2 to Go at Beverley
Mass civil disobedience broke out in Beverley last evening as the 40+ division of criterium riders repeatedly and unapologetically exceeded the 25mph posted speed limit for the urban environment. An average speed of 27.3mph by the 56 man group whittled the finishing gallop to just 31 riders. On the 5 corner technical downtown course, minor flaws in cornering, positioning (ummm ... major flaw), sprinting out of corners - all were magnified by the high and unrelenting speed. Downeast Racing's Ta Herrera and Joe Lynch managed strong, clean efforts with Joe often toward or at the front pounding out the speed. To quote Joe, "I feel better when others feel bad" kind of sums up his burgeoning positive mental & physical state. Ta used his muscle, sharp elbows and smooth bike handling to ride top ten throughout the contest.
The final lap contested at 30.2mph produced an exciting finish as evidenced by the video below. Ta managed an 8th place finish (plus a preem win - good for a burrito feed for us all) with Joe 20th.
Once again, congrats to all contestents - those spit out the back and those running at the front. As the saying goes, "different courses for different horses" which means everything is up for grabs to all who enter come the next race on the calander. For a look at the results go to:
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