All righty then 09

So how is everyone doin out there? Do ye miss me? I am in Palm springs for a couple of days tryin out some of their R and R and riding here which isn't bad for road or mt. b . The hiking works too. Their is quite a crowd of peeps here so any main type road is on over use status. The resort atmosphere is The time in Tucson is missed and I could of stayed much longer but the move on part of the vision quest is in me and the plans are there. I raced last weekend in the North end Classic in Yuma, Az, This a well put on stage race with a crit first off in old town that is full of turns and a couple of minor climbs with bombed into the er down hill turns that come at you quick and you need to be on your toes and treat the hole coarse with respect which a few too many races didn't Saturday and their ended a few too many broken bones.

In my first race the 55 plus in the 8:00 am mode we didn't even get in a half a lap and one guy charged into a fast down hill right turn and headed right for the curb so over reacted diving back into the pack and took out a friend Jake the Belgium bomb and his self into the curb and a pole that broke his hip in three places and his pelvis. Jake broke his scapula. This shouldn't but did happen. I saw the in tire miss hap and then had to get back in race mode because that's why I was there and the guy not involved and a head of the hole thing was putting distance between the others and me fast. I bridged up then worked wit him right away then had a gape and kept it up to the finish and I had a little more sprint than this guy. The next race some buddy else went down taking another out both getting a broken collar bones.

I got a hour and half rest and went back out with the 45 plus fast and fit guys , we went out fast right away and kept it going with a five man break two laps in then one guy doin what happens to me pnce in while getting shelled a lap later. Our group with the exception of one wheel sucken dude worked well and put around a minute into the chase group. We stayed together and I finished 3rd and felt good about the race. We were going into some corners with so much speed it was hard to not go for the breaks but one corner had my respect and got a little break help every line up into it.

The road race was flat and fast and I had to race in one so the 55 plus was my first choice so it was short so I turned it into time trial after dragging a few deturmaned guys around tell I wore them down in atacks. I got first over all, a nice plauqe, tee shirt and hundred bones.... Love the schwag oh ye........