Today was my third race here. It was an hour away and the weather was cloudy and cold. There were 74 starters! The only race in the U.S. where you can get 74 racers 15-16 years old in one race is nationals. This was just a local race. The course consisted of a downhill, an uhpill, narrow country roads, and a lot of hard turns. The race was 8 laps long to equal a total of 67 km. The race started off fast and stayed that way. If you want to stay near the front in a group of 74 guys, you have to take advantage of every open spot that you can move up at. This race seemed to go a lot easier for me than last week's did. I was more aggressive and used my energy more wisely. I even dropped the field a couple times and I bridged up to a break away up the road once. I was not only hanging on to my dear life in this race, but I was making things happen.
On the last lap there were 3 guys up the road and about 27 of us in the pack. A lot of kids were dropped in this race. I moved up for the sprint and I finished in the middle of the group. I am guessing that I got around 20th place because the results say that I finished in 36th. Belgian officials get the results posted a lot faster than the U.S. , but there is no protesting and they aren't as careful with making sure the results are correct. I am dissapointed that they messed up, but there is nothing I could do about it. I know where I finished and I am very happy with my result. My goal for tomorrow is a top 15.
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