Robbie, Monterey GP Series 2/20/2010 Report

Robbie race report 2/20/2010
Monterey Grand Prix Series, Cat 4
Basically I did terrible (in my opinion anyway) and wasn’t excited to do the race report but my dad made me (sorry but just being honest). I thought I was ready to have a good ride. It was cold and raining a little before the start. I loosened up well and felt pretty good. I was a bit nervous because of the wet roads and turns. It looked very hilly and lots of rollers.
I was in the first line to start. The course is about a 4.5 mile loop for 60 minutes.
I started out fine. The pace was very fast. I wore a poncho and wished I hadn’t as it didn’t rain anymore. There were about 25 riders that almost all were really good. It was a fast start that had the first hill after half a mile. I did fine going up the hill and was in fourth. Then a group passed on left and they were really going on attack. I was then dropped. I was really frustrated. We then had a bunch of hills. I was bummed and thinking about quitting as we made the first lap. I was really behind and not happy. Then I saw my mom and dad and got mad and wanted to make sure I wasn’t lapped. I went pretty well after that and even passed a few people. It was a pretty hard pace and course. My mom and dad were happy (and very proud…..my dad made me add that part) because they thought I was just going to stop but I kept going strong. I caught some other people’s wheels some times. Going down hill on wet roads at 40 MPH was kind of nervous.
I am really glad I didn’t stop. I think I finished in front of a couple of people that pulled out of the race. It turned into very good training ride. I did about 18 miles in the race and got some hill work.
Robbie
PS. we got to go to two really cool libraries in Carmel . One for adults and one for kids. I got a couple of new books to read….yeah.