2014 Georgia Games Masters 35+ Criterium

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• published: 14 Jul 2014
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2014 Georgia Games Masters 35+ Criterium at the West Oak Business Park in Marietta, GA. I did not have any teammates in this one, so it was crucial to get into or start a break to be successful. We got a break going near the halfway point of the race and pretty soon all of the teams were represented in the break, so the likelihood of success was high. Jon Atkins attacked the break with 2 or 3 laps to go. I was a beautiful thing to watch and no one wanted to attempt to chase him down. In hindsight, I probably should have attempted to go with him, but at that point I had been in the break since it started and had done too much work. All of this equals not enough legs left to be running down a strong fellow. Grindstone rider Jeffrey L. was also up the road time trialling away from us. Jon would take first, Jeffrey would take second and the rest of of in the break would duke it out for 3rd overall in a mini sprint. Chris Constantin was in the break and was the best sprinter there, so I decided to be on his wheel going into the sprint. As you can see, he stood up, gave it a kick and got a gap on me. I never stood up to sprint, simply staying seated and picking up the leg speed. It's weird, but sometimes I feel like I sprint better from the saddle. Especially on gradual uphill sprints like this one. I ended up 4th overall and 2nd in the 35+ division. The older old guys took it to us today. This was a fun race and I continue to work on developing race tactics. With regard to the tactics, some days are better than others, but I think it's that way for everyone. Keep the rubber side down!