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because today's post was turning out crappy I'll give you this article that I found today at lunch about the crit race I won a couple of weeks ago. Article stolen from the Catalize Events website


Nelson, Schwab claim victories at SIPCrit



Written by Jack Beaudoin
Monday, 14 April 2008
Bruce Schwab put the emphasis in a four-man breakaway in the B Race, Part Deux, at the April 13 edition of the 2008 SIPCrit -- and for his hard work, Schwab claimed his first victory of the season. In the A race, Rick Nelson put himself into virtually every move, including the one that counted most, taking a sprint win ahead of John Esposito and Jurgen Nebelung.
As with last week, the racers enjoyed bright sunshine to start but had to contend with chilly temperatures and a strong west-to-east win. Blowing in that direction, the wind is at the racers' back for the home stretch, but can make it hell on racers when they ride alongside the Scarborough Marsh. Perhaps the wind was to blame for keeping the B race -- for the most part -- in a peleton complet, with nobody able to make any serious inroads on short-lived breaks. Finally, Schwab (after winning to primes) put his head down and broke up the group. Only SMCC's Jirah Providencia, Intermountain's John Esposito and Esposito's 16-year-old nephew, Chris, were able to hold Schwab's pace.

When it came time for the sprint, Schwab was able to hold off the younger Esposito to grab first place, while Providencia came home third and John Esposito finished fourth, not contesting the sprint. "I was only in there to coach my nephew," the Falmouth resident said later.

A third Esposito, Chris' father Tony, won the chase sprint for fifth while Liam Sommers finished sixth.

In the A race, Rick Nelson of Damariscotta found himself in several breaks and would have won the day's most aggressive rider trophy except for the fact that the race winner NEVER gets that one. Nelson was clearly the rider on best form, never missing a pull at the front. "I didn't really plan to get into the last break," he said after the race, but he and Jurgen Nebelung found themselves with a serviceable gap with four laps to go and decided to work together. In an amazing display of guts and determination, John Esposito (yes, formally of the B race), crossed the gap solo and join the break with little over a lap to go. Now a trio, the break managed to hold off a hard charging pack, with Nelson, Esposito and Nebelung finsihing 1-2-3.

In the field sprint, the irrepressible Mike Hartley nipped Chris Karam for fourth place, while Ben Forbes claimed sixth.

I always enjoy reading about how awesome I am, especially when I didn't have to write it myself! :)