Burnham Super Crit Cat 4's - "the crash-fest"

What a way to start the usa cycling racing season! The race was great even though what seemed like half the field forgot how to race over the winter which turned into quite an issue on the last lap where crashes seemed to happen around every turn, but by the grace of god and a trip into the grass i crossed the line 18 spots behind my teammate Mike Shea who won the race and had the best post up of the day.

FUN FACT - Mike has been thinking about this race since January.

Okay here is what happened during the race from my view:

First couple laps, speed up with wind at our backs, slow into the wind, the pack struggles to get through the s-turns without taking each other out, speed up again with the wind, repeat.

I think the fourth lap; Guy crashes, it was going to happen again.

1 to go, move up to find some teammates and start to try and get the lead out train ready for shea

CRASH, Shea has to go into to the grass, i realize he might not be able to make it back for the sprint, i get out of the saddle to try ot connect to the back of bryan's wheel, who has dan in front of him.

Dan and Bryan and I are lined up on the for the sprint, CRASH - I dodge left into the grass, come back on the road look to the right and see shea sprinting to the front, he takes off, i power as hard as i can to the back of bryan's wheel, and we cross the line arms raised as shea celebrates his first 4's win

What a way to start the season!

Congrats to Mike "get off my lawn" Shea for the first spidermonkey win of the season!