bubble of clear
coat pass through my pads. i wont lie this concerned me just a little.
I had some trouble at first, i had never really ridden in a crit
with rolling corners like the ones that can be found in Land Park.One
thing that helped however, was the fact that I was able to spot Etienne
every time i passed him. I wasnt allowed to use a radio so we had to
play it oldschool. He yelled helpful hints throughout the race which i
appreciated very much. Thanks man!
About halfway throught the race a few breaks tried to go but
nothing really stuck, with about five to go the pace heated a little as
expected, so i started concentrating on not getting sucked back
unexpectedley.
On the second to last lap I set up behind a guy i know from up
here in Auburn, and sat on his wheel until the final straight.
I came throught the last corner in about eighth position, and
cruised for a few meters, as soon as it felt right i charged to the
side of the street and gunned it. i made it around a few people and
looked up the road and saw two guys quite a ways up. at this point i
knew i positioned myself poorly, But thanks to that Sac town pull i
reeled in second place!