Wednesday Night at the Oval

Whoa. It wasn’t raining. Shocking.

Very full field, and three, count’em, three, riders for the invivodata squad. The pace was quick, but not unreasonable, and the race followed the usual script–lots of break attempts, usually involving UPMC and Iron City riders, but nothing stuck. I was much attentive to being near the front, and would only spend brief moments at the back when the group flip-flopped. I had very good position heading into the final lap, and even held it during the final turn, at which point my “sprint” more closely resembled a “Sunday stroll” and I lost a handful of places. Still, I was happy to finally manage my position better, especially in the closing laps. Had I been a little closer to John, I probably could have given him a leadout, thus improving his chances of getting points. Oh well. If Robbie shows up more regularly on Wednesdays, perhaps we can actually give John some proper support for the sprint.