Race: Esparto TT - P/1/2 (08/12/07)
Course: 18 mile TT out and back with some rollers
Team: Tore Nauta (8th / 26), Matt Beebe (11th), Rob MacNeill (14th)
As the second event in the Cal Cup series we enjoyed an 18 mile TT -
flat with some risers near the turnaround point. The weather was nice
and, comparing this and last year's results, it was fast as well. The
cracks and potholes that were able to take a couple of guys out last
year were now properly marked by cones.Some of the strongest TT riders
showed up in the P12 field and propably it came not as a big surprise
that the man dressed in stars and stripes, Michael Hutchinson (Spine)
won. He finished in an impressive 38:49.
Regarding my own race, unfortunately, my 30 sec man didn't show up,
but the 1 minute man was a good target for a while. Yet, when crossing
the 5 to go sign, I noticed that I had started a bit too conservative.
I finished in 40:02 - still some work to do to get competitive with
the big boys. The photos of our TT position might give some clues what
to work on :) http://hcphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/3304525
Matt, who had just improved his setup, finished close behind in 40:29.
Rob tried to apply his notorious power sprint in the last 50 yards to
the finish line. However a TT-bike is no track bike and chain skipped
resulting in a crashing Rob. Yikes! After getting back on the bike he
still got 14th with 41:07 though.
Tore
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