The Grey County Road Race Ontario, Canada
The North American World Championship Road Race Qualifier - 2015
I'm "off the front" of the chase group, my home for the last 43 miles. They're just behind me down the hill, on this one they call "THE WALL." They can't save me; they can barely save themselves. So up "THE WALL", chasin' hard, lungs burning, legs on fire, 12 miles to go, 3rd place up ahead,... somewhere...
It was just brutal! I raced my heart out, and the racing gods rewarded me with a 3rd place finish. Damn these boys can ride! Anyway, I managed beyond any reasonable expectation, to qualify for the 2015 World Championship Amateur Road Race to be held in Aalborg, Denmark in early September. Still can't quite believe it!
(For those who find themselves here and don't know me, I'm on the right in the red jersey.)
Up "THE WALL" - 12 miles to go...
The two guys in the photo above so overcooked it - probably hanging with a pace group over their heads. When I caught them, they were no longer able to ride straight! At the start of the race these 50+er's looked like, well, they were 50 something. Now with 40+ miles of hard riding they (and I) look more than a bit haggard. It was great that the backgrounds of our race numbers were brightly color coded so you knew at a glance what age-group someone belonged to - it helped a lot.... my prey was farther up the road.
The below photo is, "THE WALL" - I mention above.
"THE WALL" - The Grey County Road Race, Ontario Canada 2015
The Grey County Road Race, Ontario Canada 2015
These are hard men. They will gladly eat your lunch before starting on their own.
Sometimes,... they insist on it! :)
:: garth ::
