Points 5×3

Started off great getting a relatively easy 3 points in the first sprint, then worked a little too hard for 2 points at lap 9. Ended up losing contact after failing to recover. I fought for 6 more laps to maintain my 5 points but ended up lapped in the final sprint.

Lesson: should have sat up for the 2nd sprint.

Scratch 12

Tried to take last week and make something of it. I worked and covered attacks at first. Then sat and looked for Ben. Got on his wheel with 2 to go and he took me for a flying lap and a half.

Stood to jump but had nothing left in re legs or the gears (easily spinning +150rpms) – Kovarus brothers and Jake came around us going into turn 4.

Lesson: don’t know, should have won. Maybe 88” would have helped over my 86”, but I pretty much gave up when Greg came around.

Miss and Out 15

Played it smart, marking and pushing out 4 riders at the rail. Dropped into a gap that formed, attack came and I didn’t have it to move back up around. Worst miss and out yet, but also the fastest.

Lesson: figure out a mid race spot. I did okay at the rail for a while but started to die. Can’t spend the whole race in the pole either.

B/C Points 3×10

Followed Ben’s advice and let the first sprint go even though I could have gottena relatively easy point or two.

Waited for 15 to go and followed Andrew (Specialized junior). We held a small gap that caught at the bell. Sat in waited for him to go again, followed his jump, got around easily but Jay got around me at turn 4 to take 5 points.

Same deal with 5 to go. Andrew takes off, we let him go though. Mateo yells at me to stop chasing and we line up. Hana (Proman) takes off at 3 to go, but dies quick. CC tries to fight me off Mateo but he gives it the gas at a lap and a half and I come around just in time to total 6 points and tie Andrew for points and take 2nd.

Had Jay not nipped me I would have won, but his sprint was good and he deserved it.

Since I didn’t place in anything else this got me 7th in the B omnium.