Great course! The 4/5B race had 4 Quad guys in it – Chris F, Geoff B, Paul F, and myself. (Hope I got the names right). Phil raced in the A race.
Most of the ride was straightforward/easy. Some gentle rollers, a good 3 or 4 mile gentle decline, and a sprint finish on a slight incline. The B group started about 2 minutes after the A group, and we quickly cuaght them on the first of 2 laps. Geoff, Chris and I were mixing it up towards the front of the pack. There was one strong fellow that did 90% of the work for the rest of the field – I think he is the one person that made the race fun. I was coming off of some silly sickness that had me laid up in bed on Friday/Saturday, so I just sat in and waited for a good old fashioned field sprint. When it came, I was boxed in behind some Landry’s guys, but managed to get out to the right. I almost locked handlebars with a guy from Providence, but stayed upright and ended up in 6th place. Not bad.
Great course, great support, safe. I’ll do this one every year.
