colospgs.

a family reunion has me out in colorado springs for the week, which just happens to be the home of the 7-11 velodrome.
and i just happen to have brought my track bike.
i will be racing thursday with the big boys, i expect them to be flying being that it is an olympic year.
i raced tuesday night which is the lowkey night (i.e. no prize money), there were about 12 guys in the 'a' field.
the 7-11 velodrome is 333m and concrete. banked alot more than kenosha, but not as much as blaine. definately does not flow as well and was a bit bumpy in some spots.
felt like i had to steer the bike though the turns... blaine more or less turns the bike for you.

anyway, the docket was chariot races, a tempo, and a 10 mile scratch.
i did well until the altitude caught up to me.

made it to the chariot final, and finished 5th in the final.
spent the whole tempo race otf but only got 3 points, i was getting worked by 3 spike guys.
5th or 6th in the end.
after that effort i could not recover at all.
never felt so crappy in my life.

ever.

dns the scratch race, which i had been looking forward to.

oh well. i be prepped for thursday!