This past weekend was the MN State championships. Sat was the States race followed by a points race on Sun for our local year long series. The two races were scored as an omnium when it came to $$. It was a really well run and organized event and I would like to thank all those who worked so hard to put it together.
Sat field was the largest field I raced in all year with about 70 dudes rolling to the line. I got a pretty good start and made some good moves in the 1st few corners and as we came around to complete the 1st lap I was about 5-6 secs behind the leaders. Most of the time that would be that, you wouldn’t see that group again because it had the right people in it. (Doug Swanson, Pattycakes, and Mr Eppen) I was riding with the Deuce and Jack Hinkens and before I knew it we made our way up to the leaders and all was good. I was just sitting at the back of the group waiting for the surges I knew were gonna come when I losted it in a corner that went from some mud onto bikepath. I got up, rode my ass off, was about 20 ft from joining the leaders again and wham, I went down in the same corner. This time I was a little slower getting up and I was about to lose my temper and throw my bike into the nearby woods. Bergman ran over and said “it’s not over get going” at the same time Casper was coming by saying “come on cj, lets go get em” So, there I went again chasing the lead group. I never made it back to the front and Dan C got a gap on me that never really grew, but I could never really close it down either. I ended up 6th overall and 3rd in the 35+.
Sun was a much different course. It was really straight and fast and it seemed like it was 50% pavement. I never saw the front group and the guys I was riding with were no help at all with the exception of Little Guy. It occurred to me that I was riding a different race than the 4-5 guys with me. I was giving it all I had to get to the guys up the road, while the other guys seemed to be sizing eachother up waiting to win the race amongst our group. I may be wrong about this, and I’m not putting these guys down at all. That’s bike racing. I’m just saying I made the decision to stay on the front and ride hard to try and catch rather than cat and mouse around for 6-7th place. I’m not sure where I finished, I think 10th or so and 3rd in 35+. Jordan stayed with our group right up to the last lap, he rode smart on Sun. For those who don’t know, Jordan 15 or 16 years old
Smithers, Super Rookie, and the Curt Goodrich crew put on a fantastic weekend of racing that went off like a charm.
That’ll do it for the season in the the states. Next up, Master Worlds in Belgium Jan 14th-24th.
cj

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