I'm not much of a climber or time trialer so I was pinning my hopes for Gila on Saturday's downtown criterium. The cat2 field was obviously fatigued so after winning the first prime my confidence went up quite a bit and I started seriously thinking about the win. Several breaks got away but no one was able to get out of sight and the field chased everyone down. Dan Workman and I spent most of the last 10 laps sitting in the first 5 guys. Dan raced perfectly for me, keeping things together and neutralizing accelerations.
With one corner and a few hundred meters to go Dan hit the front and executed a text book leadout. Unfortunately I dropped the ball, lost his wheel, and then started my sprint in too large a gear. I finished 8th and Dan was 10th. It was frustrating for me to botch the sprint and miss an opportunity to win but both of us finishing in the top 10 is definitely a sign of better things to come.
-Will
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