I guess consistency pays off. Even though I have only one win this year, I have managed to top the rankings for the Maters 45-49 Criterium for the week of June 6th 2009.
The one Win that I do have is from the North Carolina State Championships that were held on May 25th, Memorial Day in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I raced the Masters 35+ race first, but missed the main break of the day that had Charlie Brown and Pete Cannell, but was in a chase group of 9. Charlie and Pete got away from the original break and caught our chase group. Ryan Jenkins pulled the chase group with CB and PC so that we all lapped the field. I ended up placing 5th. After a few hours and a few rain showers the Masters 45+ race got under way. After several breakaways formed and were brought back, I made it into a group of 4 that finally put some distance on the field. David LeDuc bridged across to our breakaway and our group was gone for sure now. All I had to do was outsprint the group and I managed to do that. So I am now the 2009 North Carolina Master 45+ Criterium Champion and Ranked #1 for the Master 45-49 age group.
