driving down to charlotteville...

driving back from charlottesville...

i sort of feel like that's what i got out of sunday.  it was frustrating in a lot of ways.  i have read some blogs where people talked about making great moves and riding boldly and reaping results.  i got none of that.  as for the race, i have virtually nothing to report.  this race was a very clear example of gambling and losing on my part.  i made a concious choice to leave the break out there for three laps.  i worked hard to chase on the fourth lap and probably burned myself out.  on the fifth lap, i gambled all my remaining energy on a small break that was forming going over the hill.  that was the wrong move and when roger attacker shortly thereafter and everyone watched him go, that was that, game over.  I pulled out of the race and onto the grass 500m befoe the finish line.  I was in the front ten riders going past the 1k to go flag, but my legs were cramping very badly and I was worried that I would lock up and cause an accident so I just pulled out.  i'll try to be a bit shrewder at walkersville this weekend.

- - - posted by scott