Grandview/D&Q Summer Sizzler

The Milkmen will be stretched thin this weekend with two races on Saturday. One is a crit in Lancaster and the other is a super fast mountain race in Dirty Jersey set up by some good friends of ours, the D&Q team.

James and Tom will probably be our only riders at the Summer Sizzler since Joel will be working, Shawn is still undecided, and I took the easy way out and stayed close to home. The Sizzler is a great course. I can only describe it as very fast with very little climbing. A big ringer all the way. My kind of race too but I have a busy weekend and just couldn't commit the time.

The Grandview Crit is located in, you guessed it, Grandview. It a very hairy course. The start is straight and fast with turn one being a 120 degree lefthander. The backstretch is about a 2-3% "climb" that probably totals 1/2 mile of the one mile course. Throw in four 90 degree turns (left-right-right-left) for good measure. Then a tricky (only because of the way people take it) sweeping left to get you back on the front straight. Oh and watch out for the potholes.

The Batteries Were Dead

This was a busy weekend for a couple of us Milkmen. Saturday there were two road races, Mt. Nebo and Iron Hill Twilight Crit. Sunday was the Trailspinners Fair Hill race.

Shawn and I did Mt. Nebo. Chris did the Twilight. None of us did too well. Shawn took 23rd, me 29th on a course that had over 1000 ft of climbing per lap. Chris got bumped out of the peleton, lost the draft, and couldn't hang on to the blistering pace.

Fair Hill was a disaster for me. My legs felt ok but the engine just couldn't find the gear I guess. I DNF'd. Chris was in the Elite/Pro race. It was stacked with a lot of pros and I didn't see where he came in. The rider formally known as Fort James took 15th in his group.

There are no pictures because the batteries were dead upon arrival.