Pepper Place P 1/2/3 Report
16th September 2008 by lamp
Posted by Stuart Lamp
September 13, 2008
Birmingham, Alabama
Wow, what a great start to racing with a new team! We started the
race with Mike, Wes, Daryl, Brian and I. At a pre-race meeting, we
had discussed our tactical plan for the night. Fortunately, the race
panned out like we had predicted, and here is a short report on the
action.
The race started off hard from the gun, and it never really let up.
Several attacks would go up the road, but early in the race, it
seemed pretty obvious that the field was going to stay together. The
Tria team was represented in most every attack, and this was thanks
to selfless teamwork from everyone. Mike and Wes rode extremely hard
covering move after already doing a race two hours before. Great job
guys!
At the halfway point in the race, I sensed that a lot of riders were
getting tired, and it would be imperative to stay near the front of
the group in case of a field split. Brian, Daryl and I had all been
in several ill fated moves, but the field was not bringing the moves
back as quickly at this point. The attacks just kept coming, and
with 5 laps to go, I decided to launch a solo attempt to get away
after catching a small break. After exiting the last corner, I had
the gap I needed to push all out to the finish. On the next lap,
Matt Winstead (Team Inferno) and Cleve Blackwell (Myogenesis) bridged
the gap to me, and I was just along for the ride. This was the
winning move, and unfortunately I just did not have the legs to beat
those two riders on this night.
The field sprint ensued, just seconds after we crossed the line, and
Daryl ended up winning the field sprint for fourth place. It was an
impressive effort from the team in every race it entered on Saturday,
and it shows that Tria will have a strong presence in the peloton in
2009.