#137: Tulsa Tough-Friday
Last night raced the Friday night crit at Tulsa Tough crits. In the Cat III race, we had a field of 100+ at the start so field position was important. I had a 2nd row start and got off the line quickly, but was lined out around 70th on the first lap due to dodging some bad starters on the front row. I basically spent the race moving up 5 at a time and avoiding crashes. I saw about 5 of them and had to make drastic moves to stay out of one with piles of riders in front of me.
At 5 laps to go the pace quickened and I was able to move up from mid field some, but ended up 38th of 76 finishers. Not a great result, but I felt good and was mostly constrained by nerve and circumstance. I have two more shots and I plan to get more aggressive the next two days.
Purse for the cat 3 races are 2 for Friday and Saturday and 3 thousand for Sunday all 20 deep so the compettion is tough. The cat 3 purse with the ominium bonus is more than our race for all categories.
Andrea’s race followed mine, so she was warming up. Here is the best of a couple of shots from a course-side trainer. I am in the pack under the banner.
Here are the photos that Andrea and I were able to take:
