Well this was my first crit ever! (being from england i am used to road races) and i loved it. they are much faster from the get go which i am defintely not used to.

I highly recommend the course out at blackhawk farms, its really smooth and easy corners...perfect for any first timers or even those more seasoned athletes.

Today was a test for me just to see where the legs were at compared to some of the others. I started out strong (perhaps too strong) and rode with the front of the group for the first few laps but then some in the group turned it up a notch for the primes and that just about finished me off. take into account the strong winds and i had no chance of making back to the front group.

however, i managed to find a group behind me and work together with them till the finish where i out sprinted about 7 riders at the end which was nice to know i still had something to give at the end of the race. That ultimately put me in 27th out of 40 riders. i am happy just to finish after getting dropped.

on a side note... patrick lemanowicz ended up winning the cat 5 race so we got another win for the team. that's what counts.

all in all a good day for the the cat 5's.