Heritage Tour: day 3 Greenwood,SC

It is truly amazing how humbling bike racing can be. You do everything exactly right, you prepare
meticulously and it still doesn't go your way. After the past two nights I felt like I was coming
into some really good form, and I was right. But like I said before, this is bike racing and and
some days it really sucks.

It was raining at the start, and it rained for the first half of the race. I think about half of the
field was out of the race 25 laps into the 60 lap race. I worked my way to the front after 10 laps
into it and decided to stay in the front no matter what.

I literally rode in the front 10 guys and went with every single move for 25 laps. After one really
hard effort about 14 guys slipped off the front when I had drifted back about 15 places. I was
pissed, I waited for one lap to catch my breath and tried to go across. I gave it everything for two
laps but couldn't get closer than 5 seconds.

This is when bike racing really sucks, I feel really good, but being by myself I am limited in the
moves and attacks that I can go with. In order to not miss any breaks you have to go with literally
everything. That takes alot of energy.

After the break was gone I sat in the field and talked to some friends while Saturn and Navigators
set some ridiculously fast tempo on the front. I decided to try and make some cash and give it a go
for 15th. I was really tired from all the efforts earlier and could only manage 6th in the field
sprint. That means I was 21st and money only pays 20 places.

Today was not a good day, raced in the rain, didn't make any money, and got my bike dirty. At least
I didn't crash.......

Till tommorrow, Jason Waddell Mathis Brothers Elite Team

 

"Jason Waddell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It is truly amazing how humbling bike racing can be. You do everything
exactly
> right, you prepare meticulously and it still doesn't go your way. After
the
> past two nights I felt like I was coming into some really good form, and I
was
> right. But like I said before, this is bike racing and and some days it
really
> sucks.
>
> It was raining at the start, and it rained for the first half of the race.
I
> think about half of the field was out of the race 25 laps into the 60 lap
race.
> I worked my way to the front after 10 laps into it and decided to stay in
the
> front no matter what.
>
> I literally rode in the front 10 guys and went with every single move for
25
> laps. After one really hard effort about 14 guys slipped off the front
when I
> had drifted back about 15 places. I was pissed, I waited for one lap to
catch
> my breath and tried to go across. I gave it everything for two laps but couldn't get closer than 5
> seconds.
>
> This is when bike racing really sucks, I feel really good, but being by
myself
> I am limited in the moves and attacks that I can go with. In order to not
miss
> any breaks you have to go with literally everything. That takes alot of energy.
>
> After the break was gone I sat in the field and talked to some friends
while
> Saturn and Navigators set some ridiculously fast tempo on the front. I
decided
> to try and make some cash and give it a go for 15th. I was really tired
from
> all the efforts earlier and could only manage 6th in the field sprint.
That
> means I was 21st and money only pays 20 places.
>
> Today was not a good day, raced in the rain, didn't make any money, and
got my
> bike dirty. At least I didn't crash.......
>
> Till tommorrow, Jason Waddell Mathis Brothers Elite Team

Thanks for sharing, Jason; enjoying the reports. Good luck through Roswell!