And Another Breakaway Gets It
The ride got off to a lazy start today. CW, without Turner French, was up there but did not attack the corners early on. Dillon P had an early push that got things going a bit. Then Brian O got going on Mountain Rd, followed by Chris C, and Steffen H. Then Cedric B, Steve B and Hunter P moved up and got involved but that got the rest of the field jumping across the gap. Brian O tried one last push before the light but it was red so it all came back together.
Onto Moss Farms, the pace didn't ramp up too much. CW hovered near the front, A couple of Angels were up there, Rusty as well. Brian O pushed off the front and was allowed to roll clear Sean Cahill lit it up going over a rise that made things interesting into the chicane, but it stayed all together, chasing Brian O. It was together soon after though, in time for crossing 322. the light was green, giving the entire pack a free pass there.
On the other side, Brian O again rolled off the front. This time, Steffen H jumped up and got up the road, making it two off the front with a 100-meter gap getting onto Mount Vernon. Behind, CW was sitting on. Then, a little way down the road, Hunter P was found taking lackluster pulls at the front, giving the two a chance to get another 100 meters or so. Always in sight, though. The chase was left to CVC, who were missing their power forward, Sean M. Little T, Tommy K Video, and mostly Chris C, were driving the pace up front.
Gettting near the end of Mount Vernon, Jeff G took a flyer with a NHAngel rider, and then Sean Cahill jumped across to them both. After seeing he was along in the briding attempt, Sean C was all in, and quickly made his way into the gap to the two leaders. He would get up there with a few hundred meters until the corner for Welch. That made for 3 up the road and gaining on the rest.
Behind, a group of 5 or 6 led by Noah B and Chris C split off the front and into the gap. Little T jumped from the chase, taking Steve B with him. Neither had much of a chance to catch the trio up front. On the lead into the sprint, a couple of surges each from Brian O and Sean Cahill, and the teammates were able to shake Steffen H from the group. Those two took the sprint point with no struggle for the line. Behind, Steve B (?) was able to get across the line next in front of a shattered peleton. One rider who was crushing it, though was Inma Ruz, who
It all came back together on the downhills and across the highway. The next action saw Steve B jumping off the front at Atwater, just past the hill. He would eke out a couple of seconds, which was on the way to being erased as all made their way to the 322 crossings. Steve B had a legit gap going under the yellow light there. The rest, just 30 meters behind, properly stopped for the red. That gap was all Steve B needed to finish up the ride alone, although he would not catch the two leaders.
