Nice press guys! A NorCal team goes down south for a little fun in the sun and steals the show. I included the finish thumbnail but click the links to see the full size pictures or just go to Marco's blog.
Oh we are going to have soooooo much fun this year!
35+: This was an incredibly cool race and the VOS team put on a nearly flawless clinic.
From the gun, Dan Martin took off solo and steadily ground out the laps and kept the field at bay. That is really hard to do and the crowd, such as it was, showed their appreciation by cheering him on.
Good ol' Johnny O, break-away rider extraordinaire in the 90's, bridged on up and went pull for pull for a couple laps but his legs weren't up to the task and soon he dropped off.
Blinger taking a turn trying to bring back Martin. Don't feel bad that it was so hard to bring him back... he's a bonafide motor who won the prestigious Cat's Hill Classic last year ...in the Pro/1/2!!
Eventually Dan was brought back, and immediately another group of 12 went this time with both Martin and Hernando and some other very strong riders. Perhaps the break was too big however, because they never got a big gap and with just a couple laps remaining, the field closed in. Hernando launched and quickly gained 20 seconds. A race winning move? It looked good at 1-to-go 'cause Mike had a 15-second cushion and only 1,000 meters of smooth pavement between him and the second VOS victory of the day. But if there's one thing you can count on, it's that SoCal crit riders go fast on bell lap. I mean F'n fast, and as strong as Mike is, he couldn't hold them off, and got swarmed just before the line. His expression is priceless... how many of you kids can dig that deep?!
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