Gold Rush

Cornhusker State Games results are in! Velo Veloce goes two for two in gold medals!

Fred, John and Pete (me) raced in the CSG last Saturday the 21st of July out at the Yutan course.
Fred swept to the Masters 55+ gold medal and I won the Category 4 race.Here's a picture of him firing up the turbo to his Scott Plasma at the start line. The other picture is me after the damage was all over, being propped up by the gate and my trusty Cervelo steed.

John raced well, felt strong and finished just outside the medals at 4th place in Masters 55. So, while Randy was out doing his billy goat imitation on Mt. Evans, Velo Veloce was also well-represented locally. Congrats to Randy for a impressive 27th position finish in that demanding Mt. Evans bike race.

The Yutan course treated us right. It has more rollers to begin with, then the middle half is long straightaways.Ireally love this course.

We got a nice southerly 10-20 mile wind on the return trip. The starting positions were kind of weird, with Fred (the defending champion) starting in the first position in his race. I was second in his group of ten. It's not as advantageous if you don't know what is happening behind you. I caught my one minute man about a fourth of the way into the 24 mile course, but had to keep pressing hard because most of his competitors were still behind him.

There were some really fast times posted on Saturday. Follow this link to the CSG results:http://www.nebraskacyclingnews.com/content/view/1029/246/