What: PG&E Criterium in Pleasanton
Result: I finished 16 out of about 50 riders
It seems the CoreTech-ites may have used up their race passes down in Monterey because only Dave and I showed up in Pleasanton for a 60 min hot, dry, fast 4 corner crit. Incredibly, Dave's computer was reporting a post-race temp of 110! I sat mid-pack most of the race, making an attempt to bridge to a 2-man break about 40 min in. My attempt failed but put me in a good position to latch on to a group of 6 guys who were trying the same thing. After a few laps our group gave up and the break stayed away. The infamous Dirk (Ed note: Dirk is 50-winning the 35+ race-impressive!) took the win (and 2nd in the next race to put an exclamation point on it). Maybe he trains in an oven? Oh right, it's called the noon ride.
I think the heat was a big factor and next time I would carry 2 bottles and pack them with ice. The hot-tea-like liquid I was forcing myself to swallow wasn't pleasant.
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