Cory Grenberg at Baker RR Pro 1/2 places 9th!

Rider: Cory
Place: 9th
Race: Baker RR Pro 1/2

Hi All,

This was a really fun race this year, a nice out and back course in the middle of no where. The race started super early a 6:55 am to be exact, and it was very windy. The wind was the major factor of the day, a cross wind was blowing both ways,going out and coming back on the course. So that being the case, I used my lessons from Tour of Southland and got to the front at the start of the race and drilled it. About half mile into the race I looked back and had split the 40 or so riders into small little groups. I was able to get the brake working and we rolled off with no problem. The only down side to the brake was I was one of only two riders not having a teammate in the brake. The brake happened to be 8 riders strong and six were all members with teammates. That being the case two riders attacked, and it forced me and one other rider to have to work to bring the group back, so I decided on the climb to spilt the group and cut the fat, so I did exactly that, and I was able to get the group down to four riders. After the climb two teammates of the front two attacked, and a the rider infront of me popped forcing me to close it alone, which I wasnt able to do without help in the wind. From this point we were joined by two riders and we worked for the next 40 miles chasing down the front four, unfortunately I was the strongest in the chase and they knew it, and they began to start playing games and not taking pulls, this aloud for a small group of 5 to bridge up to our group. Four of the five riders were on the same team and the fifth was a teammate of the two in the brake so no help was given to me again. I attacked and split the group once more, and took it do to four riders again, this time we took it to the line, and we all just rolled across happy the day was over.

Lesson's learned: Don't be the strongest guy in the chase, make sure to stay heads up at all times and get in the right move, because when its 40mph winds, it's hard to bring stuff back alone.