FLCC> GVCC Spring Classic

[Wayne Gottlieb]

Ruth, Congratulations.  I always knew you were
competitive.  Wayne
--- Ruth Sherman <res6 at cornell.edu> wrote:

> The Corning Race Team had a good showing at the GVCC
> Spring Classic in Bloomfield yesterday.
> Jeff Frutchey, Matt Tammaro, Tim Carlson, John
> Hertzler, Brian Klotz and myself. This was my first
> race ever and I wasn't sure what to expect.
> Fortunately, I have had some excellent coaching
> during the last two Tuesday nite FLCC rides on
> racing techniques and strategies from Don and
> Daniel. 
> 
> Here's a brief race report: 
> 
> The race was 35 miles - 3 laps around a hilly course
> (about 900' elevation gain each lap). 
> 
> The Terry girls (sponsored by Terry Precision
> Cycling) had a team of five and controlled the race.
> They were the only "team" in the race and had a
> definite advantage - of course, they were in pretty
> good shape and had lots of racing experience. I sat
> back in the pack and just tried to keep with the
> group. The women's field was small, about 20 or so,
> and about 13 of us kept together for the first 2 1/2
> laps. One of the Terry girls rode solo the entire
> race as the rest of the Terry team kept the pack
> behind her - she took first place. On the third lap,
> two of the Terry girls made a break going up a long
> hill. One other rider stayed with them - I tried but
> couldn't catch them. I finished the race with 4
> others, we came in 5, 6, 7 and 8 (I was 8th) but we
> were separated by a second or less and about 1
> minute behind the front group.
> 
> So, considering it was my first race, and that I was
> racing against some women with 10 years experience
> who were >15 years younger than me, it felt pretty
> good. 
> 
> Next Sunday is the Binghamton circuit race!
> 
> See you Tuesday nite.
> 
> Ruth
> 
> 
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