That’s me, number 18, front and center in this picture posted on Velonews.com. You can see that the field size was huge. Imagine the footage from the Tour that you see on TV, and then add another forty riders to get our field.
Today’s race went much better than yesterday’s and I was actually able to pedal hard when I needed to without any back problems, foot aches, or weird issues. After about 20 miles my legs had cleaned out and I was actually feeling great .I was with lead group until 1/2 way through the final lap when a split happened about 20 riders in front of my. Perhaps I was riding too far back, but the gap was already there. About 10 of us worked hard in attempt to reconnect, but it never happened, so about 30 of us rolled into the finish together. Brian Eppen was in the same group so we were able to talk mountain bike when the pace wasn’t pinned.
I’m feeling much better now compared to yesterday after the race. This is good as I’ve got time for some more eating and a nap before the uphill TT tonight. A flat section followed by a 10% grade to the top is how the 2.5 miles will play out. This should be tough enough to break some legs. I’ll do my best but the organizers plan to cut the field size down to about 80 riders before tomorrow’s crit, so making that cut will be tough. Well back to the food, riding 210 miles all within 24 hours has me pretty hungry right now. Keep it real, TJ
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