I have less than 2 weeks left here in Belgium. It's hard to believe I've been here for 6 months, half a year. I remember thinking about it in March and really coming to terms with the fact that I'm living here, not just staying here. Well, it's almost time to move again, with all I need packed away in a bike box and a duffel bag... but not before a couple more UCIs! I'm racing Wednesday with the National Team and then my last race here is on Sunday in France. I've got good form right now so I'm looking forward to finishing off the season with a kick.
I did a U23 kermis yesterday in Kortrijk and had a good race. Arne, Kevin, Aaron, Sandy, Sean, and I represented the CC very well by racing aggressively at the front. There was, however, an unfortunate situation that occurred during the first lap that ended Aaron and Sandy's race early. No, not a crash... the course marshal wasn't paying attention and the peloton took a wrong turn! And you thought stupid stuff like that only happened in the US. There was an early break with 10-20 seconds that made the correct turn and with the wrong turn by the peloton, that group was gone. It was total chaos when 50 guys were trying to turn around and instead of neutralizing the race people just went harder. For those people who didn't turn around in time (Aaron and Sandy) their race was over. After the hectic first lap the race went pretty well. Unfortunately the break had a big gap and were picking up all the premes. Our team was racing very well and we were going with all the good looking attacks, although nothing seemed to stick. Towards the end the wind finally took its toll and broke things up a bit. Arne finished in the first chasing group, I think 12th, and I finished with one other rider a little ahead of the peloton in 16th. Kevin and Sean had strong finishes in what was left of the peloton. Overall a good day at the races.
I'll let you know how the last 2 races go. Thanks for reading. Vince
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