Bare Bones Training Crit #2

Posted by Dan on 4. September 2009 18:00

Wednesday night we ran the second Bare Bones Training crit at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. We started this one at 6:15 instead of 7:00, so we had plenty of light to finish by. New this week was a 15 mph wind coming in from the northeast making the back stretch a bit on the brutal side while the finish sprint should be blazing fast with the strong tailwind.



The kids' race went first. In a one-lap sprint with gale force winds blowing down the back stretch, four of the area’s best young riders took to the start line. The ‘head start for training wheels’ rule was in effect, so Sadie Netzer headed out with determined expression and Legs of Doom. Dane Craddock, Elijah Shipp and Benny Netzer gave chase a few moments later.

The peloton gave chase and eventually caught the lead rider (well before the first turn) and settled in to tackle the brutal headwind. The fight was bitter, but when they caught the tailwind on the home stretch, Dane was in the lead, followed by Elijah while Benny continued to hone his drafting skills. Sadie made a left mid-course and finished a while later with a giant smile on her cheating face.



Final Results of Kids’ Race #2:
Dane Craddock (definitely NOT Dale) of Fat Frogs Racing
Elijah Shipp of Team Fitness Together
Benny Netzer of Team Fitness Together
Sadie Netzer of Team Fitness Together



The main race went next. It started about like last week with a decent tempo that would slow in the headwind, but by no means did the work let up. Each time we made the turn into the wind, you could count a few riders attacking. Most didn't have a large enough group to combat the winds and would eventually drift back. As luck woudl have it, one break finally stuck, composed of Team Mountain Khaki's Mike Stoop, Mike Hosang, Marc Greco, Elliot Craddock and Dan Craft. The peloton spent the next 45 minutes chasing them. I can only assume they got away because NO ONE could ever imagine a group as weak this riding away like that.



There were numerous chase groups formed, but none were successful. The lead group eventually dropped Dan Craft who came back to the field to participate in the bunch sprint for fifth place. While I couldn't see them, rumor has it the lead group lapped the main field and crossed the line as we started the bell lap.

The official results are below, but there's one rider missing from here. Tim Faller (#136) finished in 12th place. I know this because he and Kyle were right next to each other when I came between them. The three of us crossed the line at nearly the same time. I can only assume that we were stacked up and the camera missed him, but I know he was on my right. So there's that.

Pictures have been posted, courtesy of my wife, Lydia.

Full (official) results:

1 Mike Stoop (Team Mountain Khakis)
2 Mike Hosang (TriPower)
3 Marc Greco (TriPower)
4 Elliot Craddock (Seigler Sports)
5 Brent Lehew (Atlantic Velo)
6 Joshua Goyet (Virginia Beach Wheelmen)
7 Andy DeMarchena (Fat Frogs Racing)
8 Kevin Horvath (TriPower)
9 Dan Craft (Atlantic Velo)
10 Kyle Knott (Team Fitness Together)
11 Dan Netzer (Team Fitness Together)
12 Art Marks (TriPower)
13 Bill Collins (Virginia Beach Velo)
14 Chad Holm (TriPower)
15 Zack Kyler (Seigler Sports)
16 Tom Grinnan (Team Carytown)
17 Tim Shockley (Virginia Beach Wheelmen)
18 Timothy Pope (Fat Frogs Racing)
19 Sally McMahon (TriPower)
20 Michael Tamayo (Virginia Beach Wheelmen)
21 Junjie Wang (Unattached)
22 Joe Altomare (Hilton Cycling Club)
23 Jeff Brown (TriPower)
24 Pete Tempest (TriPower)
25 Jeff Parker (Virginia Beach Velo)
26 Mark Wilson (Atlantic Velo)
27 Steve Monk (Team Fitness Together)
28 Bryan Sorrell (Atlantic Velo)
29 Ira Gallagher (Hilton Cycling Club)
30 Russell Jones (CRC)
31 Harlan Ward (Atlantic Velo)
32 Keith Johnson (Carolina Masters)
33 Hobie Whitmore (Atlantic Velo)
34 Travis King (Hilton Cycling Club)